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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
ANTI. DAYTONISM.


The McGraw meetings at Terra
Alta and Tunnelton last Saturday
were good ones and well attended
considering the short notice. At
Terra Alta the speaking was held
In the Opera House. DIR. S. NJ.
Scott was chairman Of the meeting
and introduced the speaker, who
spoke about two hours in a mastery
manner that made a good impress
ION on all present, including a
number Of Republicans. At night
Col. McGraw spoae at Tunnelton
in Browns Hall. The band was
out and discoursed some fine music.
A special train was run from King
wood and about % got on here and
as many more at Ho Wesvllle. The
Hall was jammed full and
could not hold the crowd, who
gave the Democratic nominee an
enthusiastic welcome. The meet.
ing was called to order by j. Sill.
dell Brown, chairman of the com
mittee, who introduced Col. r. W..
Monroe to preside over the meeting.
Mr.. McGraw spoke over two hours
aud dealt some telling blows to the
"Little Giant" from Barbour on
his record in Congress. showing
that he had been absent from his
duties over half the time and that
he had never yet gotten a bill or
measure of any kind through
Congress. The speaker also paid
special attention to Francis Herr
mans, che political editor of the
Journal here. This seemed to
tickle tho crowd more than any.
thing else. lie then read Daytons
letter to his postmasters calling on
them for help in his hour Of need.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
OUR NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
IN THE End DISTRICT.

John Il. McGraw, the nominee,
is n native West Virgi3ian, about
40 years Of age, and was born ut
Grafton, where he resides. A
graduate OF Yale College, lawyer
in full practice and connected with
the railroad, coal and lumber de-
velopement of West Virginia. 1t
is said he owns more land i'm West
Virginia than any other single in
dividual in the State. Is counsel
for the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
Company, and was elected Pros
ecuting Attorney for Taylor county.
and served IN that capacity until
appointed by President Cleveland.
the Collector of Internal Revenue
for the District of West Virginia,
comprising the whole state, and
duiirg the same administration
was the U. S. DlsbufsIng Agent
for the State OF West Virginia, and
as such distributed the public
moneys appropriated for the build
ing and repairing Of the Govern
ment buildings in the State. He
was a delegate-nt-larg for the
STATE of West Virginia to the Dem
ocratic National Convention, which
met at Chicago, and vigorously
supported Bryan for President.
Is the member of the Democratic
National Committee for the State
OF West Virginia. He was the
warm personal and politictl friend
OF the late Senator kenna and ex
Postmaster General Wilson, and
had the honor Of presenting the
latter gcntleman's name to the
hrst convention at the beginning
OF his public career, and also the
lust which concluded it. He SUP
ported and followed Wilson
through his Congressional life un-
I'll the latters failure to support
Bryan IN the last election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
DENAxps DAYroNs MlrnpRAML
Here is the Latest Turn I'm the Re
publican Opposition To the Little
Efnnf"

-"
publican Opposition TO the Little
Giant"
To g. f. Teter. Chtirnan Repub-
lican Congressional Committee,
Second District of West Virginia.
PhilIppi, w. Va.
Sir The Republican pa-'y of the
Second Congressional District of
West Virginia. met in convention
at Keysrr. w. Va. on the Dist Of
August, 1898. and celebrating.
pl ccd IN nomination Hon. Aston
Gordon D,yton as our candidate
for Congress. Now. afser two
months of hard and diligeut cam
paign work, we are ~cphfr02ted with
the unwelcome and stubborn fact.
that the Republican party Of the
Seconi District are divided; mat
the coal miners aud oil soldiers of
the district, who have sIwavs so
oyally supported Mr.. Dayton,
have ~reyolted and are in open re
bellion against his nomination and
they cnnnot be prevailed upon to
vote for him Tho mutierIngs OF
the storm Is omInOus and fore
shadows overthrow anl defeat.
thus loosing 70 u noble President
the help and service of "A Repub-
Icon Representative from the 2nd
district Of West Virglnia, which
the Presiden: will need during the
next two years in adjusting the
war differences between this
country and Spain. Now we, a
great majority Of the latoring class
of the Republican party and ex-
soldiers of this congressional dis
trict, demand that Hon. \. G..
Dayton be asked by the Congress
lonal Committeoito withdraw from
the contest az the Republican can
dldate, and that the name OF lie
old "Commoner'' james A. Brown
or some other prominent Repub-
lican. upon which the party can
unite. be placed upon the ticket
and thus save TO the Republican
party the second district of West
Virginia.
MANY MINERS AND
OLD SOLDIERS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
IRoNDALE FURNACE PROPERTY

