West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-08-27
HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
Dlfhcullles Encountered on One Of
Prsston's Thoroushlares.
OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY VOTERS
Eieeuoneering Expedition That Met
with Manv Obstacles--Stery Of
q Three-day Trip.
kAINrowN, w. Va, Aug. "a

KAINrowN, w. VA, Aug. "a.
Editor Argus:
\ few days ago we learned that
during the summer of 1909 there is
going to be great dema for la
Dor On the county roads In this dis
trict. We learned that a man by the
name of George +. Rogers had been
nominated by the Democrats for
county commissioner to run against
Harrison Plum Zinn, the nominee of
the Republican party, and being
Republican all my life | started out
to electioneer for my friend Plum
Zinn. .
l started from Tunnelton toward
kaintown, in Reno district. had
only travelled one mile IN my new
two-wheel cart when ran onto one
of Harrison's breakers in the road
aud broke a wheel. l happened to
be close to Mike Layton's shop and
| called on him and got my cart re-
paired. i noticed there were eight
or ten men sitting on log near the
shop earnestly talking about some.
thing. l decided il would be a good
time TO get in little good work for
my man Plum Zinn, and as | ap-
preached them l found that they
were all Republicans. But just then
one fellow got up and said:
"Boys, we have stuck to old Har-
rison just as long as we can afford
to stick to him. Why, there is not
piece of road ten feet long between
here and Fellowsville that is safe to
run a wheelbaIow over, and / have
been bulIdozed by him and the Re.
publican party just as long as / in.
tend to be. intend to vote Inde
pendent next fall. What saw you
fellows1"
They all said almost as one voice,
al will vote for Rogers"
didnt talk any Zinn politics to
that crowd.
Mike Lot my cart done and
started, but just as / started Mike
helloed TO me and said: 'If you are
going to Fellowsville, when you get
down to Morg Sbsnnan's you had
better get him to take his mule and
sled and haul your cart to the top
of the hill. Charley Plum and ZInn
have worked that piece of road un =
I'll you can hardly walk over it. Us
people over here will never vote for
old HARRISON any more"
Well, / started again and got
down almost TO Morgan Shannan's
and found another group OF men
gathered together about ten OF
them. found that they were al
Republicans. said:
"WelI, boys; how is the road from
here TO the top OF the hill1"
"weII, IL you are going to try TO
get over that Charley Plum Zinn
road you will have a Job on your
hands"
saId, "Well, boys; we mus. all
vote for Zinn next fall again. 1t will
never do TO refuse TO vote for the
regular nominee Of the Republican
party"
They all SAID, "You will find but
two or three Republicans between
here aud FellowsvilIe that will vote
for linn"
Imoved along, but very cautiously,
and got over as far The Zinn Ed
wards dancing platform. There
found quite a number Of old farmers
with their wives sitting around, and
approached them aud said, Gen
tlemen, | suppose you farmers will
all vote for Harrison next fall"
One big fellow said, "Not much
We wont. Why, he was the caus,
of the DEVILS camp meeting ground
being built here. and I heard hin
preach down there at the old Uuior
few Sundays ago, and he said h,
would sooner his children would gc
to dance any time than to go %
Methodist Sunday school"
Another said, "As you go dowr
past his place, you look at his fenc,
corners all growing up IN briats an,
his buildings all tumbling down. /
a man can't manage a little farm
like that we don't think he is able {,
manage the roads in Reno district
and we have all decided to vote 70
Rogers next fall IL he is Democrat
Rogers is the man for US"
I went along and at 6 O'Clock go
TO FellowsviIie after a hard day