Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-09-25

The Sckerr people filed brief before
the National Committee last week that
threw fisod Of light upsa the SWISH
or doinFs in this State. II was aswarm
paper and In order that eur republican
readers may know the character Of the
men that 90 to make up the State
Machine, 1.-THE regular Republican
committec, we print below an extract
from that brief naming aad analyz,ng
the Swishsr State csmmittse.
al. Elliott Northcott, U. 3. District
Attorney for the Southern district Of
West Virginia.
2. Hugh Ike Shot, postmsst.r at
Blueaeid.
B. =. G. Denham, postmaster At
Clarksburg.
4, DIR. sM. Steele, superintendent Of
the Weston insane asylum.
3. Charles d Elliott, u. =. Mar
shal 70. the Northern district Of West
Virginia.
8. Charles p. Light, member Of she
state bsard ofagriculture, close PER
scaal friend Of Postmaster ,(Jlshan at
Martinsburg.
I. Q. A. Petty, late postmaster at
Charleston, aud who was renewed
from that Office by the President for
his attempt to cemmit . aamclsss
crime upon enc Of the female en- pIsyes
Of his Office, the case being no well en-
tablished Ne investigation was ever at
tempted nor demanded.
.. samuel Dixon, Fayettc county
coal baron, who, until within thc last
two years, was one OF the most invet-
crate enemies 81 tax reform to be fornd
anywhere, but who came over and joIn-
ID the machine after an accident had
occurred In one of his mines costing
the lives Of some twenty eight or
thirty OF his employees, owing to Whist
Governor Dawson stated In his mes
sage to the legislature IN 1907 was
violation OF the state laws In running
his mines. 1t has Seen openly charged
time and again, and has never been
attempted to be denied that he had the
promise Of the state administration to
no shilded and protected in the unIaw
ful manner IN which he was conduct
Ing bis mining enterprises, for Ms sup
port andassistance as mem Dor IT the
state central csmmittec. As an evil
dence Of thst fact, II IL enIy necessary
10 recite that nearly tive syears sgo 1
comm ttec was appointed to In esti-
gate the explosions In Mr.. Dixon's
minss, and that committee has not vet
made Its repo IT.
3. The next number we desire to call
atteotion 10 Is "NameIess'' Noel. 3
man Of color, known Throughout the
state as "Sam Dixon's colered man 2,
and to indicate the KIM Of commit
teeman be makes 1t is only necessary
to relate that during the hearing u
some Of the contests At Charleston,
the night previous to the holding 81
the state convention and wkile the tes.
timony in the ease was being heard
the colsred gentleman asked permis-
sion Of Mfr. Dixon TO absent himself
from the committee for short time To
attend social gathering OF bis friends
in the city, saying that he would be
back by the time the evidence was all
in and in time to vote. However, we
desire to add that he is entitled to
more rsepect than a majority Of the
other members, because he didn't pre-
tend 10 vote according to eevidsnce,
while the others added to their ofienses
the enc Of hypocrisy In preten ding
tbst they would hear the evidence aud
decide accordingly.
10. w. K. Glassevck' collector Of tbs
internal revenue Of the state.
IL. w. Whit, defaulting ex sheriff
Of Mcdowell county.
II. Earl Martin.
Is. A. II. 1taliings.
IA. Z. n. Watkins.
Is. III. G. Wssdyard, member n
congress, chairman.
IS. Amos Bright, member II the
board Of directors Of the Weston insane
asylum.
The last four named are believed t.
have been absolutely fair, and as far As
known, neither enc OF them TOOK any
part either for or against Mr.. Swish
er or Mr.. Echerr Iduring the preiimi-
nary campaign, and all four Of them
have been rsundly denounced ~ trait
ers. boilers and kickers, not worthy Of
bearing the name Of Republicans; all