The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-04
Charleston circles arc asking each
Other whore Supposed influence
Has Gone
Let judgsship go to Democratic state
-E1rtn's friend and manager lost
ont too.
BY DWIGHT II. TETER

Charleston. w. May
The pcopl. Of Charleston have Al
ucys been noted for ability 10 tax
state politics and their ability 10 talk
intelligcntly on the subject. but today
they seem to be taking an even greater
intcrcs, than in times gone by. and are
ms n whole. more free in their discus
SionS.
Several political matters OF prime In
trreSt are furnishing ample food Tor
III. political dupcSterS Of the southern
end of the state. and are giving them
plenty To think about and to talk.
The situation relative TO the appoint
msnt Of AN additional federal judge for
The southern district OF West Nlrrini;t
which / discussed at some length IN L
recent article, remains prlCiaiIy I'M
changed. In conjunction with the SLOW
progress made in congress or the oil!
creating this additional judEcship and
The diplomatic frnCe-stradhlc position
assumed by Senator Sutherland. there
has arisen quite bit Of criticism OF
-he administration because of the high
handed way West Virginia has been
handled in thu matter of federal APP
rolntm"nts and recognition. But first
az all this criticism IS directed against
West Vlrginia's two senators in Wash
ington.
where II That rnduSnce7
Several very prominent RrruHh'an
politicians here arc wanting I" kno"
ms, wherein lies the great influence
Senators EIkins and Sutherland were ="
proud to let be understood they M"
with President Harding. They ar,
wondering why our senators have not
been able TO get anything" for West
Virginia. They are crit!cisinG tn" All
min;stration. | say, but they are critI-
ciSnr the two senators more. realizing
that they are the connecting Ink be-
tween affairs Of this nature and admin
istratlvc prefrrment and that federal
apoin;rnents of any magnitude rests al
most wholly upon the way n" senators
are yiS!oncd in the eyes OF the auinin-
iStratlon
Senators EIkins and Sutherland are
par,irularly blamed with the failure OF
the administration to appoint Il success
sor from West Virginia 20 succeed
Judge Iric4rard in the United States car
cult court OF appeals. Not only IN
Charleston. but all over the state are
the staunch supporters or the adniniS-
tration In the campaign last fa'l want
inr TO know the real reason this APP
tic state which has never done anything
for a republican administration or ever
will They are curious 10 know why
West Virginia was sighted and why
the TWO senator's gave their backing 10
n man whom they knew did not nave
any chance for the appointment
why DID MoDsrmott LoSsf
This Is only one Of the several reaS-
ons of like nature for which the polit-
rians Of Charleston are CritiCiS!ng Sem
ators ElkinS and Sutherland. Joe NC
pcrmott. Of MorEtntown. was canoi-
dat. for Commissioner OF Internal Kew
enue. Now. Mr.. McDermott IS among
the closest. IL not the closest. 1r'"nu
DAVIS Elkins has. They have tcamcu
together for years. both in business ana
In politics. 1t was Joe McprrHo't
who took charge Of Elkins' campaign
while t1k;ns was with the army in
France. He managed tn" whole cam
nsirn from start to finish and II Is nc
who made Davis ElkinS 4 senator II
would seem that If Senator Ekins were
able to exert any influence with the ad-
ministration whatever he would nave
brought II all to bear in Mr.. Meier
motifs favor. The appointment ana h"'
ro 10 Toe McDcrmott. no matter what
Senator ElkinS did. and It Is not reason
able TO suppose he double crossed MT
McDeunott. What are the results "r
this failure on Senator Elkins' part II
is common talk that Mr.. MclermoN lS
sore. very sore. Sen2tor E!kns has lost
his most valuable supporter and the
people Of West Virginia are beginning
10 question very seriously ms aWi''! az
n United states Senator.
Mann Slated For Spain
I,o,o ~ Mann Of Rrlmwell, II Is
well understood. has for some time been
slated as amha Ssador 10 Spain. hut his
,nnoirtmcnt has been hanging lar" Tor
So long that some Of his friends ar" be
ginning 10 become slightly uneasy. be-
ing afraid that the West Virginia SEN
ators are not pushing Mr.. Mann'S can-
dIdaCy as much aS they should. som"
OF the most thoughtful p"li,irianS IN
Charleston. however. only grin ana say
that Mr.. Mann will b.. shipped 10 Spain
ii there Is any possible means Tor sem
ator Elkins and Senator Sutherland L"
do II. They claim that either on" or
both Of the senator's would and Will ="
10 great lengths to get Mr.. Mann out OF
the country for any l"ngth OF tlmr. the
longer the better. Mr. Mann, II ne
should remain in West Virginia. would
be the logical candidate of the southern
mart OF the state to oppOS" senator
Sutherland when he comes up for re-
election two years from now. ana 'rO''
m. interest the southrr politicians are
watching Senator Sutherland it is sure
they are going TO have senatorial
candidate from their part Of tn" stat"
and are going. as some OF them frankly
admit. TO go through hcll and high
water but what they elect him. For