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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
SWISHER SAFE
NOW he SAYS


II expect to be nominated on the
first ballot with votes to spare, and /
will be elected governor in November.
as there is every reason to believe
that the Republicans will swing into
line and with united effort elect the
entire ticket from President down.
When the campaign began, de-
cided. with all my friends. that /
would make no attack whatever on
my opponents, and we have adhered
faithfully to this policy. 1 have not
said a word about Mr.. Scherr's rec
ord on tax reform. nor have uttered
a syllable TO detract in any way from
his private life and character. and
public career. expect to adhere 10
this policy to the end 1t will win.
People do not stand for campaigns OF
villihcation and abuse any more"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
CONTESTS ARE
NOW TAKEN UP

of the interests of the Pennsylvania
senator.
Contests will be heard affecting
223 seats. No sooner was the door
of the room at the Coliseum Annex,
where the evidence in the contests
will be heard, open. than it was
nolsed about among the managers OF
the candidates, attorneys OF the con.
testants, some contestants themselves,
members of the press and others, who
were all shut out, that Frank H,
Hitchcock, the Taft manager, and
other Taft workers, had gone inside
with proxies.
The presence of so many Taft man.
ayers caused stir, and formal pro-
test gainst their being permitted to
sit as members of the committee was
made. Protests were filed by Repre-
sentative Burge, manager for Knox
and acting for all the anti-Taft in
terests. Soon after the protests were
made Secretary Dover. of the nation
al committee, announced that the pro-
tests against Hitchcock and other
Taft workers had been laid on the
table without division. It was the
sentiment of the committee that 1t
could not inquire into the validity of
proxies regularly executed by MEM
bers Of the national committee. The
Alabama contest was then taken up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
In the Case of Frank Johnson,
Negro, Vine is sentenc-
ed to Hang.
IS BELIEVER IN HANGING
Chief Executive Writes Letter
Explaining His Attitude
on the Question.

Some here have entertained the
idea that Frank johnson, the negro.
sentence to hang because of the
murder of Beuiah Martin, win escape
the death penalty. The idea was based
on the impression that Governor Daw-l
son is opposed to capital punishment
and the idea has been formed from
Two things. One Is that no man or
woman. or other person., has been
hanged during his administration.
The other Is that Charleston news
paper in commenting on recent
communication to life imprisonment
stated that Governor Dawson does not
believe In capital punishment.
But the Governor has evidently
been misrepresented, as the Parkers-
burg State Journal in commenting on
the destiny of Frank johnson inti-
mated that he would not hang, bas-
Ing the intimation on the Information.
second-handed, that Governor Dawson
is opposed to capital punishment.
Governor Dawson, according to edi-
torial announcement by the State
Journal. has written the State Journ
al a lettersin which he says he Is not
opposed to capital punishment, and in
the letter Governor Dawson further
says:
II have, so far as can recoliect.
commuted the sentences of death 70
Imprisonment for life in but two
cases: in each of theseI acted on what
appeared to be good reasons, and not
because 1 am opposed to capital pun
isment.
THAT men shall be punished cap
italy In certain cases, Is the law OF
this state, I have taken an oath 20
enforce this law II II could not eu-
force 1t, because of conscientious
scruples or for other like reasons.
ought to resign my office. AS I
view It. no officer, executive or judic-
ial. should hold his office II his con-
science prevents his performances Of
its sworn duties.'
This is sufficient to convey the idea
that Frank johnson will hang, unless
1t be shown to the Governor that there
were such circumstances as to extern
uate the act.
With human life in the balance It
is much more serious to comment on
the merits. of the case than under
other circumstances, but in the pres
ent instance, considering the charac-
ter of the offense and the desperation
Of the slayer after the deed was done.
there are few, IL any. acquainted with
the facts. who hold out the slightest
hope that Johnson win receive any
clemency at the hands of the chief
executive Of the state, since It is
known that he Is not opposed to cap
ital punishment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
LIFE Term
Is to Be Given the Horse
Stealing Methodist Min
ister Monday.

