West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-08-21

of this State with ticket that will unite
and hsrmNuizo the party AMI will draw
/ ont the full strength in every county l.
IS composed Of live and progr,ssivo mon.
! who Nili make a vigorous campaign, ana
! who, Ulor the election IS over, WI, e,vu
/ our State wise aud l.h,r.l ar,aiuis,rati,u
NJ Democrat requires to ho told who
| lion Jacob B J-yNs,n, our candidate
! for Governor. is, nor how ho bNs served
! Uis party both .r, enrolled in the histr
! ~ uf his country Coming from the pc
ulc hC Ia s,if made man, aud 10y hls ia
! dlvi ual tiI r,5 has raised lins,lt to his
present position. Al the ggc vi o., he is
iu the primo OF lie unj his % luoncc
! uis vduc,lon was r,cCiyo@ in Park us
burg, where, ut IN carly age, he began the
study of law ia his fathers office. HHs
| License as attorney b,Drs the n,mo OF y.
| MoComos, GO. II. Lee aud Jos. l.. Fry,
three Gisiir gl.sAci jmists OF tho uli
State. lie has repeatedly Gilvd tho Glide
OF Commonwealth Attorney OF the couu
ucs OF Wood and p,cusnuto. declining I,
election in the former uud being removed
from ,flce In the latter AT the time II the
Restored 1ovcrnm,ut np'n his refusal to
take the test oath. DmiIg tho war MIR.
jackson held no cillco, bcirF oxolueivoly
engaged, "a hv rcmaILs, la dCyisiEg
ways and mears 10 ,tcapo the clu'chcr oi
The party in power" Tie s,,vtd in the
Legislature ia 1874 and in tho Lou. ned
ecssion n 1873 In his own county and
ncighbuIhuod Mr.. jackson is cxcoodnl iy
popular having been, in S7S elected May
or rarkersburg. Ills nomination is the
rcfult of bis personal popularity as much
Gs anything else.
Our caLdiJ.to for Nllitor ia J. =. MI
Ter, the present incumnort. "A general
fevoritc before his election, he has du
ring his term cf Office, greatly increased
his popularity. His administration OF tLo
office has been highly sati factory, and
commented him for denomination to rcI
rcsentalivcs from every section. lie is
probably as generally known as any man
Ia u S;G'r, both In his private capaci y
land from his public stryicCn. He is ma
tive Cf Caheil cruhty, aud 80 nov 33
years ofug~. hi- education wsl ob,oi
cd ot Beach Grove, A-hlaLd, Ky. AZ thu
agc of p he wes ,Ioctc" Clerk Of the
Circuit Court of Cnbcll, and ff,orwards o.
the County Court. For four years, from
1872 to 1876. ho was clerk of tho State
sDpuc, s,ryrg mat august body to the
satisfaction Of all. In 1876, he was nom
mated at Charleston for Auditor, ana in
Oulober was elected, leading the ticket.
iIis executive pbilily AMI uniform ADAPT.
bllly to the ocico nrc now fully csl,b-
Iishod.
Col Thomas OBdcn, the candidate frr
Treasurer, Is one Of our Irish American
ctizcps md io a Cnthnlrc If, "a u,ap
,.,,,.
uh'"U"''uIf P'''"e' '"' "' p"S'''' -
lio enjoy the reputation OF bong IL
skilled iuancicr and most fertile of r,
oourco p.rLara ta.,,,et g.li.,t (. .otr...
-,,,,
"' 'n' "''''l ~ ms '.''"y' i"'o'' ""'''''
honr0'y and a'rH. .hfor "arih.fa, which
nothing can shake. H. is d shrowJ, ih-
,cufo.r,,,,r fh,,si,as, o-l ,yu bri,,,
-,
l" ''o ''l''' "' uuI'i''''u 'AP'HcuCo'
The Republicans doubtless intended one
grand coup doiut when they nominated
! Rufko f,r t,,., p,s,fion. II.Iga C,tb.-