West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-17

iegiauce To the Union p aeked
with considerable trepidation.
"When am willing to give faith
ful counsel nobody is willing 10
listen to me. The line Of demarka-
tlon is to be drawn between the
Stalwarts aud Halfbreeds in tho
nominations for the Legislature
The former favor GoIf and the lat
ter Elkins for United States Sena--
tor. The fight is on, and it Is hard
to predict the termination. DR.. r.
r. Lanham will be the Stalwart
candidate and A. lI. Hartley will
be the Halfbreed. On tho East
Side Page McCrum and Lloyd
Shafrer will contest for the nomi-
nation. The former is for Goff and
the latter for ~Elkins. The State
Senator is conceded to Taylor ccun-
ty this time, aud We understand
that Hons. T.. II. Davis, s. n.
Grimm and John II. Holt will Offer
themselves rs sacrifice for tho
good OF the party. Their support
from Preston will depend upon
whom they favor for United States
Senator and which OF the two fac
i'ons capture the delegates. Tho
Sherifralty and Clcfkybips are
good ways OF, but already the can.
di'latcs are doing some quiet hus-
ting. At the present time the con-
test for the Sherifralty is between
Bob llcllis and Mase Watson. Lloyd
Shafer aud Jim l.enhart don't care
To experience that peculiar sensa.
tion again. SO far AZ | can learn
John w. Watson will have opposi-
ton. lie will be given a clear field.
But it will be quite different with
the County Clerkship. At this
early date we find Geo. A. Walls.
Joseph A. Miller, julius Schtrr and
perhaps Others, who are practicing
the candidate shake"
ANY candidate for Congress ?"
| made bold to inquire, believing
the ". p. was afflicted with the hal
lucination that the people had for
gotten tho Republican sins OF a
quarter of century.
Eyes. and tins is the rock npon
which we are going to split" was
the pathetic and mournful reply.
"rhe voters OF our party want
Neil j. Fortney or James A. Brown
FOR our standard benrcr, but the
Journal IL irritatInglv slow in mas
ing this fact known TO the party.
There Is u marked suspicion among
the rank and file of the party that
tho Journal is not true reprcscn-
tatiye Of the Grand Old Party, and
there is n quiet movement on foot
to make the Press the organ Of
the party. 1t is not merely fine
paper and COED type that we want,
with an editor sitting aft. and mag
unanimously waiting for the news TO
arrive that all the honchmen are in
line and on duty awajting instruc-
tions. We want none but bold
hearted, fully.deiermIned, cross
thc.Rubicon editors, who are storm
proofagiinst Bossism and Rinq Ruls
temphasis gently flowing from his
lips) IN tho good old county OF
Preston Editors who will give
expression TO party sentiment and
such publicity OF genuine indigna-
ton against oDe-man power so that
no man hereafter will have the tur-
p.tude to attempt TO boss the party
and dictate nominations. Opposi-
tion to bossism is rapidly develop
ing, which We will fully demon
strate ut the next primary election.
IL is generally believed that the
Preston county Bosses favor the
candidacy OF George G. Sturgiss,
while they allow our own Fortnev
and Brown to sit on the fence
without the faintest nod Of recogni
ton or boom. But as time makes
all things right. You may cxpcct to
hear from Us later" and the ". y.
bid me adieu.
THE LoUvGER.