The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-03
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
NOMINEES ELECTED
With Exception of Pritchard. Who
Will Not BE Clerk Until
Regular Session.
Taylor George Assumes Duties Of
Speaker and Reigns as
Gar Over Body.
rntelEgencer Bureau.
Charleston. W. va, Jan. 2.

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Though the State Senate deadlock
ensued to-day. as had been expected,
with the arrival OF the time for the
opening of the six-day special session
OF the West Virginia legislature.
called by Governor Glasscock, the
House of Delegates met and regularly
organized by electing all the Republi-
can caucus nominees decided upon
Wednesday night. with the execution
OF j. Guy Pritchard. for clerk. In the
Pritchard case. Minority Floor Leader
l. NJ. Wetzel. of Jefferson county.
raised the point that H. NJ. Neelv.
clerk of the 1911 Democratic house.
was the legal and duly authorized
Keeper of the rolls. and in that ca
Iacity clerk OF the House until the fol-
lowing regular session. which. he con-
tended. would not make legal the cleo
tion of Mr.. Pritchard until next We'd
nesday. the date set under the consi-
tuition for the opening of the regular
session.
Robinson. OF Richie. took issue
WIN Wetzel. holding that when the
1911 session came 10 n close II ad-
Journcd sine die. and that since then
It's personnel has been completely
changed, which would invalid the en-
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ed with motion to proceed with the
election of clerk.
George Upheld Motion.
Speaker George upheld the Wetzel
claim and ruled that Neely SHOULD
serve until the beginning Of the regu-
lar session. holding that in addition
10 guaranteeing the legality Of all leg
lsiatlon that may be acted upon dur
ing the special session, an attempt to
lnNalidatc might follow in event Neelv
Mere ousted. lie believed the trainers
OF the state constitution had intend
ed that the clause be so construed.
1T Is an exceedingly delicate uues-
ton" he said There are absolutely
no prccedents for such a case to be
followed. making IL difficult 10 decide
the point. n IS difhcdlt to CONCEIVE
that the terms OF the officers OF a body
should extend beyond the life of the
t'1dy itself. bIt l am inclined TO be-
HeNe that n was intended that in a
case such as this. the old clerk should
hold over. though ! would not apply
me ruling to the other officers. There
ioTe Tor the sake of safety. and to
insure absolute fairness. the chair
rules that the election Of clerk for
The special session be dispensed with.
and the lection Of a sergeant-at-arms.
Ge taken up
IN" question was the same as that
brought W. in the Senate by Clerk
Harris. which promises 10 assist in
tying up that body until after the spe-
cial session period has elapsed.
Hartly. Of Roane. nominated Staats.
OF Roane. the Republican caucus cam
didate. for sergeant-at-arms. The mi,
horitN placed no candidate in the field.
out OF Difference to the late General
Ned Woods. OF Kanawha, Demo-s
cratic sergeant At the last session.
Mr. Hell. in explaining the position.
asked that the minority be therefore
excused from voting The roll call
gave Staat~ the solid party vote OF 40.
SWiger. of Tyler. named Fletcher.
of Tyler. for doorkeepcr. Sept. Hall.
Of Ncfzcl named y J. Lennon. o.
Raleigh. as the Democratic choice.
Fletcher went through at the party
vote of IS TO 81.
halL of Wetzel. then moved the
adoption of the rules governing the
CContinusd on Seventh Pare1