Bought In by the Daughter of the
Former owner, Col. Felix Meme.
gyei.
Parkersburg. WA. Oct. IT.
After lengthy and complicated
litigation. replete with details Of a
most interesting character, a por.
ton of the Irondale furnace prop
erty, in Preston county, has been
saved FOR Its owner, the aged Felix
Ncmegyei, the Americanizsd Prus
sian count.
The properly, personal and real,
was sold by Charles II. Durbin, the
receiver appointed by Judge Jack
son, OF the Federal Court, TO Con-
rad q Co., OF Philadelphia. Sub
seqneut to that transaction Mrs.
Adile De Biller, of New York, a
cultured and brilliant woman
daughter of the count, and wife of
the son or the head OF a Paris bank
ing house, who conducts q branch
bank in New York, filed an upset
bid Of ten per cent. in advance Of
what Conrad had bid on tho real
estate alone.
Judge Jackson rendered a decree
accepting the upset bid, and Mrs.
DE BillIer, who arrived here Just
I'm time to prevent a confirmation
of the sale, paid over to-day co..
$50 in currency. This sale does
not lntefers with the purchase of
the lronda!e furnace and railroad
on the property which was made to
Conrad, but it ends a hard legal
contest for the property, and sue
cess crowns the %efferts of a loving
daughter to save tho estate OF her
distinguished father, that he and
his wife may remain there un-
disturbed and in peace the balance
Of their days.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

Here is a hot number from DR.,
Leeds, who wants blood and is after
the man who has lied aud villifed
him for political effecr to try to
save Dayton from The wrath which
has already come
GRAFTON, W. VA. Oct. II. 1893.
To b. f. Bailey. Chairman TAYLOR
County Republican Tx. Com.
Dear Sir - have been looking
for you since last weeks Sentinel
came out. You and | hrve that
common sense that allows us TO
reason together and not gel mad
and make fools Of oursel yes. will
say now, by letter. what | have
been unable to say 10 your face. be
cause | have been unable to find
that face.
DIR. Vankirk has not denied pub
lIcly. and do not believe private
ly, either, as he is a gentleman who
has the courage OF his convictions.
that he said she would not ALLOW a
soldier TO have n pension # he
couli prevent it," On the con-
trary, he has "a admitted It. lie said
IT 10 a man who nude oath to it,.
and | took that paper to Washing
ton and placed It in the hands of
Mr.. Davenport. First Dep. Com
missioner of Pensions. AMI that
phpel Is now, or shonld be, on file
IN the Pension Office. lie said Il
on various occasions. lie said il
IN a Is. q o. passenger coach com
ing TO Fairmont before "A number
OF people, several of whom are now
ready to go into Court and It,.
30, you see, when you published
me IN the postmss ers' papers Of
this Congressional district Ms hay-
ing made The ''bold assertion" that
DR.. Vankirk had said he would not
allow any soldier to have a pension
II he could prevent It without foun.
datlon in fact, and that DR.. Van
KIRK had denounced it as an in
famous lie, you accidentally put
yourself IN the hole you dug for
me. See Proverbs, 27 chap, ~ verse.
You falsely published me all
over this State as AN infamous liar,
for the sole purpose Of injuring my
word, should | chance to say any
thing of y political nature, regard
LEGS of the injury you might do
myself or family. / would not do
a trick so mean. Now see if o
clnnot try and live as decent a life
Ia this respect as /, who YOU de-
nounce as AS ineligible, incompe-
tent and an infamous liar.
1 warn you now, that If you ever
use my name IN print again. unless
you tell only the truth, you will be
responsible for the result. As the
matter now stands. you and ! can
be the slme sort Of friends we have
been Tor some time back. You
nave done me u great iniary. |
have never done u m am thing
against you, nor have | ever tried
to injure you.
l can afford 10 let this offense
pass, but you and | cannot live in
the same community if YOU again
publish a false statement concern
ing me.
Very truly yours.
ALEX L.FEDs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

