West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-10-26

The outlook for my holding down
the Temporary Governorship is any
thing but encouraging. The strain
on my nervous system is too much.
wish Gov. Dawson would return.
The niultudious duties of the Office
is getting beyond my control. Par
dons, tax laws, insurgents and pie
hunters have me on the rack.
They are coming too fast for me to
dodge them. II cannot get out an
injunction against them | will have
to return 10 the sod and take up my
former vocation of cultivating the
buckwheat.
Here is the last cablegram | re-
cieved from the Governor from
Havana:
al want to VAIN you that Gen.
Gomez has sailed for America to
hold conference with Col. Chas.
+. Te;er. This is authoritive. No
tify Maj. Chas. ID. Elliott at once
and have him shadow Teter aud Co
mez. In confirmation Of what say
will quote you a cablegram from
Wheeling to the Cuban Pie which
says: "A mysterious foreign person.
age. with a military bearing, has
been accompanying Col. Chas. +.
el,
far Col. Teter will not disclose his
identity. Speculation is rife as to
whom the distinguished foreigner is.
1t is the consensus of opinion, how
ever, that it is none other than the
Cuban hero, Gen. Jose Miguel Co
mez, who was driven out of Cuba
by the Dawson tax laws. Gen. Co
mez is known to be in the United
States travelling iHcogNiIO Many
are the theroies advanced, but the
most plausible one is that Gen. Go
mez has come to America to Join
Col. Teter and his Insurgents TO
make war on the Dawson tax laws
and pies. This in retaliation for
Dawson driving him out of Cuba.
Gen. Gomez has had varied and ex-
citing experiences in Cuba as the
leader of the Insurgents. The Ma.
chine is convinced that the foreign
gentleman is Gen. Gomez and the
Tempory Governor has ordered out
the State Militia to protect the pies
and the tax laws
"From the above there is no room
TO doubt but what Gomez has Joined
forces with reter and the intention
is to capture your Machine, pies
and my tax laws. am more than
pleased to learn that you have call.
ed out the Militia. Gen. Gomez
stated to the press, before leaving
Cuba, that he would rather face
Butcher Weyler than my tax laws.
Keep me posted on the situation in
America. Everything is quiet here
now. There will be no opposition
to Palma. / am given full credit
for the disappearance of the oppo-
sition."
The cablegram from Wheeling
was sent by Bro. John Wallace, the
famous staff writer, whom refused
piece of pie. He has adopted
this method of revenge and to harass
me for refusing to pla,e him on my
pie list. If he makes a display Of
his pistol and gets behind the bars
he will receive no pardon at my
hands.
While the situation in this coun.
try is serious, from the Insurgent
standpoint, / do not feel warranted
in calling out the Militia. have
cabled the Governor to this effect.
shall not call out the Militia until
the last resort. Deacon Brown, who
is my militia hero when / call them
out on dress parade. has something
to live for now. lie has a wife and
two darling babies which he did not
have when he joined the Militia.
Az our last reunion the Deacon stat
ed that II there was any real fighting
to be done he would be compelled
to enter the hospital in order to pre-.
vent heart failure. He stated that
1t might be possible for him to get
his ancient friend JEFF Lipscomb to
90 as a substitute if the ramp crop
was a failure.
There is not as much genuine
pleasure connected with the Cover.
norship as one might imagine who
was out Of job. will admit that
the novelty and glory Of being
Governor is a strong incentive for a
fellow to tackle the job, but have
had the novelty and glory worn off.
am now facing the real thing itself.
II Gov. Dawson don't return soon I
will advertise the Governorship to
let and answer no questions as to
the cause Of my relinquishihg IL.