Twenty-three convicts were received
at the penitentiary Mt Moundsville
yesterday afternoon from Mcdowell
county in charge of two prison guards
Three were white men and the rest
were negroes, three of them being wo-
men. Their sentences range from two
to twenty years each. John Graham,
alias John Radcliffe. a convict now
serving his third term in the peniten-
tiary, win be taken before Judge Her
vey of the circuit court Monday
morning. when he will he sentenced to
n life term. Graham has been thrice
convicted of stealing horses in this
state. and the code requires the court
TO sentence any person who has been
thrice convicted TO the penitentiary
to a term for life. Graham was a
Methodist preacher, hut had mania
for stealing horses.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
we f7dDe the Means Let Haze the Greater C7arksburg
Says Nathan (off Stirring Address to Board OF Trade

W 7 z 4 r
at Monongah. rendered homeless by
the mine horror and that two or
three more will be taken In charge.
In speaking of the work of the So
ciety, Mr.. Brown called attention TO
the opening OF a branch home for
children at Elkins June /. "A house
of eight rooms were secured and the
Elkins people are making donations
to maintain 1t. In the fall 1t is ex-
pected to have twelve room home.
The branch was established to relieve
tn pressure at the main home in
Wheeling.
Mr.. Brown says the society has
about 20 children in charge now and
that since 1t began receiving. children
in 1901, there have been more than
700 in its charge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05

decide as that is merely political
matter and would have, TO be settled
by the executive and. legislative
branches of the state. governments:
so it behooyes all citizens of West
Virginia to look to their, legislators
and executives and see thai they are
men who will handle this question
satisfactorily to le citizenship OF the
state.
I The railroad has done much to
build Glarksburg, said the judge. And
a contrast of the attitude Of the rail-
road that passed through our city in
its early days and the friendly atti-
.tude of the present, emphasizes the
great help of that important system
of transportation,
Our Industrial interests.
( Another speaker of the evening
was w. w. Wood, of Baltimore. in
dustrial agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad and friend of Clarks-
burg, who spoke upon the industrial
Interests of our city.
After referring tosthe remarkable
development of clarksburg during
the last decade, Mr.. Wood said: I'VE
must not look to past successes for
our future prosperity; we must do
for the future what we have done for
the past. What YOU people of
Clarksburg need for a. Greater
,Clarksburg is 500 acres of free fac
tory sites within a few minutes troll
ley ride from your court house. You
also need trolley line that will carry
factory workmen to and from their
work free of charge from z to 8
o'clock in the mornings and from 5
to s in the evenings. And what you
need, too, is the Institution OF sys-
tematic and thorough campaign Of
education by which the capitalists,
business men and industrial pro-
moters OF the country may become
accurately informed of your wonder
full resources and of the advantages
of your city as a commercial and in
dustrial center"
Mr.. Woods speech was full oT elo-
quence and he commanded the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
DOCTORS ELECT
New Officers Chosen. at Yesterdays
Meeting ut Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 5-Col. William
C. Gorgas. chief sanitary officer of
the canal zone, was chosen president
elect of the American Medical Assoc
citation yesterday afternoon. The
following officers were elected unanl-
mously:
Vice president. Dr.. Thomas, Jeffer-
son Murray, Butte, Mont; second
vice president, DR.. John A. Hatchett,
Oklahoma; third vice president, Dr..
Thomas A. Woodruff, Chicago; fourth
vice president, DR.. E. NJ. Hall, Ken
lucky; treasurer, DIR. Frank Billings,
of Chicago, was reelected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
CONVICTS ARE
TAKEN TO PEN
NEGRO WATERS
Cause Trouble Between the
Races and Dynamite is
Resorted To.

WEST BADEN, Ind, June Son
account of the substitution of negro
men for white girls as walters at one
of the largest hotels here trouble be-
tween the races has arisen. Last
night two sticks of dynamite were
exploded under the corner OF a hotel
where negro walters were housed but
no on was injured. Early this morn
ing number Of hotels were fired
which frightened the negroes who
fed from the. hotels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
CALHOUN FOR BENNETT.

