The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-16
!rilARYLASlDss OPINION
3 OF 10 n. . s. XIV

.fyiA7YLAiND 'S or IN ION Y n
OF N ON !. .. Is. Ai<iEsI
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The Republ ican, pub ed at oals
Iiand. Sfds where Hon. Jas. s. LakiR
practically commenced his business
career under the able; tuition of Mr.
d. e 4 offut, one Of the pioneer mer-,
chants of Western Maryland, later
establishing the firms present large
business at Terra Alta, has been keep
ing close watch upon the progress Of
the Republican candidate for Con.
gress in the Second district Of West
Virginia, and in its issuesof the 18th
inst, has following good words to
say of the nominee, and which, com.
ing from SO reliable and unbiased d
source, is certainly in the nature OF
a high tribute to Mr.. Lakin. Says the
Republican: vi. ssit
THE Republican has for the past
week been closely watching the Re
publican press Of the Second Congress.
sional district Of West Virginia, adj
Joining Garrett county. to the south,
east and west, and has carefully noted
the advance our5former fellow-towns-
man. Mr.. Jas. s. Laxin, Is making In
1 his candidacy for Congress. To say
| that the press Of the district has
warmly welcomed his candidacy Is
putting 1t mildly indeed. In fact, the
} Influential papers of the entire State
appear to vie with one another In
J saying nice things about him, and
) there has already been column upon
column published congratulatory to
: this (, prominent young Prestonian
whom our people all know so well
Among the leading papers Of the
!. State that welcome the candidacy o!
I. Mr.. Lakin as a solution to rather 8
. complex problem in the Second dis
I trict Of West Virginia, !. e., the unit
D ing of several factions Of the party
e are the Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheel
y ing News, Parkersburg News, Park
s ersburg Dispatch, Parkersburg Stat
s Journal, Morgantown Post, Morgan
5 town Chronicle, Clarksburg Telegram
g Grafton Sentinel, Martinsburg Heral,
o and World, all leading dailies, and tn
O Cumberland News, leading West
h ern Maryland daily that enjoys a wild
y circulation up over the West Virgins
Central. All these papers, togethe
with every Republican weekly pape
in the district, are staunch in thei
j. support of, the candidacy of Mr.. Ii
kin, and already they are busily a
~ work in his interests. The Morgan
town Chronicle published the othe
day a speculative table giving III
votes of the several counties as b,
: tween Mr.. Lakin and Mr.. Davis, III
W Democratic nominee, and, baslnS Il
II estimate upon the most conservatiV
III prediction, and giving the Democrat
's candidate the benefit of every douh
'h it shows that Mr.. Lakin will have
IL majority of at least two thousand
IS the district. The people of this Sc
ton Of Maryland are indeed glad
ne see this young gentleman advanciu
NJ 50 rapidly up the ladder Of fame, ar
y when the vote Is counted on the ski
W Of June there are many people in Go
ie' rett county. and particularly in Ga
or land, where Mr.. Lakin is so We
IN known, who will very gladly telegral
lie him their hearty congratulations upt
ne his election 10 the United States Co
rd gress to fill a vacancy created by Il
e'- resignation of so distinguished &c
vi tleman as the Hon. Aston Cord
I'm Dayton, now a federal judge of o
lat adjoining State. To readers Of t
os' Republican across the border of We
Ter Virginia we can only say that We ha
'ct known Mr.. Lakin well and favorat
for many years past, and we heart
commend. him to the Republican p
ty as an able, intelligent, success
er' man, who merits every support of
Su' party, and who, we believe, will We
OF ably represent his district in Congrt