West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-06-30
ECHOES OF THE REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE
BANNER COUNTY.

1t will really be some time yet
before the full returns are in OF the
scramble for a share of The spoils
that took place among "our friends
The enemy" last Saturday aweek.
True the vote is all in and counted !,
but the fun, fact and fancy in con-
nection with the side issues and
fine Italian work done, will come
in for some time yet and there are
some of the leading characters in
the drama, who will hardly get over
frothing at the mouth before dog
days set in. In our report last
week we accidentally omitted the
vote on County Surveyor and as the
candidate for this office had the big
gest majority of any man on the
ticket, VIC must mention It yet.
Mr.. A. +. McMillcn, of Mason
town, is the man and he was nomi-
mated without opposition, receiving
1862 votes.
The great fight was for Sheriff
and the result surprised everybody.
Not that Leroy Shaw was the win.
ner, for we said all the time that
his name was Eli' and We ad-
vised the other candidates to keen
their eye on Leroy, for the way he
raised the dust, was bound to bring
him in ahead on the home run. if
the supply of horses held ont. 1t
was a good joke on Shaw that one
horse did die on his hands. belong
ing to Ole man Myers at Tunnelton,
but Leroy promptly paid for it and
hired another and had it appraised
before starting out again. He has
some bitter enemies in his own
purity, right here IN Kingwood and
they were determined to beat him
If possible and could have accom-
plished it. had they known who was
the next strongest man, but Dan
Jackson made them believe it was
Lenhart, and: worked hard for him.
even getting some votes changed
from Hollis to Lenhart, on the
theory that the big man had no
show anyhow. Here is where the
surprise came III, for Hollis was
running like wild fire, the last few
days and if the election had been a
week later would have gotten a
mortgage on the Office. The Joke
OF 1T was that both Shaw and
Shaffer were throwing votes to
Hollis. thinking that he was the
weakest man and that the fight was
between them. Where they failed
to get man to promise them his
support, they tried to influence
him TO vote for Hollis, the result
WAS that Bob was side-tracked by
only "a votes and now Sbaw's enc.
mics are kicking themselves all over
the background because they
couldn't see it, for the cry was.
Anything to beat Shaw" The
King candidate was left at the tale
end OF the race and has the late
lamented j. A. Lenhart to thank
Tor cuss) for that. Shaffer was the
strongest man till Lenheart appear
cd and divided his vote with him.
The East Side claimed the Office
this time, but they should not have
acted so greedy and allowed two
racers OF the track. Once again
the Bosses have promised the Office
and failed 10 deliver the goods
Well, well, we are sitting calmly on
the stakcn-rldered fence Of Demo
cracy and enjoying the Kalithum
plan procession as it passes by.
sbaifer only carried Union, his own
district, which nc did by nearly
three to one in all, getting 81 votes
10 Ga, divided among the other
three. This speaks well for him at
home. lie came very near carrying
Portland, Hollis beating him by
three votes, and carrying Portland
and Reno, the two biggest districts
in the county. Bob's big vote IN
Reno and at home IS very complj.
mentary 10 him, but being froze ont
down IN Grant and Pleasant. va.
hard 70 overc, me. His maiont,
over all in Reno il 1913, but only Z
over The next man iu Portland
Lenhart carried three districts
Valley. Grant and Pleasant, NOR,
than anyone else, but sin w.