Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-30
ARE You AGAINST
the RING?

We have shown again and again
that the two machines. not the rank
and the file of the voters. mind YOU
but the two machines are practically
one. The letter below which was
published short time ago. and IT'S
charges never denied. s"ows this.
Hon. Edw. Cooper writes the fol
lowing to the Coalneld Enterprise;
Bramwcll. w Va.
Editors Coalheld Enterprise,
assert. land ask III l. Shot. =.
NJ. at Bluefield and also editor of the
/ Telegraph to contradict " he cam.
as fact that he. Mayor Carter.
Frank Maynard. ID. q. Lily. Prospec-
tive Judge Dulard. Geo. Shirey and
others came to Bramwell one night
about two weeks ago. by engagement
made by themselves. met with GER
tain Rock district Republicans and
Democrats, and that I'm said meeting
these parties represented To the said
Rock district parties that they were
the men who run and control the
elections at Blueneld. and that their
word was law and would be carried
out regardless OF the will OF the peo-
pie. and IT we. the parties who re-
presented Rock district would agree
TO support them In their court house
proposition removal that they would
be under ever lasting obligations to
Rock district and at the coming
] oil N..,s
after we could name the candidates
for office i'm this county and they
would see they were elected They
wanted TO put themselves under
lasting obligations TO us saying that
we could have the dictation OF all
nominations TO he made for ages to
come. Mr.. billiard who Is pros
pective candidate for Judge of the
Criminal Court, arose and said we
could lead him to the slaughter aud
/ If IL was necessary.
/ We declined most positively all
these tempting inducements. and
kindly reminded Mr. Shott and his
friends that the Offices of the coun-
~ belonged to the people, and they
should and would so far as we were
concerned, be gwen a voice In the
nominations and elections OF their
representatives.
Our friends also not only claimed
{ the Republican organization but said
the Democratic organization OF Blue
seld was with them. and III we would
only come across" they also would
give us their support.
Respectfully.
/ EDWARD COOPER.
/ We ask people to note specially
two other things In the above. We
are the men who run and control
elections in Blue6eld." who? The
men whose names appear above
The Democratic Bosses" are rails
ing q great outcry about Sticking
TO the party. selling II out 70 the
Republicans.
Let's see who is selling II out.
Notice what Mr.. Shott and these 9th
ers said at Brsmwell. Our friends
. dl5O tldIuntu nOl only lbb
can organizations. but said the Dem
ocratic organization was with thsm,
and N we would only come across"
they would give their support"
What was the Democratic orgaDi-
zation going to do? Help the Re
publicans elect nominees OF the Rs-
publican convention this fail
The Democratic organization Is such
that Mr. Shot ID. G Lily and Car
ter can speak for g.
And this Is the thing Democratic
voters are urged 10 support?
There Is one ticket and only one.
in the field representing the peop ..
the common people, the people who
have no time TO be awake OF nights
20 keep up with willy schemers whose
whole business Is politics. and that
is the Citizens Ticket Vote IT
straight