The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-02
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IN|||I|I.L|.L.0I.|F [ |. ! | PEOPLE: \: L:
EVIDENCES OF, "A, "pEALr BE.
& TWEEN THE BUMPERS AND
DEMOCRATS NO LONGER CON.
sCEALED-WlEL OF THE PEo.
PIE NOT CONSIDERED.
IlEN NJ: / COUNSEL is EMPLOYED
Democratic County Committee by It's
Chairman, Scott 6. Lowe, Appears
fse as Attorney In the Case to Keep Re.
publican Candidates off the Official
h Ballot.

When the mandamus case came up
+ for argument on demurrer to the pc.
tition filed By, the candidates nominal.
ed al the June 18th primary, to com.
pei the Democratic Board Of Ballot
Commissioners to place their names
on the Republican ticket, Scott G.
Lowe who ais the chairman of the
Democratic County Committee, aD.
peared In the, case and made an argu.
rlent agalnst the petition along with
d Charley Goodwin and w. 8. Meredith,
1.-THE attorneys for McDermott. Mr..
Z Love also appeared again to-day, In
Opposition to said petition, and made
thetsuggestion to the court, that a
Jury trial be had. This suggestion
would mean, II the court would follow
II, that no hearing could be had be.
fore the election; and II It could, 1t
would be hoped by the Democrats and
Bumpers that they could get some
one on the jury to make 1t hang"
II was charged, and believed by the
sRepubllcans all over Marion county,
and 1t cannot be denied, that the Dem.
ocratic bosses were in on the deal
when tho attack was made by the
Jumpers on the Republican county
COMMITTEE, and when 1t was arranged
10 call the fake primary of. June 10th.
sift lis also plain that an understand.
ing then, existed. that the fake prl.
mary and candidates should be recog.
inized by the Democratic officials; and
that the Regular Republican ticket
would not be allowed a place on the
bailots This they knew they had the
arbitrary power TO Go, II not tho law
outright. -
This inandamus proceeding Is the
only way tho candidates and the poo
InlS who iNotod in j tbpsi juno nth prl.
mary, 1; catl secure their 'yrights, and
make tho Democratic officials put
them onftlls Republican ticket. The
appearaneebso soft thet Demo COM
8nittee through It's chairman, openly
in opposition. Ito securing this'-right,
isSpnly an additional evidence OF the
9.sdeal:" (" and further effort to thwart
: sthe,rights 81 the people f;this county.
+ The suggest.onso OF a "iury trial" mean-
ling not to try the case at all, In this
instant, and not to have the court de-
eide this Important matter. is only an
sotherl trick, in keeping with the In
junction trick attempted to be perpe-
5trated on this county.
L Another, convincing proof OF the col.
fusion between the Democrat bosses,
and sthe McDermott Rumpers, is the
fact1hat the Democrat attorneys, and
stonographers. have been working day
and night since Judge Nicely handed
down his decision, to copy the record
for McDcrmott, and to enable him TO
get to the Supreme Court for an ap-
peal to relnstate .McDermott's injunc.
tioh.;
There is no longer doubt In the
minds Of the people that the Bumpers,
McDermott, and the Democratic ring,
have: formed coalition. TO defeat the
expression otUthes spopular will by the
voters OF this county. 1t is now more
important than ever before to prepare
to write thernames. of candidates upon
the ballot, i9tik 81.