West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-07-30
Have Quite a Bearing on Local
Newspaper Aspect.
THE LEADER PLOPS TO SWlSHER
Abe Lincoln Republican Discusses
Some Rather Plain Facts "
or Campaign.
klNGwoop, July ~.

Preston Leader again after a few
weeks vacation all bedeoked and
bedSzEled with the beautiful features
OF Charles Wesley Swisher. S,uar,
+. Reed, and our own William C..
Conley. whom the Preston county
trust organs declare TO he the eenu-
Inc simon pure nominees OF the
wlgwam hasco at Charleston. Ii
would appear from the delay in get.
ting the Leader out of the Scherr
column into the Swisher band wagon
that trouble was experienced to ac-
compllsh the desired end on ac-
count of Leader Shaw, an ardent
Hcherr supporter, holding the check
re'ns IN his hands in the way of
~, 200 trust against the plant, which
was overdue, but which he mani
Tested a Willingness TO carry so long
rs the p'lcy OF the paper remained
as IT had always been-against the
usurpa,ion of unjusu6able power by
an INSCRIPTIONS machine.
The sudden flop Of Sam Mont
gomery from the support of Auditor
Scherr to that Of Charles Wesley
Swisher and his persistency in fore.
ing The Leader into the Swisher coll
nmn brought on the foreclosure of
the trust. M one who is familiar
with the history of Leroy Shaw can
justly charge HIM with either dis.
loyalty to principles or friends. Be
1t remembered that more than two
years ago, while IN charge of the
Leader, he fearlessly warned the
machine gang that il they persisted
In dominating the party as they had
been doing for years that a split in
1908 would be the result. which
would mean that the Mountain State
would be swept from the control of
the grand old party. While these
predictions have rot come to pass
entire they have in part, and are
more than likely to as a whole
Even with the addition OF Sam
Montgomery and the substituting of
the Preston Leader, the courthouse
ticket, headed by that stalwart Re.
publican, Arnold &. Scherr, will win
out In The banner county. The lime
has come when The Standard Oil
with all o; its associated combines
and henchmen, with all e their
tainted money and subsid zed news
papers. will fail in their purpose.
Preston Republicans are not at all
alarmed over the threats of ostra.
cisn IN the future at the hands of
the Dawson Elkins Swisher com
bine. None Of them are hkely to
again b: awarded positions at the
hands OF the stalwart Republicans
OF this state that will furnish them
an opportunity to osiracise anybody.
They are now standing as il were
on slippery rocks themselves wiiIe
hery pillows roll beneath their un-
haIlowed feet.
While il is not known positively
where the $500 came from TO lioul.
date a pirt of the obligations of the
Leader, II is alleged thatSI, 900 in
cash and other perquisites in the
way OF 1ffice were the consideration
Tor h'ch the principles OF that
YOU x and useful organ were sacrI.
hced. Should the remaining 500,
which is alleged to be due by reason
OF he forfeiture Of the provisions
- the trust, be paid prior to- or on
the day OF sale, Leader Shaw, who
IS most stanch supporter Of the
courthouse ticket, will have the
"hertwith TO stare up. brand new
anti MA hlDe organ. II such be the
purpose Of the old loyal veteran.
Who has been a thorn ~ the flesh of
he machine for 10 these many years,
sc Guarantee that the fur will Gy
from 'ha, time to November
We are not as yet informed as TO
Whether Gov. Swisher will put his
ne" convert on the stump in Preston
or no.. OF course there would have
TO be . wonderful modification of
that familiar campaign grafton, but
'hen SIM would ne equal TO the
tssk e cutting out hns attacks on
machine rule and Swisherdom and
inserting the foil dinner pal, 30 cent
WOO, and other matters as would
stimuls'e the tailoring man and the
fsfner TO vote the wigwam ticket
sraighi.
The trust organs 81 the county
seem TO be much exercised over the
TACT hat Auditor Scbetr and his
s'slwart supporters refused to be
maie piri'es 10 the glsring fraud
psfpelrated 10y dishonest state
committee composed principally Of
stale and federal office holders who
wee largely II not altogether. SUB
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