West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-07-05
No More Notifying Groans, But
Will Let the Old Dog Bark and
Erase the Patches From His
Pants

want to make a little prediction
before the campaign gets fairly
open. 1t is this That the meet
ing Of the Republican State League
Clubs will cause more heart aches
among aspiring candidates than ex-
CARNATIONS of JOY. Every prospec-
tive candidate, in order to prove
his fealty to his party and hatred of
Democracy, attended the League
meeting, and came back imbued
with the idea that every political
Office in tho United States belongs
to the Republicans for the mere
asking. The only impediment in
the way is nomination by the
q. o. Z. They have not the re-
hottest idea that the Democratic
party will modest them on their po-
liiical road to glory! Already there
is lively hustling among :he Pres
ton county candidates. Here and
there you can find groups of district
henchmen speaking the praises of
their favorite candidates. Ninety
nine per cent. of the people know
nothing about this political maneu-
verIng.
1t Is the mission of the NEWS
papers to keep the people posted as
to what is going on IN the political
world as we'll as all other legitimate
news. The ne'cS feature oe the
ARGUS is conceded even by tie
enemy.
The campaign having progressed
along sufficiently to make it inter
esting to the public, l took a run
down to Newburg to interview the
Lyon District Bosses, namely, DR..
L. +. Lanham, Col. u. S. Davis
and Capt. John A. Perrill. Apart
from their politics, | value their
friendship very much, for they are
a jolly and clever set o: politicians.
And for political foresight and in
trigue they have few equals and no
superlors in Preston county, in my
opinion. They always accord me a
royal entertainment when / visit
them, either socially or politically,
for they are charming conversation
aiists whom it is a pleasure to listen
to. So when / alighted in the town
Of Newburg | made haste to hunt
them mp. | found the trio sitting
in the cool shade in front of DR.,
Lanham's Office. As l approached
within speaking distance the trio
arose, Col. Davis, raising his hat in
salutation, greeted me in the words
Of Jessica "Our house is hell, and
thou, a merry devil, didst rob it of
some taste Of tediousness :" This
sally Of wit was followed by hearty
laugh and hand shaAe. As usual,
] was bombarded with a fusilade Of
interrogatories on the condition of
Democracy.
"You will have to excuse me
from discussing Democracy to-day,
gentlemen, for / read with much
pain and many tears where you
gentlemen, at your Republican
League meeting at Fairmont a few
days ago, removed Democracy from
the face Of the earth and erected a
monument in remembrance with
the inscription, REMOVED, BE-
CAUSE We WANT THE OFFICES. AND
Want THEN BADH Such being
the case, am here to-day to learn
from your own lips which Office You
have selected as your reward for
participating IA the assassination Of
Democracy" was my answer to
their numerous queries
zone Of our principles being.
Never biz a man when he is down.
we have not the heart TO assault
you. Bat ! am almost oxaspcrated
into assIulting you Tor what The
ARGUS said about me last week."