The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

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with Senator ElktnS z good deal Of
the time and conferred with Sena-
tor Sutherland frequently.
Judge IRA e. Robinson, who is In
receptive mood, was represented
here during the week by Hugh War
der, Of Grafton, and Judge Hay
mond AIaxwell'g name was written
down on the list as one who could
confidently be expected 10 raise
no unreasonable protest II the Job
on the bench went to him. Judge
]. w. .VandetVort, OF Petersburg,
was another reported 70 DO in the
receptive class.
There were some interesting r1-
mors abroad for which there was
NO foundation Of fact 80 far as
careful investigation could disclose
But. that did not detraot from In
terest in them nor the freedom Of
their circulation. For Instance,
one was to the effect that on &C.
count of the urgency OF the judicial
business in the northern district
where, since Judge Dayton's death,
It is alleged that the docket is
crowded and business Is cluttered
because Of delay, the President
may send tho name OF Republican
to the senate knowing that the
nomination Of a Democrat should
one be found who would agrea to
II, would not be confirmed. The
rumor had II that o former West
Virginia Republican who has held
office under this administration,
and presumably moro or leSB in.
/ fIuential with 1t, Is ths instrument
being used TO carry out this Bchem
and the name OF a prominent Re
publican is given. as the proposed
beneficiary Of the plan. II there
Is any benefit to be derived from
It, which isn't at all clear to those
who have analyTed the interesting
but probably groundless rumoI.
They do not believe that IL such
an undertaking was set aEoot that
the President would not be party
to 1t. Neither Senator Sutherland
nor Elkins take any stock in the
story whatsoever. 1t is too fantas-
tic for them However. II such q
scheme as this could BIO carried
out it would prove decidedly en-
barrassing to both of those offic-
ials.
The judicial situation In the
southern district is more or less
in the background by comparison.
| There no vacancy exists. Judge
Kellar is desperately stricken and
unable to preside, and a bill is
pending in congress permitting
him to retire oD pay and an asso-
ciate judge appointed TO do his
work, who shall eventually auto
matically, under the bill, succeed
him. On the expectation OF this
bill passing at the present session
OF congress there are a number Of
aspirants, some of them quite aC-
tive. AT the present time tho two
most active among them are.
George McClintic, Of Charleston.
and Elliott Northcott, OF Hunting
tton.
PaTkersburg. during the week.
/ developed another candidate for
collector of Internal revenue, bring
ing the grand total up to three for
that ambitious burg, with friends
OF Lyle E. Jones. mentioning him
rs n good compromise material,
but without Mr.. Jones knowledge
or consent, Mr.. f. C. Linger. Of
Parkersburg. came in person to fills
his endorsements and talk with
the powers that be about It, Judge
c. NJ. Showalter, also OF Parkers-
burg. was with him, but the Judge
was anxious to tell the world that
his mission in Washington was
not political. but importantly le
gal. a German subject who is a
client OF his, the Judge said, needs
$13 900 that the alien property GUS
todiau is holding, which tho Ger
man wants to invest in liberty
bonds.
For saving the nation from an
extension Of wisconsin, Parkcrs-
hurg's list OF modest requests, re-
vised up to the hour OF going to
press with this issue. reads; For
llector-ex-Govern A. B.Whitc
Sam Logan and z. G. LinGer, Sug.
gested compromise. Lyle E, Jones.
For U. S. judge. w Vandervort.
Suggested compromise, F. P. Meats
For district attorney-Thomas A.
Brown.
Another would-be collector OF
the internal revenue who is quoted
hereabouts as having substantial
backing and therefore rather bright
prospects at this hour. who has
been here for several days Is L.
p. or Jack" Frost, active young
Republican and wealthy merchant
Of Huntington. He has been polit-
lcal manager for Senator suther-
land in the past in the Cabell coun-
ty section and has been Invariably
successful In bringing home the ba-
con for his chief.
Another high light OF the week
casting its reflection upon the ques
ton Of federal patronage IN the
state was the conference held by
Senator's Sutherland and Elkins, at
which this subject was Informally
discussed by them for the first
thine. And still another slBnIfi-
cant happening was the visit for
several days Of DR.. Randolph Her
sey of Wheeling, with Senator