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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26
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The smoothest bit of work during
the convention was the fooling of
John frew by Elkins. Frew is the
father in law Of Jim Hall and prin-
cipal owner of the Wheeling Intel
ligencer. Both he and Hall had
been led to believe that Elkins look
ed with favor on Halls candidacy.
in spite of the fact that almost every
one else knew better. But SO many
rumors reaches them the night be-
fore the nomination was made for
Scherr that they were forced to take
cognizance of them. Frew went late
that night to Elkins' room and gave
him good square talk, telling him
of the stories in circulation and
wanting to know where Elkins stood
in the matter. What Elkins said is
not known but Frew went back to
Hall and said it was all right, Elkins
was for him. The result is known
and no one knows better than John
Frew how badly he was deceived by
Elkins.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

Only two weeks yet till the Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention for
this district convenes at Martins
burg, and the sentiment seems to
point to Hon. w. G.. Brown, of
Kingwood, as the man to beat
Dayton. Every day some one writes
or comes to see us, urging his can
didacy, and Mr.. Brown himself is
constantly importuned in person
and by mail to again become the
standard bearer of the Democratic
party, and all agree that he can be
elected this time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Democrats have again "cut
MIR. Johnston loose" down in the
Third district, and we don't be-
lieve the Republican Gaines will
ever catch up with him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

Out at salem. in Harrison coun
ty, they had a $50, 900 FIRE last
week, which STATED in the picking
room of the wooden mills, probably
caused by nail being in the wool
and going through the machinery
and the friction causing a spark.
The big wooden mills, Touring mill,
livery stables, blacksmith shop and
several dwelling houses were con
sumed. There was but little insur.
ance on anything and = big loss to
a small town.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Grafton Sentinel is trying to
get up boom for Hon. Isaac Cox
Ralphsnyder for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in this
district
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

Mr. Bryan takes the right stand
on the Chinese question. He en-
dorses the action Of the government
IN sending troops to China to rescue
our imPeriled citizens and in hold
ing that the United States need not
80 to war unless it is demonstrated
that the Chinese Government was
party to the attack on them. If it
was, he thinks that Congress can
find a remedy. But Congress will
get no opportunity 10 pass on the
question until next fall Until then,
Mckinley will be the whole thing.
Make note of this.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The big bluff of some New York
gamblers, who were trying to create
a stampede 10 Mckinley by offering
to bet 500, 900 in odds of three to
one on Mckinley, was promptly
called by telegraph the other day,
but no answer was made at all.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

Talk about Chinese puzzles; the
situation at Pekin is the greatest of
them all, and only time will solve it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

Colonel Bryan's house in Lincoln
stands on the edge of the city, a
modest cottage neatly painted in
yellow with trimmings of India red.
1t bears the No. r6a1, and a wae-
gish friend has suggested to him the
advisability Of trading numbers
with his neighbors, so that the
figures of his threshold may be the
shibboleth of his campaign, 10 to1.
CA diagram will be furnished all
who do not see the joke) Virginia
Free Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26


