The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-24
Washington News Of
Interest To West Va.


Special Dispatch TO the 1ntcgcncer.
WASHINGTON, u. c., Feb. 23.-L.
". DragoO, OF SmiIhheld, W. Va, is
iii the city. coming here in the interest
OF a bill for his relief which ran up
Sentatives. the snaG being in the per-
son OF Minority Leader Mann: He
objected to considering the bill when
il came up in its turn on the calendar.
Several years ago when DragoO was
postmaster at Smithtield, burglars
rifled the safe and took money and
stamps to the value Of over $1,000,
which Dracoo 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 piotcd
through the committee by Represen-
tatiye Nicely, but Minority Leader
Mann claims that the evidence indi-
Gates that the Office safe was not
locked on the night Of the burglary.
THAT is what the government fur
nishes pnstmasters safes for said
Mann. and the bill went over. DragoO
IS here to see what pressure from
Republican representatives on Minor
ity Leader Mann can accomplish in
his case.
Bills to grant an increased pension
to the following named persons were
introduced by Representative Nicely:
Mary \. Hine. Fairmont; Jerry A.
FITZGERALD, Fairmont; Beckwith A.
McNemar. OF Clarksburg; Fannie r.
Wells, Fairmont; Geo. keck. Reader:
John ". Oldheld, ClarkSburg; and
original pensions 10 Walter Griffith
and Thurman L. Anglemyer. both OF
Fairmont.
Or. D. r. Thomas, OF Columbus, O..
is In the city guest OF Representative
and Mrs. Edward Cooper. Or. Thomas
is a brothcr.in-law of Mr.. Cooper, and
Is largely interested in the coal bust
ness in the southern part OF West Fir.
cinia. He formerly resided In Hunt
in2ton. DR.. Thomas is frequent Wis
itor in Washington and has many loyal
friends here.
Late arrivals in the capital from
West Virginia are: Postmaster j.
Frank Thompson. Of Martinsburg: W.
+. Mcdonald. Of Coopers; Mrs. Jessie
Sands, of Lewisbure; Mr.. and Mrs. +.
VI. Dldllll, VI Nld NSlINtl anu HSOl 90 ".
McClintic, Of Charleston.
Denna Winter has been appointed
postmaster at State Mills. jackson
county. succeeding Fred \. Castro. re-
signed; William Cochrane. at Derby
hale. Fayette county. in the place Of
George NJ. Roe, resigned; and Arthur
S. Harry at Glenalum. Minco county,
succeeding WIN. a. Fink, resigned.
There was but one Democratic Off
cial of Prominence in Washington
who halls from West Virginia present
at the West Virginia society banquet
last Saturday night given in honor OF
Guvernor.eiect and Mrs. John J. Corn
we'll, and he was Senator Chiffon. In
consequence. the West Eirginians in
the capital are having merry time
discussing whether or not Gov
ernor-elect Cornwell was deliberately
sighted by the ofiiceholding contin-
gent from the state, and if so, why
was it done?.
Conspicuous by their absence were
Secretary Of War Baker, Solicitor
General John ". Davis, Corporation
Counsel Conrad Symes, Representa-
tive Mansfield NJ. Nicely OF the First
district, Representative Adam B. Lit
tlepage Of the Sixth district, Auditor
for the Department Of the Interior
Oscar 4. Price, and. with only several
exceptions, all other minor members
OF the West Virginia patronage squad
who earned their membership by
putative etticacous labors for the
party In power ut their respective
voting precincts back home"
There didn't happen to be any Re-
publican representative from the state
present, either. Since il turned out
that there was more politics in the
affair than the rules Of the orsaniza-
ton authorize. they are congratulating
themselves that they did not attend.
There Is much criticism over that
phase OF the Junction., too, since
'non-political' is one. OF the command.
ments Of the society.
The credentials Of Howard Suthcr.
land, now congressman.at-lar from
West Virginia.. as United States SEN
ator from West Virginia, elected last
November, were presented in the sen,
ate by Senator Gallinger Of New
Hampshire.
1t was the intention to have Senator
Nathan Golf present his newly.electcd
colleagues credentials. but the carry
ing out Of that plan was prevented by
the continued indisposition OF Senator
GOff, which prevents him attending
the senate in the closing days Of the
session.
George c. McClintic. Of Charleston
who was counsel for Senator Suthnr
land before the supreme court Of West
Virginia in the latter's motion to Ell,
join the circuit court OF Summers
county from conducting "a judicial
inquiry" into the senatorial election
on motion of Senator Chiffon. is here
comforting with his Client. The court
has ordered rehearing Of the motion
before Il. and the cnnfcrenGe has To