Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-05-30
The Democratic Nominee.

Colonel T. b. Davis, the Democratic
nominee for Congress in the Second
Congressional district is a real type
Of the American man of business, in
the best sense of the term; not rail-
road wrecker, dealer in stocks or a
professional promoter, but large
hearted, genial whole-souled man who
has energetically devoted himself to
many different branches of business
with view to lettering himself, along
with his neighbors, not at their ex-
pense. High moral ideas, unimpeach-
able personal integrity and success in
business beyond the lot of most men
are his leading traits Of character.
All that he is he made himself.
Without the advantages of early col
legiate training or influential social
ties, he won his way, step by step
through the stress and struggle of the
pioneer days of industry to the high
and well assured social and business
station in which he now enjoys the
unlimited confidence and esteem of all
his fellow citizens, without regard to
their political affiliations.
An ample fortune, the fruit of indus
try, frugality and foresight has for
many years enabled him to materially
aid others in the industrial struggle of
life; and it is the boast of his friends
that he has never been found wanting
in this respect. in proper case. 1t
is said that he prizes none of the adj
vantages of large wealth so highly as
the opportunity it affords him of ex-
tending helping hand to deserving in
dividuals less fortunate than himself.
To give any adequate idea of the
many and different ways in which he
has conspicuously helped along the
improvements and development of his
section of the State, it would be neces-
sary to write the industrial history of
this region, for doing which there is
neither space nor material at hand at
present.
Unlike his distinguished brother, the
late candidate for Vice President of
the United States, he has taken but
little part in public life. He has rather
preferred to aid his friends in their
political aspirations than to indulge
his own Though for Is years promi-
nent member of the Democratic State
Committee, during all of which time
he has rarely, IL ever, failed to attend
a meeting, it was not until 1898 that
he was personally a candidate. In
that year his friends and neighbors
insisted that he should run for the
State House of Delegates, and from a
sense Of duty rather than from any in
clination of his own he took the nomf-
nation. and was elected, carrying the
co,,yt.- ~ h<,,f f,,v<, h,rud rod fho1,oh II
is safely Republican by three or four
hundred
In the Legislature he at once took
and held commanding position
/ Whenever hard common sense or bus
4 mess sagacity were required to dispose
Of a question no voice was more pc
tential in deciding it than his.
In 1900 Colonel Davis was chosen to
run for Congress He made gallant
i fight but the fates were against him
] The personal popularity Of President
Mckinley, the Industrial situation, and
4 the question of foreign possessions
were factors so potential that the per
sonality of no Congressional candidate
could avail them. though even under
these adverse circumstances he receiy
votes than the head of the ticket.
Since 1900, though continuing to taks
4 a deep interest in public affairs, anf
assiduously performing his duties a!
member of the State Committee, Col
onel Davis has not participated per
sonaIly in any campaign
At the convention held at Keyser OF
May Bird he was, against his own pro
test. nominated by reclamation to FL
the vacancy In Congress caused by thu
resignation of Representative Dayton
Willie the Second Congressional dis
! trict has Republican majority it Il
understood that Colonel Davis man,
friends in both parties have assures
him that he viii this time receive !
majority Of the votes and be the mex
Congressman from this district.
. There can scarcely De any doubt tina
every Democrat who goes to the poll
will cast hts vote for Colonel Davis
He has hosts Of Republican friends