The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-12
NO ONE KNOWS STATUS OF
SMITH BUT WILSON AND
HE SAYS NOTHING.
Friends Are Worried But Can't %
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gossip.
lsY Charles Brooks Smith

10Y Sllal NtS IONS STliATsI
WASHINGTON. -. G.. Feb. H.
Fred Smith, the young Fairmont
protege OF C. W Watson hasn't yet
been appointed Jnited States mar
shal BY President Wilson. Not yet
Whether he will be or not only
Woodrow Wilson knows, and he has
MT said one way or the other. Wood
row Is seCretiye party about most
things and this seems 20 be one OF
them. The Democrats here have no
advantage on anybody else when II
comes 20 reliable information as TO
the status o. Smith at the White
house just now They would like
very much to know themselves what
is going 70 happen in smiths case
lie was picked for tho job by Watson.
who told Senator Chiffon TO recon-
mend him. Immediately it was done
Chiffon stamped IL o. X. passed II
on M to Attorney General Mercy
uoids who put another O. X on ~
and sent u over 20 the White house
along with the approved application
Of William Osbourue. Of Boone Coun-
". for a similar position In tho
-Uutheru end Of the state Os-
hOurne's raUe got by The president.
hut Smiths didn't II Is sfill stuck
and iu consequence there a. anxiety
not only boo The mind OF young Smith.
but ir the minds OF the men I'm Wat
son Chiffon headquarters. and in the
giant meutalitios Of these two emit.
uent statesmen thcmselvcs. This Is
q case where nobody can do anything
except just wait and be- patient to
SOC what is going 10 happen. n is
altogether up 20 ". Wilson. and ne
won't be- hurried Nor will he f'll
what he intends 10 do But % does
nj look any zoo good 90 Smith and
his hackers this d.lay. and every day
TINT N.sa fr.. Ia.
ing done ir hir case makes the ont
look an the more uncertain How
ever Will" odds on tho appointment
~ Smith are not so great ae tI"y
were laef week. what odds are offered
are s'ill On hi- favor
Ns.v Pos'0Hic-s
kcnr"e ou'n'iy" N''s has presented
petition to tho ro.- oNfcn derarf.
uou' ro1uort'u- 'hr oafahrslInr ~
ruefof.rr In CLAY county. fo hH
k0cSn 0s Spread. with Mr. g. "
Afbuna.f "a TOsfUie'rr which r..
quest Oh" Department fl. irN'.f..af
frr similar u'fitIou ...r.. o. s.
Niok'ir" and others asking Tor e
rnJr.H Iu 'Hn ufar route rfu. VII.
Jan. hurg fo lev bur. fpr fH. con
vnriouco N families on tho Raider
valley road. ha. 90 .O been iH|f l.rors
OBJ" department md ON Inspector or.
t"rrd fu make au .fi.gfur and
report similar request De- 10 q
change Iu tho rural route from Low
% 90 Rcd sulphur haa been siwilpr.
U.s. acted upUn MI Nyi" hae alrO noe
tined the department chat tho post
master ~ E"nwoo1 hIa resigned and
submitted fhr application ~ = "
fraser for fls 20. IfIou Tho depart
Wcut has responded that if will order
an examination to fu the vacancy.
N'rrosenfHfiNH Mo- has intro.
ru,'d bin to Erau' pom ion 20
Mrs ANGELINA V7tfin ~ s4ndtvfIfn.
De bias boon notified Chat Charles o.
Mason. recommended FOR fhn place by
Dim. Ind hopu commits. toned post
master ~ LEROY pom tho request
or VIZ Noes ON order off abolish tho
post office Hf t'irr Iae been revoked
Doinqs - west Virainians
Representative Medley will BE- az
Fatrm0nt Friday riCht 10 act aq
foastWaat'f tf banquet t0 b. rivcn
iu hia home city
'oner"sswan Urown accompanied
ty Secretary Ziglor. has returned