West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-02
POLITICAL PICK-UPs.
Chips Collected From the County
Jackpot In the Game or
Politics

The Journal already has one coll
umn OF solid nonpareil announce
ments OF candidates Tor Office. which
amounts TO S137 cash in advance,
according TO the rates at the head
OF the column, and still more to
come. Ia addition to this, the
announcement OF ID. N. Wotring
appears for the Office of Prosecu =
ing Attorney, but no tariff is laid
on this, as he is partner in the
scheme and no one else is expected
to break out, or will be allowed to.
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It did seem that Mr.. Wotring,
Mr.. Watson, Mr.. White and MIR.
Glover was To have no opposition
FOR a denomination to the offices Of
States Attorney, Circuit Clerk aud
Legislature. Bro. White, with his
habitual reserve and timidIty, has
SO far withheld his announcement,
but since be side-tracked Freeman
Evorts from heading wards
Charleston and spoilt lots of fun
for THE ARGUS thereby, it is taken
FOR granted that the title Of "Hon."
will not be back number for Mr..
White yet awhile.
BY the way, Fighting Henry"
Glover, as his friends delight to
call him, had serious notion for
some time to tackle the County
Cierkship. II he had. the arrange
ment was for Hon. j. p. Jones to
succeed him in the Legislature aud
Squire T.. ID. Benson succeed Mr..
jones on the County Court, as
Henry Clay Beatty is supposed to
be safely shelVed as Great Road
Mogul for Portland district. But
now the situation is badly mixed
aud hard 20 solve, and, in fact, the
Republican party has no better men
than Messrs. Glover aud Jones.
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J. Nelson Baker. one OF the big
guns Of the Independent State Of
Reno" had hankering after an
office at the County Seat and came
down here several times to pick out
an opening, but there seemed to be
such "A scramble for the offices he
wanted that he finally gave up IN
disgust. lie might have tackled
the Circuit Clerkship. but il seems
that no one has sand enough to
run against Watson. When they
look az bis long legs, they conclude
that IL is 20 use. Besides. If pos.
session is nine points in law, where
is the Splinter who is long winded
and long-legged enough 10 down
such a combination
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Kingwood district has five candi.
dates for Justice Of the Peace and
a half dozen aspirants for Uonsta.
BILE, and the disorder likely to break
out in other places. As it is. two.
thirds OF them are wasting time
and chin music for nothing. The
candidates for Justice are j. NJ.
Goodwin and j. w. Flynn, Of King.
wood, 5. w. Craig and VI. 4. Daw.
son, Of Tunnelton. and John q.
Plum, OF HOwesyille and Tunnel.
ton both. Republican Primary
Matinee, Saturday afternoon. Nav
I'd, from two TO seven o'clock. On
with the disturbance. let the can
didates be unconfned.
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According 20 the assessment Of
the Republican Committee. the
hungry patriots who are trying to
save the Offices from the other Eel
low, will be out considerable money.
About $40 Is to be collected TO pay
for the Primary Election. AZ it
will take about one hundred Off.
cials 70 conduct the counting Of
noses" At the various polling places
ia the county, this will take eI0O.
as these men should have 81 each
for their services. The other $40
goes to pay for printing. etc.
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The list Of announcements I'm the
Journal Up to last week numbered
thirty two, and others breaking out
every day az the epidemic spreads.
We call upon the Health Board to
make some effort to check the
spread Of the contagion IL possible.
How different IL is now to when
Boss DaWson manipulated the
county machine aud yaccinntod az
/ piring candidates with stuffed
club and the virus Of b0ssism. when
they we're TOO fresh and too pro-
miscuous aud likely to interfere
with the running Of the machine.
ma
There are Two candidates out for
I The RUpublican nomination Tor
Member Of the County Court for
7 this district. Waitman Wiley
Graham and Squire Alpha ID.
llagsns. The former announced
last week and The latter is out this
week fixing up bic fences. q. g.
7 Craig and Geo A. Williams have
been spoken Of al candidate.
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As 9e remarked before. We vii
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