West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-28

they are now expected in at almost any
time.
New Congressman have wondered how
Congressman Brown and few others
who entered Congress when lac did
managed 10 get such good committee po-
sitions and rise on their committees i'm
so short time to high positions. Mr..
Brown is second man i'm rank after the
chairman OF the committee on Banking
and Currency, committee OF 2l MEM
bers. Length OF service governs in the
makeup OF the committees and IL
happened that when Mr.. Brown was first
elected 10 Congress there were few Demo-
Gratis in the House and new members re-
ceived much better positions than they
had been given for many years before or
have been given since. Ordinarily il
would take new Congressman good
many years to get as high up on SO i'm
portant committee IA Mr.. Brown went
in his first two years here. With length
OF service comes influence and man
who is high up on an important com
mite can accomplish more than half a
dozen Congressman who are newer and
not so high up in the order of precedence.
The second district is peculiarly fortunate
in having member who stands high i'm
the House and il 80 near the top OF one
of the most important committees i'm the
Congress, and it would not happen again
IN score of years that new member
would get 80 good position i'm his first
term as Mr.. Brown got, or be advanced
so rapidly afterwards.
Congressman Brown quoted Abe Lin
coin in letter to one of his constituents
few days ago, explaining how he had
been unable to satisfy all the applicants
for positions who had asked him for as
sistance. He quoted Lincoln's old story
| to the effect that in distributing patronage
he was like the old SOW with litter of
pigs, all of which got hungry at the same
time. Lincoln told an applicant for ap-
pointment that he was in the same fix as
the SOW; that he was willing enough TO
| give all OF them something but that OH
account OF physical limitations some OF
| them would have to wait for the second
| table. Those were not Lincoln's exact
words but they convey his meaning, and
Mr.. Brown adapted the illustration to
his own situation.
Progressives in Monongalia county,
where the report had gone out that Pro-
gressives and Republicans would combine,
met Saturday and nominated full coun-
| ty ticket, naming delegates TO Senatorial,
Congressional and State conventions The
| efforts of the Republicans to put the
Progressive party out of business seem to
have signally failed
George NJ. Bowers, of Martinsburg,
says he is out OF politics, yet friends Of
his say he can have the Republican nomi-
nation for Congress for the asking. Mr..
Bowers in discussing the matter speaks
like man who would not decline to run
if called upon to do 80 yet he is not i'm
politics. 1t would be no surprise to per-
sons who are watching the political sitna-
ton to see him nominated. Vernon
Johnson, of Berkeley Springs, Sam Mont
| gomery, OF Kingwood, and Taylor George,
of Philippi, are also being discussed in
connection with the nomination.
Charles Il. Lucas has resigned as post
master at Dobbin, Grant county, and
a civil service examination to ill the
vacancy has been called. Hamilton w.
Mason has resigned as postmaster at
Amboy, Preston county, and Congress
man Brown has had an inspector sent To
select postmaster in his place. An in
| spector has also been sent to select a
| postmaster for the new office at Taylor,
| Preston county.
| Through the efforts of Congressman
Brown, the mail between Durbin and
Cheat Bridge will hereafter be carried
six times week instead OF three, and a
Encouragement of the schedule has been
made which it is thought will be much
more satisfactory to patrons of the route.
An effort is being made by Congress-
man Brown to have post office es-
tablished at Vanderlip, Hampshire coun-
ty, on the Hampshire Southern Railway,
for the benefit of fruit shippers in that
section.
| The pension bureau has granted an
application fled by Congressman Brown
for Catherine Graham, of Grafton.