EVANSVILLE, June Sat the
Calhoun county Democratic conven-
tion held here twelve delegates were
chosen to represent the county at the
congressional convention in Parkers-
burg July 30, and instructed to sup
port E. G. Stephenson for the nomi-
nation for congress. The convention
also instructed for Louis Bennett, Of
Weston, for governor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
LIGHT GAssER
Is Drilled In on the Hession Farm In
the Stray Sand.

: In the, saryfis district. this county
the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled Its second test on the John
Hession farm through the stray sand
and developed light gas pressure.
IT is now drilling in the top of the
Gordon. The same company has
completed its test on the Junior Hes
sion farm and will have 10tbarrel
ppmper in the Gordon formation.
In the same formation the South
Penn Company has completed and
shot its test on the George Woodfield
farm and the hole has filed up 1000
feet with fluid.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Is Successfully Executed in the I'rcs-
ence of a Large Audience.

A large audienre1ttende the COM
mencement exercises of the Adams
ton schools in the Methodist Episco-
pal church there last night. The
program was splendid one and the
various plumbers were executed with
high credit and ability. Tonight
there will be a literary program and
contest by the schools in the same
church, to which all are invited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
MINER ARRESTED FOR
NOT PAYING FOR BOARD.

As he was preparing to board a
train for st. Louis Thursday evening,
Joe Chebnowski. who had been work
Ing in coal mine at Reynoldsville,
was arrested by Constable ]. Worthy
sehrader on warrant sworn out by
george Browaski. charging him with
jumping a board bill of $25. In
Magistrate Gordon's court Friday the
pm ana the costs of the case we're
settieu by the defendant whereuDoD
the warrant was dismissed and the
prisoner discharged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
NARROW ESCAPE
Editor of the Herald Has from
Injury by Paper
Folder.

John b. Smith, of the Herald had
a very narrow escape from serious
injury last evening, when his four-in-
hand necRtie caught in paper fold
er he was engaged in feeding. The
tie was ground off in the cogs close up
to his neck, but he succeeded in get
ting away from the machinery with an
effort that tore the tie in twain.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
GOVERNOR MAY
NOT IN ERF ERE
TO AFRICA
It is Announced Positively
Roosevelt Will Go
Next April.

WASHINGTON, d. C., June s.
1t was stated positively today that
President Roosevelt and son, Kermit,
would sail in April, 1903. for Africa,
whore they will spend a year in hunt
ing big game. Important significance
is attached to this announcement as
showing. the determination of the
President not to accept third term.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
ROBINSON FOR CONGRESS.

NEW MARTINsvILLE, June s.
Prosecuting Attorney E. L. Robinson.
who for some time past has been urg-
ed by his friends to run for the DEM
ocratic nomination for congress. has
announced that he would enter the
race.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
Murderers, Burglars, HoId-Up
Men and Thieves Go to
Pay the Penalty.
ONE GOES TO eALLows
Guards Heavily Handcuff and
Chain the Bunch Be-
fore They Start.

