Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-07-20

THE President has appointed Cy Cum
mings, of Chevy Chase, Md, to be
member of the excise commission OF the
District OF Columbia. President Wilson's
first choice for this position was Gen
eral'' Smith, a New Jersey politician with
a record so rotten that the Senate refused
10 confirm him. Now he names Cy Cum
mings, who was tool OF the whiskey in
terests in the Maryland Legislature and
who is about on par with Smith. The
Temperance people OF Washington will
oppose the confirmation OF Cummings.
THE Republican State committee met
in Charleston few days ago, and though
the members do not vet know who will
be their candidate for Governor, they made
plans for the coming campaign. II was
decided 10 hold the State Convention at
Huntington on August 10th, when State
platform will be adopted and two candi-
cate for the State Supreme Court will be
nominated. The committee indicated the
sort of company il likes by electing three
negroes as members at large from the
notorious political contingent OF Nc
DoWell, Fayette and Kanawha counties.
PRESIDENT WILSON has signed the bill
recently passed by Congress authorizing
the expenditure OF $S5 ,000. 600 in the next
five years by the federal government for
good roads. The condition attached to
the expenditure of the government appro-
priation is that the States shall expend
an amount similar to that apportioned
TO them for the indicated improvement.
The bill provides that in addition to the
money to be spent in cooperation with
the States $4,000, 900 shall be provided
for roads in federal forests reserves, TO be
spent at the rate OF 81 100000 year for
ten years.
Under the apportionment that has been
worked out, West Virginia is entitled TO
receive 1926, $50; Virginia, 81 $50, 900;
Maryland, 500, $50. This bill has been
urged by the advocates of good roads for
a number OF years. The expenditure OF
$170.0O0,0 900 ought to make vast amount
OF good roads all over the country.
A STATE OF affairs that is causing the
Republican leaders considerable concern
is the utter failure OF Colonel Roosevelt
to deliver the Progressive vote and in
fluence TO Judge Hughes. Before the
Republican convention, and when the
Colonsg was scheming TO get the nomi-
nation for himself, he had no good word
for Judge Hughes-quite the contrary.
As soon as he realized that the nomi-
nation was lost TO him and that as Pro-
gressive candidate there was not ghost
OF a show for his election, he sought
shelter in the Republican camp, assuming
that all the ProgresSives would meekly
follow him. AS a bell-wether he has
proved to be complete failure, for the
Bull Moosers fatty refuse TO come TO the
support OF Judge Hughes, either collec-
lively or individually. On the other hand,
many of the most prominent men in the
movement have openly announced their
allegiance to President Wilson and will
work for his reelection.
The fact is, that while Judge Hughes is
personally irreproachable and his good
points are not TO be denied, he is in the
hands of the stardpat element OF the Re-
publican party, and many thoughtful per-
sons absolutely refuse TO endorse the
= candidate Of Senator Penrose, of Penn
|. sylvania, Senator Crane, OF Massachu-
settS, Senator Smoot, OF Utah, and ether
4 stale and selfish wop!d-be iactional lead
erss. 33@aSSSe Hughes is known 10 be in
\ bad company, and il is likely that he will
pay The penalty OF such association.
THE President has made two important
judicial appointments the past week.
The first is that of John H. Clarke. federal
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