West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-07-05
WHAT ARE THE WILD WAVES
SAYING 2"
The Editor Gathering Up Notes at
the SeashOre.
AsBURY PARK, n. j.,
Inlv 2 1904

eially Limited" Of the II. Il. q
+. and changed at Tunnelton to
No. 4 on the b. & O. Branch Ct the
L. & H., and woke NJ next morn
ing in Washington City. We had
no intention of joining Coxey, as
he is now over in Ohio stumping
his district for Congress. By fail
ing to observe the legend, ''Keep
off the Grass" he got term IN
jail, and is now trying to break into
Congress on the same line and has
adopted that famous inscription a.
his campaign cry In the Buckeye
State contest.
We called on Congressman Will
son at his rooms and had a long
talk with him. We were agreeably
surprised to find him looking so
well, much better, in fact, than
when we last met him before his
illness, and if the Republicans are
counting on his health preventing
him serving another term in Con-
gress, they are badly fooled. There
is no doubt about his candidacy
and triumphant re. election. lie will
be named without opposition at the
Martinsburg Convention next
month, and walk right over any
fool-hardy Republican, that runs up
against him. He is now resting mp
for the final struggle on the tariff
bill, and expects to lead the fight to
finish. He expressed himself as
being very much dissatisfied with
the course the Senate had pursued,
and regretted that the bill had not
passed promptly, just as 1T came
from the Committee.
In the afternoon we came over to
Philadelphia via the Pennsylvania
Railroad, passing through a very
rich and highly cultivated farming
section of country, that looked very
prosperous in spite Of the "hard
times" The wheat is nearly all
in shock and the oats getting ripe.
Corn is waist high and whole fields
of potatoes out in bloom. In Phil
adelphia we stopped at the Hotel
Brunsick, and here met party of
old friends from "way down IN
Alabam,''. on their way here also.
In the party were DR.. Grubbs aud
daughter, Miss Lena, Of Decauter.
Alabama, Miss Virginia Clay aud
sister, from Huntsville, grand
nieces of old Henry Clay. Miss
Virginia used to be one of the Sec
retaries of the National Editorial
Association, and the two girls run
red hot Democratic paper at
Huntsville. Last, but not least of
the party, was the irrepressible J.
Asa Rountrec, Secretary Of the
Alabama State Press Association.
lie is just recovering from q catas-
trophe that happened him not long
since at u picnic. Many of the
summer dudes here are wearing
white pants, and Asa tells me he
cannot bear the sight of them, as
he had pair himself and wore
them to a picnic, accompanied by
his best girl. In trying to be very
smart and frisky helping the la
dies spread the dinner, he sat down
on a huckleberry pie, and not only
ruined lis beautiful white pants
forever, but his prospects with the
young lady besides. He thinks the
sea breezes here will season him a
little so that he won't be so fresh
hereafter.
Sunday morning we came on over
here, and find very beautiful and
most charming seaside resort. The
place is located at the extreme east
ern shore of New Jersey, about fifty
miles by railroad from New York
City and eighty-fve miles from
Philadelphia. 1t is impossible TO
give the population Of the place, as
there are several thousand summer
visitors here. There are hundreds
Of hotels and boarding houses,
thronged with guests, and the sea-
son is fully opened. The beach is
said to be the finest on the jersey
shore, and it is truly magnificent
We have splendid quarters at the
Sunset Hall Hotel, one Of the finest
here, and owned by John Rocka-
Teller q Son.
The Tenth Annual Session Of
the National Editorial Association
convenes here today and will last
all week. West Virginia is repre-
sented 50 far by Hon a. b. White
and wife, Of the State J0urnal at
Petersburg; Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Fleming, Of the Buckhannon
Runner; w. $ Wiley, Esq, Of the
Wetzel Democrat, New Martinsyille.
and myself
There are many editors here al
ready from all over the United
States, and others arriving on every
train. Among them We meet and