Eight men convicted and sentenced
at the present term of the circuit
court We're taken Friday afternoon.
heavily hanaeuffed and chained, to
the state penitentiary at Moundsville
from the county jail here by guards,
who came. after them. They were
taken over the Short Line at $3.50
o'clock by way of New Martinsville.
The convlcts consisted OF murders.
burglars. hold-up men and thieves.
Among them was Frank johnson, the
negro. who was given death SEN
tence by Judge Lynch for the mur-
der of Beulah Martin, colored,s at
Gypsy.
The others were as follows:
John Hawkins, colored, eight years
for the murder in the second degree
Of his wife.
Sam Hunter. colored. four years,
Years for trying to kill Jay Fowler,
with a gun.
J. Hugh Michael, four years. for
{ the theft of a silver horn valued at
se5.
Matthew Brent. colored, three years
for burglary.
Brown Love three years for burg
larry.
Riley Long. two years for grand
larceny.
Tom Wells. colored. two years for
the theft Of money and gold watch.
The following letter written by
Frank Johnson after his conviction
and before his baptism in the county
jail, were made public after the pris-
oners were taken away, and shows
I that he Is Inclined to be of the Sap
tist belief in religion. and also shows
that his getting religion was not for
the purpose of influencing the court
in the matter of deciding his case, be-
fore sentence was passed:
Clarksburg, w. Va.
County jail,
May 25, 1908.
"Mr. w. D. Grove,
"Wilsonburg, w. Va,
Dear Sir:
II ask this of you as favor. VIII
you please send me some man Of the
Gospel here that he may baptize me
here in the jail Because ] feel that
prayer will do me no good until that
is done. Please Grove send some one
who Is n good man as far as you
know. want to be put in the water
as Christ was. A white or colored
will suit me. You may keep this to
yourself till I get my sentence. for
; they will think / only want favors
from the court and such is not true.
/ only speak to a good man. and him
only. Do this at once for me. I
don't know how long will be here.
Respectfully yours.
"FRANK JOHNSON"
The guards who took the prisoners
away were H. II. Haddox. o. ]. Prun-
ty and Church Morris
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
MAN KILLS HIMSELF
AFTER SHOOTING FAMILY.

NEW YORK. June 5-After shoot
ing his wife twice as she lay in bed
and after firing a shot at each of his
two young sons. Frederick Rosaft
shot and killed himself at his home
at Williamsburg today. Mrs. Rosaft
will recover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
BRANCH HOME
Is Established at Elkins by the
West Virginia Humane
Society.

Robert II. Brown. secretary ana
field agent for the West Virginia HUI
name Society. was here Friday from
Morgantown to consult with the loca!
agent, Benjamin Brown Stout, about
matters pertaining to the society and
its work
Mr.. Brown Stated that the society
had just taken charge of four orphans
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05

W. F. Harbert. 4 former resident
of Wallace, is here from Stewart, o.,
on business. He says the apple and
pfach crop in the southern part of
Ohio is the finest this year known in
many years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
VOICE RECITAL
BY Prof. Martin Mt the Baptist Church
Last Night Was Very Fine.

Prof. Aubrey Martin. Of Broaddus
institute, assisted by Miss Georgia
Garrett, rendered an elegant voice re-
cital at the Baptist church last night,
which was highly praised by a large
and appreciatIve audience. Prof.
Martin Is one OF the members OF the
graduating class Of the Institute
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
RITcHnE FOR scuERR

HARR1svILLE June 5-Arnold c.
Scherr was the victor in yesterdays
mass convention in RItchie county to
decide whether he or Secretary of
State Swisher should get the II
votes of the county at the State nom
mating convention at Charleston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
BooTLEGGERs
Are Getting SIM Sentences From
Judge Keller.

CHARLESTON, June g. Judge
Keller at this term has been giving
hundred dollar fines and Jail sem
tences for convictions in Illegal sell
ing. Jack Hall, confessed bootleg
ger from Raleigh county, this being
his third conviction, got in addition to
the hundred fine, year and day in
the penitentiary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
MRS. TRAINoR DEAD.

Mrs. Charles Wine and children
of Pittsburg, Pa, were call
ed here and to West Union
by the illness and death of Mrs. VIII
liam Trainor at the latter place. She
was the mother OF George Trainor,
of Salem. and j. E. Trainor, of West
Union, who comes here frequnetly and
Is engaged in drilling oil and gas wells
in this section.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
MISSIONARY MEETING

The union missionary meeting will
be held next week t1srursday eve
ning) at the Methodist Episcopal
church, South. A program of espe-
cial interest has been prepared.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05

Misses Nell. Davisson and GenevIeve
Hinlsle. Of Weston, were her over
night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05

CONTINUED on page so
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05

In subsequent litigation over the
jurisdiction of the counties of Berk-
eley and Jefferson. this ordinance was
recognized by the United States su-
preme court as valid. If 1t was so
recognized in that instance. 1t follows
that it viii be also recognized in the
case of the Virginia debt.
ANY overture for settlement of the
debt or the amounts of payment be-
tween the two states. therefore, would
not be matter for the Judiciary to
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-09
The Tariff Recommendation.

