The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-18
Events Of Washington. D. O.,
Are Reported by Teiagram's
Correspondent There.
(I3y Charles Brool1s smiln. \

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(I5E Charles Brooks Smith.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. lG.--0ne IN
sometimes always seeing interesting
and Important sights when one has
quite forgotten to bring one7a camera
along with one.
~ happened today in#the lobby On
2 big hotel, and not only one but scy-
eral incomers acquainted with West
Virginia political history stopped
dead still and famed themselves Tor
Z breath
This il vas Judge Ire II. Robin
son. Attorney General Abraham
Armistead Lilly and Iachry Taylor.
Nfnson laughing and talking Is ii
nothing had ever happened between
VI them. II was 4 close harmony con
yersation they we're having. their
countenances lii IN with recurring
smiles, and the peace-un-cart good
will spirit Of the yulc season seemed
to have claimed them as its own
This WAS tile first time that tneatlin
had met since The eth day Oh NoYen-
Der, day crowded 50 FULL with the
tragic fate Or politics for all three.
Likewise II was the first time they
had met since another wcll-remem-
Dered meeting iii New York hotel.
which was also filIed to the britn with
tragic portents for nlE1thrce. There
was some correspondence resulting
from their New York meeting. II VIII
be recalled
Observers Of the meeting of the
three here noted several dissimllari-
ties between this Washington meet
ing and the one held in New York
the most conspicuous difference being
that this one was held in 81 crowded
hotel lobby and Messrs. William Nc
Kel1 of Fayette county. and Grant
r.. Hall, Of Charleston. were not pres
ent.
John Sherman Darst. who Will en-
ter upon his third consecutive term
as auditor Of West Virginia. IS IN the
capital for d rev days. He came from.
New York where he attended the AM
nuaI dinner OF the big life insurance
men OF Manhattan and delivered m
address. BY virtue nf his Office. Mr..
Darst is insurance. cOnimlssi Toner for
West Virginia. and every December
for years he has attended thts5annual
function and has been invariably down
on the post pranlial program for at
toast. Insurance has been one Of the
subjects Or official business with
which he has to do that has proved
an especially interesting study for Mr.
#Darst He has become an expert mi
that line. so much SO as to have
caused him to receive several offers
from large insurance com panies. IT
Is fact known to the intimates Of
the auditor that when he quits of-i
fee holding. providing he does before
old age oYertakes him, he plans To-
connect himself with large insur-#
ance company While in New York
this time the auditor was the guest
ofsPTesident Heggerman, Of the Met
ropolitan Life. Mi. Darst Isl recefv-l
ing the congratulations Of the West
Eyirginians in Washington over. his.
third election. His majority last
month, he says. was close to- 5000. 4
When Congressman Edward Coop
er filed his certificate Of election TO-
day With the. clerk Of the House q rs /.
requested a receipt foT.it. which goes
to show that Nr- Cooper lis what his
friends know him to be, a..long-he cad !
cd business man 1T proved 10 sbe i
the flrst receipt Of the kind thai the
House clerk had ever given. and. he 4
didn't know Just exactly, he said, how
to compose one Miss Margaret Har'-
bin, the expert stenographel attach ett |
to- the Office staff Of Congressman
Cooper came to the rescue and wrote
d receipt for the clerk, which he
EGL5OA4
cal and businesslike way Of doing
this thing is because the control ofl
the next House Of Representatives
hangs iii the balance, and nobody who
has an interest in the organization
i il taking any chances. Both parties
are watching eacf other as lSeenly
AZ the players IN Y poker game along
u the Norfolk and Western, and that.
v means they sure are watchfnl. n sin
gle vote is liable to decide which.
party Is to have the upper hand III.
the lower branch 81 the nest Cen
1ress Both sides are claiming to
have 1t rig ht now, but neither is any
ways certain about #. 1T is#a shave
IS close that it HIS down to y single
whisker. begging pardon for making
use or the smile pietical
II Col. Thomas Nv. Fleming. Ut
F'air1nont, decides NOT to file con
test against Congressman Seely. of
the First district. there will .he no
contests over the election OF repre-
sentatires from West Virginia: il ne
does decide TO bring 4 contest there
Will be several or them. Besides this
one Null viii contest Woodyard's
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