The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
FOR WEST VIRGINIANS
IN CharIes erooks smIth.L

NASHINGION. j. G.. Jan. &C.
They have recommended Thomas r..
Hodges for postmaster a. Morgan
town. Nj. HODGES VIII. no doubt. b,
| appointed by the President. and h,
VIII. no doubt Do confirmed bv the
7 Senate. This is "a very happy soiu-
, ton of one of the many problems that
90 candidate for Governor az this tim.
Is called ON TO solve. The caEdidsta
tor Governor referred To ls Congress.
man ". G.. Brown. of the Second dI.
trCt. There Dis no question about Mr..
Browns candidacy Tor Oh, pubrrra.
torIal nomination. lie Is after 30
ueayy-set. ono OF the most serious.
minded compete ors that he thought
ne had to contend with. Was fa,
gentleman who recently locked horns
with Howard sutherland for the pos
lion OF COuGr,- amdu-atLarg'. ll,
failed of success in that political nd
venture. And now We find hin 20.
CeIying a IrwaGu Tor the unsuccessful
campaign efforts mat he put forth.
~ was th" common UNDERSTANDING
here. among men who know polite.
that Nj. Hodges was induced To- be.
come q Candidat. for Congressmau-at-
Large with the understanding that le
would receive. in thu event OF his de-
feat, a position aupOiutiyo by tu.
President OF the United States. There
is every good reason to believe that
Professor Hodges so understood tins
matter. TIE was .u run for an office
and IL he were not elected he was tJ
receive an appointment COMMENSURATE
In dignity and ruOlumeuts with tha;
which he r"linuuI-h-d az President OF
West Virginia University 90 make tho
race
The appointment Of Prof Hodges.
and his sC~C"ptan'a of the same. witch
ls understood. illustrates how easily
these profound political plans may be
uddeuly changed Prof Hodges
once member OF tho State Board ~
Control. President of tho state Uni.
.rrHIty, candidate for CUurreszwar.a-
IarE" ID postmaster OF bis hum
town. AuTsaufowu-S $500 per year.
CONGRESSMAN Moss today introduced
20 bin f0 Increase fH, pension OF a. o..
krsps of TaTa.s burg. f0 IU o.
month Ilr rH'. we'd H letter from tho
post Office department refusing t0 as
Isb.. b a siar .oufr from Trunatoro
Io Joseph 81 Mills
George fI Warner OF D-.arssHrrr
$50 1000 a month. we're fHo principal
feature. 300 % bII introduced br CON.
."n..UH. NUn|F today
'uu~r.sswHu Sutherland was nofi
fed fh.. week Pos fHn post office de-
par'm,u.. chat. after iHF~DHffeafI0u.
they declined fu establish o. rural
route from -aE0. W va. which was
petiuUued by A. o. WIIf1ug OF Ivan
hoe and ufHnr.
The POM FOL Bureau rn..To. Con.
FRESHMAN Sutherland chat If faa tho
claim ~ Horny 3D. Iuu Uf oxford. ~
"a Ip before Dr. Cor consideration Tor
email settlement
Professor H. o. Green ~ Charleston
nn .s fHo head of fHr Department Uf
ir0hirEra recently wrote U%1rgrea
man sutherland requesting that DO "a
certain Tor H.m fhr InIelfH of che ton
highest dams Iu fNH United states
Nr sutherland went fo mo engineer
.nE department OF fls government and
..sr.t ODE fr. .-HI .rfnrmafIu. fH.
.~ufaras.Ir. fact was developed .# fIaf.
namely Chat fHa highest dam con-
.'rHrf'i under f|a aru.rt zion OF ..a
n.'H. H.r'.. government. nH rae
gable r.fr IH fHaf Hr frr CHHrf
...r n0a. .Fa Trrn4rfE-n.H West
...-.H ..s a.... fool. Ha.