One by one they are crossing over
the river and gathering ON the other
shore under the shade If the fumil,
tree. Cupid his gathered in from
the ranks Of Bachelorism another
bright and shining star of the first
magnitude. In fact, we supposed
a fixed star of the Bachelor World.
but in the midst of life we are IN
debt-and danger from the Daugh.
ters of Eve. for we know not what
hour ths Daughter of Man may
come and bear us off to that bourne
whence no single man returneth.
The following society item from
Sundays Pittsburgh Dispatch quite
took away our breath. for we hadn't
dreamed OF such a thing;
GA marriage that will occur at
the home of the bride Wednesday,
October 10, at Cans, Pa, will unite
TWO fsmilies of Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. The contracting
parties are Mss Catherine G.. Cans,
daughter of l.. b. Cans. Of Fay
cite county, and w. II. Morgan, Of
Morgantown, who belongs TO one
OF the historical families of West
Virg!nia-the Morgan family, for
which MOrgantown was named.
The wedding W II be u quiet one on
account of the recent death of the
groOm's father, Henry NJ. Morgan,
who for 40 years edited the leading
Republican weekly paper ia West
Virginia"
This is the present editor Of the
Post and the Treasurer Of the State
Editorial Association, and we sup
pose now Inc is "a "gouer," as the
execution vas set for yesterday,
and tho rest Of his bachelor friends
can but sing that sad refrain, Will
lio, We have missed thee" and
drop a tear to his memory whiIo we
hope he can "risk IL in Deace."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

The political editor Of the jour
nal, +. Heermans,h has been writing
columns for that paper for some
time, advising our people as TO
what IS TO their best interest, etc.
However, u people are rather
slow to accept advice from a man
who has never invested a dollar IN
any enterprise or industry here at
home. except n National Bank or
Government Bonds. bat goes OF to
Florida or some FAR away place to
invest The money he made here.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

We noticed the ether day some
paper blowing about n man with
Two sons in the army. We can
name several Of that kind from
this country, but we claim the
belt, for Thomas j. Watson, OF
near Reedsvlle, a ono.armed vet
eran Of the great rebellion, who has
four sons in the army. two BOYS.
Prank and Hugh, are in the First
West Va. Regiment, sul George
and Nose are in the Second West
Va, and another boy tried hard 10
get IN, bat was too young and
could not 20. Nov, let's hear
from some other county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
THE REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN.

The following circular letter
sent to postmasters throughout the
State is the beat evidence OF tine
kind of campaign the politicians in
power in this State are conducting :
West Virginia
REPUBLICAN, STATE COMMITTEE.
C~hairman's Office.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Oct. 6, '9S.
Dear Sir AT the late meeting Of
the Republican State Committee. |
was appointed to solicit from the
office holders and others contribu
tions to the cam psign fund. !
therefore solicit you to make az
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTION as
you can possibly give. As the
time IS late, please let me know
Immediately what you will give.
Ii you cannot send it all now, send
what you a and state at what
date you will send balance. II il
important that we know at once
what You will give. Make your
contribution include the whole
amount you will give to the State.
County and Congressional com
mIttees. We will then DIVIDE #
equitsbly. ANY request you make
as TO the disposition of your CON
trIbutiOn will be considered and
carried out II possible.
This is not an assessment. MANY
have asked me to state what they
ought to give. ! prefer not to do
this. Ne all ought to give LID.
orally in proportion to our in
comes.
You cannot fail to appreciate the
great IN portance Of this year q
election. Two United States Sen
ators and four Congressman nre
involved. We must have a thor
ough organization TO get out our
vote; this requires money. We
who hold Office are expected to do
our full duty. We clnnot afford
TO allow the State to be lost.
As the matter is urgent please
let me bear from You at once.
Very truly yours.
WV VI. o. DAWSON,
Chairman.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

Tho campaign editor OF tho
journal, Ex Sheriff Heermans, Is
advising the old soldiers here how
10 vote and they consider it mon.
umentaI gall on bis part, when his
war record is remembered. How
he remained at home while they
were At the front, to take care Of
their widows and orphans, or At
least the bounty money due them
from the county. The old soldiers
know all about Banker Heermans'
war record and what a good col.
lee or and poor payer he vas. while
getting rich as Sheriff Of the
county, during the time that the
'.boys in blue" we're away from
home and some Of them never to
return. IL takes lots Of cheek and
impudence for y man with Heer.
mans war record, 10 presume to
advise The old veterans about how
20 sotea and they naturally resent lt.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

Governor Atkinson has appoint
ed Frank VI. Thomas. formerly of
kIngwood. but now of Charleston.
~ Major and Quartermaster in the
regiment Of State Militia that is
being raised.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

Hon. U. s. Ct. Pitzer has struck
1T at last. He failed to get the
nomination for Congress. but was
named last Saturday for the Legis
lature by the Berkeley county Re-
publicans, in place of T.. e.. Gar
land, who had resigned from the
ticket.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
And It's Relationship to Language
and Literature.

