West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-06-04
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worn shlrts, or IKE attire SINCE, well some
years before he became voter. IL is the
desire OF the writer 10 correct the errone-
Gus belief OF the Journal, and state that
he wears trousers, votes when the time
comes, and positively carries too much OF
the sovereignty under his own hat as
mentioned in the agreement resolutions
adopted by the combination committee
to permit said combination to dictate any
course OF action at the polls, and ne
believes there are some hundreds Of
others in Old Preston who are very much
of the same mind.
BY the way, in regard TO the statement
that the writer is offon his political dope :
How is this in relation to past statements
concerning L. G. ShaHer's position?
At the Progressive state convention,
which met to organize the state, i'm 1912.
each county. by delegates, chose the
member OF the state committee TO repre-
sent its own interests, except Preston,
and when this county was called for, one
Want More Office Dawson, sometimes
known as William, for short, stepped
timidly to the front and read out the
rame OF T.. Q. Shafer as Preston's choice,
and so it stood. During the presidential
campaign Eddie wore out more horse
flesh and buggy material than all the
other campaigners of the Progressive
party, in Preston, combined, "workin'
for Bill" Last winter he was regular
old fashioned "midde OF the road, hew
To. the line" war horse for party integrity
and party independence. At the Parkers-
burg meeting he was for Amalgamation,
with Bill. At the Huntington meeting
and dinner he had returned to the fold
via the retraction route, and was again
solid with the state organization thereby
saving himself from the fate which over
took Bill, and thus was for Bill. On
April 20, last, he appointed, by virtue of
his position as a member of the State
what is now known as the
county central committee, which APP
pointees pulled of the famous, or in
famous, combination, and that was for
Bill, and his henchmen in Preston.
The writer contends that the whole
thing is make-shift engineered by Daw-
son, through Shaffer for the sole pur-
pose OF providing Bill with a large sized
hammer in the shape of the entire Pro-
gressive vote of Preston. with which to
break up the Progressive organization in
this county, and that the action sacrifices,
as far as the committee can do SO, the
individuality of the organization. In
support of the above statement read the
action taken by the two bodies at King
wood, Saturday, May %, as published in
all three OF the Republican papers, and
particularly the following:
"FIFTH. That the names of all candi-
dates, whether Republican or Progress
sive, be placed on both ballots, and that the
combined vote on the two ballots for any
one candidate, shall determine who re-.
ceives the highest number of votes cast
for that office, and the candidate so re-
ceiving the highest number OF votes, shall
be declared the nominee OF the respective
parties, and so certified to the ballot
commissioners of this county, so that
each candidate nominated may be placed
Oh both the Republican and Progressive
Party tickets for the general election next
November"
Read carefully and see if you can detect
any party independence. You will either
have to vote for the Republican candi-
dates or switch from the nominees which
these people offer you. The balance of
the provision of the section merely SAYS
any one who wishes to do so may indicate
his preference, if any, as to his choice
OF tickets, but he must accept the higher
count, If such there be, of any one on the
other ticket, as emitting his opponent to
the place on both tickets. Ii you are a
Progressive and Republican outcounts
you, you lose your place on the Progress
sive ticket to the Republican. How you
like it?
Section seven provides for the funds,
""N ho" w Spiit Iileillj ana section
eight merely tells you, il you wish to get
on the ticket, how much it will cost you,
and as the chances were not strong
enough before the combination occurred
to justify the Republican candidates in
paying announcement feeus to the papers,
you can judge as to Just how much your
BILLY" committee surrendered 10 the
Republican organization, and what part of
your Progressive principles they expect TO
control.
Why not, inasmuch as you progressed
from Stand pat-ism two years since, into
Progressiveness in national affairs, pro-
gress from hand-tied majority into
convention and name men who have
courage enough 10 acknowledge a prin-
ciple, and allegiance therets, and elect
your own candidates to office, or fail il,
an honorable attempt TO improve old
Preston's political reputation.
Bill has worked Preston's primaries
for Bill and Bills since the first one was
held away back in the sos when we were
all some younger than we now are, even
before many who were counted az Pro-
gressives two years since, were born.
PROGRESSIVE.
Thank You