The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 20
Whether or not there is to De
new state chairman of the RepCb-
lican executive committee TO run
this years campaign of that party
will be settled at conference to
be held in this city next Monday
by the present State Chairman
Mont. c. White with Senator
Howard Sutherland and the SIX
members or the House, all of
whom are candidates up for re-
election this year
There has been not a little COS
sip INDUCED in by the Republican
politicians to the effect that the
resignation of Chairman White,
which would neceSSitate the I'M
mediate election Of a successor,
was an event to be looked for.
now that the nominees have been
chosen. An additional reason given
for expecting a change is that
Chairman White is also a nominee
OF the primary, being the party
candidate for the State Senate IN
the Mingo District, and it has been
assumed that he Will want TO de-
vote all OF his time exclusively TO
his own candidacy. and that ne no
doubt regards appealing In tnls
wears campaign in dual role III
advisable.
Nothing positive is known
about that here, however. In fact,
there are some politicians VIM
advance the gueSS-purely guess
that Chairman White would
like to be both state chairman and
manager Of the campaign as wen
as candidate for membership IN
the State Senate. Nor is there
anything definite to be learned
today whether Chairman White is
coming here to submit his resls-
nation or to negotiate with the
nominees with a view to holding
on to the chairmansh
The Indications are too pro-
nounced to be misconstrued that
should Chairman White upon. ar
rival offer to step aside and let
another more favored by this
years congressional nominees run
the campaign, he VIII relleve
those gentlemen of an en- baTrass-
ment. and leave them free to seek
a reorganization of the committee
with men more favored by them,
and who. in turn. were more IN
paign with the election returns
from the primary.
No member of the delegation
seen today would discuss the mat
ter for publication. 1t was an
nounced that conference of the
delegation will be held in advance
of Chairman Whites coming, and
that the delegation expected to act
as unit on whatever questions
that may come up at the meeting
with Chairman White next Mon
day.
The West Virginia delegation In
the House voted to pass the Win
slow coal-fact-fnding bill. There
was but handful of votes against
il, It was one of the few times
that the present delegation has
held a conference in advance OF
the final roll call on the passage OF
a bill. Theirs being coal produc-
ing state, their interest and pre-
caution in this case were Dut
natural. The House gave the
nresident this commission, as he
asked for it, and provided for 1t
precisely as he wanted it. Off
Gals of the United Mine Workers
and some of the officials of the
operators organizations objected.
both groups on the grounds that
the bill barred partisans from
their own camps being appointed
on the commission. At the request
OF the state delegation, Congress-
man Goodykoontz expressed their
views on the bill. He said that
west Virginia, its coal operators
in particular, invited. the fullest
investigation of the industry He
might have gone further, but he
didn't and stated that West N1r-
Einians do not have very much
faith in the usefulness of the COM
mission now so per cent created.
They do believe that twill satisfy
popular c1amor in all states
where they know nothing OF the
coal producing industry and its