Following Is the text OF the sub
committees tariff recommendation
We welcome the belated promise
or tarin reform now offered by the
republican party as tardy recog-
milton of the righteousness OF the
Democratic position on this ques-
ton, but the people can not safely
entrust the execution OF this impor-
tant work to a party which is SO
obligated to the highly protected in
terests that 1t postpones relief until
AFTER the election. And we call at
tention to the significant fact that
the promise now made Is wholly
vitiated by the use of the qualify
ing words under which the present
tariff inquiries have been fostered
and developed.
1--WE favor an immediate revision
OF the tariff by the reduction OF
import duties. Articles entering
into competition with articles con-
trolled by trusts should be placed
upon the free list, material reduc-
lions should be made in the tariff
upon the necessities OF life, and es-
pecially on articles competing with
such American manufacturers as are
sold abroad cheaper than at home,
and graduated reductions should be
made in such other schedules as
may be necessary to retire the tarlff
to a revenue basis.
Every consideration OF public
policy suggests the conservation of
our wood lands and the removal of
these import duties which put a
premium upon the destruction OF
our forests. Existing duties have
given to paper manufacturers a
shelter behind which they have or
ganized combinations to raise the
price of pulp and of paper and to
impose a tax upon knowledge.
eve therefore demand the imme-
date repeal of the tariff on wool
pulp, print paper. lumber, logs. wood
and timber, placing the same on the
free list"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The Board OF Education will rs-
ceive bids for making certain re-
pairs TO what is known as the high
school building in Bluefield, the
white school building IN South
Bluefield. and the colored school
building in South Bluefield. until
Saturday. July 18th. 1908. at three
O'Clock.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the office of the Board OF
Education at 101 Bland street.
Bond wnl be required In double
the amount bid by the successful
bidder. Address all bids to the Sec
rotary OF the Board, Bluefield. Yves,
Virginia.
BY order OF the Board OF Educa-
ton.
tSigned) f. l.. BOWMAN.
Secretary OF the Board of Educa.
ton, Beaver Pond District
June 80, 1908.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-09

The Wheeling Intellig ancer, which
has all along opposed the candidacy
Of both Swisher and Scherr. has the
following to say OF the Ohio county
case. the rock on which the Repub-
lican convention at Charleston split:
IN spite Of the fact that the new
corrupt practice act prohibits a can
didate Tor office from paying the ex-
ponsos Of delegates 20 a convention.
free transportation was literally Of
fercl on the streets Of Wheeling
yesterday 20 induce persons TO 20 TO
Charleston Whether or not the
method adopted to bring this free
transportation within the reach Of
those who wished it. is violation
or simply an evasion of the law. is
a question which the IntelUgenccr
does not attempt TO pass upon. Ger
tain it is that the intent and moral
Hhert Of the criminal practices act
are not complied with
The Republican voters of Ohio
county have seen the spectacle of a
candidate who withdrew from the
race voluntarily and imposed upon
others obligation which they a..
s1mnd 10 The interest Of another To-
ra. candidate seeking three weeks
later 20 re-cntor tho race and multi
fy ai Che work done ln behalf Of
ais fellow candidate from nis own
county
They have seen the spectacle or
"a man solcmnIy signing an agree
mcnt not to seek to have a say fin
.ha selection of delegates from ohio
county 90 the event OF ccaslng TO
be- candidate for governor and
later setting up false and lns.ncerc
candidacy 70 rtho sole purpose of
enabling him 70 DO tho very thing
which Dr. agreed not 10 do Mr..
iIoarne not a candidate for gov
.rnor .n g9od faith. ITO admits that
he doe not expect the nomination