West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-02-04

Ed Williams Charges the Combs
Breast-Works With a Dago Dele
CATION.
The Contest Was Fought From
sun-Up Until Moon-Up.
Hunt rnjects the True Western
Style of Politics Into Fight
County Candidates Cautioned to
Keep Their Eye on the Tunnelton
Tigers.
One OF the liveliest towns in Pres
ton is the village of Tupnelton. 1t
is fast forging to the front as the
foremost town in the county. 1t
has always been noted for its activi-
ty in politics, and If indications 60
for anything it not retrograding in
the least. When they cannot get
up political scrap with the rest of
the county they indulge in NUM-
cipal election IN order that they
may lose none OF their cunning.
They had just amused themselves
with municipal election a few days
before l passed through the town
and found it the main topic of dis
cussion. If any of the prospective
county candidates desire to take
few lessons in the art of political
trickery would advise them to
visit the Coal Centre. / want to
note it before it slips my memory
that warm reception awaits Boss
Flynn when the campaign opens up.
This is the home of Col. Montgo-
merry and they appear very hostile
to the Boss on account of what they
term his treachery to Col. Montgo-
merry. / am not offering any sug-
gestions to Boss Flynn as to the
manner in which he should conduct
the office of bossship, but he wants
to be fireproof when he tackles the
Tunnelton tigers.
AS it Is we'll known Hon. A. I.
Bonafield is the patriarch of this
town. Everyone honors and re-
spects Mr.. Bonaheld. He is always
elected member of the town
council on account of his well
known executive and business abili-
ty. From what CLEAN from the
Tunneltonians they had a warm
contest. They had two tickets in
the field when the contest opened
up and before they got through with
1t they had four tickets struggling
for sumpremacy. The two leading
tickets were headed by the vener
able John w. Combs and Benjamin
Franklin Bone. The leader Of the
Combs forces was the California
forty miner, James S. Hunt. Hunt
has had an eventful career. He
was a contemporary of Joaquin
Miller, the California poet. Hunt
dug nuggets OF gold while Miller
wrote poetry. Both won fame and
fortune while in California. They
were both located in San Francisco
for several years, and it IS quite a
treat TO hear Hunt tell of the stir
ing times he and Miller spent in the
famous Shantytown among the
Chinese. Hunt speaks the Chinese
language qnite huently. In their
municipal contest the opposition
chrage Hunt with playing his
Chinese tricks on them, which
Hunt stoutIy denies and alleges that
II was the opposition which perpet-
rated the political trick on his
ticket. The contest ragged from
sun-up until moon-up They we're
a law unto themselves and willing
to keep the polls open until the last
voters was corralled and marched
TO the booth. They promise a
greater contest the next time
and l propose to be there to
witness IT, The Bone men were
lead by Ed Williams and Squire
McGinnis. II had no political
significance. Williams has the re-
putation of being a postmaster in
the art Of political manipulation.
lie declares, however, that Hunts
attack on him in the Chinese Ian
guage almost drove him from the
field. He claims that Hunt got up
ticket in the Chinese hierogIyhIc
for the voter and every one of them
wanted TO vote the new tangled
ticket Hunt denies the soft i'm
parchment and asserts that Williams
run in a Dago ticket on him and
voted the Dago delegation now To-.
Gated az Tunnelton.
Hunts contention is that Ed
Williams, Walter Clay and Jack
Bell, worked the pedro game on
him when it was mutually agreed
that they should fight itTout on the
old fo7ty-hye game. Col. Charles
w. Wolfe and Major Baird, II sum.
moned as witnesses, with Convict
Clay and Williams on the pedro
game.
One thing Is certain, it was an ami.
mated contest and one which will
90 down In history as the hofaesi