The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-03
FIGHT OVER NEW JUDGESH|P
BOTHER|NG ". Va. SENAT ORS


McChntic. and. probably. 10 remind MIN
of thu. reception h". Senator Suth'r!ahn'
Will find waiting far him when he comes
un for recollection two years hchce' II
he violates his pledge to support MT.
MctI!ntic.
On the other hand. Senator Suther-
land has been Threatened with organized
opposition to denomination for the sem
ate unless he Internationally recon-
rends Judge StrOther for tho JudEcShip
However the outcome may I've. II can be
easily seen that senator Sutherland has
over played his hand and gotten HIM
self into a political cul de sa". II" may
try ~ rxtricaic hlm>clf by claiming
tina, hr gave his plcdE" or SuPn"r' 10
Mr.. MrCl!ntic for the appointment 20
the judgcsh!p Of The United states
circuit court Of appeals. and not for me
mdrcshIp Of tho United States rnurt
for the southern district Of West Nir-
gin!a. He has lately been playing Su'h
child-likc politics that u" may d" thIs'
no; realizing it is too late for anything
Of the kind. 1t would he construed as
Il direct brock or faith, provided. OF
course. tina he did publically pledge his
surror, L. Mt McClintic. which has not
y"t been denied.
huOther way OuV
Another way OUT for Senator Su'h"r-
md {. for II seems To hc ne who L. o"lr-
ing the hrunt OF the squahhlc. would he
10 prevent the passage "f III" bill Great
my this additional JudE"ship. II is
confidcnily Gel, that tn" bill viii! pass.
hui !, 10 not certain. The bill - stu
before the house judiciary committee
but has not been reported ou' ~ yet.
There is some l.;tlc talk in Charleston
To the rfrrc, that congressman Goody-
koontz has not been giving the active
cunport tn his measure that might
we'll hc expected Some think his lnar-
lion is due 10 Indifference while others
ARC NJ tho opinion that his IL only
seeming Indifference and that he coH!d
throw considerable light on the subject
II no would 1t would b" a compare
lively easy matter for Senator Sm'hor-
land To block this bill. 1t was held up
in tho last house. and Il Is not neon
rcivnhl" that history might repeat i'S"l
in this instance. though III" Necessity
for such an additional judge has been
made clearly apparent and ma" poem
proven hcyond the question OF doubt
II This hill should br hc!d up arain al
This time the West VIRGINIA Delegation
in washingtan particularlly thos" from
The southern pNrt "f he state ana sem
a;or Sutherland. WI have 10 do some
fast talking and considerable explaining
TO placatc tho frey waters stirred UP IN
southern West virginia. some of me
supporters Of MCCliniic. Strother ana
SorthCott will want 70 know why ana
Will mss, on IN anws"r. II can De
casi; imagined that such condition
would prove rather embarrassing IN GER
tain quarters. and might leave some
sore SPOTS which could not he sa!rrd
and hoalrd before two short years roll
around.
II locks like a very nasty three-coT-
ncred miX-ur with Sutherland holding
the bag at every corner. If Nr. VI"
Ci!ntic IL appointed The senator has IN
Cured the d:Splrasure of the STROLLER
Nurthcntt ndhrr"ntS: II he appoints
Judge Strythcr Of Mr.. NorthCott he VIII
rccl tho wrath Of the McCNintic sup
porters. and II the bill creating the adj
ditional judrcship does not pass ho VIII
have the whole bunch on his back. 20
saw nothing Of the state committee
which is watching him righ' new with
none too friendly eye. II looks Ike SEN
ator Sutherland is n for some pretty
tough Shedding. and that IS will take
some very clever political juggling to
get him on the smooth track OF popu-
lar!ty again.