The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-17
REP. HUNTER MOSS
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capital yesterday evening, there was
large gathering at the station,
which included members of the con-
gressional delegation. Floral tokens
form the Senate, the House OF Rep
resentatives, from the West Virginia
Society of the District of Columbia,
from the Chevy Chase Club, and
from other organizations and friends
were put aboard the train when 1t
reached here. Senator Cot, in New
York. Representative Bowers, at
Martinsburg. and Cooper, at Bram-
well, were notified by wire Of the
death of their colleague, of the fun
eral arrangements, and OF their ap-
pointment as members Of the con-
gressional funeral party.
a wreath OF flowers was among the
floral pieces placed aboard the train,
1t having been sent by the Congress
sional Union for Women's Suffrage,
for which organization Congressman
Moss performed his last notable SER
vice. Disregarding the advice OF his
physicians and the wishes of his FAM
lily, the indomnitable representative
got out OF sickbed to conduct a
fight In committee In favor Of report
Ing out the constitutional suffrage
amendment. The officers of that or
ganizatton learned Of his death with
sorrow. las member OF the judi
ciary committee Representative Moss
led the fight to have the federal wo-
man suffrage amendment reported to
tae House," said Miss Anne Martin,
chairman Of the Woman's Party.
The congressional committee up
pointed, the names foEthe Senate be-
Ing selected by Senator Chiffon and
those from the House by Congress-
man sutherland, was as follows:
Senate-Chilton and Golf, of West
Virginia; Brown, of Florida; Oliver,
Of Pennsylvania; Sterling, Of South
Dakota.
House : Sutherland, Littlepage,
Nicely. Sooper and Bowers, OF West
Virginia; Webb, of North Carolina;
Chlpperfleld, Of Georgia.; Mooney, Of
Ohio.
Judge Moss makes the second
death In the States congressional
delegation in less than six months.
g., William G. Brown. Jr., of Kingwood,
was serving his third term as a men,
| Der OF the House from the Second
district when he was stricken sud-
denly and died March 0. 1916. A
special election in that district was
made necessary and George w. Bow
ers. OF Martinsburg. was elected May
9TH to succeed Mr.. Brown. The death
of Judge Moss will make necessary
special election in the Fourth dis
trict, providing the law is rigidly ad-
hered to. In that event, the special
election would be thrown within two
or three weeks of the regular cleo
tton In November. There are proba-
bilities. though, that by common con-
sent the law can be eyaded in this
case long enough to throw the cleo
ton to I'LL the vacancy on the day of
the regular election. 1t depends
largely on when Governor Hatfield
should acknowledge the vacancy be-
Ing brought ito his official notice"
and upon other circumstances, the
most important Of which would be
complete agreement of all parties
interested.
On the first day Of June, Judge
Moss closed his Office in the House
building and, after several delays,
got away to Atlantic City in the Sec
ond week of June. His wife and
mother accompanied him. and they
took UP their abode at Galen Hall, a
sanitarium-hotel. His ailment pro-
crossed rapidly, and he soon grew so
weak that he could leave his room
only rarely and then had to be
wheeled in a chair. He was very
weak when he left Washington, and
what strength was left to him dimin-
ished rapidly. He was fully aware
OF the charactre Of the disease which
had laid hold on him. and that his
end could be counted In days and not
In longer periods. All of that knowl-