The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-13
WASHINGTON
West Virgins News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

Washington, D. Z. Jan. l2--That Il
big federal plum has been promised 10
W est Virginia was the basis OF lots OF
talk on the part OF the West Nlrginians
IN the capital today. CoInCidCnt with IL
was the authentic report among them
that friends of Hon. Joseph II. Me
permOtt, OF Morgantown. has rgcd
him as n candidate for the big plum
undo" discussion, which isS either. thc
United States commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenue or the United States Com
missioner of Fisheries. Both Of these
big positions have been held by West
Flrginians under former admlnIStra-
tionS-the comrnissioncrshin under the
two Cleveland terms. was held by Hon.
Joseph r.. Miller. OF kcnova: under Har-
risOn. by the late Judge John W, Mason.
Of Fa!rmont. and under Mckinney. by
former Senator Nathan Bay Scott; the
fisheries Job was held by the present
Congressman George NJ. Bowers for II
years.
The talk today Is that Mr.. McDcrmott
will accept one Of these positions II II
is offered him. and. his friends behind
his newly developed candidacy predict
th;a ii will be if the report of the
Hardin promise is correct, and they
knowingly and confidently assert that
it Is
MIR. McDermotts home Is at Morgan
town. He IS = successful oil and gas
producer, and q man OF wealth, He was
president of the state senate in 1907,
and was in supreme control OF Senator
Elk!RS' candidacy for the nomination
for the United State senate while the
senator then major in the army. was
in France He and Senator Elkins are
very intimate personal. political and
business friends and have been for
years,
BackerS OF Congressman c. BaScom
Slemp, of Virginia. are circulating a pa
per among the West Virginia Rcpubll-
can members OF The House of Repre-
Sentatives, asking them TO endorse Mr..
Slcmp for position in the Harding
cabinet. Mr.. Slcmp is the only Re
publican congressman from virginia,
and his candidacy for 4 cabinet portfolio
is urged as 4 recognition Of what there
Congressman Wells Goodykoontz and
Congressman l.. :. EcholS wTe the
first of the delegation TO sign the
Slemp petition written especially Tor
West Virginia signatures.
A man giving the name Of Lord Is
in jail at Huttonsville, W. Va, where
he was arrested for soliciting funds Tor
the American Red Cross, charged with
having no authority for doing 80. lo-
cal authOrti les telegraphed Senator
Sutherland a request TO inquire OF the
officials at national headquarters or
the Red Cross here If they desired him
to be held and prosecuted. They Ger
Lord, they say has been causing them
lots of anxiety, and they had been on
his trail for Il year. They said his oil,
fenso was against federal law anu
that they would request district At
tornuy Stuart W. Walker to have MIN
indicted and placed on trial.
Former State Senator W. c. Grimes,
OF keySer, en- route TO attend the open
inr Of the Legislature at Charleston
Nv n
few boosts for himself with tho West
Virginia senator's and representatives.
lie is an applicant for appointment as
United States District Attorney in the
Northern district Of West Virginia.
Senator Davis Elkins is in receipt
of 4 letter. which he prizes highly. from
he soldier patients at Walter Reed
Hospital this city. thanking him for
Christmas gi6ts sent to them
Joseph l.. Bonham of tho navy. whose
home is at Charleston. was saved by n
few hours from heing aboard hts ship
bound with the Atlantic fleet for the
naval Inancuvers scheduled Tor the VI
Cinity of the Panama Canal. Ills appli-
cation for discharge was turned down
hy his Supporters and the day before
tho sailing no bcthcuSht himself, 10
send pleading telegram TO Congress
man l.. :. EChols who, the next morn
ing, visited the navy department and
secured an order for the Jackic's dis
charge The order was ie!cGraphcd to
New York and arrived just i'll time to
permit l-,nham going ashore before
his ship steamed south. His mother
needs his support now, was the plea
made for his discharge.
Application for the discharge from
the army of Robert Yost, son of Mrs.
Rosa Noon. of Piedmont, was made 10
the Adju,ant general of the Army to-
day by Senator Sutherland. The latter
also set in movement an application
TO secure increased soldiers Compen
sation for W. Guy GretG lcr, of Fair
for John Wesley JeffrieS, Of Weston.
Notice from the Pension Bureau has
been received by Congressman Stuart
F Reed Of the award OF pension. at
the Rate of $50 a month. TO Mrs. Susan
E Lamb, Of Linn. w. Va.
Through tho efforts of Congressman