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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05
Hare the Democrats Of the coun:

Have the Democrats Of the coun-
ty any choice for office Do they
believe in men as well as measures.
If they do, they are wholly at sea,
bv virtue of the plan carried out
by the clique not to permit men of
they party TO announce themselves
as candidates and by selecting the
delegates before any announcements
were made. And after the conven-
ton goes through the formality Of
naming the cliaue's slate. the Dem
ocrats Of the county viii be asked
by the mouthpiece of the clique and
BY the clique itself to support the
slate. notwithstanding they we're
given no chance to name the same.
But We opine strongly such appeal
viii Be IN vain. Harrison county
Democrats who believe in them
selves and not the clique will not be
50 easily fooled as the CLIQUE imag-
ines and tomorrow's convention viii
not result in the election of any
oneH names. a
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

points Of honesty, integrity, thrift
and good citizenship, and he i
capable, too, and his voice VIII be
heard IN the legislative halls IN be-
half Of the people, for be is truly
one Of them, and win make himself
felt in advocacy Of their best inter
ests.
Cyrus E. Webb, nominee fol-
county superintendent Of free
schools, is worthy example, fol
most any young man. he IS what
he has made himself By his effort.
ability and application he has
stepped to the front IN teaching
circles and has a record, of which
the profession in West Virginia
should be AMI is proud. He will
FIJI the Office Of superintendent IN
4 manner that viii infinitely please
all, teachers, patSsns and children
= And i.ls this IS not all The Re
publican parry has looked carefully
after the district candidates and 70,
nominated respective men, who wlil
discharge their official duties N
the highest and best manner.
The Rennblican party certainly
has Just cause 10 be proud OF rs
nominees and the people OF the
county are not less proud OF such q
ticket. as will be attested at the
nolls in November.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05
STOUT, A WINNER

Alreadv the Democratic clique
organ has begun to make SANDER
Gus attacks on Benjamin Brown
Stout. the Republican nominee fol
county commissioner, but these at
tacks will not serve the purpose OF
that paper to defeat Nj. Stout.
Mr.. Stout is a native Of the ccun-
". Born and reaed in the county
his life efforts have ever been IN
the county and he has succeeded
well and in the most honorable way.
Identified with him in various
enterprises are many honorable men,
Republicans and Democrats alike,
who have the most implicit CON
fdence in him and are his warm
friends. They have found him
true in every instance and a man
Of his word. He is a man full Of
energy, enterprise and reason and
every mans friend. Long before
he acted in any official capacity his
home was the shelter Of orphans
and the friendless, whom he in the
generosity of his heart befriended.
Mr.. Stout is active and strong
physically and could do physical
combat With most any man in the
county, if he felt so disposeds but
he is at peace with all men and all
men, except those with a selfish
motive, like him; they love him.
The Stout family in Harrison
county is a highly respeeted one
and he stands high among hem:
he is a man Of splendid mora and
mental strength, and has a rue ,ex-
perience that is to his advantage.
be IS readyito do. when othes vii
not and refuse to do. Ther9 are
many good things Mr.. Stou@ has
done for the good of the people and
the pnbhc veal IN Harrison county
that Others we're not inducedso do,
because it meant sacrifices ofSefort
and time.
Every man who personally knows
Mr. Stout will resent the imputa.
ton that he seeks the Office Of
county commissioner with any per-
sonal object in view, and the more
the Democratic clique paper decrles
his nomination the stronger he be-
comes and the lower it gets IN m
fuence with its own party The
News should remember or make 1t
self familiar with the fact that
undreds Of Democrats are going to
vote for Mr.. Stout and that some
Of the most prominent members q
that party have already declared
themselves for Mt. Stout. Before .,,
the campaign ends the News will
find to its chagrin that the election
Of Mr.. Stout will not be confined
alone to the Republicans.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

