The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-10-24
Great Leaders
and Prophets

4 '''tAhe 'nihy aitrIueh = Nv Hf~-k
,eo the Ekh"rn ferret dropT<-i into Nr
dali Turner'S gin shop in ClsrktowD
Q" listen u conversation that attracts
MS attention while passig by Marshall
Joy factory on train No. III enrout@ q.
The city OF Pocahontss. Va. lust - th.
rain pass.-h, the ferret on hoard hear.
very loni voi.-e. which he recognizrs
~ h~-l"nging o. on- of the young leader,
II Clarkto~n. -xelAiming that ne coal.
lsme the leaders who would liz in th.
forefront IN the year 1850. AMI siSsse ),
unsnsl for a. much valuable informs.
ton To thus fe uncorked and allowed L
'ose it, power on the evening air withou
'eing in some way utilized. book an.
'ag I'm hand. the ferret left the train al
>orthfork Junction and sought the arm.
where 50 much nsw- was popping of NJ
q truth a century clip.
The first piece Of va ual,le information
% greet the ram Of the ferret was IN.
statem~nt from the fps Of high priest
brewery, that. IL have planned thi.
light for the past twelve years and ~
,rct Q" keep il up for the next ten years.
Il which time ! expert To see every blael
asn disfrsnchised in the state Of
N.NirTinis "iie said further, that, '.ths
way "a do away with leader is Ia do away
sith the colore-i voteer," the truth o.
which was at once apparent IA the ferret
In moment Judge Thornton. ia.
'ronze Billy Malone, 81 Northfork Die
trict WIS ON hi- fs~t shouting his positive
ilsat'I'r..vsi 81 rnrh a cour~- 81 pros,s
dnrr upon tile part Of prophet brewery
" any one rls~. but since Rev brewery.
whose motto n Ia lrai or lacerate. va.
running things to snit himself. Brother
Thornton Was der'ar,-i mfr far further
remarks upon such ~~ishty suhj -ct an.
the high priest with II different dexrssss
IN his name, prooeedsd without attempt
&c interruption upon the part of thos
p 7esent.
Proceeding, he said, THE Mcdowell
County Colored Republican Organiza
ION Will have IN recosnize my ability 81
| will have the Court House moved r.. n
Welch 10 Cisrktown." Just here Col
Iaek Tsylor's private secretary snnoun
resi that the Colonel could name his &
nance committee. To take effect when h
and high priest brewery we're dead an,
buried, which remark caused Elder Ban
iy To take ont his watch and ask whs
time the polls would clo~e-in Novem
her 1874 at which time he would be
candidate for constable Of Northfork ID.
trict on the Socialist ticket, since th
olsrk republicans would all b~ disfrsn
Oh . Il according IN the program of his
priest brewery in 1929.
The crowd suggested that a vote 4
t'ken upon the QUESTION Of giving thru
'hrers for the great leaders Of McDowe
count, bnt proprietor Turner. at hi
stst~menf. very firmly stated that b.
f"re = man could vote in thi- county h
must ~ regi-t~rrd. aud -tst-i furtis
that h~ knew that spTn. of tn. bretherl
prs~~nt ~ere disqualified. liz snnonnce
his National Cash Register IN p~rfe,
working order and told tho-s who ha
not rrgi-t~rrd sf this time u line n
while be played. we are all fIy go
fellows on his automatic registering IN,
'hin~ " the accompaniment Of ca~h.
ifter this hal been done. the crowd "a,
ehree che~rs Cor IL hesders, Garter. Dre,
~ry and Hurt, and called upon Tangl.
P'rtrr To TIL ~hy fhe-- three men wei
snch great leaders. who sro~e and said
squire Hurt is great leader hecan-e h
YES exilef from Pocshontss. va. for HI
sctions while President Of Of the Io~s
branch 81 the knights Of Labor. that n.
"ehtte'i HURT and HURT every 9th.
eolored miner in Pocshontas az the tim.
lie said that Dre~rry IL o great Iesd
~ i-erau-e h~ has never b~en -ncr.~-
fnl ~ anything ~ ever attempted in thi
state IN his life. with the siSgle excet
ton 81 being the mo~t unpopular colorr,
man in the whole Northfork district.
He said that Bzs-~ft Carter va IN
xreaf q rev"lntioni-t N ~ leader for h
= not q fesce loving man in any -~n-e q
the term. though while SEATED in Rnfu
Payne's cafe one day. o -csrsd rat 70
mp he pants Ies and -orne ladies helm
prrsent. he cad the very fastest IS yard
ever mad~ b. sherman Finney's saIoo
that hs might take Of his pant. and r,
mo.e that rat. And when he said thi
some one grabbed Irosher Porter by IN
neck and threw him ont Of ~ the bac
door 81 this Thirst rsrior. AZ the con
cin-ion II this nnmser on the provr.u,
sosne 81 the priesss and Leaders h.-s~pe
o. catch tie kortl.foxk h<.ll.- -