The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-08-17

Court. He was born and raised in
our county, is an old typo and was
editor Of the Messenger, paper pub
lished at West Columbia in ante bel-
lum times, and in his devotion to the
free school system, in those days,
both by his trenchent pen and his
speeches, succeeded in carrying the
vote of this county for it, and SO zeal
GUS was he in the cause that his for
mer patrons abandoned him, his pa
per suspended and came near bank
rupting him. He then entered up
on the study of the law, but the late
civil war coming on he abandoned it,
and at its close, renewedit, and some
years since obtained u license to
practice law, and we heard one of
the Judges remark, who examined
him, on that occasion, that he was a
remarkably well read lawyer Mr..
Van Matre, although not having de-
voted all Of his time to his profess
ion and by that means not having a
very active practice, yet he is good
lawyer and would bring to the bench
considerable legal learning, and will
sit upon the wool sack otium cum
dignitatie.
The nominee for Assessor Of First
District, james Windon, is a young
gentleman, well qualified, "a native
to the manor born,o descended from a
highly respectable and intelligent
family, and is an apt business man.
The nominee of the Second Dis.
trict, e. E. Baker, filled one term of
the office some years ago, with fdeli-
ty, is a gentleman well and favora-
bly, known throughout the entire
county, is a sound Democrat, and
needs no commentator at our hands.
The nominee for Surveyor T. ],
Roberts, who resides in the upper
end of the county, is unknown to us
personally, but we are credibly infor-
med that he is an educated Survey
or and a practical civil engineer, is
q sound Democrat, and is in every
respect well qualified for the office,
and his nomination being made by
reclamation, speaks volumes in his
praise.
Last but not least, comes Geo. P.
Simpson, the redoubtable Perry, as
the nominee for Prosecuting Attor-
ney. Mr.. Simpson, like Mr.. Steven
son, is a native of Ohio, and removed
to the county some twelve or fifteen
years ago, and for some time acted
with the Republican party, but soon
perceiving that they werodestroying
the life of the State (for that was in
the days of test oaths and registra-
tion,) he abandoned the party and
come over to the Democratic party,
and ever since he has by his voice
on the stump from Letart Falls to
Greenbrier county, opposed the rot
tenness and corruption of his old
love. He, when Judge Moore was a
candidate for Congress, in the dark
days of registration, accompanied
that gentleman throughout the Dis
trict, and assisted him in making the
canvass, frequently meeting Cover
nor Stevenson on the stump, and in
variably getting the better of him
in debate. After the canvass, so
chagrined was Stevenson at him,
that he gave him the name of "Soap
Fat" sobroquet by which he goes
to this day. Mr., Simpson is a law
yer of brilliant attainments, and will
fill the Office with credit to himself,
his friends and his county, and we
say to all malefactors, woe be unto
you, if Perry prosccutos you, for you
will surely be punished with the ut
most rigors of the law,
We deem this hasty sketch of our
candidates due the people of the
county, and in thus speaking OF
them, we do so, not in terms of dis
paragomcnt of those gentlemen whose
names were before the Convention.