West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-05-25
HOT SHOT.
Sheriff shaw's Reply TO the Excom.
munieation Notice OF the journal.
He Roasts Ring Rnie and the Repub-
lican Bosses.

He k0asts Ring Rnie and the Repub-
lican Bosses
TIE tho Editor Of the AIws:
feel it duty not only TO myself but
| TO my friends as well, who have stood
so firmly by me in the past, doubling
neither my integrity nor my Republic
canism, to publish this card.
The Preston County Journal Of the
| 18th, inst, through ITS henchman. w.
nj. q. Dawson, has seen proper to wage
a war against me, which is decidedly
more personal than political" BE it
remembered, fellow Republicans of
Preston county, that this is not the
| first attack, neither is 1t the lowest and
most degrading made upon me by this
man Dawson, who for years acted az
dictator for the dear party, dealing out
the offices OH the spoils system. At
that time no one need apply except
those who had the "spons y and who
had sounded the Dawson trumpet from
the hill tops Except those who immi-
grated from other counties and states,
who were taken into full membership
on site. During these many years OF
prosperity this same man proclaimed
that Lee Shaw and Others. who were
restless under the yoke, should never
hold Office in Preston county, while he
could WELD his pen. But, alas, the
crash camel The Grand Old Party at
tempted to throw off the yoke, splitting
asunder and setting up two govern
ments. The war of determination had
commenced. The thunder of oratory
was heard from the by-ways and hedges.
The cry rang out, " the Bosses and Daw-
sons conventions must go y and did go.
notwithstanding the ex-Senator's red
letter stickers. Time wore on. The
rank and file of the party seized the
shivering wreck. a mass meeting was
called. Hard handed, sturdy forms were
seen gliding through the large audience
room. The cry went up, 1--WE demand
Urinary system" Mr.. Dawson sub
United and said he was acquainted with
pennsylvania system that was lust
the thing. But the same system csltIs-
cd another row, in AZ much as it had
the same old convention tackled on to IL
which enabled the bosses TO get in their
work, which Defeated Il part OF the tick
ct that year. Another effort WIS made
which resulted in cropping off the OBJ
Jecti0nal part.
Not until the year of our Lord, 1902.
dd the Republican party of Preston
county harmonic and elect their ticket
with the old time majority. IN this
election ! was nominated over rs popu-
lar and worthy opponents us the county
could produce, who were my friends and
who Invested themselves of all feeling.
not only giving me their votes but their
influence also. All seemed to he salts
fled except The Journal crew, who seem
to have had the sulks ever since and
who emptied themselves OF their wrath
at the so-cllled Rowlesburg convention
and in the issue of The journal referred
to. 1t is true that | was at the said
convention and it is true that | took is
sue with the brethren as TO the legality
OF holding convention and making 4
nomination just four days preceding
the election. j believed such action not
only To he violation OF the state cleo
ton law, but violation of our party
law enacted, which provides that ail
party nominations he made by primary
election, until changed by two. thirds
vote OF the party assembled i'm mas
convention for that purpose. Am 1
right, or am wrongY Examine for
yourselves.
| will say IN conclusion that / care
nothing for the dirty attack made on
me by The journal. / have stood be
fore the artillery of the enemy when it
was charged with deadly shot and shell
what need care for mud bullets, com
ing as 1T does from the Honorable Chair
man OF the Republican Executive Com
m1ttee of West Virginia, and the Hon
orable Prosecuting Attorney of Preston
county, who is III part owner of the
sheet. AS far as being supporter of
Mr.. Smith is concerned | do not deny
the charge, and Will sly further that
Mr.. Smiths friends could have went
through The foan OF nominating him at
Rowlesburg Ind they thought proper to
do so, which is substantially in harmo-
ny with what The Journal i'd.
In reply to The Journals assertion
" After being charged with the duty OF
reporting basis of representation the
committee under MI. Shaw Is manipula-
ton refused to make report | will
Just say that the card of Mr.. Bishops
IN this issue of TIE Press explains how
much truth their is in the above quota
ton, which is an average of the whole
production. Mr.. Bishop was the chair
man of the committee.
LEROY SHAW.
Kingwood, w. Va, May 10, 1898.