The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-05
WILL DAVIS PULL
THE BIG PLU M?
ALL TALK OF SUCCESSOR TO JUS.
TicE LAMAR INCLUDES NAME
OF WEST vlRGINIAN.
Stands Close TO President and 10 a
Contender for Position-6eneral
Gossip From Capital City.
az CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.

NaoAAlANOL OANs ~ - JAIL. -
Will John w. Davis. Solicitor General
of the United States. and one of West
Virginia's foremost citizens, be APP
pointed to the bench OF the Uniteo
States Supreme Court to hll the va
cancy created by the death OF Mr.. Jus
tice Lamar?
That is a question hat all West
Vtrginians in Washington are asking.
n a great many others who are not
West Virginians. In all the figuring
and calculating going on over who is
likely TO receive this big appointment,
II Is significant that Solicitor General
Davis name Is never omitted.
The reasons for this are hat an in
timacy has grown up between Presl-
dent Wilson and the man from West
Virginia. founded OF a mutual high re-
gard. The President is known to have
more than once spoken In the most
complimentary of the intellect
ual attainments OF the Solicitor Gen
eral, emphasizing especially his re-
spect for Mr.. Davis legal ability. II
has been expected right along that
should the opportunity ofer itself to
the President TO elevate Davis TO n
higher position. ne would gladly take
advantage of IL. The public's idea of
AZ IA that Mr.. Davis stood in an en-
viable position with the President to
get a promotion, either to the Supreme
Court bench or TO the cabinet.
Many things will figure in making
an appointment of this magnitude, and
nobody knows what the President will
do. II is more than likely that he does
not know himself at this time. But
everybody is guessing what he may do.
and one mans guess is as good as an
ANkaaHa l.. Al ia
most often given the name of Solicitor
General Davis always figures, as has
beer stated, in a preferential position
along with the names of Secretary OF
War Garrison. Secretary Lane. Secre-
tary Houston. Counsellor Joseph W
Folk, of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, n Frederick w. Lehman,
former Solicitor General OF the De-
partment Of Justice.
Representative Hunter II. Moss in
troduced in the House of Representa-
tiveS to-day pension bills in behalf OF
the following persons:
For increased pensions-John A. Ba-
ker. William y. Gale. Miranda T..
Fisher. William Hall, Virginia Battin,
Melissa Henderson, James T. Piggott.
and Elozine a. Hewitt, of Parkersburg:
George W. James. of Mineral Wells:
George J. Wilson. Of Washington:
William y. Critics. of Ripley; James T
Wilson, of Slate. Villa NIB. b. Knight.
of Central Station.
For pensiOns-Mary L. Walker, Lou
is c. HOce. Francis NJ. Stoddard and
Elmer f.. Phillips, Of Parkersburg: SUI
san $. Keller. of Baldwin: Benjamin
+. Copley. OF Queens Ridge. and Ollie
a. Linscott, of Wilding.
Fourth class postmasters for Wesl
Virginia have been appointed as fol-
lows: William c. Edwards has been
appointed TO the new office at Tomrey,
Wyoming county: Nathan f. Parkins,
TO the office at Sigman, Putnam coun-
~. to succeed Eugene II. Pierce. (The
name OF this office has been changed
TO Maitland.
Hon. VI. p. Shawkey, superintendent
of schools for West Virginia. arrived
in the city to-day TO attend some OF
the lectures of the closing week of the
Pan-American Scientific Congress.
Prof. Marsh. OF Mr.. Shawkey's stan.
anne 10 Washington yesterday. for the
same purpose.
Miss Frances Levy. OF Charleston.
who spent the holidays here as a guest
of her sister. Miss Florence Levy, has
departed for her home. The latter IS
the very popular and efficient secreta-
~ TO Congressman a. b.. Littlepage.
When Foster Zlgler. the busting lit
tie secretary to Congressman W. G..
Brown. returned from spending his
Christmas vacation at kingwOod, he
was accompanied by Mrs. Zigler. who
will remain in the capital during the
winter.
Congressman Edward Cooper has
changed his Washington home since
returning from Bramwell. whore he
and Mrs. Cooper spent the holidays.
The COOpers are now living at the
Raleigh. having moved from Che shore
ham.
u. p. mman. Of Wellsburg. is mere,
attending the seventh annual conven-
tiOn Of the Society Of Constructors OF
Federal Buildings. Re is a member
Of the committee on entertainment
The remains OF W s. ~ Turner
were Inferred ln "a cemetery here. sun.
day afternoon. after funeral services
which we're attended by many West
90 NNNNN". .NN. n W. |fN. NW va Id.
years OF q had been boz tho employ
OF tho government for over 25 years.
and died Of pneumonia.
He was n native Of Berkeley county
n nephew Of John vs.. pit1er tho FIRST
sheriff Of Berkeley county after West
Virginia became "a State and vHa a
brother Of Thomas vs. Turner. fne
present mayor Of Marfinsburr The
deceased was unmarried and lived with
bic mother and brother. s. % Turner
in this city. BE was prominent in Is
~ = circles and well known to Nom.
hers OF me West virginia colony In
Washington Hc was "a kind hearted.
friendly man. esteemed by al who
know him. and many friends turned
out 10 attend his funeral to pay tribute
10 HE sterling worth az n friend and
o. n citizen
General W W Scott. former arfu
tant general OF West Virginia. and a
native 81 Fa.rmorf. who Is a leadIna
lawyer ln This city. Naf zone f0 Nru
Orleans to participate In fho trial OF
an important case
So John uscr. an AGED f.fIyrr "a