There are reasons to believe that
decidedly interesting talk took
place in the dining room Of Secre-
tary Cages suburban residence,
where Mr. Mckinley, all the mem
bers of the Cabinet who arc in
Washington, and Gen. Leonard
Wood, Military Governor of Cuba,
were guests. The subject was Cuba
and its probable future relations
towards the United States. Gen.
Wood is in Washington for the
purpose of receiving instructions as
to the method of electing delegates
to the proposed Cuban constitu-
tional convention, which il has been
limited in inside administration
circles, may start the annexation
ball to rolling by adopting an an
nexation resolution or declaring in
favor of it, If such is the admins
tration programme, the arrange
ments for the election Of delegates
70 the convention will probably be
such as to ensure a majority of an
nexationists. Gen. Wood will talk
about everything else in Cuba, but
as soon as you say annexation he Is
as mum as a clam.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Republicans will have to
make big gains if they carry the
Third district and beat Judge John
ston for Congress, hence their nomi-
nation of Joseph II. Gaines. He is
long-legged enough to make rapid
Gaines over his comnetitor
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Clarksburg Telegram tells
about big contest over in HARRISON
county last week between the Cham
pion Moving Machine Company
and the Mccormick Company.
There was large crowd present,
and the vote was overwhelmingly in
favor OF the Mccormick Company.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Republican State Committee
met in Parkersburg, Monday Of this
week, and reelected VIM. VI. O.
Dawson for another term Of four
years, the vote standing 9 to . in
favor of Dawson. Parkersburg was
selected as headquarters for the
camnaiqn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Democrats Of the Fourth dis
trict held their Congressional Con
vention down at Huntington last
Wednesday and had lively old
time, several fights, pistols, knives
and arrests. The fight for the nomi-
nation was between Creed Collins,
OF Pennsboro, Richie county, and
II. 5. Wilson. of Parkersburg. The
former won on the first ballot, and
will give Jim Hughes hard race
for the office, and with the trouble
among the Republicans in that dis
trict, Collins has a good show for
election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The thousands of Chinese in this
country are, very uneasy over the
way their own people in China have
been butchering our missionaries
and citizens there. They fear mob
violence from our people, and are
being guarded by the police in some
of the large cities. In case Of
bloody war with China. her people
here would be puzzle on our
hands
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Republicans Of the Third
Senatorial district held their con
yention at Pennsboro last week and
nominated Hon. Harvey w. Har
mer, Of Clarksburg by acclsmation.
As the district is strongly Republ
can he will be elected, and viii
make an able member Of the State
Senate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Democrats Of the Twelfth
Senatorial district, in convention at
Moorefeld recently, nominated
Richard c. Price, Of that place, the
nomination being made ON the fifth
ballot. Col. r. b. Davis, of Pied
mont, lead on the first ballot, but
Price being at home and Hardy
county claiming it as her turn this
time, Hampshire and Pendleton
voted solid with her for Price. Civ
ing him the nomination. Senator
y. ]. Baker, Of Petersburg, was also
before the convention IS the dis
trict Is Democratic, Price viii be
elected
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Grafton Leader last week
issued a splendid boom edition in
honor of its twelfth anniversary.
There are sixteen pages of splendid
illustrations and write ups of Graf
tons leading industries and busi-
ness and public men. Also the Re
form School at Pruntytown, and the
whole bound in a beautifully de-
signed cover like some big literary
journal of large city The whole
work reflects great credit on the
Leader Publishing Company, and
the town and county generally.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The Chinese Minister in Wash.
ington is about as slick as the slick
est Of his race and ne seems able to
make Secretary Hay accept any old
story that he chooses 70 tell him.
His latest which Mr. Hay thought
important enough TO repeat 40 a.
Cabinet meeting. that ,hc reason
the foreign ministers in Pckin have
not communicated with their gov.
eminent is tbat they arc bid in The
houses of Chinese friends and are
afraid that any aJemptto send me
sagcs wonid PVT Che mob onto their
hiding places The Chinese Minister
success fro stu0ing The members of
The administration may encourage
him o. remain in thn country and
go % the gold brick business IT.
bis government gets knocked out
at home
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26
The Imperial Policy Of the Ad-
ministration Will Defeat Nc
Kinley's Re election.
The Chinese Minister AT Washington
Very Slick Individual.
Special correspondence u Tnr Anous.


WAsmNcroN, July "a. 1000
Mr.. Mckinley is again performing
his specialty-lhe webbing act.
lie heard the criticism Of the coun-
Try Of his absence from his post and
rushed back to Washington, every
body supposed to do something.
There has been Cabinet meetings
and Cabinet dinners, but that is all.
Nothing has been done that had not
been decided upon before Mr.. Nc
Kinley pulled himself away from
the enticing rockers on that Canton
porch. Although it is the general
opinion in Washington that Con-
gress should be called in extra ses-
sion to handle this Chinese bust
ness, Mr.. Mckinley and his advisers
decided that no extra session
should be called until the urgency
became more pressing. Because
the allied forces in China have won
temporary success, at an awful
cost of life, including many Amer
leans, and the Chinese have sent
message saying that the foreign
ministers in Pekin are alive, which,
by the way, isn't believed by any
body outside of members of the
administration, Mr.. Mckinley will
wobble awhile lnnrer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26
4 sLlDEIL BROWN. Editor and
Proprietor
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICkE I
Election November G. 1900.
NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For Vice President,
ADLAI EWING STEVENSON,
of Illinois.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
JOHN HOMER HOLT,
Of Huntington.
For Auditor,
JAMES HENRY MILLER,
of Hinton.
For Treasurer,
]. GARLAND HURST,
Of Harper's Ferry.
For Attorney General.
GEORGE NJ. Mccoy,
Of Sistersville.
For Superintendent of Schools.
r. A. ARMSTRONG,
of Morgaatown.
For Judges Supreme Court,
]. w. ENGLISH, of Point Pleasant.
w. G. BENNETT of Weston.
For Electors at Large,
J. w. DAVIS, Of Clarksburg,
Z. NJ GII.KESON, Of Parkersburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

