The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-01-30


the general proposition to elimi-
nate the contest for the Senator
ship from the state campaign
and to allow the Democrats of
the State to express their pref
erence in the matter of Senator
Watson's successor seems to have
met with practically unanimous
approval among West Virginia
Democrats. The details of the
matter, including the formula
ton of rules for conducting the
primary. and the manner, time
and places of doing so, may east
ly be worked out by the State
committee, and doubtless there
will be little difficulty in doing so
in manner satisfactory to all.
The one man proposition that
Democratic success in West Vir-
ginla shall not be endangered by
a contest for the senatorship and
that the members of the Demo
cratic party shall select their own
candidate for Senator, if adopted,
as it undoubtedly will be under
the overwhelming sentiment of
approval from all sides, will
practically mean a Democratic
victory in West Virginia for both
state and national tickets. In
view of the general approval of
the proposition it is believed here
that a meeting of the State Com
mittee will soon be called to ar
range the details and provide for
the adoption of Senator Watson's
plan or one similar to it.
Some kind of mysterious cpl
demic has been affecting the
horses in Wetzel and Marshall
counties, where nearly 1000 of
them have been attacked by the
disease and several hundred of
them have died. Believing that
the services of the Department
of Agriculture could not be en-
ployed to better advantage than
in trying to prevent the spread
of this disease and to save the
horses which have been attack
ed, Senator Watson made a per-
sonal appeal to the Secretary of
Agriculture asking that he send
a veterinary surgeon from the
Department to do all in his pow
er for the owners of these ami
mails. In addition to this Sena-
tor Watson has sent out to per-
sons in the affected communities
hundreds of volumes of the gov
eminent publication on diseases
of the horse. If government as
sistance can be of any avail, the
horse owners of that section will
receive it so far as Senator Wat
son is able to procure it for
them.
Senator Watson has been mott
fled by the Postoffice Department
that a reward for the capture and
conviction of several postofice
robbers, who have been operat
ing in West Virginia and several
other states, has been allowed to
Frank Sheldon, of New Martins
vile, and that the Auditor Of the
Department has been notified to
mail him check.
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Congressman Hamilton has
been notified by the Postohice
Department of it's final decision
in the matter of reestablishing
the postoffice at West Fork, Writ
County. The decision is against
the reestablishment of the Post
office. The Postmaster General
has decided that in view of the
report of the inspector who in
vestigated the case Postofice at
that point is not necessary.
Consequently former patrons of
the West Fork office will be com
PEELED to continue the payment
of toll to cross a bridge in order
to get their mail from the office
at Creston.
Congressman Hamilton as q
member of the Commitie on In.
valid Pensions reported to Con.
gress a bill prepared in the Com.
mittee providing for the payment
of numerous pensions. 1t was
one of the general pension bill: