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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10
PROCLAMATION. BY tue GOVERN or

!, Albert B. White, governor of the
state of West Virginia, pursuant
TO the constitution and laws of the
United States of America, and of the
laws of this state, do hereby issue
this my proclamation, announcing to
the voters of the state of West Vir-
ginia that on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
four, an election will be had, held and
conducted throughout the state at
various voting precincts thereof, for
the purpose of choosing seven cleo
tors of the president and vice presi-
dent of the United States.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the state, at the city OF
Charleatown, on this the first day OF
September, A. d. 1904, and Of the
state the forty-second.
fG. s. Albert B. White.
BY the Governor:
VIM. NJ. o. Dawson,
secretary of State.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10
ARDEN DISTRICT.

IL. L. Bender, Clerk of the County
Court of Berkeley County, w. Va, dc
certify that at special session of the
County Court of Berkeley County,
West Virginia, held on the 9Th day OF
August, 1904, called, among other
things, for the purpose, the following
order was entered upon the election
record of said County Court.
In the matter of petition of Jos. l..
Broy aud others. asking for the crea
ton of new voting precinct in Arden
District.
1t is hereby ordered that voting pre-
cinct No. l, in Arden District, be di-
vided, and new precinct, called pre-
cinct No. 3, be created, which said
precinct No. 3 is to be comprised OF
all that part of present preciuct No. l
as lies West of the old Charles Town
road and Queen street, extended. as
shown on the map of Berkeley county,
made by J.. Baker Kearfoot, in 1894.
The part of the present precinct Box
No. that lies East of said road and
Queen street, extended, to be still
called Precinct No. /. And "Masons
School House is hereby designated as
the voting place of said Precinct No. 3
And on the 31st day of August, 1904
the Court instructed the Clerk to
have a copy of the above order pub
lished in the Martinsburg Statesman
and the Martinsburg Herald, and tc
post copy of said publication at
eight public places in said present Pre-
cinct No /.
Given under my hand this LIST day
of September, 1904,
/. L.. BENDER, Clerk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10
Com m unicated'
Jones Spring, W. Va,
Sept. 9Th 1904

Jones Spring, W. Va,
Sept, 9Th 1904
To the citizens and old friends of
Berkeley county; All of you hear
the cry about Teddy having colored
man take lunch with him at the White
house. If this is true it is not any
worse than Cleveland did. He and
Parker have been tarred with the
same stick. and Parker has so much
on him that he can't successfully
make the trip on the Sth Of next No
vember.
Now, we are looking over the
mountain and down the valley to try
and see some great party. ask you
to look and say what has our parties
come tn in this country? Our leading
politicians on both sides have by far
done worse things than lunching
with colored man, am repub-
lican from the ground up. but don
believe in the way man gets his
office in this county. | have been IN
| formed that even the Judge has been
handling pink tickets in order to save
his white allies. have been in
formed that from the topmost rung IL
the ladder down to the poor constable
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10
Look Here.

Having been asked repeatedly who
signed the petition about which an
article appeared in the last issue of
this PAPER, we concluded to publish
the PETITION and the names as they
APPEAR.
In our Judgment the action of the
county court did those voters who are
effected by this gerrymander gross
injutice. 1t is we'll to notice, how
ever, one of those signers is candi-
date for assessor in the first district.
We believe lie was largely instru-
mental in having this gerrvmander
passed, and lie should receive severe
rebuke at the polls. Following is an
exact copy of said petition containing
the names of those men who had the
voters of Hedgesville district at heart,
and who were SO concerned about
them in ''rough weather (0. Let it
be known that the republicans COM
missioner. G. W. Stucky, voted against
this atrocious measure.
Martinsburg, March 80. 1904.
We the undersigned voters in
Hedeesville magisterial district of
Berkeley county petition YOUR honor
able COURT to change and euualize the
voting precincts of said magisterial
district. in accordance with "a plat
and description hereto attached, by
dividing the said district into three
voting precincts to be known as
(Hedgesville) Precinct No. l. DRY
Rum Precinct No. 2. and (Toma-
Iawk) Precinct No. 8.
Eve believe that this subdivision will
be fair to all parties and will be more
convenient for the voters generally
in rough weather, and more nearly
equal in the number of voters to each
precinct than any other practicable
division.
John ID. Kilmer
Ellis Ellis
A. II. Walker.
]. W. Donaldson.
d. O. Bartles.
In answer to the inquiry by many
voters as to who these petitioners are,
we can only say LOOK AT THE
SIGNERS. OF THE ABOVE.
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For Congress
HON. A G. DAYTON.

