Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-04
ELECTION TOMORROW.
Old ticket is in the field to stay.

Their supporters are working hard
for it-Reasons they give why it
should be elected signed statement
from l.. V. keck-He tells the people
what made him take part in the con-
test and leaves tke matter to them
He wants the people to rule In the
case.
Morgantown and Seneca will both
choose their officers at elections to
be held TO morrow. The election in
Seneca will not be contested and the
old ticket which has served the town
so aceeptably for the last year will
be elected without any trouble.
The polls will be opened in Nor
gantown at seven in the morning
and will close at sun down which
will come about four thirty The
commissioners will be Captain Nc
Wicker, Squire Alexander and James
A Davis The clerks are to be in
case no change is made, R. K. L.
Allen and Henry Lazier. The voting
place will be at Municipal Hail.
The old ticket will be in the field
and its supporters will ask that it
be reelected SO that 1t may have
the final disposition Of the money
which has been voted TO it for street
paving. They will urge that the old
ticket should be kept in office until
they have finished the work to
which they have been set. The ex-
eellent personnel Of the ticket will
also be used as an argument for it
in case there is any necessity for
such fight being made.
Attorney 1. " Keck had an
nounced himself as candidate for
mayor through this paper and when
asked about the election gave us
the following statement for publiea
ton:
TO THE VOTERS
When ! first took part in this
municipal election, not as candi-
date, but as citizen, for the pur
pose of preventing the election being
a partisan one, Mr.. w. f. Glasscock
informed me that he would not be
candidate, but that Mr. S. A. Posten
would, | believed him, and was sur
prised to afterwards learn that the
Ring had decided it would not be
prudent to run a partisan ticket, and
Mr.. Glasscock would run.
Then the Ring also decided to
change front, and place upon their
ticket the Democrats that were mem
bers OF the old council, much as it
disliked to do Sc, in order to save
the head of The ticket.
Now, the same element insists that
the old council should be retained in
order to complete the improvements.
Such consistency, first to plan
ticket, leaving off three members of
the old council, then when forced to
the wall, conclude to retain them
/ shall ever insist that the People
should suggest the candidates, as
well as vote for them, and not be the
tools of few parties who attempt
to run the town in their own inter
ests.
The members of the old council
are all gentlemen, and worthy of the
consideration of the people, and
have endeavored to do their duty,
but this town should have two tick
cts in the field, so that the voters
can select their individual prefer
ences.
For my conduct as Mayor, offer
no apologies, and solicit no COM
mendation.
When / took issue with the way
things were planned. it was not
with any intention of being candi-
date, but simply to prevent two or
three people from controlling every
thing in and about town.
Let the people rule, because the
corporation is perpetual being,
and can be managed, as it always
has been managed, by the council
the people elect.
Respectfully,
IT, v. KEcK.
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