West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-20


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KinEwoOd, April 90, 1905
II Lakin wants to win he will
have to beat Robinson.
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II Jeff Lipscomb is the orator
who dominates Col. Stallings they
will think that Caesar came to life.
From present indications it looks
like the Hon. Ira +. Robinson had
the first call on the Keyser Conven.
ton.
The Republican Convention will
be worth more to Keyser than a
circus. The boys are going to take
a day off and celebrate.
There was an unlimited quantity
of harmony in the Terra Alta con-
vention, even if some of the bre-
thren did not speak as they passed
by.
An exchange says-The Presi-
dent has had to do some explain
ing with regard to his favorite term,
''a square DEAL" down in Texas.
Down there they generally deal
around, beginning with the man on
the left of the dealer.
Some Of the papers are giving
Senator William Campbell of JEFF
ferson county boom for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Congress in
this district. We could cheerfully
throw off our coat and bust both
galluses for Bill Campbell.
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There seems to be about as much
harmony among the Monongalia
county Republicans as the Preston
county brethren. And to think
that the old speck tax laws and the
brethren being unable to divide the
pies satisfactorily is the cause of
the family rumpus.
Senator l.. ]. Forman is too closely
allied with the State Republican
Machinery for the common people.
He should be sent back to Grant
county to slumber with the laurel
and the ivy. The laurel will keep
his political grave green and the
IVY will entwlne itself in the SOM
breness of the occasion.
Randolph county will present two
candidates to the Convention. N.
u. Keim halls from the State of
Pennsylvania and Howard Sulher
land from Missouri. AS the Re-
publIcans have adopted Elkins from
New Mexico and Scott from the
State of Ohio, Keim or utherland
should experience no trouble in cap.
turing the nomination for Congress.
From the unharmonious condi-
ton of affairs in Berkeley county
she should be awarded first place
In the parade. They will be the only
real Indians there with the war
paint on. They are coming with
their scalping knives as a guarantee
that the Convention shall be siren
uous as we'll as harmonious. 1t
will be well worth the price of ad-
mission to see the braves perform.
The contest for the Republican
nomination for Congress is no fun
eral Of ours, still we would be sorry
to see our Republican friends from
Preston return home from the Key.
ser Convention with Grape on their
arm. For this reason we admonish
them to keep their eye on the Tay-
Tor county man. He is a past mas
ter in the art Of manipulating a con
yention and will bear watching.
1t was with regret that we learn
ed that DR.. T. F. Lanham had de-
serted the man with the straw hat
and rake. The Sunday schools will
be loser by it too, for Congress
has been known to vote for SALARY
grabs" on several occasions. We
fear that Dr. Lanham IS losing the
golden opportunity 70 make him
self solid with the men OF the straw
hats and rakes and the Sunday
School association.
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Newburg had a red hot corpora.
ton election last Saturday and the
temperance and church people made
a desperate fight for the prohibition
candidate for No. y....I l..t