VI 1OilEiOSo
HON. A G. DAYTON.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET,
For Sheriff.
H. II. RUTHERFORD.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
w. B. LINDSAY.
For County Surveyor,
GEORGE w. VAN METRE.
Assessor, First District,
E. s. GETTLE.
Assessor, Second District,
ZEPH MORGAN.
Representative in House Of Delegates,
JACOB SITES
AND
W. B. CLENDENING.
For County Commissioner,
C. w. STUCKEY.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10

Entered at the Post oflce Of Martinsbug, W. Va
as second class mail matter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10

they have been law breakers. and
that man cannot be hsndled be-
cause all Of them are in the muddle.
When men get so brave in fraud
that they meet foater right in front
Of the voting place and hand him a
S.. 90 bill for his vote, taking away
his liberty for this sum, more CIR less,
in the presence of an officer, who
saws Look here, this is an open viola
ton of the law" but does nothing,
| confess that there should be some
thing done. Every one knows that
tho officer was as deep in the mud a.
the buyer was in the mire.
When men get so brave that thev
meet a party in the road and sa7
Twenty dollars for the leader and
ten dollars for the rest; when clerks
who are sworn not to divulge ANYTHING
and then give signs indicating how
men vote; when the pay master takes
possession Of our voting precincts; IT
is getting almost past endurance.
When some of our candidates have
to leave their places of business to get
rid Of the whiskey bumbs il is get
ting bad. Sir. il / had been on the
democratic ticket for sheriff / would
not have commenced this kind of bust.
ness.
No wonder he did not see many
democrats in Back Greek valley.
have talked 10 all the candidates
and they all saw they are opposed to
this awful crime. They should be
true citizens.
Now BUYERS, lay aside your money
and whiskey. ] mean YOU who handle
these two articles; come like men and
let the people elect you.
Thea you will represent the people
and lot the monev. You know If you
don't do this some poor devil must
90 the trip. When | asked you candi-
dates to form some kind of collbl-
nation to stop this business. the lead
ers said "We are willing Bat. will
they do it? II they carry it to the
point they can d. business together,
and if they cannot trust one another
they can make an agreement that
will stand the test.
>
politicians make ugly faces when they
talk about this criminal act namely,
the danger which lies behind these
violations of the law. Ii you cannot
shed this old coat of crime; If you
cannot be honest mem it you cannot
quit taking advantage of weak minded
men; if you cannot set good example
before the voters of this county: II
YOU cannot be a model for the rising
generations, go back to the cradle os
you1 infancy and be rocked by honest
mothers until you can look honor
suuarelv in the face, aad then come
TO the front carrying YOUR baner right
before your people and your God.
Now, chairmen of the two great
parties of Berkeley county, Mr.. o. S.
Rigsby and Mr.. S. S. Feikler, for
the sake of your parties. get together
like men, and for the sake of the
taxpayers of this county, save the
money that it costs the candidates
to be elected eheriff. We are informed
that it costs any where from three to
five thousand dollars to be elected
to this Office. This money must be
made back some way, and you know
that the taxpayer must pay it, l must
close Come see where / stay; the
string is outside to all. Sincerely,
r. r. Files.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10
MIX K,mLEa,s NEW PLACE.

Prot. A. G. Kimler, formerly princj-
pal ofrrShepherd college. but for sew
eral years past superintendent OF the
public Eschools of Ceredo, Wayne
county, has been appointed principal
of the Fayetteville academy. at Fay
esteville, w. Va.
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CHANGE ~ voTsse pHEcrscTs.
HEDGEsyILLE DISTRICT.

