The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-24
Mr.. sHoWALTER OUT TO WIN.
Talks in an Interesting way Of His
candidacy for congress.

AS exclusively chronicled in last
weeks Telegram, Emmett NJ. Showal-
ter, OF Fairmont, has announced him
self as candidate for congress from
this district.
In an interview with a newspaper
correspondent he expressed himself IN
this fashion:
"You may announce my name as
candidate for the congressional nomi
nation at the hands Of the next Re-
publican convention. do not make
this statement as "a sudden impulse,
but as u result of mature deliberation
/ have been confronted with the ques-
tion almost constantly for several
weeks. and have determined that the
interrogation shall no longer be 'sWill
you run 2" but win you support me?'
And that there may be no misl nder-
standing as to my motives and pur-
,,oses, / desire to say very frankly that
/ do not enter the race to secure an
introduction nor to assist some other
candidate, but with the hope and ex-
pectation of securing the nomination,
and to this end my time and energies,
and all honorable and dignitied means
at my command will be vigorously
employed from now until the day OF
the convention
To another newspaper man ne said
81 have Determined To become a
candidate for congress.
"The encouragement have receiy-
ed from over the district is ofsucn a
substantial nature, that ] go into the
contest with every hope. My friends
10 Marion county alone have been so
very generous in their protfers Of sup
port that would feel almost justified
to start in the race even with no In
dorsementi In sight other than that OF
my home county: however, | shall
make vigorous campaign of the dis.
trict, and trust that my enthusiastic
friends who are responsible for my ac-
tion In this matter may have no cause
to be disappointed.
Mr.. Showalter, as very few people
know, is native of Wheeling. Inthe
early days OF the state of West Nir-
GINA his father was an employe of the
state government in the Office OF the
auditor when the capital was located
there, and it was in the eastern part of
the city that he was born. His parents
were residents of Richie county, and
in his youth he attended the common
schools there. His first work IN life
was as a school teacher. Later he at
tended the law school'of the state uni.
yersity at Morgantown, aud while en-
pioyed in the census office at Washing.
ton was student at the Georgetown
law school. In 1882 he located in Fair.
mont, and only a few months later was
the republican nominee for prcsecut-
ing attorney. In 1894 he was chair
man OF the county committee, and for
the first time In years the county gave
ma jorities for all the republican candi-
dates. He was twice secretary of the
congressional committee OF the
Second district, and twice assistant
clerk of the state senate. For the last
four years he has served with ability
rs assistant district attorney, first UNI
der District Attorney tnow congress-
ional) Gaines, and now under Judge
Blizzard, of the newly created north
err district of West Virginia. During
Mr.. Gaines campaign for the Repub-
lican nomination in the Third cons
gressional district, and for election, in