The plain truth is that Mr..
Mckinley is afraid to do anything
until he gets palmer tip on what
public sentiment wants this govern
ment to do. Men interested in
syndicates which have big conces-
sions in China are urging him to
send big army to China so that he
can be in position to prevent the
breaking up of the Chinese empire,
which would mean the end of their
concessions, while Republican
politicians are cautioning him
to feel his way carefully
because mistake will make his
defeat for reelection more certain
than it now apparently is. He
can't get more men in the army
without authority from Congress,
and he is afraid to take any more
men from Gen. Macarthur, who
has already been made to send men
from the Philippines against his
vigorous protest. Consequently,
unless there is an extra session of
Congress the total American force
in China will not exceed II, 900,
and several thousand of them can
not be got there before the first of
September, no matter how badly
they may be needed. Meanwhile,
Mr.. Mckinley has gone back to
Canton to wobble at leisure until
public opinion shows him what
to do.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

Never since the old crusading
times have the nations of the world
SO banded together to fight in COM
mon cause. Under the walls of Tien
lsin are now gathered, or are gath
erIng, troops from nearly every civ
ilized nation in the world. This is
a better prophecy Of western peace
than all the Hague conferences that
could be held in a hundred years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

THE wires have been kept hot
getting word to such Republicans
as Representative Hull, of Iowa,
Chairman Of the House Military
Committee, who has been publicly
advocating The calling Of an extra
session Of Congress, to take the
other track and fan ia behind Mr..
Mckinley in opposition to an
extra session
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

For Electors at Large,
J. w. DAVIS, Of Clarksburg,
+. NJ. GILKESON, Of Parkersburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-26

For Judges Supreme Court,
]. w. ENGLISH, of Point Pleasant.
w. G. BENNETT, of Weston.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-29
DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLING
For the National Convention - The
Suizer Boom-New Workers to Hold
Conference With Bryan.

Kansas City. June 27-Congressman
William Sulzer. who Is being boomed
for vice president on the democratic
ticket. and Richard Croker and Ex-
Senator Z. G. Murphy. Of New York.
will have a conference at Lincoln,
Neb.. with William ]. Bryan before
they come TO Kansas City TO attend
the national convention. Sterling
Price. OF Texss. who has opened head
quarters here for Mr.. Sulzer. to-day
received a telegram from that gentle
man, saying he had left New York
for Lincoln at noon to-day. Another
telegram says Messrs. Croker and
Murphy will be in the Nebraska capt.
tai on Friday night. Mr.. Sulzer hops
to be on the ticket with Mr.. Bry n
and il is said the latter expressed a
desire TO confer with him. Further
than this Mr.. Price would vouchsafe
nothing.
President O'Connell, OF the Sons Of
Liberty. the Oldest organization in
New York, is OF his way TO Kansas
City, and will open headquarters Tor
Sulzer to-mirrow or Friday. Fred
Feigel, editor OF the Tammany Times.
another Sulzer boomer, will arrive
Friday:
The city is beginning to take on a
gala appearance in anticipation OF an
early arrival of delegates; business
houses are being decorated. arc and in
candescent lights are being strung in
profusion on the down town streets,
and a general clean up Is in progress.
A good sized contingent OF eastern
newspaper reporters have already ar
rived, but a general inflow Of people
is not expected until Friday.
Ex-Governor William j. Stone. ma
tional committeeman Cor Missouri.
and vice chairman OF the national
committee, is expected Friday night.
as are other members OF the sub-com-
mittee. who will hold a meeting on
Saturday. James Boyle. district lead
er of Tammany, will arrive Saturday
with about a dozen OF his colleagues.
They come TO prepare the way for the
Tammany delegation which will reach
Kansas Ciy Monday evening on two
special trains. Sunday the state dele
cations will begin to arrive. The Penn
sylvania delegation made up OF 100
people, and the Montana delegation,
headed by w A. Clark, is due Sunday
morning. and the Kansas delegation in
the evening. On Monday the New En-
gland delegates, from Maine. New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,.
Connecticut and Rhode Island. with
George Fred Williams of Massachu-
day the California and Missouri dele
da ythe California and Missouri dele
cations will arrive.
The greatest rush OF delegations will
be on Tuesday. Nearly all OF the
states not mentioned above are booked
to arrive on that date.
A convention innovation the read
ing of the declaration OF independ-
ence from the platform. will be intro
duced at the first session on July 4th
and, according TO the present pro-
gramme. the music and decorations of
that day will be selected with a par
ticular idea of concentrating the
national holiday.
The badges for the delegates have
been received. They are an elaborate
affair. There is an oxidized silver bar
for the pin, below which hangs a silk
flag about four inches long. To q
flag is attached a medallion of gold q
oXidiZed silver.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-29
THE NEXT CONGRESS
Congressman OverStreet Thinks His
Party VIII Have Hard Work to Re-
tain Control of the House.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 27.-Con-
gressman Overstreet, Of this district,
left for Chicago today to arrange with
Chairman Babcock, of the republican
congressional campaign committee, to
take charge of headquarters in Chicago
in ten days. On the congressional cam
paign he said:
'In 1898 the congressional campaign
committee entered upon it's work with
strong evidence of a loss Of at least
thirty districts east of the Mississippi
river. With the situation confronting
us. we saw the necessity Of making
vigorous fight in the free silver section
of the country. We succeeded, and,
while We lost more than thirty districts
east of the Missouri river, we carried
the lower house by a majority Of thlr-
teen. We enter this campaign, conse-
quently, with the burden on US of
holding certain districts which, here
tofore, have been held by the demo-
Gratis, in addition to the necessity of
retaining control Of those districts
which usually are carried by the re-
publicanS.
Owing to the iniquitous election
laws of Kentucky, Virginia and North
Carolina, we meet the further diff
Guilty of having the districts now held
by republicans in those three states
gravely endangered. In Kentucky we
now hold but two districts, one of
which we carried by only ten votes. We
are clearly entitled to at least four
districts in Kentucky and an honest
count would give them to US. The elec-
ton law of Virginia is as obnoxious as
that or Kentucky, and if it be operated
this year as is was in 1898, our success
in those districts which are clearly re-
publican will be in doubt.
I'VE do not pretend that the lower
house can be carried without strug-
gle. The contest will be hard one, but
we feel equal to it."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-29
SEYMOUR'S DESPERATE POSITION
Heliographs He Can Hold Out Only
Two Days.

