The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-14

pemocrats will be put out and the Re-
pSonchns put In soon after the willis
40 ,ninls,ra,ion settles down, There was
a report this week that the Tax and
Suhties Commissions would be com
oined. but since this idea was sprung
lieving that there is Work snousb for
the two bodies.
curtailment and decentralization are
istration and many commits sions will
nave to be abolished and others will
nave nave 10 be consolidated TO bring about
doubt will be left to the county audi
tors. thus taking this power from the
state Tax Commission. where il could
be used for political erfect. The state
Liquor License Commission also is TO be
aooilshed and Jurors of IL persons in
the countries. according 10 one plan pro-
posed. would pass on future grantinE OF
license. with certain appeals etc Thus
the saloon question would be taken out
hands IL was placed under the laws en-
acted by the administration OF Gov.
Coz Plan May he Used.
In order TO bring about the economies
planned and TO place Republicans in
ssnarge, All sorts Of changes will have to
corted TO by the Republicans 90 Dust Their
political foes and put Republicans in
when Cox came into power there was a
changed it's name 20 the State IItiIities
Commission. added a few frflls. fired the
friends OF Gov. Harmon. also a Demo-
Graf, ana placed his own crowd in charge
That's what the Republicans will have
70 do because the offices and teaures
have been so fixed by the outgoing ad-
minlstration that. unless some sort OF
change IL made. Democrats with care
tully planned long terms will be holding
office long after wits has retired from
the goyernorship. The Republicans are
going after the civil service business. TOO.
ana probably will abolish the Cox non
competitive tests, which scheme was de-
signed 10 Keep Democratic officeholders
IN office and Republican officeholders
The Democratic State Liquor License
Commission this week began TO hear an
plcants for appointment as liquor license
commissioners In counties made wet
oy the passage OF the home rule amend
insnt. II Il charged by the Republicans
that each Republican applicant Is ordered
70 get the support OF his Republican
legislators. III these Republican leEis-
lators indorse an applicant for the lob
the Democrats then ask:
why should member OF the I.eKis-
lature approve a candidate for commits
sloner when the commissions are TO be
Abolished
The aim seems to be, according TO Re-
each applicant for county license com
missioner TO induce his legislators TO
vote Tor a continuance OF the commits
sion plan II this L. done the applicant
gets his job. naturally. the state com
mission, composed OF two Democrats and
one Bun Mooser, will be continued.
cants for commissionerships are Few
far between.
OHIO friends OF Myron T. Herrick. who
returned this week from France. where
ne has served several years as ambas-
sador, are greatly pleased over the re-
SSs,pti3n tendsrd him in New YORK and
Cleveland. That Herrick IL 10 be put
forth as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for president In 1916 Is as
sured. Tie VIII have the support OF the
conservative element OF the party, Il ~
SAID OF It's bankers and business men
herrick viii appeal especially TO the
states OF Massachusetts,. New York
fennsylvania and Ohio. IL IL thought
The former ambassador. when he
landed In New York, appeared vexsd
that his coming had taken on a political
phase ann declared that he would not
Try % make political capital OF his work
IN France The ex-governor Il a.
known, IL too big a man for that, but
mere IL nothing TO prevent his friends
from pointing TO his excellent work in
the war zones when urging him for the
presidential honOrs two years hence.