The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-26
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON. u. C. Nov. oS.-C"n-
sresSmau Edward Cooper was tn" hos.
70 his successor. c"nSr"ssTn2"-cir,,I
Wells GondykGontz last Meek. ny are
friends Thu, PAIR were on the tln"S at
the House Of Representatives together
and circulated in tn Republican cloak'
room where Mr.. C"op"r introduced ~:
to the most influential n"nnTrS On IN
Republican side. So il VIII o" that
*nhe Senator Good ke'nntz cones , to
take Mr. Coopcrs place liz III" house
, ne will not be a total stranger.
|, The now member from West Nir-
GINA made 4 good impression ,,S on i nos,
the complimentary rrinarNS n:a''' TIL -,
him to West NirEinulanS later. TIE
latter look upon the congressman ca
yecr Of the newly "tsci a. me-" o.,
premonitory signs Of being an extended
one. The kowleGcr that the William
81 man has the ability. experience anu
energy 10 make Il diS,inSu'Shed ptacc
Basis for ;hs t"cl;en among N"St -
! SiuianS her" ;hat n" car"mE or Con-
Eressman Go"dyk""n:x Is NaSA'hE''"
is likely t. b. 4" trarSitory orc.
Mr. Go0dyknontZ'S friends nav" adFls-
ed a candidacy on his part t"r member
ship on th, most important committees
on the judiciary. in tn. next Congress.
rhey have already presented hls gull
ficariouS TO ,hc party leaders here. lie
tsct that H. huc r"r":tIy retired rs prs.
itent Of ths bar asSoc tai, n IN n.S Of
his legal ability and experience, rs IN"
fact that 10 is president OF IN" SCI
Virginia Senate. is taken as proof OF
his leSislatiye ahality ana eNHcEIrnCe.
The late Congressman Hunter H. Moss
was the last Republican from West ' n
Sinia 20 hold place on that COMMITTEE.
Congressman NJ. n. EsetE IS 4 m'S' ~ ~;
five Republican members Of the West
Virginia delegation who Is 4 lawySV.
The party reasons why place on the
,-1un1ittee in question should so -
West Virginia aT" 10 less STRONG SnA1A
the personal reasons.
Tho rush IF West v!reintans to get
ont OF the array and the navy has heap.
I'd up tn" burdens Of ,hH members Hs
rhe congressional delegation and ta2i;
patient and hard-wcrk,d secretaries a..S
clerks. II is seemingly SrcaISC rus
20 ret OUT than it was to get in. Tor mo
rush 70 got out comes all ~ once. the
rush 20 gst n having been more triSurr-
y b.. comparison and spread %u' eyer ~ :
longer dr-a;iu ion. II illu$tratSS the lst
down in The service and III all channels
The offices Of the delegation are
svampsd with letters. more from par
ents than frn,a .he boys themselves.
asking tha; DISCHARGES l." procured at
once. This :; IS mloSstol" /" do. 10.
Tho rules tu. Inc deemed "liHation 90 noe
confer any Sr' i'l' ''"t
erS upon IN. m,tuh"rS ~ Congress-
:abrut all that th.E can uu IS - trans
init the r.Tli-S;S. ;t"d hey AK" tnt!'
regular r"ur>.. which IS :'dl"rS!T SOW.
useless 10 wa>,. n. time AMI IN" pos
age 70 send ~ :h"Sc requests, Tor thf
naval anG army departments nave an
pounc"J ch.'.c own rules :"NtfHttE ,;''S
frrinc tn. r,!-a out ami. although. u
will b., done. a cN!"Ht:.nuS!E as r'SS'nt"
thev: hay. s,tr.! u carrc. b. accom-
pliShed anyways E"Ar rS rap! : as Inc
Parents Of N, br!S S""ur - tiink.
In regard - mastering nrN "nt q;
.-ar na..- ira. department mt 'rn''d
Senator Su.h""Il'.! t"fa% mat = can
only. b. don, a:rr h.' ;nGL T'Huat "h!IS!ru
evan makes written arpi!rat;"a 20 uiS
drnn.tl;atc c"mrra"'i',e ."ft'c"r. tbs
as extremely Important. says n" or
der "inas;nuCh as i - impossible =; ;h!S
time 10 aCth"-;G" ;h' diScftarss OK re-
ecr,dsts - mass" and = - me pres
ON. poIicv to r"lr.tY. only thnS" who
wish It. Each case r!uS; b" consider
cd by tn. Commanding officer with re-
rard 10 ~. "N!G"ncjcS - III" service,
and otShls rart!cuiar command. n or
Der that uUdu" confusion VIII not result.
A., following pension matters are Of
Scts-"s: - W.St N.rg!I!anS:
=. Senator Suth"rlan':: Arnhc1it%n h'",i
in hrh:.l! - Mrs. Names 4. Harley. -
E,lk!r:s, wi,lnu ot James Edward Hanl:y.
who Saw S%rH.r', - IN" WAY, WaF W'r' T to.ih
OF Euckkaraon. =, :hc rat" NJ So, a
tGonth Ga,iu.; rrr:E la&t February: has
S,r for t:r:al adjustment IN" matter OF y
ipcusion for Mrs. Della Smith. IF PARK
isrshurg.
! CONGRESSMAN Rood: Ar"st 7. D"fiin,
.of Ciarkshu7c. VIII is at present IN
,Gr"ecc Sl2 month from July; ~
Congressman Bowers: Mrs. Cl1ris y
F.. Gale MaSrntown. Preston county,
widow 81 Jacob Gale. Sl2 Il taonth from
Nov. 1876. so 4 month from Dec; t2.".
is25 month from OCT. 1917. and pen
'sion noray accrued that was due nor
late husband.
Lieut.. NJ. {. Turk. Of Newell. who Is
ain the medical reserve. has. through
senator Sutherland. been granted an
extended furioug,, SO that 4e may re,