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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-10

bis college work at Wittenberg col.
legc. Springfield, and at Antioch col.
sese, taking the regular college courses
Of study at these institutions. lie fol.
lowed his college work by teaching
IN the Ohio schools and Was for some
time n teacher in Antloch college.
He next took up the work OF cir.u.
fation manager for the Wpman's Home
Companion, for the Crowell Publish.
iifg company. in which work he was
engaged for two years. This was foi.
lowed by five years Of Y. NJ. c. A.
work al Dayton and Ironton. o.. and
in Kentucky. AT Ironton he was ,l.c
building secretary and carried on the
financial campaign TO securing sS25, 900
for the building OF the Y. NJ. c. A. at
lronton.
Mr.. Mitchell was married in 1892 to
Miss Marian e. Campbell, Il graduate
CT Oxford college, highly talented
and accomplished young woman, ana
10 this union three children have been
born. two OF whom are living, their
home being in Ironton. O., where Mr..
Mitchell Is now building residence.
Mr.. Mitchell has been with nun.
berfcf the leading evangclists Of the
country and this is the second year
with Or. Lyon.
After his work with the y. NJ. c.
A. Mr.. Mitchell was made director
CT music OF the Forward Movement OF
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church,
New York City. which is the mother
church of the Presbyterian denomjau-
ton in this country.
This position placed him In close
touch with the leading musicians CT
the country, and this work did a great
deal to broaden his musical educa-
ton. He was also solist for the Fifth
avenue church during his engagement
there, and was director OF music OF
the evangelistic committee OF New
York City. with twenty-six diferen$
centers and six different languages.
IN operation AT one time, In this
work he had Il great chorus of COO
singers. At the close O! this work
he gave 4 great musical programme
In Carnegie Hall, New York. Leaving
New York he went TO Central North
Broad Street Presbyterian church.
Philadelphia In the capacity OF must
"a! director for large religious move
!cont and had there had over 500 siLs.
crs under his direction, and as al result
OF this work another elaborate mus.
! cal programme was rendered7i in Fair.
mount Park. Philadelphia. He was
also assistant musical director at the
NorthIleld Bible conference, North.
field. Mass. which was founded by
Mr.. Moody.
He was associated for number o.
seasons with E. o. Excel, as director
OF music at Winona Bible conference.
After the close OF the evangelistic
seasons. during the summer months.
Mr.. Mitchell gives his attention to re.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-10

equalled. all combined. with .
Sense OF humor which he immrts in
such 4 kindly manner thai II makes
every listener Immediately his fast
friend and every member of his choir
his humble and ohedicnt servant.
ready and willing to fo5.nw his slight
est command.
His power TO inspire and arouse me
finer musical scnsibilities Is not con.
fined TO the adults, but his work is
equally effective with the children,
and the singing OF the junior choir 10
which much less attention has been
given than to the large choir. has
demonstrated the fact that there was
an undeveloped musical force In Fair
mont which was only awaiting the
touch Of the master hand OF Ralph II.
Z. Mitchell to awaken it into lie.
Mr.. Mitchell Is man Of ordinary
size, with quick motion and an ac.
tive mind, but as he stands upon the
platform directing his choir he ap.
pears TO be man &. enormous stature
and superhuman strength, whi2h i'm.
preston no doubt comes from the fact
that he is handling so mary men and
women with tho same apparent ease
as the potter shapes the clay in his
hands.
When he gets ready to start the
choir into action he assumes his posi-.
ton fronting the singers on the plat.
form. raising his hand ready for the
first stroke OF time. and Ill eyes are
watching his command. With an
cagle'like glance he sees that his sing.
ers are all ready to be pricd Loose
from their moorlngs OF complete sill.
ence, his eye flashes towards the pi.
ano. and at the drop of the first finger
or the key he Is off with the chorus
gliding swiftly and swcetly from note.
10 note, from stanza to refrain and
rack again with simplicity anil
regularity that is inspiring and clier.
tive.
While everything Is running with
such apparent smoothnees he begins
pounding life into the song with his
wand, each allow bringing fore" TO
eath ncte. aleitness TO the tone, anI
frmness TO the voice. and he pound.
ing is continued, falling seemingly
with slodgc-l!ko eject ugoa the sing.
ers until he gets every accent and
syllable OF The musja on; OF The song;
then he springs forward upon the
platform preparing for no climax,
rises 10 HIS tip.toes. lifts his hand as
fer above ais head as /; Is possible
for him TO reach with all'ihc ficxibl..
~ OF this body ard there he stands like
Ajax supporting the world pointing
to the dome of the tabernacle, giving
'''' 70 ""ae'stdHd t"at 'aey
"F' 10 cHmo with him IN lie song 10
! ,"' nl1]y heights TO which his finger
IS pointing and up up. they mount.
sep 'y step. note by note, with high
zones a"" deeper accents until inc
peas CT harmony from me FIVE hun
IFN4 III o"tS seem to spit the rafters
Il. 'oi M ne 'toi. ana striking the
.'p".ost n1Eaclo' he begins to wind his
haha about his head with caution to
neither let a note slip or jerk, and by
gradual process brings the mus'2
from the roof with gentle spiral
s"Ge 10 terra ilrma' and with a down
ward thrust OF the hand cuts the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-10
RALPH E. MITCHELL.

