Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-27
POCAHONTAS MUM.
ClPAL AtE Airs.
Special To tne A,a.le..l


Pocahont,s, Va, May 2J.--Tlc APP
preaching municipal election IN Tue
town OF Pocahonlas, BIDS fair 10 b."
one oil the warmest in the . story IA
lLe town.
There are two tickets AZ -, H,ru,
one called the Citizens ticket ana the
other called the ticket vi Inc Iudr-
pendent Voters oil Pecan Itas "a,
names on the hrsL ticket are Nilhau
Lecllie. J. II. Ward, Or. l.. j. slump,
h. j. Elliot. u. ". Zimmerman, H.
u. Mulholland, J. ". LawIoru ana
Alexander smith. lhe names Oh the
second ticket are J. L., BaDer, j. >
browning, V. l.. Sexton, j. M. Ne
ton, j. Ii. Kidd, ID. Ill. trazier, ,.
Hines and A. u. Bower. w. Il. u :
ham is the candidate Tor Mayor on
hoth tickets and mas no opposition
The so-called Citizens ticket was
privately slated ana named Oh inc
night Oh the l1th, anG tn. names
hled with the CLERK oil the court al
Tazewell on the morning Oh La3 l-tA.
No one outside OF The Chosen rev
knew anything oil the ticket amin al
ter it had been hled Win Lue SAD
found who will assume responsibility
and Daddy" the same. Never before
In the history oil the town nas yuch
thing been done, and never before
In the history oil the town mas Il 81
kerintendent of the Galleries Com
pam allowed himself TO DeUoAl. "a
candidate Tor the once oil councilman
or the town. Why the secrecy at
tending the naming OIL TINS LiIeet, 40
one yet has been able 10 exp4aiP, '.D-
less 1t be the tact that tLe CnO.en
Few, who are almost entirely men
who have served on the Council Tor
the past two years. had become So
attached to each other and 80 ;Ecir
Jobs, that they feared the verdict OF
the people If the people were allowed
10 set ia judgment in mass meet
ing upon their aspirations and re-
nominations. Ihey were afraid u
trust the people, the people VINO nave
been forced to trust them Tor tn,
past two years, and whorI they ash
To trust them Tor another Two yeaI 6
but demanding the trust u the PEG
pie in this way. and sainlus me irus
II the people at the polls 10 All ca
urely different proposition. As ON
man said, they can meet secretly an,
nominate tnemselS - Tor once, Dn
they will have 20 90 =, olL ia tn
open at the polls, there will DC Ia
closed doors around the ballot %
and NO special and private invita-
lions for reserved seats. The peopl
OF Pocahontas are going 10 rebuk
the actions OF the Chosen Few o
the 18th day of June, in languag
Of unmistakable meaning that wi
burn an everlasting lesson and teac
the Chosen Few and those who vi
want IN the future to follow thei
example, that the rights Of the pc,
pie will prevail, and that the peOpI
are going to choose who shall Fl
the places of trust In their munic
pality We hear II said that III
heads Of all departments OF the Co
lieries company have received the
orders that the said Citizens tick,
must prevail as a whole, and tt
Superintendent Of the said compan
heads the list Of cOuncilmen on On,
ticket. We also understand tn,
some Of the heads OF departments r
piled as free aud true American ci
tzeDs alone should have reptile
that they wouldn't vote for the tick
mentioned. such men, who stake u
right Of citizenship above person
position, are the life Of independe
and pure government, aud such 10,
Will mean, We hope. the defeat Of q
so-cailed Citizens ticket, and the Il
umph Of the Independent vote Hc
these candidates, self nominate
could assume the gall 10 call thei
selves he Citizens ticket. is br
Iosqus OF uhususi proportions, and