The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-10

Special dispatch "a intelligence.
Wnsh.urtuu H. g. Mar "--$ I:ai"r
Hnwaru sutherland and y. t'r'c' WHIT
al."r called rn Secretary Of War Nr"kS
today and were in conf"rcncc with him
'o- some time. The subject Of Ia" con-
'"r,nr was The appointment "f Mt
Whitaker who is ON" az Nhccilng
most successful captains Of Industry t.
;h, position of an assistant secretary
VI war. They ."f: In" presence OF Soc
r"tary W"rkS ~ m auiahI" fr2m" or
lr;rh. Later Senator Sutherland S;airH
80 tn" In'",i!g"nCcr correspondent maj
while n" d"un,'r prHm.S" was given or
he HpT.n:n,m"nt Uf Mr. Whitaker. hH
,v.,S ri. .scG with N" situation as i
stands The impression mai" 10y Senator
Sutherland was that "f man who feN
tina. y" was about n land.
MIR Whitaker refused tu discuss ;N-
subject for pjuhli"ation. bat n" ai.-
pcarrd qui'r pleased Mr. Whitaker has
hcra hcrc ru- two days. spending much
o- his Tin, w:th Senator Su;h"rland.
who Is very earnest for his candidacy
and activ" in pushing a.
Action on JudgeshIp
!, lrrnrrc known today thR; pressure
T.. being h-nuCht to bear on the i""
Wes. VirCin;a senators {" max" thci"
recommendation for judE" 70 succeed
th,. lat" 4 c DAYTON. The pressure. !.
Is said was cxeri"d by Attorney Cen
crai DauRh"rty. VINO. il = C!t:fnrd' mas
expressed drsir" ~ man that court,
which has hecr n somewhat Of a dis
organized condition sine" the death Of
Judge Dayton. ON thc strength Of TINS
report, /, Is believed that III" actua, ap-
rnin,mrnt Of William f.. Baker, Of FL
kin4 IS not far of. Tn" consensus "f
opinion Of Wrsr Virginia Republicans
hero < that MIR. Baker has clear
reid.
May Name Yenton Today
Tho domination OF John W. Fcnton.
Ir.. private secretary ~ senator FL
k!rs, NJ ono ~ tho three commissioners
for thc DiStr!c; of Columbia. was not
sen: 70 :hr senate today. as was ry-
prrted Friends of Mr.. Fon'on said that
th"y nxi,"crcI il ;o he sent IN tomorrow.
McDermott Meets President.
Senator Davis ElkinS escorted CO.. J.
s McDrrmntt, OF Morgantown. :" tn"
White House to-day. WHORE they met IN"
PRESIDENT No statement would nr given
att"rward by either West NirG:nian aS
u what was talked about. other than
the customary and cryptic rcnly that
they had merely dropped in on the Pres
idcn, To pay their respects
The real purpose Of to-day's v.s't VAS
to have the President meet Col. McDer-
mott give his the "once over, aud Siz"
him I'd from head 10 foot. for the Nor
gantowncr Is supposed 70 he slated '"7
big job here in Washington. Follow
ing the departure Of the rsi!r from thH
White House Il ras current report tha'
N" Presidents impression ~ 'o."ne.
Mcpcrmott was a highly ftvoraP." "h".
just what particular job iS in lew
remains more Cr less of 4 mystery. NJ
Dcrrn"t; has frequently been m"ri "E'd
in connection with the comm ssi"DrrSiiN
OF Internal revenues. hut later r"I"-f'
cunncr. MS name vita al i"Ast on" other
rosi,:nr. and possibly s;ill a"n'h"- "n-
Tie ou:n:"n is. however. tina, tn!"n"!
MrD"rmott has very bright nrn'rc"'> "f
receiving an fer or htgE official
pace N til" Harding regime.
woodward and Brown Call.
Two Other IVES; Virginia callers @"
ri,a ~, ,sid.nt tu-Jny "rrr EcEEr"SS:I"r
Harry T.. WOudyurd. who was ACc"mlT'h-
ie,i hy rs c.ose fC'"nd ana campaign
manager Of man. y'"rs. JudT" Ta"Inaa
Brown. Of Park"r>hurE VIII them.
700. Il was purely = S''"'' ''''', "
said JGdgc Brown is Eow looked ro"h
IS having q w:,.knNtr for appointment
4, d!sirl"t attorney IN TN N"r'h"rh
scar. dl>:ri.. "f -" STA. @'' nc al.
= -,-,@unirI e. 'r,I. been arranged :"
,.,hir .lr I.-.-.i.rt :" 500 i"d al"
w.,u the man wh"~r ,'"nimisS."" H. .
cx;rctci v,"r 20 a.vc lad n":"~" N.r.
:ur Ms siEnA'Ir"
Bowers at White House.
,'ntgrr~suaA George NJ EoW"F~ ~
auathe- rr, sidrutin, rIh"rS Il" SAID
tnat N. started out :n-d'% - ma l0iS
:. day o' ..all> on htgi off!''"is. "'i ~
whom h" knew personally and has r"r
many Years. First or hc paid his 70
srncts to I'r"sidcr' Harding. Th"r h"
wont III. rounds ~ thu Cahine' "f''''"'
and 'n1kcd N ~ 9"T"-T'! "ffi"ia'a h'\'