West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-24
TIE INJUDIcIAL FIGHT.
The State Committee Forces HOke
aud FOrtBey Both on the Track.

The State Committee Forces HOke
aud FOrtBey Both on the Track.
AS we noted last week. the State
Republican COMMITTEE called a
conference at y 'r,yliDg last Thurs
day to try and settle the so-call,d
judicial. bat IN reality injudicial
fight, among the Republicans of
this district.
Judge Hokeand lawyer Fortney
and the Chairman of the Commit
tee in each county composing the
circuit, were summoned to appear
for trial and give reasons why both
cases should not be thrown out OF
eonrt. They appeared for hear
ing, and quite number Of wit
nesses also. Those IN attendance
from here were ID. NJ. Wotring, ID.
Il. Jackson, IL. s. Whetsell, Sheriff
Shaw, james W. Flynn and James
n. Leuhart. The conference last cd
till midnight and resulted IN both
signing an agreement to withdraw
from the race and allow the Com
mittee to select candidate, which
will probably be done IN short
trme. Bot this does not settle the
fight by any means or heal over the
matter entirely, for the soreness
and strife stirred up will last long
time and crop out again OCCASION
ally hereafter.
Both Judge HOke and Mr.. Fort
ney have repeatedly declared in the
most positive and emphatic terms
that they would never come off, but
would stand pat and fight is out to
the end. How times change and
men change with them. 1t was at
first reported here that Hon. Jas.
A. Brown would likely be put on
now by the Committee, as he is the
logical candidate and surely en-.
titled to it now by all the rules of
right and Justice, but it is SAID by
one of the Hoke faction that the
Fortney side stipulated as Que of
the provisions of withdrawal, that
Brown was not TO be put on, and it
is said now that it will be John IL.
Holt, Of Grafton. The latter was
admitted TO the bar in Kingwood
III 1877, and was elected to the
Legislature on the GreenbAck tick
ct the following year, and then
turned over to the Democratic par
~, and failing to get office, joined
the Prohibitions aud then the Re
public sns, and is their nominee for
Prosecuting Attorney Of Taylor
comfy now.
The proper way out of this Judi
clal mnddle Is TO elect Col. r. W.
| Monroe. He will make a better
Judge anyhow than Hoke or Fort
ney, with all due respect to these
gentlemen. y judicial Convention
Is called to convene at Philippi.
October 9Th, aud we hope it may he
| the pleasure OF this body to name
Col. Monroe at its choice. We
consider him by all odds the most
available man for the position. III
the first place, lac is we'll qualified
In every respect for the duties of
the Office, and no one doubts his
ability or denies his special fitness
for the place. Then, again, he is
from the scat Of war between the
other candidates aud will receive
more Republican votes than any
other Democrat that can be selected
and no one outside this county
would get the disaffected vote here
that a candidate in this county
would. Then, again, Col. Monroe
aud MIR. Fortney are brothers in
law, and II is not likely that the
friends Of the latter (and they are
/ legiou) will burst their galluses
hustling for any Repu blican candi
date, after being knocked out
themselves. The same may be said
Of Judge Hoke's friends, who have
all along maintained that he wa.
the legally nominated candidate.
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