Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-08-12
OUR CANDIDATES.

William A. MacCorkle, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor OF West
Virginia, is fine looking man of very
attractive personality. He is six feet
tall. straight as West Virginia pine,
and is vigorous and full of life. His
hair comes dangerously near being
ed, and his mustache and imperial
are Of the same blonde color. He Is
only "a years old. He was born Ill
Rockbridge county, Va, and comes
from long line of Scotch Presoy-
terrain ministers and elders. His father
died when the boy was only Tour
wears old, but he had good mother
Bv her help, and by hard work ana
perseverance, he got an education at
Washington and Lee University, grad
uating at 20 years OF age. He went
TO Charleston in 1879. He taught
school for a time, until he succeeded
i'm building up paying law practice.
He has been an active business man,
and by good investments in West Nlr-
,ini, lands has amassed modest for
tune. He has always been deeply in
terested in developing West Virglnlas
natural resources. Mr.. MacCorkle is
a thorough Virginian, and loves the
South and all that she holds dear. A
year or two ago party OF gentlemen
were in the lobby of the Hotel Ruff
ner at Charleston, discussing the ques-
ton as TO where Jefferson Davis
should be buried. United States Mar
shall White remarked that jeff Davis
ought to be buried in the Potters
field, and quick as a flash Mr.. Mac
Corkle slapped him full in the face,
saving that he would allow no man
to SANDER the dead hero OF the Con-
federacy in his presence. There Is
perhaps no man in the State better
fitted to make vigorous canvass
than Mr.. MacCorkle. He has an
nounced his intention of taking the
stump at once, and says he will preach
the gospel of Democracy from the top
of every hill and in every valley be-
tween now and the Sth of November.
ISAAC V. JOHNSON.
Isaac V. Johnson, the candidate for
Auditor, is a native West Nirginian,
having been born in Randolph county
in 1899 He moved to Illinois IN 1896,
but at the breaking out of the war he
returned to West Virginia and en-
listed in Company H of the 3lst Nir-
ginia regiment, Confederate army.
He was badly wounded early in the
war, and being disabled from infantry
service was assigned to duty in the
quartermaster's department of I'm
boden's brigade, where he remained
until the war closed. Utterly pennl-
less, he returned to West Virginia, and
went to work as a brakeman on the
b. Il o. Railroad, remaining in the
employ of that company until 1870
In 1872 he was elected clerk of the cir
cult court of Barbour county, which
Office he held for three terms. He has
also been interested in the various
business enterprises of his section.
Mr.. Johnson is pleasant, cultivated
gentleman, excellently fitted for the
place he seeks, and will give entire
satisfaction, we are sure, if elected to
fill that important office.
JOHN NJ. ROWAN.
Col. John NJ. Rowan, the candi-
date for State Treasurer, is a sturdy
farmer and stock raiser of Monroe
county. He has been prominent
figure in West Virginia politics, and
was speaker of the House Of Dele
gates in 1897. He is now member OF
the State Board of Agriculture, hav-
ing been appointed by Governor
Fleming.
VIRGIL A. LEWIS.
Virgil a. Lewis, the nominee for
State Superintendent of Schools, is q
native of Mason county and is Al years
old He has been teacher for TWEEN
ty years and is man of literary pur-
suits. He is the author of a history
of West Virginia, and is publisher of
the Southern Historical Magazine, a
journal recently established at
Charleston. He will make an excel
lent State superintendent
THOMAS S. RILEY.
The candidate for Attorney-General,
Thomas S. Riley, is native OF Mar
shall county, this State, and is So
years old. He is self-made man
and the work has been well done
His earlier life was something of
struggle, but by manly exertions he
obtained a good education and subse-
quently studied law and entered the
legal profession. He is now city So
licitor OF Wheeling, and is member
Of the law firm of Ewing, Melvin u
Riley, one of the foremost in Wheel
ing. Mr.. Riley has been chairman of
the State Democratic committee the
past four years, and conducted the
last two campaigns with great ability.
He will make an able Attorney-Gen-
eral, for besides his legal ability there
is no more courageous, upright, man
ly, incorruptible man in the State.