If our esteemed neighbor, the
News. had used as much effort to
find out the facts and be discreet in
the matter of Catlett as it did to
break its neck in an apology, there
would have been no occasion for the
committee to call upon Catlett and
make him retract the slanderous
statements that the News itself
cave publicity. The committee will
probably call on that paper
first hereafter, as it prob
ably really felt it ought to
have done in the incident Just clos
ed. That paper might apologize foI
the next ten years and not thereby
sueceed in undoing the harm and
tbe injury it did by the first SIAN
erous article, the motive OF wil1cE
must have been apparent to it al
the time. but which was banished by
that paper by its proneness to De
sensational. That paper was also
perfectly willing in another case TO
make retraetion. but not until the
cold facts stared it in the face and
+ beean 10 realize the predicament
# had placed itself in by circulating
falsities. which we're apparent on on
their face. but overlooked beeallse y !
probably thought the bluff would
not be called.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

The Demacratie paper is tEging
to measure The numbered Refubs
lean voters in this county By The
number that voted At The recent
primary. Even that Measurement,
though erroneous shows the ratio of
Republicans and Democrats in the
county is eight to one. There we're
not more than Two hundred votes
all told at the Democratic primary
convention. Multiply this by eight
and stiH one does not have IS many
votes as were cast at the Republican
primary election. Thus it Is read
ily seen the News has no argument
on that score. That sheet better
adopt some other line of argument.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

Not 4 member Of the newspaper
fraternity in West Virginia cut Will
hail with interest and pleasure the
announcement that General s b..
Baker is to re-enter the field, after
n absence Of several months from
active newspaper work. Official an
nouncement has been made relative
10 his purchase Of an interest IN the
Clarksburs Telegram, the leading
daily of G'ntral West Virginia he
viii at once 90 with the paper IN
the capacity of business manager;
Clarksburg affords an exceptional
vantage ground. No city i in the
State has better central surround
ines. and none has promise Of a
brighter business future. With.
these favorable conditions as basis
upon which to proceed. General
Baker. with his splendid executive
ability and thorough knowledge OF
the newspaper business will soon
bring the Clarksbnrg TELEGRAM up
to a standard, which few, if any OF
the papers published IN West Viz
GINA viii be able to excel Hunt
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

Frank 8. White is the Z only.
candidate tat has announced him
self for a Bsaocratic nomination IN
this county: he feels quite hope
full but It is a two to one shot the
clique will see that he does not get
the nomination. The Democrats OF
the county do NOT think enough Of
the mouthpiece of the Democratic
CLIQUE to avail themselves of its
columns. and we do not blame them
since the clique has tabooed its
mentioning in complimentary or
favorable way the only one that has
dared announce. Mr.. White says
there is doubt about his getting the
nomination, but it is dead sure
thing he Will not unless he first
gets the endorsement of the clique.
We are not quite sure that he has
not seen that set.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

Marcus L. Riblett, nominee for
the House of Delegates, is gentle
man that will be true to the inter
ests Of the State and especially the
people of Harrison county in the
coming legislature and all efforts to
cast reflection on him will be met
Nth the stamp of disapproyal at
The polls. Mr.. Riblett is a man OF
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

They may say all they pleas
about Mr.. Hart, but he viii repre-
sent the people of Harrison county
in a dignifed, capable and con
scientiops manner and viii truly
show them at the polls that il is ths
Office seeking the man rather thai
the man seeking the Office Thu
vote he received at the primary j
practically a unanimous endorse
ments His nomination means hs
election BY an, helming majof
ityaand all say that. is a foregone
conclusion. The moment he an
nounced himself marked his cleo
tl lf1 sssassrs frs s.lsgoira rr,,s; ;,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

The Democratic clique win have
It's innings Thursday Of the present
week. The men selected from each
district by the clique to go through
the formality Of naming its county
ticket vii gather together and with
a whoop and hurrah, assisted and
abetted by the clique and satellites
and funEes Of the Clique VIII rush
the thing through, unless they have
made a few mistakes in the selection
of the delegates. Watch the con-
vention, and then you win say the
Telegram is right about it
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05
THE WINNE:Rs.'

