Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-07-29
From Washington.
From Geo. W. summers

oCAl HUI q Scp1tatC patty ChtA0iy, it1
members were given credit for being
sincere. When they endorsed the Re
publican Stand-Pat ticket and voted fol-
its candidates they were accused of in.
sincerity. Now comes the test. The
national committee of the Progressive
party has adopted plan of organization
which it proposes to put into effect all
over the country and has called for one
thousand volunteers to assist In putting
its plan into execution. It has explain
ed that man does not have to be promi.
nent in public life to assist in the work
which will not consume much time, will
not cost much money and will not require
men to give up their ordinary vocations.
In short little personal work only Is
desired of 1000 Progressiyes who may
volunteer for the service and through
the work thus done it is expected to
put the progressive party into the next
campaign fully equipped for the fight
it will have before it. And this will be
the test of the sincerity of those West
Virginians who have allied themselves
with the Progressive party. If they in.
tend to remain Republicans they need
not reply to the call for volunteers. If
they think the reward paid William Nj.
o. Dawson for selling out the Progress
sives was sufficient for them also, they
need not respond to the call. If they
are in reality Progressives and mean to
support the principles and policies of
that party, they can show their sim
cerity by volunteering for the work of
organization. The headquarters of the
Progressive party's national committee
are in the Forty-Second street building,
New York city, and all offers of volun-
teer service can be sent there. If there
are no volunteers from West Virginia
it will be readily understood that there
is no sincerity in the new party and
that they do not expect TO maintain a
separate party organization, but will
work with the Republican Stand Pat
tiers.
Congressman Brown has escorted a
delegation from Grafton to the office
of the supervising architect of the
Treasury Department to confer in re-
gard to the new Grafton federal build
ing. 1t is understood work will soon
be begun on it, as the authorization
for the work was made some time ago.
The work of the supervising architect
is many years behind, but it is believed
Grafton's building will soon be under
way.
Congressman Brown Is one of the
busiest men in the House these days
with the banking and currency bill un-
der consideration by the committee of
which be is a member. The House has
been doing little for some weeks and
many of the members are away but
Mr.. Brown has been kept as busy as at
a regular session.
Information comes from the offices
of the civil service commission that the
examination to be held at various
cities in West Virginia next month for
positions in the internal revenue SER
vice Of West Virginia will be taken by
several hundred persons. 1t is practi-
cally certain that only Democrats will
take the examination for the Republi.
cans who are in Office now probably
would suit the new collector as well as
Republicans who might be put into the
service as result of the civil service
examinations. 1t is practically certain
that new appointees from the list of
those who pass the civil service exami-
nation will be Democrats and nearly
all, If not all, of those who will take
the examinations are Democrats. This
means that several hundred Democrats
want places under Collector Hays and
that he is going to have a hard time to
select his force after the eligible list is
made known.
All Democratic Senator's have been
notified by Senator james Hamilton
Davis, of Chicago. the Democratic
whip" of the Senate, that it is of the
utmost Importance that they shall be
constantly in their seats at every ses-
sion of the Senate and that they will
not be given permission to leave the
city while the tariff bill is under con-
sideration. The Democratic majority
in the Senate is so small that it is
feared if members are absent the Re-
publicans may outvote those who are
present some time and the Democratic
party does not want that to happen in
connection with the tariff bill. Conse.
quently, Senator Chiffon has remained
steadily at Washington and is in his
seat at every session of the Senate, al.
though he has urgent private business
10 West Virginia really demanding bi:
presence there.
! The estimation in which Congressman
Davis is held by his colleagues in tbs
House of Representative was clearly
shown when that body voted 122 to
against the passage of the bill t.
create new judgeship in the fourth
judicial circuit. after it was found that
Mr.. Davis could not get the appoint
ment. The House wanted Davis ap
pointed, but when the President ap
pointed Judge Woods to the vacanc,
and left it so that Mr.. Davis could no
be appointed if the bill passed, the,
the measure was opposed by the vot
above stated.