The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-25
DEMOCRATS
ARE HOPEFUL,
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Making a Powerful Fight to-
Capture West Virs
gi,,ia. I,
DAWSON IS NOT POPULAR !
Republicans to Help Defeat.
Their Own Nom
incc.
DAWSON is NOT POPULAR
Bvs Walter Edward Harris.


going to help the Democrats carry the
state. Cornwcll will defeat Dnwson, the
Republican candidate to the governor
shlpSfor the simple reason that thousands
OF Republicans Will vote for the. Demo
cratic nominee, and thousands of others
will help Democrats IN securing MI hon.
est elccton--a fair count When gay
chat some Of the leading Republican
workers lii West Virginia have made the
boast that If the democratic TICKET
did not get more than 10000 majority, The
Republicans would be counted in, 1t Will
be realized that the help OF those honest
men who, while voting the Republican
ticket, will insist upon a fair count, is
about as much needed as the votes OF
those other Republicans who will vote
the Democratic ticket. For OF what
value 10 the Democrats would a majori-
ty he if 1t were counted for the Re-
publcans?
Will Close Up and Help.
Az an indication Of the sentiments
among the better class or Republicans
sthe fact is noted that III nearly nil the
counties there has been formed Il non-,
+ pa hisan organiza ton for the purpose o +
pre- enting frauds In the elections THIS
year. While Democrats constitute the
ma jorty OF tho members OF these orEan-
iz;lt ions, there is. also n good sprlnkling
Of Republicans. The business men of
Charleston. irrespective Of party. have
agreed to close their places Of business
on the Sth OF November and endeavor
to prevent fraud at III epolls.
l, Tho Democrats believe Kanawha coun-5
lt% in which Charleston is located. will
/, bo carried by the Democrats for the first
time in years. The Republican dsaffec-
y ton is altogether unprecedented. More
than one Democrat has told mo that save
for the negroes and those white men
who have the public teat In their mouths.
there will be scarcely a voter in Charles
ton and Knnawl1a, who will cast a
straight Republican, ballot. Roosevelt will
probably carry the county. Knives arc
sl,nrpencd y for the Republican State
ticket.
Will Fight Slippery Bill
w. NJ. o. Dawson-"Sli slippery Bill" -
he is termed by thousands OF his former
party associatcs---is the target OF most
OF the reformed Republicans. His rcpi,-,
tation is about as malotlorous az that
q any man who has offered for public
office in West Virginia. and at least
one who was dismissed from the Mill
Stary service in time of WAT on n dis.
graceful charge and indicted !. for horse
stealing taftcrwnrd, has been elected TO
IAN important position. Dawson has been
Secretary OF State for years. Also. lie
has in reality been a. party boss though
his swaSIl,as never been undisputed. lie
vas nopiinated to he governorshipt after
the bitterest campaign in tho history of
the State There have been few to equal
at In the history Of any State. No less
than seventeen lives We're taken as the
direct result OF the heat Of the contest.
Charles T. 1eter. his opponent. was de-.
feated largely through the lavish use
of money, Votes were purchased on both
sides. more or less openly, and repeat
ing was almost he universal rule. DaT-
son could have been fairly nominal ed.
means 1nanfestly unfair.1 1t is small
wonder that Tcter's friends, In large
numbers, refuse TO support the nominee.
Helping Himself.
Dawson has been doing business for
himself while Secretary OF State. Tic
corporation laws OF West Virginia are
about as VIGOROUSLY liberal as arc those
OF New jersey. Upwards OF ten thou
sand corporations have been chartered
in this State, many iof them. however.
doing business elsewhere When a char
Ter is secured, tho Secretary OF State
sends out notice acquiring the COR
porators to pay certain fees and notify
ing them that they must appoint ali at
torhcy who is Il resident OF West Vir-
ginia. i 1t has been tile habit Of Dnw-
son'stos enclose the following along with.
the official notice:
"Circular No. 10,
state Of West Virginia.
''Office OF the Secretary Of State.
Charleston.
",rl,e undersigned being a regular prnc-
ticins attorney at law, giving, attention
to corporations and corpora ton laws OK
clusivcly offers his services assstututory
attorney. and will act as such attorney
for corporation for a. yearly fee of $40.
payable In advance. ] f am appointed
|.thei attorney of{record of the corporation.
1.-THE power Of attorney should be sent
Ito mo with sufficient remittance. and !
Will attend to the filing and rccordaton
thereof in both the offices Of the couu-
|,ty clerk and tho Secretary OF State etc.
The total amount to. be RENTED to me
is sl6.26-sl0 for first annual fec and sG25
for recording, etc, as above,
Yours respectfully
w WILLIAM NJ. Q. DAWSON.
Secretary Of State
Without Precedent.
I very much doubt whether IN instanc.
Of similar open and unashamed effort
is to be met with In any State,
This Is only one Of many thnSs the
:paople have against Dawson. It has
been many}t times charged by the Demo-
cratic press OF the State that while Sec
rotary OF State he has been charging thu
corporators named in every charter grant
cd the sum OF one dollar for the tube
III which n copy OF the charter was mail
ed Them The cost OF the tube to the
State was few cents, to Mr. Dawson 1t
was nothing That he is tln'Encier cam
not be questioned, p
'Too much Dawson" might well 'be
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