The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-03-23
FIGURES SHOW
G. ().P. WASTE:
Nearly $1,000, 900 Added to State
Expense, Mostly m Increased
, Salaries, by Last Republi-
can Legislature.

Wrangilns at the pork barrel, which
has characterized the Republican adj
ministratiOns in state and nation since
the G. %. L. assembled to power in
Charleston and Washington March I,
1921. has broken on. afresh in both
northern and southern West Virginia
over the district marshalships.
In the narthern district. Lewis
Buckwald, OF Wheeling, who has al.
ready been confirmed for the position
BY the senate. has threatened 10 re
sign unless he is given permission t.
drag the Office from one city to anoth.
er 70 suit his own sweet will. He
wants 10 take the office to Wheeling
How so as Ia have it close home and
S~ Is meeting with strenuous uppcsi-
zion. 4. T. Barrett. who Is slated for
the job ~ chief deputy under Euck-
wald, resides Of ParkcrShurg. and he
wants the Office dose home. also. GUY
u. Con, assistant iO the attorney gen.
crai. has said that Parkersburq is the
place. And while tie fight goes no
,DrrrUy, ihe Parkersburg News, Re
publican newspaper, enters the battle
in behalf Of Petersburg and GeclarcG
ditOrislly that those fellows in Wheel
9ng appear to think thar they are not
Onc entitled to all the offices In the
giorthern district OF the state. or or the
state at large. but that they should
have their headquarters by their own
fireside."
Senators At Odds
In the marshalship fight IN the
southern district, West Virginia. two
senators are reported to be at logger
heads. with little possibility OF agree.
ing on a man before the term OF Mar
shall William Osborne expires April q.
Senator Sutherland is holding out FOR
tho appointment Of Grcenway Hatfield.
Ot Williamson while Senator Elkins in-
sists that 7. IT. HarBhbarger. of MI
ton, is the man for the job and deserve
the place for Coming 20 the aid o. the
party"
Is state affairs, the Public Service
Commission, bone NJ contention since
It's creation by the Republicans nearly
W years ago. has bobbcd up to hauu
Governor Morgan who HIMSELF was
SueWbcr Of the commission until Doc
resigned to become candidate Tor tlr
gOvernOrshp. The news leaked out Goo
Charleston recently, without official
approval, that Governor Morgan wns
Undertaking to reorglnize The commits.
sion and in that connection had 70.
hGuested the resignation NJ George H..
90. Wiles and that he Intended 90 name
MeuccessOr to T.. g. Rider. Bepublirsa,
whose term expired nearly year ago.
rIt vito has been permitted to continue
on ina state payroll The third mem
Der OF The commission. T.. G.. Lewis.
Democrat, rs 10 be permitted to re-
main, under the plan, until his term
expires. Since announcement Of his
reported plan in tho newspapers, Coy
ernOr Morgan has been besicgcd with
applications from Republican lawyers
in all corners Of the state. who are
anxious 10 land the SGOOOa-year
berths.
Hailanan curtails Activities
AZ the outcome Of the storm Of zen
eral criticism on the art OF both Demo
crats and Republicans alike FROM viz
tually every county If the state, of The
plan OF State Tax Commissioner Wnl-
Ter S. Hallanan to get the money" to-
meet the increased appropriations OF
nearly T,OoO,OOO saddled upon tho
people already overburdened by state
and federal taxes by the last Repubii-
can legislature. through increasing as
easements, the tax commissioner has
curtalled his speaking campaign in an
effort to persuade the dear constitu.
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