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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05

the Fairmont Coal Company, and the
results of the election in that county
are corroboratiye and substantive Of
that charge. The explanation Of "lo-
cal pride" for the abnormal majority
given for Major Nicely in Marion
county is the purcst fiction, but 1t Is
true that the majority was given"
him-by and through the instruc-
ton of the Faimont Coal Company
and its strong-arm mintons.
The domination of this corporation
over the affairs Of Marion county is
OF the most vicious character. It
has brought rcproach on the commu-
nifty and shame to her citizens. It
owns the prosecuting attorney and
all the legal machinery OF the coun-
ty, and has so corrupted this nlachiE-
cry that its nod produces the execu-
ton OF its will. Is it any wonder.
then, that the requirements ofiMajor
Nicely should be so easily met in a
majority of 1 ,175 in that county? It
could have been made 1000 II that
had been necessary for his election,
for It's nOn-unlOH "OEhLhSu al HS'u
ed on occasions ot,this kind, and they
lido not dare to disobey orders.
Ruled by these influences, Marion
lcounty has become a shame, blot
land disgrace as one of the nlostcor-
rupt counties in the State, If not In
| the United States. The manhood OF
the larger part Of the electorate mas
Ebeen poisoned and intimidated by the
agents and evil workers Of this great
corporation, and it's reach is so long
THAT any voice raised against 1t Is de-
stroyed or suppressed by its we'll
known methods.
The free union workingmen OF the
district are invited to look upon
lTuesday's accomplishments OF inc
Inon-union employees of the Fairmonl
local Company, who overturned the
Verdict they had returned in voting
Ifor protection and prosperity. And
Ithey may well inquire how long Is
such condition to endure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
HON. GEO. E. WHITE.

The Honorable Geo. L. White
made gallant fight for congress
md his vote shows him to be the vic
.or although he lost the office. Flo
lad the misfortune to have to carry
! husky Progressive on his shoulder
whose vote alone would have wiped
nut Mr.. Neely's majority five. or six
times.
Senator White is to be congratu-
'ated upon the fine race he ran. His
lefeat was not alone tracable to the
Progressive vote for in spite of that
tote he would have won easily had
Tot the vote in this county, to the
mount OF over 1000, been bought
against him. We want the people OF
Fairmont to understand this. We
10 not want them to take the word
II the West Virginian for these state
nents but ask them to inquire of any
me OF the hundreds of citizens, yes
sven disgusted Democrats, who stood
around the polling places and saw
he vote buying going on. The
hamefiil conditions that prevailed
1t the court house and in the two
Toting precincts of the. old Second
Xard were never surpassed in any
II the Stun voting places of the big
titles where ward heelers get In
heir despicable work. That's What
Neat Mr.. White, but he is still III
.he senate and will help us charge
he charter. Thank God for that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
An man subscriptions payable in ad'
vance
THEgpEOPIE WIN.

y.
The people won a great victory in
the defeat aex-G Governor MacCorkle
Of Kahasslln for the Senate. Mac
coriie * part OF the Chiffon ma
chime ia nsr1eston. is attorney for
about ali theSibig corporations over
there and hass a record Of voting
against every proposition presented
10 tile senate; for the benefit of labor.
chiilonisna Rot its5 rebuke in the de
feat IL ghttton's law partner. Chill
tonfstn IN lesion Ii. what Wat
SON isIn q S Marion county. Wat
sonisiit was rebuked in this state
I'M the dele; b of Hodges. The Suth-
erIand maie tty VII lfirun about To-
zoe ia spfts Of the Bull Moose vote
sVassonig zehtl tonism cannot take
roo ana IN West Virginia. II
Is oil the sYane and Marion county
IS tIfa only place in the State that
stands for tie stencil Of corruption
bribery, ottenness and graft. The
'elections A Chs county are now and
haxesbee for! years a disgrace to the
good namesof the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
GUARDING THE BALLOTS.

