San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-28
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR Gov
ERNOR OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Judge Fleming, who was nominated
a few days ago by the StateDemocratic
Convention, at Huntington, for Gov
ernOr of West Virginia, has risen from
the plough and the hoe to Prosecuting
Attorney, legislator and Circuit Judge,
and is now on the road to the
Governorship of the State.
A. B. Fleming was born in Marion
County (then Virginia) in sight of
Fairmont, the capital of the county,
on the 18th of October, 1889. Until he
arrived at the age of twenty years he
worked on his fathers farm during
the spring and summer, and in the
winter months attended the district
schools of the county. At twenty
years of age he entered the Law
School of the University of Virginia.
This was in the fall of 1859. After his
graduation and admission to the Bar,
he commenced practising his profess
sion in Chenille, Gilmer County, Viz
ginia. In 1862 he returned TO his ma
tive county and chung out his single"
in Fairmont, where he has resided ever
since. The next year he was elected
prosecuting attorney of Marion
county. now West Virginia, for the
ltIu III vi IOlI yCdI - III lofl IlC " "o
elected to the state legislature, as
democrat. He took leading and
conspicuous part in the deliberations
of the body. When Judge Lewis
died in office, in 1873. Mr.. Fleming
was appointed to fill the uneXpired
term. In the October following, he
was elected to the office by hand
some majority. At the October
elections, in 1850, he was elected
Judge of the second judicial circuit of
West Virginia fer the full term of
eight years, running as a democrat,
and received an enormous vote in
district largely republican. His
term on the bench will expire on
December 81, 1888.
Judge Fleming is regarded as an
able jurist, and he Is gentleman OF
fine literary and business attain
ments. He is quite extensively en-
gagged in farming and mining, In his
official and private life he IS above
reproach, and his great popularity
among all classes Of his fellow citi-
zens is his best recommendation to
public confidence and favor.
IT Is refreshing, as the shadow of
great rock in a weary land, to hear
expressions of decided loyalty and
unionism in Texas. 1t saves a man
who loves the old flag, and thinks it
the best banner on earth, from feeling
lonesome and wondering if there be
any real love for that star spangled
banner remaining. 1t is dOu0ly re-
freshing to hear such loyal unionism
expressed by democratic organs, and 1t
is on that account that the LIGHT
publishes with just pride and deep
pleasure, the following from the Dali
las Times Herald, anent the too ut
terly too" expressions of McCullough:
at is all very we'll for Mccullough
to he a rebel-One, too, who has never
surrendered, etc. But just at this par
ticular time it is entirely unnecessary
TO mention the fact. The war is over.
The South is happy, prosperous and
satisfied. 1t is emphatically part of
this Union, and the Union expects as
much from it in loyalty as from New
England. The democratic party of
Texas as the democratic party OF the
United States disapproves ofany shirt
waving of the kind INDUCED in by
Mccullough"
Why the devil, if Mccullough was
whipped, did he not keep on fighting.
Why a man should everlastingly re-
ioice because he wore himselfup to his
suspenders whaling the other fellow,
when the other fellow comes out with
whole pair of pants is what the
LIGHT cannot understand.