There is every indication that the
Republican majority this fall IN
this county will be even greater
than when Roosevelt, Dawson and
the county officials at the last cleo
ton received such unprecedented
maiorities. The nominees are all.
) men of fine character and stand for
4 the interests OF the people Just as
s those who were elected az that
election do.
: The eminent capahility Of " r.
3 Hubbard over his opponent IS. con-
\ ceded by all in the congressional
i district. He Will be power N
Congress. He was a power IA
bringing about tax reform, which
has reduced greatly the taxes OF
more than nine-tenths OF the peo-
Die and taxpayers in the district
and has so eqaal;zed taxation that
the tax-dodgei Of long Standing IS
nov compelled to pay his share.
Next on the Republican ticket IS
Ashburn for the State senate, a
gentleman Of such high ability and
integrity that the teachers OF his
county, irrespective of party afilia-
lion. did in institute assembled extol
him in the form Of resolutions aud
give him a hearty endorsement, one
might say, OF bis campaign for the
State senate. They know him and
believe in him and have by their
act sent out an urgent request that
all good citizens, who believe IN
real merit and worth support him
and vote for him far the State SEN
ate.
Benjamin Brown Stout. pomlnee
3Or county COMMISSIONED, IS known
from one end of he county to the
other. BE is a man who believes
in doing thing, aads does them
thoroughly a proEessiyei nan, one
Who pushes ahead and giEes even
more careful attention, perhaps. to
the public business ipeHhieh he. en-
cages than in his own private busl-
ness. He made fne county com-
missioner and Win make an even
finer one this tiaAs becauSe9f the
experience and rs. closer and more
varied touch vi The pubic and
the. county nee3 in later years.
Mr.. Hart sttnEthe nominees
for the Hou.a 3D. {i5elegates, is a
gentleman q, okfraordinarr use-
frlness and raall. ), He has been in
touch with ppalia affairs a number
Of years and . thorough business
man. as vel a. 4 gentlemanxef elll-
tire and Attainment. -Andyar no
lime has Re ever swerved from what
he conscienh5r sly believed to be
right and in -ae interested kss CON
stituencv AMI pafrons. The OPP
position mus recognize in Mr.. Hart
4 representaiiye citizen and it can
not afford 70 perrHi its organ to Try
to belittle bim ii a1iy way. no mat
ter. how sligSi OF IsqE adroits The
people know an 1sspeet Dir. Hart.
As Z cangemro theS5 viii vote for
him IN Noycmbar.. .
Marcus l. Ri5lett comes from a
family that fouslIf. and bed for the
Aa9 and helped sane his country
from dishonor and division. He
il 4 thororgh Republican, believes IN
tie plHcipl; Of his party and woes
: thenl He Is anssindustrions man
pursuing an honorable traie EN- q
capable manner and commanding
Fsspeet and Ct q
Who know him. HIS nom non
vas well merited from the STAND
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

Judge Dent in q campaign speech
is said to have complained most
bitterly Of his taxes under the new
laws. and yet it is. shown his taxes
are this year over twenty-five dollars
less than last year and his taxes last
wear were lower than the year be-
fore. when the old laws were in
force. We wonder # he takes the
people of his congressional district
10 be vaps like the Democratic
CLIQUE Of Ibis county sizes up the
people of Harrison county?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

Every Republican nomine in this
county was a good man with the
News until they were nominated fer
Office and then that paper conceived
the idea that it had misled It's read
ers. Its back-tracking, however,
merely runs itself deeper into its
furrow.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

The loyalty of those defeated in
the recent primary election is Of
the right sort, as expressed by n.
A. Samples, who was a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
the legislature. Mr.. Samples in an
open letter assures the public that
he intends to support the Repub-
lican ticket with might and main,
and he viii too, for his word is as
good as old wheat in the garner. An
effort is being made on the part Of
the Democratic paper to make the
impression that Others are sore be-
cause they we're not nominated, but
there is nothing evident to base
that on, so far as heard from. Mr.
Mundav saws he is satisfied and de-
clares he will support the ticket, SO
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