Language AID Ord n OF Stldv-Gram-
mar and Literature-Coxnats
branches-Relation TO Logic and
kletoric-Pres sntauo1s = Divisions.
Outlines. AM Itiagriins-Calse syn
tax and Uae-Punctu ttion-L..tco,-
raphy-DiTerenc s Of Granntrians-
Sources Of Parsst English -voc4ba-
l%aries.
kELArIoS TO LOGIC AND RHETORIC.
Grammar treats OF tho laws OF
expression, logic Of the laws Of
thought. while Rhetoric teache,
expr' ssion to the best advantage or
puts IN effective sh pc the forms 4
thoughts that should be Logical in
reasoning, correct u, construction.
moral IN purpose and harmonious
IN selection and method OF presen-
tatlon. Grammar is basel on logic
and necessary to Rhetoric. which
also needs Ethics. the science OF
morals, and esthetics. The science
OF beauty aud eiocution.
Gram mar eids The logiciau or
thinker TO put his thoughts into a
clear and lucid FORM and logic
assists the grammprlan to make
his uStcranccs correspond to tho
exact analogy OF his thoughts. He
who wonld be a good gram marian
must haze logic and rhetoric, while
no logician or thinker who neglects
grammar can successfully convey
his ideas TO others. and the rhetori.
clan who IS careless of grammar
will Offend by lack Of cIearness,
however forcibIe and elegant.
Grammar acknowledges its in
debtedness to logic for the terms
subject, Predicate, copula. attribute
aud Others, while to Rhetoric it IS
behdldep for changes that are es-
lhetic and desirable. As "Peter's
wife's mother lay sick OF a fever"
dramatically correct. but how
much smoother and more pleasing
to change rhetorically to "the
mother Of Peters wife lay sick of q
fever"
Logical criticism and Rhetorical
change are essential elements of
gram matical perfection. Logic.
Gtammar, Rhetoric-the true, the
correct. the beautiful, are needed
by all who would thoroughly un-
dfrstand and clearly use the Eng
lish languages. 2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

Down in the Third District it is
reported that VIM. Seymorc Ed
wards, the Republican candidate
0 Congress has gwen up tie
night and quit spending his time
and money for nothing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

The w. Va. University Foot
Ball Club played a big game at
Marietta, OHIO, last Saturday and
won by q score of 6 to s.. They
play another game with same team
at Harrisburg on October goth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

When Doctor Leeds told Editor
Holt of the Grafton Sentinel, that
tie Sentinel had done him an in.
Justice in saying the Leeds Nigh
circular was again in Press, and
intlmating that McGraw furnished
the money, Holt promptly replied /:
"Then keen out of it."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

The following in eresfjpg item is
from the Charleston Ga. tie:
The joke is on Chairman Dawson.
That willy auc smoothly working
piece Of machinery has slipped q
cog. In the discharge Of the mani
fold duties Of bis numerous Offices
Chairman Dawson forgot that there
was still % Democratic postmaster
or two left IN the country, and
one Of these happens TO be in CLAY.
Thinking. Of course, that this OIL
cial WAS necessarily q rock ribbed
Republican. Chairman Dawson
wrote him q letter outlining n plan
70 cnrrg CLAW countv. lie will be
surprised when he gets The answer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

We feel sorry Tor Bro. White, Of
the Journal, and postmaster here,
tho way he is having his lee pulled
now by the different Committees
who arc assessing him, and ~ tho
other postmaster and Office holders,
20 raise a campaign fund for tho
Republican party. We give Daw-
sons letter from State Hcadquar-
tcrs and letters from the Head
quarters Of The Dayton Committee.
They make interesting matter. Wo
hope the postmaster 40 Marqnesa
received them and had to whack IN
his share.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
(7'o Be Continual J

