The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-22

terest Of bin for his relief which
ran up against a snag IN the House Of
Representative the snag being in the 4
person OF Minority Leader Mann He |
objected to considering the bill when !
! II came up in its turn on the calendar.
| Several years ago when Dragoo was |
postmaster at Smithfeld, burglars
rif1ed the safe and took money and /
stamps to the value of over $1,000,
which Dragoo was ordered to make
good. BY one means and another pay
ment has been deferred, and the pend.
ing bill proposes to relieve him OF the
obligation. The bill was piloted
through the committee by representa-
tive Nicely, but Minority Leader Mann
claims that the evidence indicates that
the office safe was not locked on the
night of the burglary. That is what
the government furnishes postmas.
tiers safes for" said Mann, and the
bill went over. Dragoo is here Is see
what pressure from Republican rep
resentatives on Minority Leader Mann |
can accomplish in his case.
Bill to grant an increased pension
to the following named persons. were
introduced by Representative Nicely:
Mary A. Hine, Fairmont; Jerry A.
Fitzgerald, Fairmont; Beckwith A.
McNemar, Clarksburg; Fannie R.
Wells, Fairmont; George Keck, Read
er; John w. oldfield, Clarksburg. and
original pensions to Walter Griffith
and Thurman L. Anglemyer, both of
Fairmont.
~ rrL... - f,oI,,,h,,. r, .
is in the city guest of Representative
and Mrs. Edward Cooper. DR.. Thomas
Is a brother.in.law of Mr.. Cooper, and
is largely interested in the coal bust
ness in the southern part of West Vir-
GINA. He formerly resided in Hunt
ington. DIR. Thomas is frequent WIS.,
itor in Washington and has many
loyal friends here.
Late arrivals in the Capital from
West Virginia are: Postmaster ].
Frank Thompson, of Martinsburg; w.
F. Macdonald, of Coopers: Mrs. Jes-
sic Il. Myers, of Morgantown; r. F.
Sands, OF Lewisburg; Mr.. and Mrs. F.
G.. Bland, of Clarksburg, and George
o. McClintic, of Charleston.
Denna Winter has been appointed
postmaster at State Mills, jackson
county, succeeding Fred A. Castro, re.
signed; William Cochrane at Derry.
r hale, Fayette county, in the place of
5, George NJ. Roe, resigned; and Arthur
d S. Harry at Clenalum, Mingo county,
e succeeding William A. Fink, resigned.
C There was but one Democratic Off.
G cial in prominence in Washington
e who halls from West Virginia present
o at the West Virginia Society banquet
r last Saturday night given in honor or
C Governor.elect and Mrs. John j. Corn
+. well, and he was Senator Chiffon. In
D. consequence, the West Virginians in
1t the Capital are having merry time
discussing whether or not Governor
elect Cornwell was deliberately slight
If ed by the office-holding contingent
e from the state, and if so, why was 1t
e. done?
o Conspicuous by their absence wire
q Secretary of War Baker; Solicitor
g. General John w. Davis; Corporation
a Counsel Conrad Symes; Representa-
T. tive Mansfield NJ. Nicely, Of the First
A. district; Representative Adam b. Lit
$. uepage, of the Sixth district; Auditor
l. for the Department of the Interior Os'
e. car A. Price, and, with only several ex.
n ceptions, all other minor members OF
the West Virginia patronage squad
n who earned their membership by pu'
IS tative efficacious labors for the party
1t in power at their respective voting pre-
y cincts back home"
IS There didn't happen to be any Re
y publican representative from the state
W present, either. Since it turned out
4 that there was more politics in the
e affair than the rules of the organiza'
e ton authorize, they are congratulate
4. ing themselves that they did not at
Q. tend. There is much criticism over
f. that phase of the function, too, since
IS "non.poltical" is one of the command
IS ments of the society.
The credentials of Howard Suther.
land. now ongressman-at-large from
l., West Virginia, as United States Sen.