West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
TRYING ro TRAP SHAW.
The Jim Jam Committee" slips An
other Cog I'm Their Machinery.

Jun Al NVNIiNllANFC huhb
is running the Republican machine
IN this county aus have had plcn
~ OF ID ,yton Doodle TO blow in.
when they can afford to offer $50
for II little work To down men in
their party. Here is one in
stance that NO have all the facts
aud proof in our possession, aud
dare them to deny il. The ring
candidate for Sheriff next time is
James A. Lenhart, a member OF
the ''Jim Committee" AMI Treas.
urcr Of the Republican machine.
lie has male the race in the pri-
maries twice and been defeated,
and next time will be the charm If
they a only Kill off ex Sheriff
Shaw in some manner, and they
are trying very hard to do it. They
knew that he was not for Dayton
this time on account Of his mis-
treatment Of the old soldiers, and
they wanted 10 catch him working
against Dayton if they could and
be able to prove it on him. So they
made arrangements with CLARK
Gldley and Charley Bishop to 60
over to Rodamers and work that
neighborhood for Dayton. Clark
was to furnish the team and take
Charley over and 60 after him, and
Bishop was to do the fine work. 1t
was like this IIc was to write
back to Shaw aud tell him that he
had been there several days can
vsssing the veters and found them
badly mixed on the situation, and
that they hardly knew whether to
vote for Dayton or not, and they
wanted advice from him, (Shaw),
as they considered him the only
honest Republican in Kingwood.
They knew he fought the ring and
was opposed to the bosses and the
"JIm Committee" generally, and
as they had great confidence in
him, they wanted his advice in the
matter. The letter was n very slick
one, and was gotten up by the Hon.
James w. Flynn, Chairman of the
Republican Dayton jim Jam Ma
chine OF this county. He wrote it
out for Bishop, who was TO copy it
and mail 1T back to Shaw, which
he did, and waited at Rodamers for
an answer. Bishop and Shaw were
good friends, but the latter smelt
IA niger In the wood pile" and
refused to bite. Suckers were out
of season anyhow, and Leroy saw
the trap, so he wrote back u short
and o committal letter, telling
Bishop that he was not in a posi-.
ton to advise, as ne believed that
the people were better posted than
he was, and he would leave them to
decide for themselves. The Bosses
had ruled him off the track and be
was not in politics this campaign.
Bishop got the letter all right, and
came home with it and delivered it
to Col. Flynn, who was very much
disappointed and refused to pay
the $50 they had offered for the
job. He said it wasn't the kind of
letter they wanted, (Which was true),
and wasn't worth anything, (Which
was true also.) Said they didn't
want to use it now, anyhow, till
next campaign, and woald settle
then, ETC., but they couldn't put
Bishop of that way. They offered
to get him q jug of liquor, but
Bishop said he dldu't drink the
kind they used, and could get all
he wanted anyhow. SO they had a
big time over it, and all got mad
and cussed around enough to start
a four horse mule team stalled in
the mud. Bishop had carried out
his part all right, and it wasn't his
fault that Shaw was too smart for
them. lie vas therefore very mad
and gave the whole thing away,
and At once took the stump for
McGraw and went back to the
mountain to beat up the red brush
and huckleberry bushes for voters
against Dayton and his fool Com
mIttee. This Was nico work for
the Republican Committee OF the
county, spending their campaign
Doodle TO down men i'm their own
pir'y who were sighting for the
RupublIcan party before they wero
born.