West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19
POLITICAL PLUMs.
Tie Scramble TO Get Near the Pie
Wagon.


done thusing over their great vic.
tory, they are very busy buekling
on their foot. bali armor and getting
ready for grand rush when the
Pie Wagon comes this way. Pres.
ton county can 6e relied on to
furnish at least one candidate for
every office IN the gift of the adj
ministration. All defeated candi.
dates and every fellow who WAS
specially active in lying on the
Democrats and hooraying for Nc
Kinley and Dayton, is now figur-
ing op whose shoes will ct him best.
The biggest and most interesting
local fight will be over the King.
wood Postof1ice. There are about
a half dozen candidates so far, and
others likely to break out at any
time. The aspirants for The after.
neon affix to their names are re-
ported to be, Capt. Joseph Mans
field Goodwin, present ). z. of the
town; His Honor, William Francis
Manear, Mayor of the town; William
NJ. Scb@ifer, Deputy Sheriff of the
county; Hon. James w. White, NJ.
u. (Member legislature and editor
OF the Preston County JourRa4;
Felix Elliott, Jr., ex-P. NJ. of the
town, and Edward McGrew Heer-
nuns. The first half OF the con.
tingent were all defeated for office
this year, although all three are
still holding office, but their pres
ent occupation will be handed over
to some one else with the advent Of
the new year aud they want TO have
a new pair of brogans ready to step
into. But with ali due regard for
these gentlemen, they are not in il
and our advice to them is to try
something else. In the first place,
two Of them are old soldiers and
expect TO be preferred on that
score, but they ought to have
learned long ago that the g. o. p.
in this county has no use for the
old veteran, except lis vote. Now
mark what we say about this, and
call us down If we prove to be a
false prophetic
We are betting on Bro. White,
of the Journal, as our next Post
master, if he makes the proper eff
fort for 1t. He was q strong can
dldate before under Harrison, but
was turned down, and il he don't
get 1T this time it will be his own
fault. He is editor Of the Repub-
llcan organ of the county ard Sec.
rotary of the Republican Committee
and will likely have the support of
the Committee and be a hard man
to down this time. The only way
to beat him would be- through
Chairman Dawson. If Dawson
would take it in his head to name
the Postmaster here, he could do it
over the protest of the whole Re.
publican Committee of the county
and all the patrons of the office. 1t
is not likely that Mr.. Dawson will
take any hand in the fight What
ever, but il lie took it into his head
to name the Postmaster of his own
town. it is more than likely that be
could do it. over all opposition.
The biggest and most luscious
plum IN the whole pudding is likely
to fall on the ex-Senator's plate, as
1T is generally believed that Gov.
Atkinson will appoint Mr.. Dawson
Secretary of State the best Office
IN the gift of the Governor. 1t is
1t is said that 1t pays from IS, 900
to $4,000 per year. and the Chair.
mau is well able to Gil the Office.
Francis Heermans, ESQ, ex.
Cashier of the Kingwood Bank, is
said to be an applicant for the office
o. State Bank Examiner. now held
by g. A. Viewer, of Martinsburg.
This Office pays very well for the
time it takes.
Then Sheriff Leroy Shaw and
ex.Sheriff ID. r. jackson arc ap-
Plieants for the position Of Supt.
Of the State Penitentiary at
Noundsvillc. The former claims
he has y cinch on it and expects to
get the place.
Judge Hoke, who will soon stcp
down and or the Bench, is spoken
Of as Dean Of the Law School at
the State University or one Of the
Law Professors OF that Institution.
There are several other precincts