Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-10
Our Washington Letter.

Our Washington Letter.
Editor Register-With the time fol
making the nominations for CongreSsmer
almost a year off, there is already begin
ptng TO be great activity among those
who would like TO come TO Congress from
West Virginia. While Congressmen
Davis and Brown. the two Democrats
from the State, are practically assured oil
denominations if they want them, the
small plsralities by which they were
elected have encouraged many Republic
cans to seek the nomination against them.
Of course, tile fact that Messrs. Davis
and Brown were able to win the election
last year with the Republican and Pro-
gressive parties combined against them
insures their reelection next year by
much larger pluralhies than ever before,
for if they could win last year, under the
circumstances, nothing can beat them
next time. However, that does not pre-
vent a LOT OF ambitious Republicans seek
ing the nomination against them. In The
second district Davis Elkins is spoken OF
as an aspirant, in order to keep in the
public view in the hope OF some day
succeeding his father in the Senate by
the vote Of the people instead OF the ap-
pointment by friend of the family.
Should Davis Elkins start in to get the
nomination, in view of the showing he
made in the senatorial contest last win
ter, il is believed by many that he could
win the nomination for Congress. But
there are others who are expected TO
contest with him for it, and it is limited
that George M. Bowers, of Martinsburg,
for sixteen years Commissioner OF Fish
cries at Washington, may become a can
didate. But whoever gets the nomina-
ton will have little show of election il
Congressman Brown accepts another
nomination, and there is little doubt that
he will do so, for the work of the COM
mittee on which he has been working
Will not have been finished by sthe end
of the present congressional term. Con-
sequently he is expected to seek a re-
nomination and to get il if he does.
The two Democratic Congressman
from West Virginia are among the bus
lest members OF the House, with some
thing up at all times to require their at
tention. II is understood that following
the decision OF the Postoffice Department
to clean out the Parkersburg postoffice,
il was decided also TO go after other
postmasterS in the State whose records
have not been satisfactory to the depart
ment, and that several changes are i'm
minent in some OF the larger offices.
Matters of this kind require much time
OF the Congressman, who are called upon
by the Postmaster General to assist him
in getting the information he desires. If
nothing unexpected results from several
investigations said to be under way by
the PoStmaster-G General, there will be
several postoffice changes in the State
within shot time.
Persons who attended the Gettysburg
reunion in commemoration OF the fiftieth
anniversary OF the battle OF Gettysburg
report that Congressman w. q. Brown
was warmly praised by the veterans OF
both armies for the courtesies he showed
them. All day long, every day he was
there, he had his automobile out at the
disposal of the veterans, and scores of
them were taken in il to see the chief
points of interest on the old battlefield,
instead OF having to walk in the burning
sun. The old fellows in blue and those
in gray were taken alike, and all will re-
member his kindness in sparing them the
long walks TO see the points they wanted
to get back to after half century.