West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-01-14
A Little Limelight on How Bos,
Flynn Lost His Tail Feathers.

In all my years of experience "a
observation in Preston county, /
have never noticed the same amount
of ginger and snap in Preston coun-
ty politics. The air is pregnated
with it. Men who know as much
about politics as do about diagno-
sising a case OF hollow-horn or wolf
in-the-tail, are becoming inoculated
with the germ. If this thing keeps
up we will have to create more
Offices or build an addition to the
asylum where Deacon Brown spent
his youthful and innocent years.
The Deacon was all right until Bill
McGary got hold of him and per-
suaded him to go into politics. But
| am digressing--a habit, however,
which am addicted to.
A few evenings ago a congenial
crowd of politicians gathered at the
Office of the political seer. He was
in his happiest frame of mind
While the crowd was congenial, il
was a mixture of friend and foe, or
to be more exact, an honest rivalry
OF candidates. Among the crowd
whom l might mention without in
juring their reputation were Boss
Flynn, Bros. Whetsell, Hughes and
Reed, dispensers of Republicanism,
candidates Ford, Scheffer, DALEY
and Pierce. All eyes were riveted
on Boss Flynn. 1t is unfortunate,
but nevertheless true, that a boss in
politics is necessary evil. What
would Maryland be without Boss /.
Freeman Raisn; Ohio without Geo.
Cox, or New York without Easy
Boss Plat and John f. Murphy. 1t
is waste of space to say that poll
tics was the topic of discussion.
81 have no desire to be personal
in the discussion ofpolitics to night,
brethren" said the political seer,
fbut / must confess that have the
profoundest admiration for Boss
Flynn. When it comes to capturing
Offices there is no man in the State
of West Virginia who has more
Offices dangling to his belt than
Boss Flynn. 1t is true that Bro.
Whetsell is the custodian of all our
love letters and duns, whom Uncle
Sam recognized and rewarded for
the clean manner IN which he wal
loped the Democrats in the last few
campaigns. Bro. Reed was created
Squire for his vigorous assault
upon the enemy, and Bro. Hughes
IS to be raised to the dignity of a
Notary when Charley Teter is
elected Governor. For the present,
Bill, John, Carl and Jim are plung-
ers after the flesh pots OF Egypt,
which the voters hold in their grasp.
But the man whom the Grand Old
Party has rewarded is Boss Flynn
He is a member of the Judiciary,
Congressional and Senatorial Com.
mittees, Chairman OF the County
Executive Committee and q member
of the Reform School Board. II
his hold does not slip, he expects to
land the nomination for the State
Senate"
As the political seer was holding
his audience in rapt attention, who
should enter but Col. Sam Mont.
gomery with his flowing locks.
II have jast dropped over to con.
graduate Bro. Flynn upon his cleo.
ton as Councilman from the Fourth
Ward, +" said Col. Samuel, in that
persuasive language only known to
the elite Of Tunnelton.
"You are a little premature ia
your congratulations, remarked the
political seer, noticing the the en-.
barrassing position Of Boss Flynn.
owe played a little joke on Bro.
Flynn in the municipal election, o
continued the political seer. 'Ir
was agreed among his friends that
IL would jeopardize his chances ioi
State Senator II we elected him q
| Councilman. This new Counci
viii be urged to pass an ordinance
prohibiting hay.sceds from coming
70 Kingwood.7
There is quite a jealous feeling
existing between the towns Of King.
wood and Tunnelton ever since Tho
people Of Tunnelton moved Ii,
Court House from Kingwood Il
TuDnellon.
. ~ beg your pardon" ariiculaieo