The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-20
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WASHINGTON. y. C., Dec. 19.-Wh'lc
! M nuhIlc announcement has yet poem
| made Of it,. intimate" trirniS arc u" .. 49,
O: the Intention "I Oscar y. ! re III
! eIstant 10 tn" director general OF ran
! roads, Mr.. McAdn" TO resign ms pos
! ion and accompany Mr.. McAdH" /" NJ"
| York. where he Will BE- ~, closely n$-
sncintc I'd with his chef IN Wha'Gv,, 1,, " HHr
| mess he takes tn aS he mas. pc'H 4"'
| the past several years.
There has. been and continues 20 hr Il
great deal of speculation as I" WAL
| plauiS for the future Mr.. MCNo"" mas '"i
| mulatcl. He has stated anu rrItei
! 10 press intr-vi"wcrS that after res
| w Inc il going to again resume the rrac'
| tic. OF law in New York city. III h'sh
places here there l.; conSihcraplt ~.
! crctiulily expressed That that pr"Er"in
will mark the limits IF MT, Mt'fuT"
| TINT he will look carefully TO II 10 clct
| ish and promote Il presidential h"nh Il
one is started coming his way, and lhn
| opinion here H. that such Il tn,nS ~
| slcrtliccs third term ambition when
| he is generally credited by the h$' az
| students and penetrating observers OF
presidential politics with entertaining.
! lily these Mr.. McAdoo IS now cTc'''S 20
i with making Il s!uarl move from we
!! viewpoint OF political strategy whHh ne
! decided To retire from the SoFcrhmcht
service nj the zenith rt his success hiG
| popularity. They argue that none "i
| the men who succeed him in his various
/ unsitious can possibly make the success
in peace times that their predecessors
achieved III war times.
II this theory Of political plans %
Mc4ldo0 is Il correct one. the 1arL ti'tt
he l.; taking Oscar y. Price with MN
into private liiC. may b. reIhrucu a.
! apprrrrln,r Mr.. Prize" is not The wiScSl
politician in his party. but he IS no my ny,
ice in the game. and his reputation WIN
lT..,t1
for that kind Of rXpcrincsS ~ h!Sh.
When IL becomes known here that Me
.Adoo is taking i,rtcc along with him u IS
more likely I" hc interpreted q" r"ii't-
ing TO the formers political plans 'han
the professional intentions for himself
lie has announced. or the business pro-
gram that he is believed TO have mapped
out for his future.
Oscar ~ Iricr'S advent in Official
washington vas under the patronage Of
| William T.. Chiffon. when the Inter va"
Il member of the senate. Price Was Il
Chiffon lieutenant ~ Rnnc"N"rte wh"rr
he published weekly newspaper an"
had lcr,al business. connections in Il
SInnli way. Ills first position her" Wa
auditor for thn department Of tn" inter
, Tor MI important place which calls I"r
clerical knuwlrdEr and cXrruIIvr ability
above tho average. 1t WAS n Sa.uuO u
year berth. His success in that posi-
tinn was :" pronounced as To attra"; tho
attention and communication of t!r ih"r
StiTf'aFS pl Inc iTcISurS. / lie lHl'u
Liberty loan campaign coming al"nr.
Meade" selected Price to take rhar." "f
the publicity ramrclisn. Again h" S"nr-
cd. Th"n TN" government took over IN"
railroads. MCAIcD VIA; put in CharE" 81
them. and ht took Price along. Pric" be-
cain" his assistant in tn" management
If the railroads.. tn" fact that he is
going out into private lif,. with hrS chief
shows quite rnncluSivrly hat h" has
mnde good in his Present job h'a*i waya
in tho estimation of IN" nm. man VIII"
should know about that abov" all others
william Gibbs MCAdoo
Thor" will W.. many W".1 NIrElnIanS.
oSp"rmlly here In Washington. who Will
sincerely regret tn" departure Of Mr..
! Price. II" has been invariably kinl AMI
helpful to man. "f them. both directly
and indirectly. Many "f tErvn arc in 20
Sitinns sEitahl" iu Them IN which tho
wrr" placed hv Mr.. Price. Partisan poi
iticS never figured IN ihr'" appointments.
To be from W"si Virginia WAS an all
NantaS""US r"rnirn' ndatlun Ia start
with. and tn b. Hl'lr t. d. III" work 81
tho job s":;Eht r!nchcd II with Mr.. Prize
Til" appointment Was promptly mnl"
! The number a. West Nirsiuians serving;
Tho railroad ahmiuist ration Is large. Eu
withhold from any West NirEiniHn n0-
plying /" Mr. Erlr" il i: WAS within
III" bounds IL rclSonSahl'n for him
I" grant. This stairr"u' - sufficient T."
Indicate III what high esteem MIR. Price
is held hy III" folks hcrc from tho HON"
state. and WIZ IL is that their best
wishes Will follow him To his now posi-
tinn in privnt" ne in New York city
Whatever II may be.