Music is as essential to effective re-
liS|oas work as preaching and no r..
tor has done more TO swell the crowd
and create an interest IN the Lyon
meetings here than lhe .horus work
under the direction OF Choirster Ralph
L. Mitchell.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-10
mn. .aIltchen wIthln a teM

MI. Mitchell within a few
days time assembled these
five hundred or more singers
ircm the different choirs OF
he city and from the Sunday
school and church audiences.
each choir unused TO the
methods of the other and
without special training or
leadership and WITHIN a few
days time had them singing
In such harmony and unison
and with the vim and vigor OF
expression developed to such
a marked degree. that the old
songs breathed new life and
impaired new inspiration. not
only to the singers, but 10 the
audience.
Mr.. Mitchell is not only an
excellent singer, n soloist OF
distinction, but he has com.
bined with these natural tai.
,ents, developed and brought
into skillful usage by an ex.
cellent musical education and
long, careful training, the eie.
ments OF leadership and dl.
rection that are seldom
equalled. all combined. with =
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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

ga, hls life was saved by Providence
should he now be censurcd Tor doing
his duty, and for killing Williams IN
order to save his own liiel Don't
you know IL you elect Sam Lewis
that it matters not how desperate a
criminal is. Sam will go and get him.
These lies have 20 effect on Brush
Creek, where the people know all
about these things. Lewis and
Davis have both lived for years on
Brush Creek. The people on Brush
Creek are for Lewis, almost solidly,
and against Davis.
The Democrats, 65 strong, have
formed a Sam Lewis Club, and they
will vote for Mr.. Lewis because thew
know he is an honest man, and will
make good officer. We know
that he will do his duty, and wher
n desperate has to he arrested
Sam Lewis will not shirk his duty
He has been Deputy Sheriff here
for years and the people are all his
friends. We want the people 70
investigate these falsehoods that
Sam Lewis opponents age circulat
ing againts him. MIR. Davis and
these men who are paid few
dollars per day to ride over thu
county and circulate these false
hoods ought sbe ashamed Of them
selves. Mr.. Davis will find out wher
the election is over. how Sam
Lewis stands on Brush Greek. an6
how he does not stand. We beiiv'
in the truth. fairness and honesty
-[Citizen Of Brush Greek.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

WoN'T ". ii DAVIS tell the truth?
lie circulated on Sinking Creek.
and other places in the county, that
Road Fork of Sinking Greek was
not counted in the Sheriff s Race.
and that the votes for Sheriff at
Flat Lick were thrown out, and in
that way Sam Lewis got the nom.
nation. and beat James Carnes.
Now Mr.. Davis you know that is
false. James Carnes was given l57
votes, and Sam Lewis ; votes at
the Road Fork of Sinking Creek,
and at Flat Lick, James Carnes was
given 121 votes, and Sam Lewis %
votes, and these votes were counted
for Mr.. Carnes at these two places,
and anyone desiring to do SO may
60 to the Records of the County
Court Clerks office and see that
this is the fact, and when all OF the
Precincts were certified and counted.
by 5. II. Jones, and the other com.
missipners, Lewis had 1i2 majority.
N W Mr.. Davis, there is no use for
you 10 blame Judge Sampson, Mr.,
Cole ank others They had moth.
ine 10 do with il. The election off,
GERS in each precinct. half Democrats
and hall Republicans counted aud
certi6e,ishe vote, aud the csauty
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

