West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-03-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Some insIde History OF that Amaioa-
nation Meeting at Charleston
Congressman Brown Continues Ill
Charges Against Judge Dayton will
Likely be DismIssed
GEo. w. SUMMERS

| GEo. w. SUMMERS
Washington. March "a The defeat Of
the Hatfield forces by the Davis Elkins
crowd in the meeting of the Republican
State committee at Charleston recently
and the election OF an Elkins adherent
as chairman OF the committee instead of
G.. A. Northcott, who was understood 10
be the Hatfield choice, shows conclusvely
that there is as little harmony i'm the G..
o. Z. as ever. Apparently Mr.. Elkins
has not forgotten the treatment accorded
him by Governor Hatfield in his race for
the United States Senate and has not
forgiven it. There are other reasons TO
believe that Isaac L. Mann and William
Seymour Edwards have not forgotten his
treatment of them in the Senatorial con-
test, and il would have seemed strange
had these men who have felt the opposi-
ton of Hatfield permitted him to organ
ize the State committee in his own way
without consulting them. Not one of
these men attended the Hatfield get-to-
gether meeting but they saw to il, that
the Governor, even though he might have
the bit in his teeth, was not permitted to
capture the organization, while they still
have an interest i'm il. In fact. while il
was asserted that the return of the Pro-
gressives TO the Republican party would
effect complete harmony among the anti
Democrats, there seems to be anything
but harmony in the ranks OF Republicans.
IL is said that the capture OF the chair
man OF the committe and the discontinue
OF the Governor by Mike King, who had
proxy as member of the committee,
were not the only things which indicated
a complete lack of harmony at the meet
ing. Mike King is charged with having
almost broken up the meeting by asking
the Governor. if he approves the initia-
tive and referendum, why it was that he
prevented the submission of the pro-
hibition amendment to the constitution
for two wears while lac was i'm the Senate.
This and other similar incidents showing
how the brethren dwell together i'm
harmony and love, prolonged the meet.
ing till almost daylight, and then Elkins
had scored and not Hatfield. This is
the harmonious party the Progressves
are asked to aid by returning to it and
supporting its candidates for office. This
is the harmonious party which seeks to
entice the Progressves back to its voting
lists. and which sought meeting with
the officers of the Progressive party at
Parkersburg last week. 1t is no wonder
the Progressives refuse to meet with them,
with nothing better in sight than con-
slant pickering among themselves.
The action of the House judiciary com
mittee in connection with the charges
filed against Judge Daniel T. Wright, of
the Supreme Court OF the District of
Columbia, may safely be taken as an
indication of how the charges filed against
Judge Aston O.. Dayton, of West Vir-
ginia, 10y representatives of Wheeling
labor organizations, will be treated. The
committee held that it had no right to
consider the case without the direction of
Congress and that 1t might ask for author
ity from the House it did not feel justi-
fed in doing so on unsupported state
ments. 1t said if affidavits were filed by
corroborating witness it would do so.
The case is similar to the Dayton case
and doubtless the DAYTON charges will
not be heard of again.
Friends of Congressman Brown are
somewhat worried over the time he has
been compelled to spend in bed as the
result oil a recent severe cold. They had
hoped he would be back at his work long
before now, but instead he is still i'm bed
and probably will not be up for several
days, although he is reported az improv-
ing and not in dangerous condition at
all. But his friends would rather see him
out than in bed. The work of his Office
is being carried on by his secretary,
Foster Ziegler.
"A West Virginian came into the lime
light in connection with the recent re-
ported dash of Texas Rangers into Mexico
to recover the body OF an American who
had been killed and buried there. DR..
Alonzo GARRETT. of Wayne county, w.
Va, U. S. consul at Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, reported to the State Depart
ment that no Americans had crossed the
border, but that the body had been de-
livered to them at the border. George
G. Cole, of Weston, w. Va, U. S. Con-
sui at Dawson, Youkon territory, an
other OF the West Virginians in the con
sular service, is back home for visit,
having spent several days in Washington
recently. He has never liked Dawson
very much and if he should resign it
would not occasion much surprise.
Mrs. John w. Kern, whose husband
was once Democratic nominee for vice
president on the ticket with w. J.
Bryan, and who is now Senator from
Indiana, gave a large reception last Fri
day at which Miss Jessie Brown, daugh-
ter Of Congressman w. G. Brown, was
asked to assist in receiving the guests.
Official circles and Washington society
generally was represented at the gather
ing and it was one of the larger OF the
seni-oilicial society events OF the season.
CONGRESSMAN Brown has introduced q
bill to grant pension to Frederick NJ.
Halbritter, of Tunnelton.