Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-03
What is Said About the Candidates.
From the Free Press. !

From the Free IreSS.
In Mai. Charles III. Knott the Dem
ocrats of this Senatorial District have
n candidate worthy of their sutfrages.
He will bevond question make an eN-
cellent Senator He is an energetic
business man, a substantial and intel
lirent citizen and farmer, and has at
heart all the best interests OF the peo-
pie. He will show some of the others
i'm the race how to make red hot
canvass, so that a round thousand or
twelve hundred majority may be
rolled up i'll jefferson.
From the IIagerstown Herald
Mr.. Charles III. Knott, who lives
several miles south of ShepherdStown,
West Va, and has numerous friends
i'm this county, on Monday received
the Democratic nomination for the
State Senate from the thirteenth sena-
torial district of West Virginia. Mr.
Knott's only fault, that of being a
Democrat. will be no disadvantage TO
to him in a community with which he
is in such close political sympathy.
From the Charlestown Free Press
The above named gentleman, the
Nestor of the Morgan county bar, and
wear in and year out in the old times
a representative of that county in
Democratic Conventions and III the
Legislature of Old Nirginia-and since
the war conspicuous among his coun-
trylnen in all interests of his people,
has been nominated as the Democratic
Candidate for Judge of this district
As Mr.. Duckwall is not known TO
many of our people, and anticipating
his Northumberland that he was
the choice of Berkeley and Morgan
and those counties having the power
TO nominate-we took occasion, not
for our own information, however, to
interview Hon. +. Boyd Faulkner on
SATURDAY. last as to Mr.. Duckwalrs
fitness for the Bench. 70 our peril
nent inquiry Mr. Faulkner responded:
81 have known J. :. Duekwall for many
years, and since my return mere in 81 l
have attended regularly the courts In Nor
gan county, and during that time | cannot
recall Il single case of any Importance, law
chancery or criminal, that has been heard or
tried in that Court that he was not either
associated with me, or the opposing counsel
to me, or one of them. | regard him as an
excellent lawyer, who carefully prepares MS
pleadings and makes an able and ingenious
argument before Court or jury. lie Is
active, energetic and industrious, ana. so lar
as | can Judge, is as vigorous in mind as he
was ten years ago. He has been the leading
lawyer OF Morgan County as long back as !
can remember, has always been faithful ana
LOYAL to his party, and | believe Will make an
honest and incorruptible judge. | have "a
great many warm friends myself IN Inc
county OF Morgan and without an exception
they all state To me that his election Will he
most gratifying TO then and have heard
| many expressions of Il like character from a
| large portion of my own county. There is
| the Hon. VIM. IL. Travers of Charlestown.
who in late years has been attending the
| Morgan Circuit Court and who has been fire.
/ Ouently pitted against Mr. DuCkwall in i'm
| posing cases. inquire Of him 1.-The is not IA foe
| man worthy his steele"
From the Martinsburg independently
At the meeting of the Democratic
| Convention of the thirteenth Senate
rial district, in the Courthouse, last
Monday, Major Charles II. Knott,
! of Jefferson county, was unanimously
nominated. Major Knott is an up
right, kind and polished gentleman,
and by nominating him the Demo
cratic party has reposed confidence in
one of its ablest and worthiest mem
/ hers