Cyrus E. Webb may now be dis
tasteful to the News that he has
been nominated for county superin-
tendent of schools but that organ
ought to feel the pulse of the
teachers of the county, as well as
that of the voters in general, before
it shoots off its mouth too much.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05
For State Senate:
O. a. AsHBgRN
Of West Union
For House of Representatives
CHARLES N. HART
Of Clarksburg:
MARCUS l. RlBLEII,
of Lumberport-
For County cOnnmissionsr
B. BROWN STOUT,
For County Superintendent,
CYRUS E. WEBB.
Eo- Distict Officers

c,.-,- S;s4r;ct-President Board
"a Fdncst;on. A. W. Fittro; com
oiss;oner Board Of EducahcA Sid
coaI distriet-President b J.
Mason !: commissioner, George Fro
myer: Justice Of the Peace John
7. Flynn and Harry Gordon; Con
stable G. W. Waldo.
Clsy district-Presiasnt Harry
Higgnbotham; commissions. A
Eagle district-Pres. B Of E., W.
". Hess; commissions, silas
' Grant distriic President, D. I.
ssFdis. dist1is President, Tenn
pie Smith; commissions, Claude
Robinson
Simpson distict-President, W.
". Ash; commissioner, ]. ". Nor
fis: Justice of Peace, George n
HOLMAN constable, James NJ.
Criss.
Tenmile district-Presiaent of
Beard of Education, J. 7. Young;
commissoner. John W. Williams;
constable. F. N. Dawson.
Union district-President Board
Of Education. D. =. Underwood /;
commissioner. " q Law.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

The News says there is but one
thing demanded Of the Republican
nominees for the legislature and
that is to vote for the reelection Of
United Suites Senator Elkins. It
may feel quite sure the Republicans
of Harrison county and a goodly
number Of Democrats are not de-
handing that they should vote for
Boss McGraw for the place. The
News can also feel assured they win
not vote for him, and that fact
recommends them to the people Of
the county, if nothing else does.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

intellectually we dated the De9-
eeratie; Punch. and JUDY. show one
day ahead and, viii Likely be calkd
to- account for it by the Hunkis,
but that does not prevent Us frsm
saying it viii come off all the same
tomorrow. An advance notice spl
two by this paper viii probably
swell the crowd and We do hope
there viii be as many voters thefe
as possible to see the trick done and
be convinced themselves by personal
observation that there is something
rotten in the Denmark of DemOc-
racy. All go and see for yourselves
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

The campaign Is to be short and
brisk this year. The Democrats
put II Of fc xhe lSsf Pqssible minute
and even after tie xlec6on COM
smissioaesz appointed They
do not hope to WIN and were re-
luctant to 60 into the, campaign at
all They just pushed the thing
aside until time forced them to
take up atask they would shirk, if
their Indifference and hopelessness
we're given the right to govern them.
They simply knew it would not do
to lay down altogether, and so, they
did it at the last moment. And
possibly there was another reason,
namely. the clique did not want
too much time for exposing the
tricks by which It did It. Z
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

The Independent voter viii nM
stand fhscliqus,F method Np
rot even eld-line DlmoeEa hen
selves. The News probably fealiS9
the latter fact tfrat y it-ls-sFa-.
.nealing to,others to vote. the DEM
y o e Is f;hfet e vgObHtW bf1l
~ $1,000 -o 81
What a farce the clique is putting
up any way. It's moving SPIRIT
Acknowledges there is no show for
Democracy this year on account OF
ne new tax laws which have
y fdnAekf sch xfdss feliee s6siAsfpeo
pie; stiss it makes the stall in its,
convention that the laws are bad.
esieae REALLY thinks lover
taxation for the masses is bag, It
does not deseESe3 to- haze CIV 4oRe:
of success.
The fact that the Republican
psalrty has brought dbcut lower and
more equal taxes ought to satisfy
ever skepticaI Democrat that Har-'
rison county is going more Repub-
lican this year than ever. Our
Democratic friends in their hope
lessness and helplessness no doubt
.1:.o 4h;e fort Thaf,s one reason
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-05

