The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-06

iiiaces Of said Furhee and Lehnial,
snd that they lust lacked one vote 81
Having enough 70 do ~ Y
Aalant further SAYS thai IN the rs
flowing day tosteit, March 2ai, 1903 se
ilgain me! said Thomas W. EleninS
on the same street, who said TO 4 slanl
sthat his brother, a. Howard Rieinins
! was over 81 his tsaid Thomas ~ or
his sons A. 5. Fleming s Office AMI
no thought he tsaid A. Howard had
something else to talk to stiant about
and asked aflant to 90 with him to
snid ofiicsj that afiant went to saiu
liohlce (belug the same Office where ~,
had the conversation with said Elem.
ings on The preceding day., but SAID
"a. Howard was not In theotlce wien
stiant and said Thomas vi arrfted
there; that said Thomas ", then call
Ell for said Al Howard at tile pastotHcs
by telephone, but a. Howard was not
at the postoiIlce either; that a f.ss
minutes later said Thomas VI called
said A. Howard from the street, a6i
he "a IIovardl came into sail Office
and stated 10 afIiant thai he had btl.e
ter Job to offer afiant than the cliiaf
OF police or the guards place at ths
l,enitenttary either; thai said A. 1Ios
ard then proposed to afiont that he
take q iobas one OF the city mail car.
tiers at the Fairmont poStOticeS; tlletl
atiiant stated to said Flenlugs thu d.
doubted bis ability to pass the relulI-
cd examination; that said a. Hn%agtf
said to at'ant that he taflsnt) could.
pass alright; that he said to ailiants
''yol can read and write, can't yd1,
and afflant asscnted that he could; that
said Al Howard then replied, well, We,
have some On now who don't any more
ttlan that, and we got them through
that said A. Howard further stated to
atlant that be had w. H. Brand thess
at the postaaice, and that said brand
would fix afiant up alright Ak out
atlantis papers for him, and put an:
ant through the examination; that
said A. Howard said to atIlant tnat
said brand had fixed out paFsrs Cor
others that way and got them through,
enc Of whom he named to aftiant,
whom allanE knew and who Is one Ct
the present carriers at said Office;
that atllant vas led to believe by the
statements Of said A. Howarl Fleming
that il afHant would consent to &c,
With said Jennings in their scheme
and plan to throw out Of ofics tie.
chairman and secretary Of the County
Republican Executive Committee, anil
lin this way aid them to get control Of
the county organization, and help
them put in chairma nand secretary
agreeable to them, that said Brand
and sand A. Howard Fleming would 81
arrange the civil service examination
that there would be no doubt about
afliant passing the examination; and
said Fleming explained that the assist.
ant postmaster, W. H. Brand had t.x.
cd up the papers for others and the.7
had got through alright; that said A.
Howard Fleming insisted that afflant
take the said examination and stay in
Marion county and take the Job Oh
mail carrier at his postoflcc and re.
main a resident Of Marion county So
afflant could remain a member Of Tie
said county committee.
Atiant further says that said A.
Howard Fleming, during said CONVEX.
sation, asked affiant that in The event
Trey got him the said job at tao pen,
itentiary, and he should decide Is take
that and go out Of the county, that nc.
at1lant, should lei them know in time
fer them to Oil afiian!'s place on said
committee
@. L. CARPENTER
Taken, sworn and subscribed TO H.
fore me, tnis 18th day Of April 1908.
N. EARLE MORGAN,
Notary Public.
The above afidavit is interesting be
cause Just one year from the day
"Lonnie" made the affilavit he signed
a "callP for meeting Of the commit
lee to throw out" Howard R. Turb.e
and A. l., Lehman as chairman, and
secretary of1tAe Republican commit.
tee. A few days after signing The call,
and sitter sendhg to the committee his
resignation, he came back to Marion
rcunty under guard Of a pealtentiai
oticial. Capt Dawson, and Attempted
to help the same FtenJhgs nehtioas |
ii his atldayltdo the very thing they
we're trying tolnduce tlm to dU \ year
previous
The atfidaylt3is also interesting as
shaving how The postmaster and hts