West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-25

Culty IN providing I'm Marcum with
pie. Jim wanted to be the gold
laced General of our army, but the
Baker family claimed priority IN
their Republicanism. After looking
the records up we found this to be
true and that i'm had spent the
greater part of his eventful life in
wondering in the wilderness of Dem.
ocracy. i'm told the Governor that
he was a trained hunlsman and fish
erman aud after consulting me the
Governor appointed Jim Game and
Fish Warden. This was done to
keep Jim straight on our new tax
laws and that he might not forget
his former vacation.
Gov. A. b. Whites leaving here
was sad parting. His going was
with many regrets, and as he told
Gov. Dawson and myself his going
was not voluntary. He assured us
that he had no objections to remain
ing here indefinitely at the expense
of the State. He said he liked the
job of Governor as il kept his name
prominently before the public. Since
he was compelled to return TO Wood
county, which the last issue Of the
State Journal states is on the verge
of bankruptcy on account of the late
arrival OF our new tax laws in that
county, he would be denied the
privilege of meeting Charley Cald.
we'll in social investigating com.
mittee. Gov. Whites administra-
ton made investigating committees
a specially. This can never happen
to my distinguished benefactor, Gov.
William Mercer Owens Dawson, as
his new tax laws will always keep
his name fresh in the memory of the
farmers.
The Governor and myself are
wonderfully well pleased with the
work of our new commanders, Con
ley and Montgomery, back in Pres
ton. The Governor told me last
night as we were holding family
prayer in his private office that he
did not put the old commanders,
Flynn and Whetsell, on the Osler
list a moment too soon. The Gov
ernor's theory is that the innocula-
tion of new blood into the old party
back in Preston will be a great help
to the fathers and mothers insuling
the principles of the new tax laws
and Republicanism into the children
The key note was struck by Orator
Hughes when he told the Keyser
convention that we were voting the
boys and girls in Preston for the
Republican party. This explains
our increasing mvjorities which has
baffled the piemen outside the Ban
ner county. They have been fgur-
ing on our majorities on the census
report. 1t will also be welcome
news to Teddy and convince him
that we have eliminated the race
suicide. Hereafter our wives will
remain at home and stop Grover
Cleveland from discoursing upon
their clubs. 1t is our judgment that
the other counties throughout the
State will join hands with Preston
and permit their boys and girls TO
vote when they learn the secret of
our large majorities. / can picture
in my mind how happy Deacon
Brown and JEFF Lipscomb will be
when they hear that the girls are TO
vote at the future elections. The
Deacon and Jeff have for years been
ardent wooers and advocates of girl
suffrage. Had the girls had vote
at the last election the Deacon would
have beaten Adonis Montgomery by
not less than 100, 900 majority. /
am sorry to impart this information
to the Deacon for fear that it may
be the cause of him losing his nous
tache.
Gov. Dawson is considering very
seriously Of calling out the State
Militia aud sending them into Val.
ley district. He is just in RECEIPT Of
a special delivery letter from my
old comTade aud mess mate, Major
Uuah Napolean Orr, who is the
chicken assessor for Preston, con-
tanning the alarming news that the
women OF Valley refuse to allow him
to assess old speck and her brood.
This item OF news must be kept a
profound secret from Bro. George
Byrne, Of the Charleston Gazett,
otherwise he will 60 to Valley at
once to help the women to protect
old speck. As the new tax laws
were passed especially Tor the ben
eht of old speck and her brood the
Governor cannot permit the chicken
assessors to ignore speck and her
happy family. n the State Militia
arrive in Valley you will know the
cause. Tell I'd Hartley, jim Car
ter, Marsh Grimes, Jim Watson and
the rest of the Elders of Valley TO
do what they can to put down the
war before the militia arrives
But this is not all. Gov. Dawson
received a very urgent telegram to
60 to Preston and help them out.
II was the real genuine Macedonian
cry TO come over and help them. Il
appears that the change Of comman-
ders In Preston has mysUied our
loyal subjects in the Banner Of the
Nile. Many Of them refuse to be
lieve that the old wheel horses,
Flynn and Whetsell, who have been
pulling at the wheel horses for years,
have been superseded by the young
colts, COnley and Montgomery. SO
the GoYernor had TO 60 to Preston
aud issue bis proclamation on the
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