The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-17
WAsHINGTON. b. d, NoY. IL

AHoTth from Adaland, the name OF MS
country place overlooking the val
ley in which he was born and rear
\ ad on the old Fairmont and BeVer-
My Pike between Grafton and Phil
BppI, he journeys east to Washing.
Won and New York where the legal
business OF his chief retatners Is
largely conferred. ASaland was nam
ed by him for Mrs. Robinson, and
since its requirement by Judge
Robinson, has been rapidly devel-
oped into such Il stage as to soon
merit being called an estate.
Judge Robinson arrived In wash
ington today. stopping here enroute
tolhe Metropolis. It is his FIRST Wis
jtNsince the Republican landslide,
and his enthusiasm over his par
TVS victory has not had time TO
year down. This was a better year
10 run on the Republican ticket in
West Virginia and everywhere else,
he told friends today. than when
I a for governor In 1916. as the
national trend was all our way.IBut
that episode has long ago been put
behind me. aud / am living in the
present and FOR the future. | am at
: peace with all the world" he con
Attnued smilingIy. Mine IS a COS
pei of love. ! love my God, my
family, my profession and my party
and life at &daland with my books
and dogs and acres is II best snit.
ed TO my tastes"
He was reminded that his name
had aforementioned in connection
with the appointment 10 the federal
court beLch as Il successor Of the
lato Judge a. G. Dayton and that
happening would take him away
rom his beloved Adaland. his books
nd dogs II am not viewing that
- Us Olarri." he piled.
kThe eighteenth judicial CirCui; Of
Vest Virginia is composed CT the
counties OF Morgan. Berkeley and
JEFFERSON That court has never
tsf presided over by a Judge taken
zen tho publican party, It c
r. came anyways near such a thing
Until thi3 year, and the compliment
cd BomhUns of that balliwiCk,
whore tno prcjudiccs resultant from
Tho Civil War flourish Gs freshly
rcd alT1oa: rs they did when Leo
tecfc,sG .ris sword. tTepbla with
f"i2ht cree he mere Thought - .hn
sa0 votes mat Hon. Wilbur II.
Tno4na3 lacked to O%vCrturn the
Democratic majority OF 1000 and
over which has st0ol! since the birth
o. the s.atc, Those who know the
untlTctuat'nr texture Of the cleCtCr-
atp OF 'hr II~"atHru Panhandle are
discussing Mr.. Jhnmas' feat as VERY
t7pch OF 4 , T4cnal victory. al
though Il was y party defeat. and
charRc'rrisC II rs Onn- of the re,
r,ETkGhin nc dHrts. Of many, thu;
N Ch:rc1 N the State campaign mis-
er. Mr.. Thomas Is n lawyer, bank
oTchGrdjs'. federal court com
Missioner, and still a young man.
phya'callv strong and msntH!ly very
much alive. Years before hi1rrir1e
he has made his life a well round
sd SUCCESS ana his latest achieve
aren't touched on in this paragraph,
6 Designated by his friends and ad-
pltrers asi not the least Of his sue.
cesBful RccH.7 @lishmonts. From it
tAcy have hem epth1anG TO make
: 5a1lo glowing predictions Cor him.
No superintendent TO the senate by
president WilcGn from now on to
tlte end of his term will be confirm.
edtunlsss It Is absolutely necessary
70 do 50 70" the good Of the scr.
vice, and that amounts TO saying
that practically meme OF his appoint.
nents will be approved by the
Senate. This Republican view is that
aIARldRte WIS given by the Ameri-
cam people to clean house and to
put none except Republican, re-
sponsible to the leadership and pro.
gram OF that party on guard. and
that they propose to do strictly TO
the letter Of the orders Ehey con-
struc as .having been given them
hy the voters ofSthe nation. There
10 also precedent for this from the
Closing days or the Taft administra-
ttQn, A Democrat Senate, arter
the election of Wilson refused to
confirm any Of the a9potntmtL.,a
sent to IL by Taft. There were ap.
p~roxfmately 1000 of them. The re-
i cent appointments to the Shipping
Board made by the President. in
cludcd among which was the noml.
Taation Of Colonel Guy n. Gonr, Of
Milwaukee. son of the late Senator
Con, OF West Virginia, himself n
Republican like his father, will not
be confirmed by the Senate, Repub-
tlcan Senator's say that the wish
of the American people. as shown
by their vote, is that President
Harding shall have the fullest
freedom and opportunity to select
ais own mon to help him with his
arduous task OF giving an admins
eration satisfactory to the AmerI.
San public.
The election Of a Republican