We had no idei that we would
stir the animals up TO such a roar
ing rs We have. The Journal de-
celycs no II when it sets itself UP
as tine champion of the old soldiers
and sets W u roaring that woke the
slnin bering Man Of VI .rquess. The
old soldiers are familiar with that
campaign roar of the Journal
which it belches forth each cam
'paign. They know that the journal
has mover been the friend of the
soldier, unless he would acknowl-
edge the dictatorship Of the. said
Journal. Hence it is that when we
prod the animals they set up a ire
mendious roar to scare timid people.
But the old veterans have got to
thinking and wondering why it is
that the journal DeVer espousea
their cause when the "'pie wagon
is making It's rounds, but sets up
its roar when the ''pie wagon" is
lost to sight and the ''pies" dis
trlbuted among "friends'' of the
soldiers.
But such is history and the rec
ord OF the Republican party OF
Preston county. Is it any wonder
the journal grows red in the face
when we call the record on it E?
Certainly rot.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

The Democrats Of Portland dis
trict held a meeting at Terra Alta
last Saturday and nominated the
following diatnct ticket
For Member Of the County Court.
Calvin DeBerry.
For President Of the Board OF
Education, Ben IL Blsey.
For School Commissioner, David
Isaiah Whetsell.
This makes a good strong ticket
% ~ good men as there is in the
district. and no better selections
could have been made.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

The Republican Committee is
bringing Pitzer here to try and
get the old soldiers in line for
Dayton, but it won't do any good
and only makes them madden to
e Pitzer turn around and whoop
for Dayton after doing all he could
against him before the convention.
The old vets are just as much
against the 30 called Little Giant
now az they we're before the Post
masters Convention and they claim
that Piizer ~ stullfying himself
by working for DAYTON now and
will not get their support next time
on account OF It.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20


Here is an item from the daily
papers that we desire to refer spec
ial to New Conner on the Watoh,'
or the MAN of Marques" CORES
pendent of the Journal:
Ninety per cent Of the sick men
who died down there were muir
dered, and | would Just as soon
make that statement before the
United States Senate as to you. I
have discovered = new disease which
] think of calling to the attention
OF the medical world. | call il
"Algerian fever" A man pefs a
mild attack OF typhoid and Alger
ism does the rest. Starvation ? I
should think they did sfarve-2OO
- day-dying just brctuse Of the
maladministrltion Of the Quarter
masters Department. God help
any one who tried to whitewash
these facts il he was caught down
in that country O8lg the power
Of Almighty God could keep The
boss hands of thtt mtu - Mai.
Louis J. Seamtn First u. 5. Vol.
Engineers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
UNION DISTRICT HEARD FROM.
CARMEL, w. VA, Oct. ~, 1893.
j. s. Brown, Esq,
Chairman Dem. Tx. Com,
KIngwood, W. Va.

Chairman Dem. Fix. Com,
KIngwood, w. Va.
Dear Sir:-Union district Demo.
Gratis held their convention here
Thursday evening October 18th.
Hon. j. w. Shaffer was elected
Chairman and E. NJ. Williams,
Secretary.
The following nominations were
made:
For Commissioncr County Court,
David e. Stemple.
For President Board Education,
j. w. ShaGer.
For Member Board Education.
II. a. Shafer.
No further business being pre-.
sented, on motion the convention
adjourned.
}. w. SHAFFRR. Chm.
T.. NJ. WILLIAMS. Sec'y.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

In this issue we send out a sup
plement containing the very able
address of Hon. Henry e.. Davis,
and we ask a careful perusal Of it
by our readers. Don't fail to read
the latest letter to Daytons POST
masters, IN it also. sent out by the
Chairman OF his Committee. Yer
lily the office holders arc having a
hard time of 1t now with assess
ments on all sides, and ia the
middle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

The recent industrial edition of
the Braxton Democrat was a splen.
did example of newspaper enter
prise and highly creditable to the
craft In this state. 1t was we'll
printed on fine paper and spleu-
dIdly illustrated with the pictures
OF prominent citizens and res
idences and public buildings and
important enterprises generally.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

In New York the betting started
out two to n on Roosevelt for
Governor and has now changed to
2 to l on Van Wyck, the Dem
ocratlc nominee. Tammany Hall
is red-hot for Van Wyck and
Croker says he is sure to be elected.
The Germans are solidly against
Roosevelt because he tried to shut
of their beer when Police Com
missioner Of New York City.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20

III Grammatical foindstion be not
,aid deeP AZ an eiriv aye. Il will not he
iaii IN such m~ann~raSto bear = large
supsrstructu-e."- KNOX