West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-10-22
GUILTY on INNOCENT
Can Senator Mecrum and Candidate
Billings Produce . Clean Bin OF
HeaIth7-Lotter Received by wrono
Person Gets Them In Bad
TUCKER COUNTY COURT
5. o. BILLINGS, CLERK
Parsons, West Virginia.

5. o. BILLINGS, CLERK
Parsons, West Virginia.
Sept. 30, 1914.
Dear Mc:-Yours just received and
glad to you TO have that stuff checked
Tor the present at least. | wrote to Nc.
but have not heard from him since. and
will write him again and see il can't ar
range to go and see him will you be i'm
Kinewood say next Tuesday il 40 will try
and come over at that time.
III. A. ID. was here last Friday. Sat.
and left Sunday morning looking over
some titles, ! had talk with him and
put it square up 10 him as to what the
Co. would do and what they would ex-
pect.
1t liz true that part of the fellows you
name have been Prog. but let me tell you
that Jason Harmon is only joke, the
Progs. in this Co. will not vote for him.
and his neighbors are all scrping him
now.
III you will not be there say next Tues
day then let me know when you will lie
there and will come so as to see you.
/ think Read will tell you who gave
him the dope about Nc. / did not
know anything about 1t, and in fact Won
know at that time was not in the State.
but was on my trip.
Yours truly,
(Signed) s. o. Billings.
The envelope containing the above
letter was addressed to Mr.. John A.
Mcdaniel. Kingwood, w. Va, and was
postmarked at Parsons, September 80,
l9l4, at 400 p. m, and had printed
thereon the following corner card:
TUCKER COUNTY COURT
). o. BILLINGS, CLERK
Parsons, West Virginia.
The above letter has been published
which, on its face, compromises Honor.
able A. B. McCrum and S. o. Billings
and connects them with the Water Powe,
Interests. The Water Power Interests
are endeavonng to secure the water sheds
OF Preston, Tucker, and Grant counties
and obtain the privileges for erecting
dams upon the several rivers for the
generation OF electric power. The waite,
rights, like the water and air, belong &c
the people and should, under no con.
ditions, be surrendered by them, except
on most favorable terms. Our coal, oil
gas and forests will eventually be con
sumed, and future generations must ther
depend alone on water power for ligh
and heat. These rights should never b,
parted with by the people, but should b,
leased Tor short terms, only, to people
who will generate the power cheaply and
sell it to those to whom it rightfully be
longs. There is an effort being put fortl
by the Water Power Interests to secur,
| the water rights in West Virginia, anc
che people should be very careful to senc
the right men to the legisat ure to repre-
sent them and protect their interests.
While we urge that the people of thi.
Senatorial district do nothing rash, but
for their own interests, they should con
slider we'll whether s. o. Billings is the
proper man to be sent to the Senate
Read the letter and study between the
lines.
Honorable A. Bliss McCrum is one OF
our leading lawyers, and as such. repre-.
sents all OF the big corporations in his
section. He is now State Senator. and
will hold office for the next two years.
He also is the attorney for the B. & O.
railroad and rides on b. & o. pass;
also the attorney for the NJ. & X. rail.
road, and rides on an NJ. &. X. pass.
lie is attorney for all the corporations in
this section. He is known to be friend
OF the big interests and to be retained by
them. IL it were not for his pronounced
ability as pre-eminent lawyer in this
section, he would be subject TO the gus.
plcion that he was retained by these large
interests for his legislative influence,
more than his legal ability.
Mr.. Billings is simply Mr.. McCrum's
shadow and protege. Mr.. McCrum is
responsible for his nomination. and If
endeavoring to elect him. II these men
are both straight on the Water Power
question, they are. in every other way,
mt to represent us in the Senate. But, II
they are crooked on this question, the
people ought to 90 to the polls and guard
their own interests by voting against
them.
L. NJ