Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-07
WYOMING REPUBLICANS
REBEL AGAINST CORRUPTION
OF THEIR NOMINATING con.
vENTIoN AND PROCLAIM WAR

Below is given the new Decla-
ration OF independence" as prepar-
ed by some OF the republicans of
Wyoming county In Il they give
their reasons for the bolt" which
II true. are violent enough in their
provocation to cause men to resort
to the shot gun.
"A NEW DECLARATION OF IN
DEPENDENCE.
When in the course OF human
events a few would be leaders OF a
majority party, drunk with power,
aided by a corruption fund furnish
ed by one of the most corrupt and
venal of the Dawson Machine"
the same being a candidate to head
the republican ticket this fall. seek
90 trample rough shod over the pro-
test and voice OF the majority OF the
bone and sinew of the Republican
party of our county, il becomes nee
essary for a time to dissolve the
bands which have heretofore united
us. until the party is freed from
the Vampires now incontrol. and
the banner OF clean Republicanism
can be Haunted TO the public gaze
without causing a blush OF shame to
the yeomanry OF the party who be-
lieye in government OF the people.
by the people and for the people,
and for the reason for the separa-
ton let facts be submitted to candid
world.
They have by machine methods
"choustled" the people out OF their
choice OF men to be placed on the
Republican ticket. They have used
corruption money to an extent
alarming to themselves, they have
quartered amongst us large bodies
OF foreign mercenaries in the per-
Machine ridden county OF Mcdowell.
ethan whom none IS more contemp-
tible). The Hon. Frank Lively
(who only ran 34OO votes behind
President Roosevelt in three coun-
ties), the Hon. Sam Mathews Ga
wheel in the Dawson machine). the
Hon. NJ. p. Shawkey, plugger for
Swisher by the command of Daw-
son, the Hon. +. c. Cook. of the
Machine riden county of Mcdowell
and last but not by any ways Least
the only and original G. w. (Bus)
Cook OF Logan county. Think of
1t Republicans OF Wyoming county
you who have voted and worked for
Republican principles when some of
the self-constitute1 leaders were
taking nourishment at their moth
ers' breasts will you submit to have
your ticket named by dictator"
who has fattened on office given by
your hands? DO you require a for
eign horde to teach you your duty
as Republicans? Will you rest
under the charge I'VE have the
money and IL necessary will buy the
nomination" Is the charge true
that the Republicans OF Wyoming
county can be used in any such man
ner? Look at the Machine ridden
counties OF Kanawha and Fayette
and Mcdowell. Are you going to
place on the throne in Wyoming
county a Gar to do your thinking
and spend your money and you fur
nish the votes and in the end you
foot the bill.
Let the clean, self-respecting Re
publicans OF our good county get
together and name a ticket. with
only one end in view and that the
selection Of good men and true for
every office to be filled at the next
general election and let the invita-
ton extend to ever citizen Of the
county who stands for good gov
eminent; regardless OF party and
place in the nomination of a ticket
that can and will be elected. ana
that will be a rebuke to the disrep-
utable methods used I'm the naming
Of the ticket last Saturday. The
sturdy honest citizenship OF our
county can, by getting together, put
fight, bury them under an avalanche
OF ballot and by so doing delive' ,he
affairs Of Wyoming county lack into
the hands Of the people,
Let all WHO are under cnnvi.tion
please come forward.
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