The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
eff;s,of County Directory.
CAPTAIN DovENER's DENOMINATION.

The next congressman from tins dlstrlct VIII
be named by the republicans IN convention as
sembed June 6 at Weston 1t behooves Harrison
county as we'll the entire district to act IN THIS
important matter with wisdom and care anu IL Is
urgent that every republican, who has the success
of his party and the welfare of the district ana
nation at heart. to contine himself to the hard,
cold facts and reegate any prejudice he may nave
We deem it unwse unsafe, even precarlous to
take up a n unknown quantity, besides there's no
necessity to do that and really no logical excuse
for it.
In our own county Maj a. c. Moore has been
nreyailed upon by his many friends to enter the
contest and it was not until he had fully decided
not to be candidate that the Telegram felt in
clined to take up the fight for any one else. Now
that Mai Moore is not candidate, the Telegram
is at liberty to consider the candidates in the ield
in that way only that conscientlously believe
best for the party and district.
There are but two avowed candidates. namely,
Congressman B. B. Dovener and Hon. John "A.
Campbell The former is our present representa-
tive. He has proven himself an able statesman,
an untiring worker, and no mans cause properly
presented to him has ever failed to receive his
closest attention and best efforts. His worth in
congress has been betittingly recognized by his ap
pointment on important committees upon which he
has performed good and faithful service for his
state His experience, his knowledge, his
familiarity with legislative questions make him
better fitted, better prepared than any other man
in his district to render more valuable service than
ever and no man could be sent whose services
would prove near so satisfactory. He has been
weighed in the balance and not found wanting.
Tried and true we have in him no uncertain
quantity, experiment.
His aspiring rival enormously imagines and
charges that Captain Dovener is weak candidate
and has been unfair enough to send circulars over
the district making that accusation. casual
review of the past and mere prospectus OF the
present show conclusively the utter falacy of that
statement. In the last congressional election Mr..
Dovener carried his district over greater odds and
with higher percentage than any West Virginia
congressman. He had several local fights to con.
tend with, not over himself, however. but because
of dsaffections over county candidates. and yet he
prevailed magnifcently and successfully over
them all. His course, his record the past two
wears has not served to intensity any personal
or factional antagonism toward him, but the
straight forward, honest, honorable, impartial
record he has made during his present term has
ameliorated the little dissatisfaction that existed
and ingratiated him into the hearts of all his con-
sttuents Every vestise of party acidity, so far
observable, has disappeared and need not be and
should not be revived by the personal ambition OF
any one, not even Judge Campbell, himself.
Again, prospects were never more favorable
for glorious victory. We believe from careful
study of the situation that the convention will be
practically unanimous for Dovener, one of the
very strongest Indications that the party and the
people are for him in preference to any other man
With such favorable condition confronting us, II
would be folly, indeed for the party in an inds
Greet moment to bring adverse criticism upon it
self and incur the risk of defeat We want nc
venture this year. We do not need new man
and there will be none.
True, Judge Campbell is dignifed, brainy
and scholarly gentleman and would make an idea
representative but there are those of US who think
that when we get done sending Capt. Dovener
the next representative will come from this end Of
the District.
There is not decent man in the city outside
the city council who favors the appointment Of
Josa Kester ON the notice force. How can vol