West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-26
/ Office of ,
County Clerk
THE CIRCUIT cLERKsuIp.

For this office we have the clos
est race that is being run and both
candidates have been doing some of
the tallest hustling on record but
WE have been betting on the
present incumbent John w. Wat
son, all along and we will stick to
1T. Ii possession is nine points in
law and mans legs counts any
thing in n race, Mr.. Watsons chan
ces to still hold the fort are good,
although his opponent William
Henry Glover is making it so hot
for him that the race is most to
close for comfort and we think that
Mr.. Glover will fall just across the
ramparts with Watson's flag still
waving defiance, then the old fact
ional feeling will be on again as hot
as ever and watch out for breakers.
AS Mr.. Watson has only had the
oilicea short time and has given
general satisfaction the argument
is that he should now haye n full
term. On the other hand Mr..
Glover has been identified with the
party as one of its leaders and is well
and favorably known having served
the people before now not onlyin
an office Of honor and trust but in
the ranks of the army with gun
in his countrys hour of need, and
this commands votes with the big
soldier element of tho county. This
contest is bringing out the old
factional fight that Bro. Dawson Of
the Journal has been pouring oil on
and trying so hard to heal up and
claiming was all buried with the
past ETC., but we knew better all the
time and have been saying so. This
fight is being waged on the old bat
tie ground and the echoes will prove
it for if Watson gets the nomination,
the Mccormick men will get out
their knife and we will say to Wat
son Johnny get your gun, get
your gun etc."
FoR LEGISLATIVE HoNoRs.
No fun on the east side of the
river till the democrats trot out q
man to wipe up the earth with the
pill peddler from Bruccton who will
get the nomination at the primary
as u matter Of course since he has no
opposition for the present and so
DIR. NJ. s. b. (Made Shine Bryte)
can prepare poulticc or fly blister
for DR.. Powell and get ready to ex-
tend professional and fraternal
sympathy over his defeat. On this
side of the river the fight over the
mortgage for the Office waxes warm
er than love in harvest or court ship
in dog days Gas TO how hot this is we
refer the reader TO the Editors of
the Era. )"Col." Francis Marques
Huffman and Joe w. Davis have
cut each others throat up in Reno
and will both be buried i'm the same
grave. The Office is "not for Joe"
while the Man Of Marques is, too
lIuffy for the place and will still be
left to write up lies for the J0Urnol
about therolling mills, blast furna-
ces and other big industries that
Marques was TO have under the
glorious administration Of Ben
Harrison. If jolly Joe Miller
could tell as many good things in
his canvass as arc found i'm the eel
ebrated 600 Miller Joke Book he
might get every body in good hu-
NOR enough to vote for him but as
IL is he will be paired Oft with the
other Joe miller doe Davis who
runs n mill). I'm regard to the John
Bell there is little chance for its
tones being heard IN our legislative
halls. It looks alright but when
you examine it closely you will find
that it is cracked and its chimes not
just right. The last on tho list is
Amos Hartley Of MasontOwn, who is
the strongest candidate and who
ought TO get the nomination over
the candidates mentioned as he will
come nearer representing the farm
erg and huignpgs man of fbo oouutv