The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-06
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SAYS THE MOVE OF HIS crowd
WAS 80 MAKE a SCOTT
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WATCH ovEH eLotlNtEs
CARPENTER.
west yIfglnlaa, April 2g)

SenalpT Ne -. ScoLL 5huSs pSHluu wv
move to throw Mr. Furbee and Nj.
lehman out Of the Republican Comhi'.
tee. II was not believed until the d..
yelopments Of t5day proved eonti,
slyely such to be true. Republicans
Of the county familiar with the situa;
ton believed that tie move was en-
i'rely In the interest u Mr. Fleming,
|ln order to get hold Of the committee,
and to secure tlIeir Recommendation
for hisreappointment 10 succeed him.
self as postmaster Tor another toiT
years. making sixteen years in offies,
The local Democratic influence (atl
d little cash from that fruitful sourcs)
no doubt figured in the matter; whlch
together with the unsuitable desire ot
Mr.. Fleming to hold on to the pot
Office for life, and at the same tine
vote the Democratic ticket and worN
for its candidates. werr believed to Il,
al there was in the attempt TO rape tie
party organization ig this county
senator Scott was given credit by thu
Republicans of the county, and tho
party leaders who have made 1t post.
bile for Senator Scott and Senator Ii
kins to have votes in the Legislature
form this county, for having better
political Judgment, and Of having to
some little extent at least the welfare
OF the party at heart, From this BIZ.
lief Republicans of Marion county
have been rGth1essly awakened. Mr..
| L. c. Powell. who waste he put III M.
sFurbee's place, stated openly mat I:
was the a Scott move, that he was a
Scott man. and that the INTENDED q
make the committee "a Scott Com-
mlttee." In addition TO this, Captain
C. G. Dawson, one Of SCOTS managers
from Marshall county, and head Of tie
penitentiary at Moundsvllle, came intJ
the county at the behest OF Scot ami
his managers, and brought with him
former Marion county boy, Mr.. Car
penter, under guard, and by threats 81
losing his position OF the penitcntiary,
and by other questionable methods,
now used by Scott followers, attempt.
ed to have Carpenter act as a membe
Of the committee, after he had resig =
ell. The old friends Of "Lonnie'
learned with regret, shame and pitt
that he was so unfortunately situated
as to be unable to exercise his own
volition and to be forced under duresd,
ttreats and intimidation to DC usf'i
in an attempt to accomplish such dirt.
work.
When Marion county Republicans
have to be assisted and dictated to ~
to their organization by outsiders, a1l
especially by taose Of such regulations
as this man Dawson, they will publish
notice to that effect. No such bold
and insulting attempt by outsiders has
ever been made before; aud the r..
publicans Of this county, feeling amps
able to attend to their own affairs, wi |
see to 1t that such tactics will be OF
little profit to the persons responsible
for it.
Captain Dawson NAV do all f:sht q
Eang convicts wac arc adjudged TN
worthy TO live. 1t needs a man wit.
out a heart; but If Scott expects 10
have Tho srpport Of decent people ia
this comfy he will have adopt othe,
methods. II there ever was any doubt
as to where Marion county stood %
the senatorial question, all doubt has
been removed by the action Of Scost
himself, in what has taken place 9s
attempted in Marion county today
This undoubtedly places Marion coui.
ty in theHubbard colu rn,s