The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-04-23

| e1C AouS~>G uQeu OF new
nurg and Lyon district and Sera.
Tor Montgomery left here with a
majority, we arc for Montgomery
1or Congress down this way now
and mark our words he will 20 up
mig her in spite of all the whiskev
and money soaks who appear to
have Joined bands with the hunks
and corporations in controlling
this election.
Rowlesburg, w. va.-Ninety-
i've more votes cast here than ever
before; Hunks and Negroes were
in abundance, the town never wit
messed such an election, twenty
eight gallon, kegs of beer, money
and whiskey galore, Sherm and
Charles Wheeler were so happy
and "P. So was there with the
"doughsky'. Rev. Phillips, w.
w. Schoch and few loyal Ameri-
can young men made great fight
for the return of Senator Mont
gomery, it was grand spectacle
to see these honest, earnest men
working against such heavy odds.
After the ballots were gathered up
from the floor, it is reported that
they went to a certain racket store
and later were taken charge of by
Bob Hollis, who delivered them to
the klngwood ring the next week,
torn, spit upon, mud covered.
rs more votes were counted here
for Sheriff than were cast. needless
to say our best men were incensed
over this disgraceful affair and
threats of scratching the entire
ticket are heard.
Trudle, B. & o. engineer, put
out the railroad circulars here, al
thous h they were not signed by
any person and the UNION
LABEL WAS MISSING, a few
so called union men voted for
Flynn and gave the circulars as
their excuse. The negroes that
are working on the Tray Run
trestle OH the b. & .. were colon
lied and vot ed although they are
citizens of Maryland.
Tara Alta, w. Va.--We sup
pose that our ball team will be
composed of all HStars'' this
season as these boys together with
the CObun telegraphers it is sup.
posed reaped a harvest as it is
understood that Flynn and other
candidates put up so much for
starter, and then additional
amounts provided that the boys
would deliver the goods which
they did. The shop Of the Lamb
proved a den of wolves to a certain
class Of candidates, like elsewhere
booze was plentyful. This booze
question is beginning to be serious
in staid old Preston.
In a certain store in the extreme
ly beautiful and refined little town
of Brucetown, night or so be-
fore the election drinking and
FlynniSm was rife almost to the
point of rioting, and SO it went all
over the county unless it was at
Union district where the gang de-
pended on the filthy lies of the
! hired character aSSaSSinS to take
the place of booze and Doodle. 1t
is told that Will Lakin brother
of Jim Lakin, reported in the
upper districts of this county and
Tucker, that Senator Montgomery
/ had plead with the widows and
orphans of Monagah not to bring
suit against the Fairmont Coal Co.
This is only mild sample of the
sort of campaigning, semire
spectacle scoundrel who in years
gone by was honored by Preston
county was hired to travel over
certain portions of the county and
tell some of the most dirty and
filthy lies regarding Montgomery
that ever fell from the lips of a
satanic scandal monger, dead-beat
and hired character assassin, this
thing. for he was not a man, actu-
ally turned few so called ere
Ispectable' men against the candid
acy of the Senator, but we doubt
whether such men were ever
arnestly for him. Another such
thug did the same kind of dirty
work in Union district for the
gang"
, When one considers all the
features of this most remarkable
!, campaign he cannot bnt have the