The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-28
A Personal Letter From Hon.
George Gibson


County.
now solicit the help of all those
that l have helped IN times of -need
in the past, many of whom are now
deceased and their friends. 1 now
solicit the help of Hon. Sheriff Jos.
Jarvis, the friends of Capt. A. Knots
who was Prosecuting attorney and
representative of the county, to the
friends of Rufus Motifs who was
Representative of the county, to Hon.
Bee Hopkins, county superintend-
ent of the county, to Hon; Gran
johnson. county commissioner, and
the Hon. Aristotle Smith.
Inow come down to my own dis
trlct, Lee, beginning with the old
pioneer, the Hon. Geo. w. Lynch
! ST., who represented this county two
times in the Legislature, Hon. Geo.
Hardman. Sheriff, Hon. Geo. w.
Sllcott, county clerk, Hon. James
Duskey, as essor, Hon. II. w. Hall,
circuit clerk. Hon. WIN; Lester,
county superintendent, Hon. G. w;
Hays, pr osecuting attorney. Hou.
Cole Gamer. county superintendent,
Hon, 9. @ Starcher, circuit clerk.
l come to Sheridan district to
Hon. Phillip Knight, Sheriff and
representative, Hon. Geo. w. Maze,
representative, Hon. Robt. Terrell.
assessor, and Hon. Henry Goodnight
assessor.
now come to Center district,
beginning with the old pioneer Geo
w Bardman ST., president County
Court. with whom 1 have served
many times rs a member of the
County Court. the Hon A III Stump
for representative to Legislature,
Hon VIM. Thomas, President Coun-
ty Court, to the Hon VIM. Barr who
run for Sheriff, who became dis
co,lraged and withdrew. My self
and Hon Samuel Cooper persuaded
Barr to hold on and after hard days
ride overlook his opponents at
Brooksville. Showing them thier
mistakes they withdrew and left the
field clear for Uncle Will, who re-
celved handsom majority.
Now, to the Hon. Il. X. Stump,
who l introduced to the people at
the old log school house on Daniels
run in JOINT debate with Hon. Rom
go ii. Freer on his peculiar faith.
Greenbackism in which t. r. eat
him up without pepper or salt, and
was elected representative of this
county. don't mean he ale him
up bodily, but ate his Greenbackism
which has appeared no more.
Now, I come to the great Boy
orator. When 1 was in good cir
cumstances / furnished him with
horse and saddle free of charge,
and went with him all over this
county preaching the Grand Old
Democracy and its issues. That
boy has grown to be man and is
now our able States attorney Albel t
@. Mathews.
now come to another boy ora
who 1 placed befor the great gath
ering OF Democracy at Arnoldsburg
for the House Of Representatives to
which he was elected many times.
That boy has grown to be man in
the person of A L. Kenney.
now come to several good men
whom 1 have helped, such as S. W.
McClung. our generous County
clerk, Hon. j. Thomas Waldo and
Hon. John M. Hamilton.
/ now come to Sherman District
to the friends Of the old pioneer
uncle Sandy Huffman, the first rep
resentetive of the county to the leg
islature after the civil war. TIL,
same to the friends of Hon. VIM. G.
Benoett, of Mussell Shoals, now de.
ceased, who represented this coun
ty in the legislature; the same TO tn,
friends of the Hon. James Barr, now
deceased, wh) was sheriff and rep
resentative of this county; the sam,
to the friends of the Hon. ALFRED
Stump, now deceased, who represen
this county as County clerk; to Hon
Edward Gamer, who has made
fine Sheriff.
have made mistakes-we all do
] that-but for great number OF
years / have tried to do my duty
for the Democratic party and il
nominees. i have mentioned abov,