West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07
Shaw, Rigg & Co.

court House on = uurd. Y turned Gu,
to be more Of a po'itic4. gathering
than a non. political demonstrating
When we read the call for the first
time 10 the Journal, the idea at once
struck us that the Ii aetiug was 10 be
gotten up for a two-foll purpose !.
FREELY, political gathering brought
about that the people might be in
ceussd against our State Administra
ton; AMI secondly, We considered it
a scheme to forward LEE SHlw's
20 lticsl int; ests in THE county.
Our views in the fret direction
were strengthened by the fact that
the call for the meeting was never
given THE ARGUS for publication.
OF course there were other consider
atoms which LED us to entertain such
belief, but the one mentioned was
the most glaring of all. 1t was well
known by SHAW, RIGG g. Co., the
concoctors of this little one horse
scheme, that THE ARGUS sthe Dem
ocratic organ in Preston county, and
If the meeting was intended to have
been non political, why was the CD !
not given to us so that the Demo
Gratis too might be notified as we'll as
the Radicals p? This question is very
easily answered. They didn't want
Democrats in the meeting, or such
Democrats ct least, as could not be
hood winked by the nonsensoal bal
derdash OF LEE SHAW Col. RIaG and
other moss backed, fo1siliffsrous Re
pubhcans. The call, as published
bore upon it's face unmistskab!e
signs Of duty. petty scheme, and
the wonder is that the projectors
didn't associate some one with them
who had sense enough to cover up
these bold indications OF malignant
plot,
The idea OF the projectors was
simply this They expected 10 meet
here on Saturday, and by unani-
nous vote, pass set OF resolutions
which they thought won d be waite d
from north to south and from east
to west 10 this State, to the detri-
ment Of Democratic intereots
throughout the whole common
wealth. This is undoubtedly the
reason why Democrats were not ex-
pected or wanted 10 the meeting,
and moreover the only plausible
reason why the call was not given
The ARGUS for publication.
Nov, let Tie look at the second pur-
pose OF this Farmers'(OMee 1t
is generally understood that LEE
SHAW is candidate for the Office OF
Sheriff in Preston comfy. Col.
RIGG is closely allied to SHAW By
marital ties, which every one knows
are much stronger tnan those Of
mere friendship. Tie Journal prov
ed by it's action that it il a stauncb
friend Of SKAw's and will willingly
snpport, and gladly aid him 10 get
ting the Office to which be aspires.
The neeting,as we have before shown
IN this article, was expected 10 be
entirely one-sided, and, SHAW b. ing
constituted by DAWSON & Co. AZ
the head and tail, T. was supposed
that HE actions would give him a
boom Unprecedented 10 the history
OF Republican jobbery aud thus gain
for him the Saerifa,tJ nomination
without the accomplishment Of any
thing further on his part. This. no
doubt, was the prime object Of the
meeting, and The casual observer
could not help but see it by the ac-
tioDs Of those who made themselves
the most conspicuous o. tbe Repub.
lican side.
But We must gay tbst SHAW
bright en'icipstions certainly, IN
great measure, vanished before tb,
meeting adjourned The gentlemen
who were associated with him II
calling the farmers together, iaile,
to put in an appearance. Al Blcx.
ToED and WILSON two eztensivel2
farmers, who were associated with
him 10 calling out The tillers Of tn,
coil having studied carefully o.,
meuts sDd dsmerrls Of The 3 lvoru.