West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-03-23


ed States Senator from Connecticut,
died last Saturday, aged 49, and
was buried at Hartford, Conn.
From an editorial IN last weeks
Journal we take it that Hon. Jas.
S. Lakin, of Terra Alta, is full
fedged candidate for Congress.
The nomination Of Elliott North
cot as internal revenue collector will
leave the position Of assistant attor-
ney of the southern district vacant,
and there will be fight for it.
Hon. Ira E. Robinson, who is a
pronounced candidate for Congress,
tells the Journal that he is going to
"keep things lively until the nomi-
nation is made" Ira is not the
only one who will keep the race
lively.
After all the big fight over the In
ternal Revenue Collectorship for
West Virginia, i went to man who
had not been mentioned in connec.
ton with the office and was not
candidate so far as we know. FL
lott Northcott, of Huntington,
Chairman of the Republican State
Committee gets the plum.
The Governor has made the fol.
lowing appointments for the Board
of Directors Of Miners Hospi-
tai No. 3 located at Fairmont,-
Z. A. Billingslea and NJ. l.. Hutch
inson of Fairmont; A. J. Bonaield
of Tunnelton anil James L. Pierce
of Rowlesburg. These are all good
appointments and Preston is special
ly favored with tw o, one Demo
crat and one Republican.
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After the Republicans robbing the
Democrats out in Colorado of
Governorship, with nearly ten thou
sand majority, we don't want 10 hear
anything more about the Democrats
of West Virginia counting out Gen.
Golf, who only claimed ITO majority
on the face of the returns which was
afterwards found to be full of gross
frauds, perpretrated in Republican
counties.
The real fight for genuine Tax
Reform has just begun. The peo-
pie have been fooled for the second
time by the Republican party mana
gers and they do not propose to be
fooled the third time. From now
on the people must get together and
prepare for the next battle. There
is no time to lose. Buckle on the
armor and give the enemy of the
people no quarter.
There will be no Postmasters Con
vention in this congressional district
this year and those pie eating gen
tlemen will be in a bad fix with
about thirty candidates and every
county represented among them,
with no means of foreteIlirg who
will be named as the post Office pie
dispenser for the district. So they
had better all lay low and saw wood
till the thing is all over.
The ARGUS would suggest to
those who are honest in their adj
vocaey or Tax Reform to get to
gether and organize and support no
one who is not known to be the
genuine article. II the people will
join hands there is no question
about the result. They have the
votes 10 elect any man they wish if
they will stand together Up and
after them, ye tax reformers.
We have discontinued the adver-
tisement Of Farm and Fireside"
one year free to new subscribers
who paid one year in advance, as
many Of the old subscribers claimed
it also, when they paid a year ahead,
whereas we really only intended il
for an inducement TO get new sub.
scribers as an papers offer a special
induoement Of some kind once in
awhile to obtain new subscribers.
Senator J.. J. Formsn, of Grant
county, is another man who i'm
agines that Congressional honors
are his for The asking. The sena
tor proved anything bu, a tax re-
former al the Lass session Of Legis-
lature Ills record on the investi-
eating committee is not one which
would inspire The people 10 believe
that he IS a politician who would
stand by the party as against the
people
Senator Charles 7. Caldwell must
have GONE a. FVarbfrefr,. t..I,...t.