West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-31
TuE rREAsURERSHIp.
Republican Candidates and Comments
ON the Situation.

tor OF the Ceredo Advance, down in
Wayne county, and the Hon. Peter
Sillman, ex- Sheriff Of Kanawha coun-
ty. The present Treasurer, young
Al Kendall, of Parkersburg, was en-
titled TO denomination, but he al
lowed himself TO be switched off on
the Congressional side-tra with
the idea that all roads lead to
Washington, and under the delusion
that he was running for Congress.
The White ring had to do this in
order to get him ont OF the way, as
two places on the State ticket could
no, be given to one town. So they
promised himfreer's Congress shoes,
but the latter has raised such a row
over il and threatened Uncle Steve
Elkins with trouble this winter when
he comes up for reelection TO the
L. S. House Of Lords, and the
Elkins ring knowing they will need
every possible help they can get,
have dropped Kendall and agreed
to let Romeo have a denomination
if he can get ii. So that young Mr..
Kendall will probably resume his
grip of samples and business as
"Knight of the Road" soon after
March 4th next, but he is young and
can afford to wait awhile yet. In
the meantime, he is acquiring val
liable information in regard to the
"ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain" of Republican Ring poll
tics.
His being ruled off the track for
the position of Grand High Chief
Purser to the State and Lord of the
Exchequer, left the opening he long
had sought and mourned because he
found it not, for genial, unassuming
Tom McDougall, one of the ''press
gang" who deserves the nomination,
and should have it, but is too mod
est to push his claims, as a man has
to do now days when he wants
office. Tom was candidate in 90,
but geographical expediency de
feated him in the convention, and
may do it again this time, but the
matter seems to be shaping up all
right for Tom in this respect. OF
course being in the Fourth district
with White, who will get the nomi-
nation for Governor, handicaps the
matter little, but as the First or
Second will get the nomination for
Authorship and the Third the Supt.
of Schools and most likely the At
torney General, there is no reason
why the Treasurership should not go
to the same district as the Gov
ernorship.
McDougall's strongest opponent
is Sillman, who is in the Third, but
it looks like Rucker and Trotter will
be renominated for the Offices they
now hold, Attorney General and
Supt. of Schools, and both being
from TIE Third district, the former
from Welch, Mcdowell county, and
the latter from Buckhannon, Upshur
county, with one of the Supreme
Court Judges, McWhorter, ofCharles-
ton, in that district also, is all they
can ask for, so that it looks like
Sillman will not be in it, unless
Rucker and Trotter are turned down.
The delegates from this county
should go for McDougall in order
to help Trotter. Although it may
be that this county will have a can
didate for Treasurer in the person
Of ex-Sheriff Shaw, whose boom was
started three months ago, but lost
sight Of in the fight for the nomina
ton for Sheriff, but since Shaw
failed on that, there is nothing to
prevent his again tackling the Treas
urership, and if the nomination for
Auditor goes to the First district, as
it looks like it now, a good live
candidate for Treasurer or Judge
from this district would have a good
show for the nomination, and we
look for Kingwood to have a can
didate for both Offices.
The Mor0antouyu poet feLo, as.