The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
AUGUSTA COUNTY.
Something of the Move now on
Foot.
Backers of the Scheme Have a Strong
Lobby In Charleston and are Work
Hard for the Measure.

Fairmont Times Bureau.
The Fairmont delegation consisting
OF Judge w. S. Raymond, Mayor A.
L. Lehman, ]. NJ. Jacobs and G. Pow
ell, arrived in the capital city last
night and Immediately threw out
their picket lines preparatory to the
great struggle which they saw at once
was going to be necessary II they hop
ed to save the skin of Marion county
whole.
The dght will be over the size OF
the counties. The Fairmonters are
here to show that neither Marion or
the proposed Augusta county would
have the number Of miles provid I'd for
in the constitution, which is 400
square miles.
Furbee's bill, which was reported
on favorably by the committee yester-
day, will be referred back to the com
mittee this evening This morning
there was minority report made by
Mr.. Phearson and four others, who
said they desired to have the bill re-
considered. These are the only devel-
opments of the fight up to the present
time.
Delegate Wiles' bill to compel rail-
roads in this State to provide Jim
Crow cars for colored people was re-
ported back unfavorably this morning.
The Agricultural Society, which is
in session here, will ash for an appro-
priation to build an agricultural
building at the State University.
The Senate has been busy all day
with routine work.
In the trst place, the fight was
planned several moons ago, and so
still was it kept that the wives of the
boosters knew noting of the plans.
The idea OF petitions sounded good to
those in charge of the campaign and
the old ones that were used long ago
were resurrected and busted off for
immediate use. The funny yet pa
thetic thing about some of these it is
alleged, is that they bear names OF
men now deceased, and to whom the
new county would be of no material
good.
A little over ago week the advance
guard arrived here. They talked city
charter and numerous other things,
and during the spare time took
srecial care to call down the Times
representatives for even mentioning
such dead thing as Augusta. Anoth-
er queer thing about the matter is
the fact that Howard Furbee, the
representative from the upper end of
the county, knew nothing Of the
scheme until the main army reached
here on Thursday night. 1t was then
that Howard was told that it was up
to him to present the bill next day.
Howard is quiet fellow and no. used
to shocks, and tits said that his sleep
that night was greatly disturbed by
the mandate from the people from
home. However, he presented the
bill aid the next chapter brings US
up TO the meeting of the committee
on Saturday night. This was told
of in Times dispatches, but there
were further developments that caused
a sensation on the side, and the out
come to this is not going to do the
Augustians much good. They accus-
ed Harry Shaw OF stealing the bill,
that is, the original bill, and flashing
in its stead docJored substitu e.
Shaw's inability to furnish the docu-
ment did look little suspicious at
the start, but ne soon explained
things satisfactory to every oneexcept
the gentlemen from Warrington, who
still inclose friends of Shaw. and
there are many close friends of Shaw, ]
and there are mauy of them in the
house, know better, and the allega-
lions against his character will do
nothing but damage to the cause of
the new county. 4
Harry firmly believes that some one
from Warrington was responsible for
the articles which appeared in the
Gazette and other Sunday papers,
and he prepared a reply to that. This
was also mentioned in the Times
telegram on Monday.
While each member of the two fac
tions breads the coming of another
fight such as characterized the mat
ter before, all expect it, and are pre-
pairing in a quiet way for it. The out
come is now extremely doubtful.
AUGsTA'S STRONG LOBBY.
Their ecan DE no denying of the fact
that the lobby brought here by the
Augusta boomers was about the
strongest thing that has arrived in
Charleston for many day. Not only
did there come everyman of influence
from In about Warrington, but boost
ers from all over the State are board
ing at theRuffner upon the funds fur
nished by the sale Of oil from Man
nington district.