Board ct Election Commissioners.
then re-counted aud found them to
be correct. Now Mr.. Davis Il you
want to say anybody did wrong.
why don't you say these Demo.
cratic and Republican election Off
GERS OF the county did wrong. aud
why do you not say that Mr.. Jones
and the other Commissioners did
wropg1 What is the use OF naming
men that had nothing to do with
iti You know that you are pub
fishing a ialsehood. You are trying
to deceive the people. and the PEG.
pie are catching up with all over
county.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24


We note the following from The
Louisville Times, hot Democratic
newspaper
might we suggest to Progressives
here and elsewhere that II may profit
them to ponder the figures Of RE-
cent election In West Virginia? The
Democratic candidate for Congress
had 200 votes TO spare, the Repub-
Leans polling lO,3S2 and the Progress
sives II beggarly 3,72l. Last Nov
ember the Progressive vote was
II, 2s7 and the x. o. y. leader had
~, 702. Comment is Unnecessary
This is a fair sample of the vote
everywhere are after the 4th day
Of November the q. o. p. will have
all gotten together, and we will in
the future be u united family fight
ing the common enemy, and the lit
tie Bull Mooses will soon Toe forgot
ten, rs we all live for the same
cause, and for the same Country and
Flag.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

Stamper. Davis and Blackburn
have been holding up the Card on
which are printed the Pictures OF
the Republican Candidates, and
have been saying Publicly, "Ain't
that a pretty set OF thieves and
rogues", and have been slandering
Judge Sampson and other good men
in the County, and calling people
thieves and rogues. Mr.. Davis might
explain why Stamper made those
illegal allowances to him for more
than $4,000 for the year of 1911;
and he might also explain about
thes: large sums that he allowed to
his sons, and about the subscription
he allowed to his brother-in law
John f. Golden, and since he has not
published Il 9 statement OF the count y
affairs for the years OF 1910. 1912,
and 1913, he might tell us how
much more he allowed his kins PEG.
pie out of the Tax Payers money.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24
Hon Sam n. kash
Stands for Ills Party

Corbin, KY, Aug. 10, 1913.
Mr.. L. q. Hammuns,
Scalf. Kentucky. y
Dear SIR
l have your letter and will say
now that l am ready to repeat
my pledge made during my short
campaign--that my hat was off
and my services rendered to
the VICTOR, which now re-
peat-always.
have benn in the service If
the party too. long, and love its
teachings to think of not sup
porting the NOMINEE now and
always.
Your election is assumed and
| trust that you will make a
Judge up to your dromises aud
quite satisfactory to our citizens.
| will do my best for you any
time and all the time and will
make some of my feeble efforts
in flying to speak for you when
ever the time is ripe for us to
wipe up the Earth with them.
Very truly.
SAM II. KASH.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24
Bull Moose clown Ring

The Bull Moose candidates are
talking about a Town Ring" The
Republican candidates for the most
part are scattered over the county.
How about the Bull Moose ticket.
Blackburn, Davis, VIM. Parker. VIM.
Messamore, H. c. Faulkner, IT,, !.
T. Stamper lives in town. Stamper
living right at town. Cobb, the
candidate for assessor, is the only
Bull Moose candidate living outside
Of Barbourvile. Six of the seven
Bull Moose live in town, vet they
go about and hollo Town Ring"
Mr.. Bull Moose. you are doing this
to divert the attention Of the voters.
The voters can see where the $50 wn
Ring" comes in.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24
WHY DON'T mr.. DAVIS
TELL THE TRUTH

Read the affidavit of Brice Mills.
Dozens OF affidavits like this could
be obtained from truthful men,
State Of Kentucky.l
County OF Knox
The affiant Brice Mills states that
about two weeks ago he heard
Harris Davis say that Road Fork
Precinct was thrown out and not
counted in the Sherff's race. SO as
to beat James Carnes. lie said that
if i'm Carnes had a single vote
counted for him on Road Fork, he
(Davis) would quit the race. Davis
also said that any man who would
vote for such a man as Sam Lewis
was no better than Sam.
(Signed)
Brice Mills.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Oct. 22nd, 1919.
Thomas Hubbard. !. i.
Knox County.
Mr.. Davis you know that this is
false. and why do you circulate such
a falsehood as this. You know that
Road Fork precinct was counted in
the SheriffTs race. aud James Carnes
was given 1851 votes, aud Sam
Lewis 8 votes.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24
GOT A FROST

