The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-09
HON. A. B. WHITELEADS.
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his chosen life work by becoming a
reporter on the Lafayette, Ind, Daily
Journal. In six months he had ac-
qulred small interest and became
managing editor. Owing TO failing
health, caused by climatic conditions,
Mr.. White was obliged to seek less
malarious climate and his belief that
West Virginia had great future be-
fore 1t led him, in 1881, to purchase
the State Journal. Of Petersburg,
then weekly paper, printed on an
fashioned Washington hand-press.
In July, 1883, he associated himself
with S. B. Baker, and they began the
daily issue OF the State Journal, and
developed the property intoone of the
largest and leading Republican news
papers OF the State and the Ohio
valley. In July 1899, Mr. White,
I after twenty-one years work as u
newspaper man, stepped down and
out Of the State Journal, with rec
ord as an editor and political writer
which reflects the greatest honor
upon him and which was crowned
with success.
At the meeting Of the National
Editorial Association Of the United
States, held in Denver, in 1887, Mr..
White was elected President and
presided over the meeting held in
San Antonio, Texas, in 1888. This
honor showed his high standing in
his profession.
On entering West Virginia, Mr..
White took an active part in the
politics OF the State, serving on vari-
GUS committees, such as county, con-
grcsslonal, senatorial and finally on
the State Committee, OF which he
has been the efficient secretary for
quite number Of years. Mr.. White
is one of the prominent and convinc-
ing campaign "stumpers' Of the
State, having spoken more or less in
every campaign since 1882, and max
ing as high as sixty speeches in one
campaign. AS a political organizer
and worker he has few equals. On
July LIST, 1889, his eminent services to
the party, as worker and editor,
were recognized by President Har-
rison, who appointed him Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the District of
West Virginia, which position of
high trust he filled with such ability
as to call forth the commentator OF
the Washington officials, and he re-
tired from office with the best record
of any Collector in the United States,
When the Democrats came into
power in 1893.
MIR. White has frequently been
spoken Of for Congress and other cleo
tive positions, but steadily refused to
be a candidate, and, after the election
in 1896, in which lie took very active
part in rcdeeming West Virginia
from Democratic rule, on Julyl 1897,
he was again appointed by President
Mckinley Collector of internal Reve-
nue. for the District of West Virginia,
which position he now holds.
Mr.. White is one Of the prominent
and active business men of the State
and has grown up with its interests
for the last nineteen years, and has
filed many positions of uStin pri-
vate life with fidelity and success. AS
ia factor in.the business and political
life of the State he has been and is so
prominent that a large element of his
party turn to him as the proper man
to head the Republican State ticket
for the Office of Governor. II nomi-
mated, lie will unquestionably be elect
ed and will make campaign such as
few men are capable of making, being
a forccful speaker and thoroughly in
formed on political issues as we'll as
being very shrewd organizer
Mr.. White is the son of Union
soldier and during his first term as
Collector one-half Of his apponteeS
were veteran Union soldiers and of the
the remainder a greater part we're
SONS of Union soldiers. During his
present term as Collector, Mr.. White
has, though hampered by Civil Service
regulations, secured the Reinstatement
to employment of twelve Union vet
cran soldiers and the appointment of
several more, and at a great PERSONAL
expense appealed three cases from
Judge Jackson's U. S. Court to the
Supreme Court Of the United States
and won for the three Union soldiers,
whose cause he championed, their
right To employment in the service.
Mr.. White was married in 1879 to
Miss Agnes Ward, of Marietta, Ohio.
and has a family of three girls and TWO
boys. He is Mason and Knight
remplar and he and his family are
preSbytcrians.
Howard Painter, Grafton mcr-
chant, was here Tuesday.
Henry Coleridcr and daughter Miss