Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
BERKELEY COUNTY
MEN SAFELY REACH
THE STATE CAPITAL
Got a Late Start But Arrived
In Good Tiwe.
ALL ARE CHARTERED
AT THE KANAWHA

i For Work--ceraral Conference to
/ Soon viii BE Held and Plans Pre-.
4 pared For the Sessions,
Z CHARLESTON, w. Va Dee al
4 The berkeley county contingent ar
rived here today in response to the
: call OF Governor Glassoocok for an
/ extraordinary session of the iegisla-
ture Senator Silver and Represen.
tatives seibert and Linsamfelter,
went OF once to the kanawha which
Z hotel viii be their home during their
stay In the capital Berkeley coun.
( ty's delegation has always made this
wellknown hotel Its headquarters and
I for the past several sessions Senator
Silver has occupied a suite OF roomso on
/ the first rooming iloor OF the build
4 ing and has been most comfortably
! fixed. He viii be gwen the same CON
alteration by the hotel management
this time as IN the past.
The party had anticipated spending
the evening In Washington with Ne.
tie dinner at the New Willard at the
expense OF the senator but the train
which brought them from their home
TO Washington was about three hours
late and Il was nearly o'clock when
they arrived at Washington. This did
not allow an much time as had been
anticipated and thus the senator was
not compelled to spend all his mile.
age allotment ON blowout for the
hoya II was considerably after the.
regulsr meal hour and the boys man,
aged TO put away snoagh that = made
big hole In the quarter century
biIie which Representative Seibert
had counted on having to take him
back to old Berkeley,
AS soon as the Berkeley boys got
/ their baggage In their rooms and had
Il unpacked and the toilet water bot
4 ties and the box OF cigars which the
senator received as a Christmas gift
I from an admiring supporter who did
not know that be hated the weed
we're In their places the other mem.
beers OF the legislature who had arriy-
ed began TO pay their respects.
The members are slow coming in
and It ia hardly expected that they
win all get here before Thursday
morning In time for the converting OF
I the special session. Most Of them
want to spend New Years day at
home and enjoy the turkey that liv-
ed through the Christmas festival.
II is well remembered that at the
last session there was an equal diyis'
ion OF the senate II stood fifteen to
fifteen. Well that Ia the case this
time. When You have two equally di.
vided parts OF the same body. with
an equal amount OF power TO each
part, IL Is hard 20 tell what VIII hap
pen II there is a disagreement Of the
two parts.
I What the two parts did at the past
session Is history What the two
parts will do now Is problem that
only the new year win unfold.
The Democrats OF the Senate VIII
get together this evening 10 discuss
the matter and plan ways and means
OF carrying out their part OF the pro-
gram. There is a somewhat worn
phrase OF stick. brother, stick and
that is what the Democrats Of the
Senate are going to do. They are 20.
ing to present a solid front 80 that
when they meet the other half they
viii know just how 10 act as one
man.
I The House is not 80 equally divided
and that will be controlled by the
I larger part OF the body, which hap
pens this time TO be Republican.
I The Democrats are not worrying
about the election OF United States
senator. They have other things Of
more importance to the people OF the
state 10 look after II viii be their
pleasure to sit BY and watch the Bull
Moose" and the Elephant Eight
( battle TO the death. How this fight
will terminate no one knows and
/ there are enough moose and elephants
on the ground to keep the fight going
for some time and as they fall one BY
one on the battle ground the death
I struggle will draw nearer until the
spectators finally see the extermina-
ton Of one or the other OF the herds.
After there has been general con
ference OF the leaders on both sides
( II may be possible TO tell something
OF what may be expected but there Is
scarcely a possibility that any plans
viii be divided until the time comes
Cor the clerk Of the senate 10 rap for
order.