HEDGESyILLE DISTRICT.
IL. L. Bender, Clerk of the County
Court Of Berkeley County, do certify
that at special session OF the County
Co9tt Of Berkeley County, West Vir-
GINA, held on the 28th day of April,
1914, called, among other things, for
the purpose. the following order was
entered upon the election record Of
said County Court.
In the matter Of the rearrangement
OF the Voting Precincts Of Hedgesville
District
The Court had this matter under
consideration. and it appearing that
three precincts are sufficient voting
places to provide for the vote of
this district, as required by the Elec-
tion Laws, as set forth in Chapter (,
Section and 6 of the Code of West
Virginia; the action Of the Court taken
Dec. o, 1903, is hereby recinded, al d
the following voting places are desie-
mated, namely: Hedgesvllle, Dry Run
and Tomahawk; which are bounded
and described as follows:
No. 1, Hedgesville: TO include all
Of Hedgesville Magisterial District
which lies East of Back Creek and
North of the lines hereafter assigned
to Dry Run Precinct.
\ No. 9, Dry Run: Beginning at Back
Creek bridge. at Fooses; thence East
erly along the South side of Warm
Spring Road to it's intersection with
the corporate limits of Hedgesvile;
thence with Westerly and Southerly
lines of Hedgesville corporate limits
until the same again reach the Warm
Spring road thence with the South
side of Warm Spring Road in South
easterly direction until it intersects
the Bedington Road at Riner's thence
Easterly along the South side of Bee
ineton Road to .he limit OF Hedges
vile Magisterial District and the line
of Falling Waters District in part and
finally with line of Opequon District
to corporate limit of Martinsburg;
thence Westerly wi tn limits of Mar
tinsburg, Arden aud Gerardstown Dis
tricts. so as to include that part of the
Southern line of Hedgesville District,
past Nollvile, to the intersection Of
the East side of North Mountain and
Gerardstown District line at the top of
the mountains; thence with East side
of North Mountain to Parks Gap
Road; thence following the North side
of said read to Parks Gap Bridge at
Back Creek thence Northerly with
the meanderings of Back Creek to the
beginning.
No. 3. Tomahawk To include all
of Hedgesville District which lies West
of Back Creek, except in addition,
that part on East side of Back Creek,
beginning at the intersection of the
Gerardstown line and western side of
North Mountain, at the top, to South
side of Parks Gap Road, thence to
Parks Gap Bridge at Back Creek.
And on the 31st day of August, 1904
the Court instructed its clerk to have
copy of the above order published
in the Martinsburg Stat esman and
Martinsburg Herald, and to post
copy of said publication at twelve
prominent places in said District of
Hedgesville.
Given under my hand this LIST day
of September. 1904.
J. l.. BENDER, Clerk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10

Wise administration of existing law
is great deal more to be desired
for the next few wears than new aud
perplexing legislation or change Of
administrative policy. The country is
pretty we'll satisfied. on the whole.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor.
VIM. M. o. DAWSON,
OF Kanawha.
For Auditor,
ARNOLDlC. SCHERR,
of Mineral.
For Treasurer,
NEWTON OGDIN,
OF Peasants.
For Attorney General,
CLARKE MAY.
OF Lincoln.
For Superintendent of Schools,
T. c. MILLER,
OF Marion.
For Secretary of State,
c. ". SWISHER,
OF Marion.
For Judges of Supreme Court,
FRANK cox,
of Monongalia
JOSEPH NJ. SANDERS,
of Mercer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-09-10

Highest cash price paid for wool,
Blondel building, Luther Miller's OLD
stand.
Gray Silver.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-12
VICTIMS OF AN OLD GAME.
West End Druggists Robbed by a
- Clever Schemer. :.

Two druggists in the last two days. have
been the victims of an Old and clever
game which. the police believe, has been
revived in the city by gang of shrewd
crooks. f
George Wagner, proprietor of q. phar-
macy at Cook and Vandeventer avenues,
and W. H. Elhart, whose store is at No.
1896 Delmar boulevard, were the victims.
and both were robbed in the same manner.
Thursday afternoon Wagoner was called
to his telephone. A voice at the other end
of the line asked that a boy be sent to
No. 402S Cook avenue with 10 cents worth
of spirits of camphor. Mr.. Wagner sent
the camphor by a boy, who was met in
front of the house by a man. The man
stated that he had also decided that he
anted a small bandage and told the boy
to return TO the store and bring change
for $ bill. The lad acted according to
instructions and soon returned with the
Iandage and money.
The lad suspected nothing wrong until
he had waited on the sidewalk ten min
utes tt az he rang the door bell. ]. A.
Sauter, who lives at No. 402S Cook avenue,
answered the ring and told the messen-
ger that no person in that house had sent
for anything from the drug store.
Druggist Elhardt sent Elmer Deer TO
No. 10 Euclid avenue, with a package Of
cotton and bottle of liniment and change
for s. in response tc the same kind of
message.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-12

