Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-21
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS
BY D. W. CALL

ne West virginia Society, IN Jne
/ District of Columbia, held its April
meeting on Wednesday night, the
sixth, with about 100 of the loyal citi-
zens of the state residing here, pres
ent.
The meeting was presided over by
the President, Mr.. E. T. Morgan, who
dispatched the business in very hap
Ply way, loosing no time with pre-
lininaries.
Mr.. Williams, former Road Com
missioner of the state, was a visitor,
and made very happy talk to the
members who were present and it was
delivered in such a happy strain, that
all seemed to enjoy it.
After dispensing with the business
of the evening, the chairman of the
entertainment committee, furnished a
short entertainment, after which re-
freshments were served, followed by
dancing.
| The bills remaining from the
Speeches. Dinner were ordered paid,
and the announcement was made that
at the next meeting, the May meeting,
officers for the coming year would be
elected, or the present ones re-elect-
ed as may suit best.
From Havana, Cuba paper we
take the following interview of Sem
ator Golf, with these headlines.
"West Virginia Senator Tasees ChiBese
Lottery Ticket"
Lotteries and the present Chinese
situation are alike in their compost
tfon, according to Senator G. ID. Golf,
from West Virginia, who is visiting
in Havana enroute to China. The re-
suits from one are as uncertain as
from the other he stated. No one
is able to predict the next move with
any accuracy.
Despite the present lottery-like
China. Senator Golf is to continue his
trip to the warning section. He will
go to Honolulu from Cuba, remaining
there four days, and then go to Yoko-
hama, Japan, Picking, Hongkong and
Shanghai, the terrorized warfare sec
tien.
Z 'The Senator is confident that he
wilt be able to enter China, and re-
ports of further uprising and foreign
Intervention do not discourage him.
The state department and the Chi
nese minister, who is friend of mine,
believe that / will get in all right. If
/ get out in the same way, will go to
Singapore, see the new British rail-
road into Siam, visit Bangkok, Aus
tria, New Zealand and then go to the
Fiji Islands.
"The trip will take five months,
Senator Golf returning to the United
States in September"
The early part of last week, very
large delegation of the leading Re
publicans came to this city, in the in
terest of securing the filling of the
vacancy in the fourth United States
Court, composed of the states of
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina,
caused by the death of Judge John c.
Rose, of Baltimore, and after canvass
ing the situation, they visited the
President, urging the appointment Of
West Virginian, to the place, pre-
senting the fact. that the state had
not had a member of that court since
the resignation of Judge Nathan Golf,
who resigned when he was elected |
Senator, and that the state should |
have it, and this delegation then and |
there presented the name of Hon. Ell
lott Northcott, of Huntington, but |
they were advised by the President, I
that he would make no appointment |
from the state, until he had the en-
dorsement of Senator Goff however, I
before the visit to the President, they /
had talked to Senator Golf, in Havana,
and who sent his request to the pIcsi-
dent for the appointment of Mr.. Nor
thcott, and it was done and from all /
points of view very happy conclusion
of the situation, that might have de-
veloped into very disquieting affair
if the matter had been delayed long
Ell, and as it is, they have one Of the
best men in the state for the position,
and all elements showed disposition
to the end that was reached.
There are said to be about 5000
West Virginians in the District of
Columbia, many Of whom are in the
classified service in the departments,
while great many are engaged on
Capitol Hill, either connected with the
Senate or House affairs, and come OF
course from the state, largely because
of service or personal favor on the
part> of the Senator or the Rep1esen-
tative. Each, of course, ia looking to
the future and he wants to reward his
friends, and make the coming and go
ing of his friends from the state pust
as agreeable as is possible, and he
has one, man or woman that well
known in the state or his individual
district, so that visitors may feel at
home, when in Congressman or SEN
ators office, here in Washington.
Some members of Congress in both
houses, close their office, and their en-
tire force return to the state, while
others are just as active and busy
with the office affairs, as when Cons