T. Il. Sasser the Democratic
candidate for County Attorney,
was at Wilton. or was billed for
there. but failed to appear, or at
least no one turned out to hear
him. IL looks like Catron's
going TO lick the Sasser clean,
aud his opponent will he only
an old Sasssr laid upon the
shelf.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

We have been asked why we
were saying what we do about
the Bull Moose. Well they
started it, We did not mean to
say a word about this muddle
We have the gratest personal
feelings for all of them, but they
should not have started out be.
fore we had opened our mouth
about them and abused us. 1t is
no more than natural for one
when he is attacked to strike
back, however we dc not intend
to sling mud. The truth is all
we propose to deal with. This
paper is Republican, every inch,
its Editor feels that there are
things that ought to be said, that
he has not yet said.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24
HiPOCRACY. DECEPTION
AND ISLANDER

VIII 1T WIN? We ut some length
last week called the attention OF our
readers To the purpose tor winch
the Bull Moose party was organ
lied, that is Tor the purpose OF re-
venge on the Republican Party by
certain disappointed office seekers,
aud we showed how this so called
has declined in strength, so that II
is no longer considered as an indie
pendent political factor. 1t has no
weight in any community except to
the extent il attaches itself to the
Democratic party or To some ether
party, and of course 1t cannot
stand for any political principles,
because his wear. it calls upon it's
members, to vote the Democratic
ticket, in Knox county, and 1t It
lives until next year, or until an.
other election it might call upon it's
members tn vote TOR some other
party.
We cannot SEE how any citizen
can afford To he pulled ahont in this
way. Four wears ago these Bull
Moose candidates were following
for the Log Cabin. and telling the
voters of Knox county to stand by
the Log Cabin, and that it was the
Grsndest Party that the world has
ever known, and now these same
fellows who abused the Democrats
so much, are in league and in ring
with certain Democratic politicians
and have agreed to sell their Bull
Moose voters to the Democratic
can lidates. in exchange for the Dens
ocratic vote.
We do not think that the man
who is Progressive from principle,
or the man who is Democrat from
principle will permit himself to be
bought and sold like horses and
cattle. and these fellows now pre- |
tend to be so good. and virtuous
They are running on this Bull Moose
ticket because they were dead" in
the Republican party, and they are
now going over the county de.
nonncing and slandering the very
varty and men who helped to elect
them four years ago. They were
saying four years ago that they
wanted the Democratic blood out
OF their veins. il there were any in
it, and they are going to the Dem
ocrats and telling them now 10
stand hy them. and they will stand
by the Democrats, and destroy
the Republican, party. then they
slip afoupd and Nl,isper to the
Good Republicans flia, they are
God Republicans add just as soon
-
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

The Bull Moose speaking ar.
ranged for Monday night at w ar.
rem, did not materialize nor come up
to the expectation of their candidate
for Sheriff Mr.. Harris Ia Wis. No
doubt the very disagreable weather
kept some people away, who. in no
way inclined towards the Bull
Moose movement either in local,
State or national election, would
have come out solely to see just
what a Bull Moose resembled.
pr to he real honest about the
matter.
About seven o'clock the writer
started to the School House to hear
Mr.. Davis speak and met Mr.,
Davis and his entire audienc( Ben
Lewis, youngest son of Mr.. Davis
opponent Sam. L. Lewis) leaving
the hall. Tile staunch supporters
OF Mr.. Lewis rather that see MIR.
Davis Inundated and his speaking
arrangement labeled as an entire
failure, invited him to address a
small crowd still congresated in
the store.
Mr.. Davis spoke of Mr.. Lewis in
the highest terms, and not once. so
far as could he told even thought
of referring to Mr.. Lewis as "a muir
derer" or as a candidate of the
coal companies" as has been his
practice in lectioneering and speaking
on Sinking Greek and in various
precincts. On the otherhand 1--WE
are friends" "in childhood days we
were playmates" 1--WE have served
the people and the Republican
Party together" and matters not
which one is elected Mr.. Lewis or
nv self. the PEOPLE will have a
Sheriff and SO to speak it will be in
the family after all" These terms
do not resemble the line of talk ex-
pounded to the people away from
here. where Mr.. Lewis is not so
we'll known and where there is
more or less chance that they might
consider seriously snch falsehoods
as those circulated abont "Shoot-
ing General Williams while asleep"
and that he is candidate pnt up
by the Coal Companies. Why did
Mr.. Davis not put this same "speel"
TO the people OF Warren Because
we are sure it will not hold water.
His "horse sense" told him that no
such falsehoods would be tolerated
where Mr.. Lewis lives and is we'll
known.
Take Council Harris Beloved OF
the Bull Moose. tell it straight
about Mr.. Lewis all over the
County. as you did here on
Mondav night. otherwise. we warn
that you are more than apt to
loose the ONE. that we are very
confident you will receive on No
vember 4th, provided of course
from this on your campaign is
conducted on a higher plain than
here to fore. and only the pure
truth about Mr.. Lewis is told.
Mr.. Davis was followed by DR..
W. w. Snead. who defended the
politicians Of MIR. Lewis aud the Re-
publican Party. DR.. Snead drew
a glowing description OF the large
majority which Mr.. Lewis will re.
ceive in the coming election and
assured MIR. Davis that he cou'd
not hope for more than twelve
votes on the entire Brush Greek.
while the same precincts should
give Mr., Lewis at least seven
hundred votes. Dr.. susad closed
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