v hile ]. B. Paris made negotiations for
the Folk meeting on March 3.
The mistake occurred because Folks
representative transacted business with the
proprietor. Paul Schoene. who. for some
reason. did not know that his bartender
had rented the hall several days before.
Halves addressed SO men, which num-
ber filled the hall. Other speakers were:
.. B. Arnold, James Shaner and T. A
NOonan, Jr.
Tomorrow, for the first time in the history
Of the Democratic party in this state. iieions
boIfSd the Democratic ticket in 1851 1901 and
1892 will openly participate in Democratic
/ claimed in my Hannibal speech made in
November last that my opponent In this CITY
political assets which was totally repugnant to
party men
sisting Ts;e him openly and that the paid mer-
cenaries OF the Municipal Ownership party were
ieyad Hal nearly 20 any man would have little
trouble in securing the signatures OF twenty
Democrats as petitioners for delegation and
party Democrats as delegates and Judges and
clerks of election.
ment is worthy OF any consideration believes
that my opponent has more than bare % &c, chance @
sonally think he will carry one.
W s4r hsTer Se did does not be hHe M ehoaEs IN
cratic support to file petition and list OF
The reason is now becoming apparent His
friends bolted at CLAYTON when ! carried that
ried that county. and will contest both counties.
and / now believe that well-defined con-
spiracy exists to make contests Of the results
Of to-morrows election. no matter what ma
jority my delegates may have or what the out
come will be.
such utter disregard fo- the party's welfare
Is not surprising when We consider how loosely
PARTY loyalty sets the shoulders OF my op-
ponent's main supporters In this city
Every little fee dog in the city Is pushed to
the front to make speeches denounctng me-
Some Of these speeches are printed and circu-
lated broadcast throughout the State trying to
deceive the country Democracy. The men who
have made these speeches have not got enough
influence in the city OF st. Louis TO carry q
precinct for any proposition.
Being afraid to meet me IN joint debate. be-
cause he knows I will ask him some questions
which he cannot avoid or evade answering.
which ne knows will put him out Of the race.
M: opponent goes through the State complaining
of his opponents dealing in personalities.
At the same time he has Vandtver. who Is
paid slOO a week to be in Washington. and nve
or six other men. who devote their speeches
to slander viliication and abuse Of myself
| have thus far contented myself with attack
ing Mr Folks Democracy. My patience, how
ever has been sorely tried. And It may be
that before the end of next week. in order
TO undecelve the people as to the true charac-
ter Of Mr. Folk. that I may be- compelled 10
show what sort Of a man he really Is sne tear tear
from him the mask of hypocrisy which has been
so ably preserved by the papers OF this city.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-12
TO REsuBMIT IN THE COUNTY.
Harry u. Hnwes Sends Letter to Cir
cult Attorney Folk Asking
Another Trinl.

