The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
AND
ENTHUSIASTIC
Political Meetings Be-
ing Held at Every
Cross Road in
the County
ORATORY ORDER OF THE DAY
FIGHT OVER CIRCUIT CLERKS
PLACE A REAL LIVE
WIRE.
Congressman Cooper Receiving
Ovation All Along the Line
And at Every Meeting.
ORATORY ORDER OF THE DAY

Meetings arc ieing held every night at
variou- rlac,-- all over Mcdowell county
The campaign ior Offices j. no longer a
Try AMI -ordid proposition. A real live
wire hoid- sway men are getting earnest
and busy and every fellow j. ont ON the
political war path asking the voters for
their votes. Zach fellow j. landing every
graoe and eNtolling every virtue he ever
hal or cxISrt- To have. and some that
never existed, 10 advance his cause.
AT GARY.
The meeting Tuesday night al Gary
was a large one and was cOnducted i'm a
very friendly manner. All the candidate
were present.. The meeting Wa held in
the skating rink and Was presined over
10y Col. r.. - rOole. General Manager oi
the L. :. &. y &. Co. who made "A very
timely a,iir,-s of welcome To the candi-
dates and VOTERS. lie made il plain that
he was gla'i to ses- the Republicans try
ing Ia gct bars together. He declared
that a. tins was contest for political
hOnors among the members Of the same
political family. lac hops-l that honesty.
fairness and impartiality would charac-
terize the meetings a. we'll a. govern the
voting on the 18th day OF this month.
. DIR. r.. l.. Young of Welch. the bril-
liant orator, scholar and excellent ply
-Ician Wa present ami ably responded
Tie Appealed L. men Ia think on the i'm
Portance Of -electilg good men to repre-
sent you. Tie declared the time Was too
lar spent for voters Ia h. careless, thought
less and unconcerned about electing your
representative lie deciared il To be the
policy Of the Negro in politics today to
know something about who the man l.
that asks To represent Us. L. he compe-
tent. clean, square. and will lac 10 To-
trust. arr Questions that the Negro must
ask himself when working and voting for
men.
EDWARD COOPER SPEAKS.
Hon. Edward Cooper Was introduced
IN very ilattering manner by the chair
man OF the meeting. Who n,-s in the
midst OF applau-s. 10 -I~.sk. lie s.luarely
pres nts'i hi, claim To- ths votsrs of hi-
POSITION on al public QUESTIONS. evaiding
no Issue, nor did he lle-itats. u let il D..
known how he stood on all public que-s-
ton-. Without gi"g,- hs -.-ors~l the in
c"nsi-ten' ic- of Mr. Hugh ike Shott on
hi- Preten-e at regularity aud evoked
considerable laughter when be- derided.
NTH marked emphasis. hi- many irregu-
Tar manouyrrings in the past. said that
had he tMr. Shott) az any Time everdo
anything Tor the Republican party With a
~einblance of regularity. be- hal been
Sell pail Tor Il 10y the Republican party.
Calle'i attention o. the fact that Mr.
~hOtt hal receite~i an annual sum of that
-tuii that oitime- makc~ men regular of
about $50. liz POSITION and fearless
yet -tate-man-iikc Il snd against an in
discriminate inilnN of pauIsr labor To-
tiii- country vas r,~rlt,-f and acknouI-
'''ir' q by an outbuf-t od applause. m.
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