We are for Judge Hammons,
because he agrees to make more
and better roads than Stamper,
and he promises not to graft the
County's money and promises to cut
Whorton Golden and lot of other
CRATER, loose from the County. and
to use this money on the roads, and
to see that the County gets dol
lars worth of benefit for every dol
lars expended.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

A. the election !. over. the, vii is
hack IN the Rcpulilwan rsrtv These
gentlemen are trying TO rude two
or threee horses, and the horses are
going in opposite directions. and
there can he hut one result, and
that is that these gentlemen will be
thrown overheard on the 4th day
Of November. They will be defeated
by an overwhelming majority. The
people are getting tired OF their de-
ceit, lies and Islander.
We want evers voter to read care
fully the statement OF the claims al
lowed by !. T. Stamper to W ",
Davis. the present Bull Moose can
didate for Iailer; to +. W. Golden,
his nephew; Mat Stamper, Steve
Stamper, John L. Golden, Steve
Golden and {. Is. Parrott, all rela'
tiyes and kinsmen of Judge Stamper,
and also claims allowed to William
Messamore. the Bull Moose can
didate for Coroner, and II. Black
burn. the Bull Moose candidate for
Taller
Does any voter of Knox county
believe that Whorton Golden did
nearly $4,000 worth Of work for
the county in the year of 1911. His
uncle, Judge Stamper allowed him
about $4,000 for work that year,
and allowed his sons large sums OF
money for alleged work, and why
did Judge Stamper, allows w. n.
Davis, more than 81, 10000 in vio-
lation of law, after the Magistrates
had allowed him over $1,000 90,
and the voters will see that many
OF these hlaims are for more than
$50 90 and the law expressly pro-
vides that the County Judge can
not allow claims for more than
/ $1,000. II it is more than $4,000
the claim must he presented to the
/ Fiscal Court, composed of the Mag
/ istrates and Caunty Judge, and
must he allowed nv them in open
court. VIII, did not Judge Stamper
REQUIRE w. II. Davis Whorton Col.
den, and his sons, William Mesa
more. |. II. blackburn and others,
to present their claims to the FISCAL
Court, as the law provides, If they
had Just claim?
The law requires the County Judge
to publish a financial statement
each year SO far as we know none
was published for any year except
1911. Why was not one published
for 1910, and 1912: No one knows
how much money he has allowed
TO his kins people for the years Of
1910. 1912 and 1913. After the
voters read the statement of these
claims allowed by Judge Stamper,
they will begin TO see what has be-
come of at least good part of the
10000 90 of taxes that has come
into the cOunty's hands for the
Years of 1910. 1917 aud 1912, and
and will begin to realize what has
placed the county in debt head over
als, and in order to hide their
vn wrong doing, they go out over
the county and abuse the Repub-
Leans. and the Republican party
aud Islander, and lie upon some OF.
the hest men in the county. Dir.
Bull Moose candidate you can't de-
ceive the people, this way. Yon
will have to explain to the people
how YOU have squandered the mon
ey of this county, and violated the
law in making these illegal allow
ances.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

Would be lnilcr Blackburn says
the MitcheIIs were never known to
work but he dnds when he puts
his team on the track that the
mitchell team is pulling fine while
his is mired in the sands OF abuse
and discoustesses
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-10-24

Ma. vorER would you not like to
be kinfolks to Judge Stamper9 You
know he gives to his folks their
daily bread What about Horton
Golden working out nearly $4,000
in the year OF 1911. This is the
eighth wonder Of the world