Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-08
TRUCE FLAG FLOATS
Continued From Page i.

Howard n. Ogden was holding an6
still holds. Mr.. Scherr returned to
West Virginia and reported at Char
lesion, but Mr.. Ogden suddenly ap-
peared greatly improved in health
and let it be understood that he might
e fired but that he would not volun-
tarily retire to make place fol-
| Scherr..
Notwithstanding it was felt that tc
appoint Scherr, once high in the
counsels of the "Insurgent" or PRO
pressive" faction of the Republican
party and 1nsurgent nominee for
governor in 1908, would tend to bring
the Progressives back into the Repub-
ublican fold, the change was not
made.
Ogden retains his job, and by the
terms of the truce he will retain il
till after the election, when the ar
Llistice will cease and the war will
proceed.
only man who has been promised
Odgens place, with the intent of
getting each one to do his best in
the present campaign, so that when
ii comes to naming Ogden's successor
here may be a repetition Of the
double-crossing which was given to
Davis Elkins, Seymour Edwards and
Isaac T. Mann when Nathan Golf
was elected Senetor.
In fact large increase is expect
ed in the membership in the order of
The Allies of the Double Cross inn
mediately after the coming election.
The trouble witt; Ogden is that he
cannot be bossed. He is understood
70 be in a rebellious mood much of
The tune, openly refusing to permit
his Conduct on the commission to be
dictated to him ind not hesitating to
refer to others as mere tools of the
Great Dictator, who never act until
they get their orders and then pro-
coed accordingly. Considerable
friction is said to have been caused
in the board by it's non-action on i'm
portant matters it being understood
that the majority of the commission
have hesttated to let these matters
come up, while Ogden is on the COM
mission, because they know he will
act Independently of all of them,
One thing which has, been done
without the approval of Mr., Ogden is
the filling of Offices under the control
of the commission without consulting
the commissioner is said that ma
jority of the appointees of the COM
mission have been appointed without
consulting the members at all in re-
gard to any of them. Mr.. Ogden has
al of all such appointments and that
he's put him in bad with the powers
that be.
He has declined to become a tool of
any individual, whether he be a high
official or otherwise, and therefore
he IS said to be slated for retirement.
F cause of his brother position at
the head of the Wheeling newspaper,
the formal dismissal of Howard N
Ogden is held in allegiance till after
the election. BIT for the newspaper
connection, Arnold Scherr would now
lave been a member of the COM
mission, accor ling to information
from trustworthy sources.
L may be news to many that Ar
rodl Scherr has been selected for this
place and it may be that it has also
been promised to others, but it is d
| fact that Scherr went to Charleston
expecting to begin his duties as a
| nember of the Public Service COM
| mission on September Is. Should he
nnally land on he commission, after
thee election, it would but emphasize
,hc remark made by Mike Matheny al
Progressive state committee meet
| irs ing to the effect that the governor
haa promised lc surround himscli
with new faces when he became
governor, but that so far as he hai
ieen able to find out the only new
face about the capitol was the ont
thS governor put on his brother-in
law.
Keen Y01Ir SfOma oh and Tivar HeaJfh,