The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-05-08
TIE IfECo4LIrYoyu0Y YE.nENT

THE Co4EITIoNin0Y YEtEN1
Ro,e 10 Looked Last Sam mcr 10 4
Prominent Hest Ii,yinia Re
publican.
The following interview took
place last summer between Mr.,
George G Sturgiss, Of Morgantown,
and tho editor of tho Wheeling
Register. At least we find it so re-
ported in the issue Of the Register oi
June 18th, 1879:
Meeting Mr.. George G. stursiss
casually. I proceeded to probe his
political bump for some Republi-
can capital. Mr.. stursiss is a
prominent Republican of Monon-
gala county, Il Radical among tho
Radicalest, and generally alive to
the situation.
l understand, said I, that you
expect 10 operate the Republican
machine from this end of the State
in the next campnign-t!lat,in fact,
Alonongalia will furnish the candi-
tlatc Of your party for Governor;
who will he be, yourself or tIa-
guns?
aNot myself, | assure you, 7
have not talked with Mr.. lfagans
on the subject. 1Ic does not con-
fidc his political plans 70 me-
Will lie not be a candidate?
"Tllat I cannot answer. | have
heard him spoken Of, butit is my
opinion that he is not aspiring to
that particular position"
Do not you Republicans count
on him drawing the Granger or
Grecnback vote?
II am aware that his affinity
with the Granger element in the
last Legislature was somewhat
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son,.las.'', ,',,n'nsa of w !. All IL tT,t T have @
M sa q XIV ,,;,,, =, .o, u ~ az roforsnco @ to ,bc
measures Of the Legislature was
that he intended to jump astride OF
the Constitutional amendment"
Well, ifnot lIagans, who do you
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w. In,, =, no ''v nro,,'incrt amin" nonrb.
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u, ~ s.,v s",. II wo;,IJ not @ s.,rnort itEhas
il not rather encouraged the move.
ment?
Il know that the editor, AIR;
Ia'hocai' .i Is "Is;, ;n,1',oo, ~ ~ - "t'' ~
yor y,r' s,,ch ,,e S' n h,'r@,in . I'he lepubli.
cans will undoubtedly make an i'll
dependent nomination. ,
i"I could =. not be Induced to
"fS MONEY! onI ,o ,"r Ic "sc af s'.v ""rr% e IL
n I' IiIitIe t triun,,,l, MI " over Ii the Democrt. H.
cv?
II am quite confident t there will
oe three tickets III tl'c l%ld'
,,on" "' froM .'' tEo I'' camnaiam ,Im ', ,,nIer
such circumstances?