RILEY may have been a great and
good man in his day, but that day
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-08

and appliances.
e. He would study the needs I
of the individual schools and
devise plans TO meet these
needs.
I. He would keep the divis-
ion superintendent and the
trustees informed as 90 the true
condition OF the schools and
the effectiveness Of the teach
ers.
Z. lie would assign children
20 their proper schools
n. He would see 90 n that
the school laws and regulations
of the Board of Education were
properly carried out.
/. When his schools were
brought 20 a good state of per.
fcction he could devote "a large
part Of his time 20 teaching.
where his help was most need
ed. I'm the schools having the
poorest teachers. or in the most
crowded ones.
Finally the good district prin-
cipal would improve the schools
in q thousand and one different
wavs.
Where consolidation fails the
F |itiueran, principal viii bring
f success.
The idoo is uot mpracticobis
either since thn salary 0f tne
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-08

Times a few days ago: Nearly
every day there are several car
loads of foreigners brough 20
Roanoke and through the city
enroute TO the different camps
of the Tidewater railroad. The
indications are that the most of
the work Will be done by
foreigners. and these seem 20 be
the only iabOrers that are
available. There was a time a
few years ago when the princi-
pal source of supply was the
colored race. but there has been
such a demand FOR labor Of all
kinds that this apparently IN
cXhoustible source has been cX-
hausted and ma order 90 get
work done Do has been found Co
Doe necessary to look elsewhere.
Agents are kept Inn some
foreign countries. who lookout
for iohor on construction work
and one employment agency in
Roanoke has secured many
Thousand laborer- for the rail-
roads during the past year.
There is u great demand for
cooks BOD the camps hCt at the
vafe fhev have been coming iu
for tho past week or two there
Wiil Oe boo delay in work. labor
being available
TM. ~ \nrfoIc and Western
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-08

Norfolk and Western Double Tracking
and Grading eco ihc lideNltcr
Being Pushed.

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80. ,,,,l.. bir,h.3 la.vinp hon.
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t,vo airl.y an1ines which, loft
l,r.. olo',- tv0 weeks aro ar,
..hontsi> miles from Town ma.
steam .hovel which arrived
.nere abolt the Same tim. tht
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THE sunDlies for only ten @,
tive. q miles of the road will b,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-08

western district OF Virginia. at
Abingdon, Va, by 4. J Sheiner
a prominent citizen of Dicken-
county. Va. against the CliDch-
field Coal and Coke company,
Dawson Coal and Coke com
pany aud the Cranes Nest Coal
and Coke company. all corpOr-
ations Of the George l.. Carter
svnd icate OF Bristol. and
twenty FIVE other party defend
ants. Us is seeking 90 eject the
defendants from 1000 acres rich
coal and mineral lands IN Dick
en~cn county. and 20 recover
$4,000 as damages for the al
lodged wrongful and Illegal
forciabio entry and detainer
thereof since september l.. 1908.
The case involves the vehcity
of title
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-08

Mountain Railway company.
which l. at present operating
about nine miles Of road. con
Meeting with the Louisville <
Nashville rail road at Penning-
ton Gap. and as stated in the
Courier some days ago 10 Is
having q line constructed from
its present line 20 the Virginia
and Southwestern railway at q
point near Appalachia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-08


critics oi Black Mountain Cost
l..4 -.
T.. Bristol Courier In t-|
,...,...r r..t rr.l., f..r,ir.
'' ''r
ui interest
Ine Black Mountain Coal
land compau, uu Yesterday .
closed a mining lease covering
about -iN hundred acres of it-
valuable. L.. county coa. iell- .
IUe loaser i- a ucv Kentucky
corporation formed tnr the
specific purpose of conducting