The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12
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! head of the nation. The President has
not given his answer. which is an indi.
cation that he is impressed with the
proposit:On of the Charleston coll
gresham and thinks seriously enough
OF it to take his time in arriving al
decision.
G. Cleveland Selbert. of Martins
burg, called on Congressman Ezekiel
S. Gambler, Of Mississippia. and invt'
ted that gentleman to so TO keySer
next Wednesday to address the DEM
! ocratic congressional convention. Mr..
Gambler accepted the invitation, and
| escorted by Mr.. Seibert will leave here
! for Keyser Tuesday night. Mr.. Cand-
! Ter was an intimate friend OF the late
| Congressman Brown, and was din.
! ner guest of his friend the evening be.
| fore Mr.. Brown was fatally stricken.
| Who will be nominated by the DEM
ocrats a. Keyser is more Of guessing
matter than a certainty. Although.
| Col. Latelc, OF Tunnelton, Is the only
! out and.out candidate, IT. is considered
! more than likely that the nomination
will not go to him. but will be turned
! over to somebody else. most probably
| Samuel v. Woods tho Phillip million
aire. politician. and lawyer His abil-
/ ity to carry the heavy financial burden
of special campaign in district
that is accounted an expensive one 10
handle. Is one OF the strong. appealing
| feature connected with Mr., Woods UNI
declared candidacy.
! William Campbell. cx.ciiitor and OK.
| Senator Of Charles Town, who is in
/ the city. Is the latest to have a little
| boom for the nomination thrust at
him He is a well known figure in the
politics OF the Second district and.
were he wealthy man. he would look
to be highly available. lie returned
| from the west OH Saturday for the OK
press purpose of attending the Keyscr
clan gathering.
They were on that section OF the
rivers and harbors bill which called
! for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
| Altamba Oconee and OCmugcC said
to be somewhere in Georgia" and
there was god bit Of fun and feeling
! running through the debate of the
/ House members engaged. II was on
an amendment to strike out the ap-
preparation. The discussion was get
ting bitter and disaster seemed to be
towering over the proposed appropri.
alton. when Uncle ADAM" meaning
the Hon. Adam B. Littlepage, of the
Charleston district, jumped into the
breach, restored peace and vindicated
the tcrnal principle of appropriations
following the flag. II have heretofore
taken but little time OF this House"
said the Lame Lion Of Kanawha"
but to my mind very peculiar spec.
tacle has ben presented In relation to
this amendment. Here We have the
information before this House that
million people are Interested in
stretch OF river from four to five hun.
/ dred miles long, and have secured In
this appropriation bill the pitiful sum
of $33 900, In section OF the country
where because OF previous condition
the people are poor, few on the mi.
nority side have slipped into the Dem
ocratic side OF the House and have
| gotten the leaders OF the Democratic
party TO desert. as It were, this COM
mittee, and after having done that
| gentleman on the other side OF the
House have seen cause to criticise
and make nun of as good people as
God Almighty ever permitted to live.
because they have not the grandeur of
a steamboat that costs S1,o00,00o.
| They make fun OF the hest those PEG.
/ pie have That criticism Is unjust,
unkind and unfair to that southern
country and its great people, and am
astounded that men OF calIber, men in