London, June 2S., 3:20 a m.-The
composite brigade of 1900 men who
raised the investment of Tien TSin and
pushed on to help Admiral Seymour
has probably saved him, but the news
has not yet reached Che Foo, the near
irving a Che Foo from Taku brought
this message, dated Tien Tsin, Monday
June 25th:
The Russian general in command
of the relief force had decided. in view
OF Saturdays heavy fighting and
marching, that one days rest for the
troops was essential and that the ad-
vance should not be resumed until to-
day.
Meanwhile came Admiral Seymours S
heliograph that his position was des-
perate and that he could only hold out
two days. The relief started at dawn
today (Monday)".
Several thousand japanese have left
Taku for Tien Tsin, and altogether
$4,000 Japanese have landed. The in
ternational troops now aggregate near
" 10000 and Japan is preparing to
send 10000 more
CHINESE FORCES IN THE FIELD.
The Tong Shan refugees and the
foreign engineers at Che Foo estimate
the Chinese troops now in the field as
$4,000 drilled troops at Lu Tai, 10000
at Shangai Wan, $1,000 driven OF from
Tien Tsin and 10000 at Pekin.
The dispatch received by the foreign
office stating that the foreign legations
were requested to leave Pekin within
a specified time is interpreted in some
unofficial quarters as tantamount TO
giving the ministers their passports
and TO a declaration of war; but, as
China does nothing like other coun-
tries, the official opinion is that there
l. 20 ID hut 70 q RnnrGQ
of events and to see what the minis
ters themselves say when they are res
cued.
All the students at the foreign hos
pitalS in Canton are leaving. Women
missionaries are returning from the
west river ports. There was slight
disturbance at Wo Chou Tuesday while
the women were embarklng. Inc
crowd shouted kill the foreign deyils.
GRAVE SITUATION AT SHANGHAI
According to advices from Shanghai.
the Chinese officials by direction OF
the southern viceroy, are asking the
tonSulS to agree to conditions enSur-
ing" as the Chinese say the neutrali-
~ of Shanghai and other coast cities.
They are also asking that foreign war
Shins shall not sail or anchor near the
forts. nor go to ports where there are
no warships now, that their crews snail
not go ashore and that the protection
of foreigners be left to the Chinese
on+borities, These conditions are con-
sidered at Shanghai to be virtually an
ultimatum from viceroys Liu Kun YIN
and Shang Chih Tung. The consuS
desire a sufficient naval and military
force to back up their refusal 10 com,
ply with these demands Inc tooa s,
naval force there now conslss ot 90.
men with 80 guns. The Chinese naVe
600 men with six guns in the forts ano
10, 600 men outside Shanghai with MOD
ern rifles and machine guns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-29
STATE ELECTION BOARD
1t Meets and Excepts Resignation of
Franks-Fusion on Wake County
Ticket.
Especial to the Messengerl


Raleigh, y. c., June 27-When the
election board met to-day Franks re-
signed with thanks to the board and
asked it to elect J. 3. Freeman. of
of Henderson county. as his successor.
This was done.
johnson said he had signed the call
for the meeting of the board. thinking
1t was to be held during the IegisIa-
tive session.
Franks said he had requested 1t so II
could examine the election ballots IL
stead Of on the first Monday in July.
which the law fixes as the time.
The board meets next Monday to ex-
anime the ballots.
The republican county executive
committee here decided 20 have no
county convention, but ID divide the
Officers, taking sheriff, coroneT. two
members of the legislature and three
commissioners and give the others to
the populists. A committee OF seven
1S appointed TO select the men Tor
these nominations