Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-26

withstanding the fact that the town
loses six hundred dollars yearly ON
It's water works and that the town
recently issued $22.0O0.00 in bonds
To pay the outstanding indebtedness
and TO mako improvements her
largest consumer OF water does not
pay one penny into the town treas
ury.
During the recent session of the
legislature at Charleston the town
council OF Keystone voted $4,000
to pay the expenses OF Or. G. 4.
Epling, mayor OF the town. and N.
T. Whittico, negro editor of the ne
gro paper published at Keystone. of
which paper A. l., Calhoun Is the
sole dictator In lobbying against
the proposed amendment to the con.
stitution prohibiting the manuract-
ure and sale OF liquor in this state.
After the expenses were figured up
It was found that there was a bal
ance OF thrity-nve dollars. which
balance Epling claimed for time lost
from his profession II might be
here stated that Epling is dentist
is this the kind of men through
whom the Republican party promis-
rs temperance legislation?
During the month of April of this
year while the district conventions
were being held to select delegates
TO the county convention TO be held
at Wclch Dr. Epliug carried one
hundred negroes from keystone to
the various district meetings to
secure instructions for his nomina-
ton at Welch. In buying tickets at
the station at keystone he gave his
check for $25.00, signad at treas
urer of Republican Club" BE II
further remembered that there arc
various clubs of keystone. some of
which are chartered by the sccre-
tary OF state and the latest one SO
hartereI Is The Union Musical
Club"
Epnngs nomination was secured
by such means. Ninety per cent
OF the men who have attended the
Republican conventions in Mcdowell
county this year have beer negroes
and the respectable white element
should not feol bound to support n
nominee like Epling.
q Another one OF McDowelrs noto-
rious characters iE one w. w.
Wbyte present state senator from
The sixth senatorial district which
Is composed OF the countics of Me
Dowcll M.ngo. Wyoming ana
Wayne, and who was ranominatcd
at Keystone on the 18th OF August
by G. II. Cook to second term
While Whytc was member OF the
recent special session OF the logisla-
turc at Charleston he was I'm daily
communication with the saloon
Keepers az Wclch ana other parts OF
the county during all the time that
the bill to submit the prohibition
question to the people was before
both houses and as matter OF
course voted against the proposed
This is another man
ON whom the Republicans rely to
fulhlI their promise to the people
in regard 10 temperance lcgislat on
II Is well known fact that this
same Whytc when hc settled with
,hc county court OF Mcdowell
county at the expiration OF his term
Df Office as sheriff Of the county was
forty thousand 100000 dollars
short. which amount has not yet
been paid to the county although |
nearly eight years has lapscd since |
hat time This Us the man who was
temporary chairman Of the Rcpub- !
ican convention al Charleston /
which nominated c. w Swisher for
governor aud who is also a member
lf the stat. committee
This SIS the same Whyto while |
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