Harry E. Hawes yesterday gave out the
following statement. in which he asks Cir
cult Attorney Folk to have a primary in
St Louis County. to take the place of, the
proceedings which were held there re-
Gently: ,'tt
March II, 1sOi-rhe Honorable JOSEPH W.
Folk Circuit Attorney City oc st. Louis. City:
Dear SIr-As members of the Democratic party
and as candidates for its nomination to the
office of Governor. II Is incumbent upon each
OF us 10 do all within his power TO secure to
every Democrat of the State opportunity for
the free and fair expression OF his preference as
between
The convention Of st. Louis County has been
held and a delegation to the State Convention
favorable to me has been selected. Your rep
resentatives and leaders undertake 10 impeac5
the action of this convention by false reports OF
violence and intimidation. ..
Upon your side It is confessed that 1t was at.
tempted 10 secure the delegation by methods at
once undemocratic. secret tricky and traudu-
lent. The County Committee dominated by
your friends. was called together for the pur-
pose OF liking the time and place of holding
the convention in manner which in itself
shows a dishonest purpose. Your friends or
the committee were advised Of Its meeting
week beforehand.
10 those believed to be friendly to me notice
was not sent until the day before and then IN
such manner that tho notice would not reach
them in time. Chucusses were called for every
township by your friends on the committee. and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-12
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Folk and Hawes will contest for suprem-
acy In St. Louis to-day.
Plans were completed for $4,000 fam
fly hotel at Clara avenue and Delmar
boulevard to be finished in June.
The Reverend Mark Guy Pearse, no.
ted Methodist mission minister from Lon
don, is to arrive in st. Louis to-day.
Newsboys will dedicate their building at
the Worlds Fair next Saturday.
A magnificent bedstead will be includ-
ed in the French art exhibit.
The st. Louis Transit Company asks
permission of the Board of Public I'm
provements to lay tracks along McCaus-
land avenue.
Francis Schlatter, the self-styled divine
healer" was fined s25 in police court for
being intoxicated and swearing.
Robert McCulloch was elected vice pres
ident and general manager of the Transit
Company. A B. du Pont will retire.
Judges Mcdonald and Taylor took steps
to stop jury tampering in their courts In
vestigation of the Wilson and "Cuddy
Mack" cases are now under way.
Elizabeth Keller says she was hypno-
tized into marriage. .-,s,
John H. Boutwell, of Sedalia admitted
that he is receptive candidate. for the
Republican nomination for Governor of
Missouri.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-12
PRIMARY IN HOWELL COUNTY
WILL BE HELD TO-DAY.
Folk and Reed, who Have Just
Closed Campaigns, Each Claims He
VIII Have the Delegation.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
westplains. NO.. March 1.-THE cam
pafgn from Howell County in the Demo-
cratic State Convention closed to-day at
this place. with speech by Mayor Reed
of Kansas City.
Circuit Attorney Folk had just closed a
tour of the county. and Mayor Reed fol-
lowed day later. Congressman vandiver
is also here making speeches throughout
this county. s..
When Mayor Reed spoke here to-day he
was interrupted several times by Mr.. Van
diver, and they had lively tilt.
The campaign here is the bitterest ever
known, and. the fact that Howell is the
first county in the State to hold primary
makes it effective elsewhere. The county
will be close. Reed and Folk both claim
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-12
COUNTY MASS MEETING PLANS.
Republicans In st. Louis Townships
to Select Delegates Next Friday.

Township mass meetings will be held In
St. Louis County next Friday afternoon at
9 o'clock for the purpose Of electing dele
gates to the Republican Senatorial Con-
vention of the Twenty-fifth District. The
convention will be held in Washington,
Mo-, May 4.
The apportionment of delegates to each
township and places of meeting are as
follows:
delegates; Carondelet Township, Mehlville,
four delegates; Central Township. Clay
ton, seven delegates; Meramec Township;
Grover. two delegates; st. Ferdinand
township. Bridgeton, four delegates.
The object of the convention is to nomi-
nate a candidate to succeed Senator b. L.
Matthews Albert E. l.. Gardner OF Ma
piewood is the only avowed candidate from
ST Louis County.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-12
JUfiN z. ROBERIS, PTesldent.
William 8. Hervey, Secretary.
DISCUSS KANSAS CITY FIGHT.
Politicians Have Conflicting Views
| RegardinE jackson County.


Regarding Jackson County.
Politicians yesterday discussed the re-
ports from Kansas City concerning the
primaries which were held in that city
Thursday for Mayor. Conflicting views
were taken of the situation. Until late in
the afternoon, when Bernard Corrigan tel
ephoned to a friend that there would be
no contests in the City Convention to-day
it was generally supposed that to-day's
convention would be one of the warmest
yet held.
Whether Shannon will carry his contest
to the limit remains to be seen. The bitter
enmity between his friends and those of
former Police Commissioner w. T. Renl-
rer. is well known. and as the guberna-
torial candidacy of Mayor Reed Is IN
volved in the Kansas City fight. prospects
for a continuation of the factional fight
are problcmatical.
1t is possible that overtures for ending
hostilities may be made. Whether they
are successful depends a great deal upon
the attitude of Shannon's friends. He has
control of the Jackson County committee
and may delay calling primaries for the
State conventions until the last minute.