John Z. Phillips is one man the
Democratic bosses cannot stampede
brow beat nor line up for any crook
d work. Mr.. Haggerty the little
INA county chairman objected to the
way the ballots were being guarded
md also objected to the clerk leav-
ing Republican watchers in the court
house to guard the ballots. Mr..
Phillips securely locked the vault
with Yale locks and gave one key to
The Republican county chairman and
tept one himself and informed the
Democrats that the ballots were Iii
Ills charge, and not theirs, and that
hey would be protected. There IL
no doubt of that.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05

istration have policeman standing
guard for this joint when a crowd OF
citizens went through Meredith
street! about midnight Monday night
wher9ia gang of colored men andtwo-
men ;cadfe down the steps from thliis
dive when the alarm was sounded?
Where is Chief Harr and his Seth
dewberrIes of the City Hall?
What docs the Civic League and
the Ministerial Association think OF
this state of affairs? What do the
law abiding people of Fairmont
think OH officials that permit these
joIntx ta run wide open? The West
yirginian is informed by the most
rcllablel!authority that the evidence
can be furnished by men WHO have
SAMPLED in this and other Joints and
III the city within the aSt.weeK.
They were sent there for that pur-
rose and had no trouble to gain"an
entrance to the room and"fntenthe
games. ii - ..Hs.,is. 's s=z $500 = -:ssa
This joint and many others. are be:
ing operated in this city under the
protection of those whose duties it is
t. enforce the law. Good citizens,
dc you approve of this?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
THE HPDOCRITs.

II another recall petition is ever
put into the hands of the city clerk
taking the names of will not stop
the holding OF the election. 1t will
go to the Supreme court and man
Sdamus Will compel the city commits
ssioners! to hold the election, The
pity commissioners we're ali out of
Sthc city hall Tuesday working Ifor
the Democratic ticket, and they take
an oath that they will make their
administrations mon partisan. Hypoc-
,lqcy Where is thy blush of shame?
.Rebnke the hypocrits.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
The Vote
(contipued from Page one, a

schuek (progo 427.. sutherIand's
plurality, 342,
Congress, First District-White
Ord asia; Nicely. CD 3,65S;; Har-
mEer (Prog) G6S. Whites plurality
State ,senate--Parish CR.) 4,O13;
Radolph (D) 3,543: Ruhl Prog!J
12S.. Parish,s plurality, 400.
House Of Observation-Disclosures
(R) 3,SOS; DAVIDSON (R.) 1896
Jackson Cd a-715; Lowther Cd
1886; Chorpcning (progD 54s:
Trainer U!rog. $50. Davisson's
plurality 9Sl Rinehart's plurality,
322.
County Commissioner l..
.Davisson (R,) 4,141; Kennedy CD
3,433; Swiger CProg.) $40. |. Ia. Da-
VISIONS pIurali1y 7OS.
County School superintendent
Lawson (R.l 1855: Richardson CD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
DIsGUsT1NG

The business men of Fairmont and
surrounding country have been
Justly disguised with the attempt
tho Times has made to injure one OF
the biggest industries in the city
A plant owned and operated by local
men and furnishing the largest pay
roll in the city. This plant already
crippled by the Underwood tartll
bill. but working as many men as 1t
is possible to work to keep the plant
going. would be crushed If the Fair
mont Times had the power to do 1t.
But fortunately for the public good
the Times is powerless in this re-
spect.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
BOSS RULE REBUKED.

Col. Thomas Z. Hodges is man OIL
splendid character but lie could MOI
overcome the fact that his nomtno
ton was besmirched with boss die
tation, and although Mr.. Sutherland
carried u Progressive candidate VI
Ills back he was an easy winner. Tht'
is n great rebuke to Watson-Chilton'
ism in West Virginia. Marion coun
ty is the only place that submits t
tlis and that is only made possible
by bribery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
A CORRECTION.

Fire Chief Watkins told the West
Virginian last night that it's inform.
ant was mistaken when he stated
that the city automobile was used to
carry voters to the polling places all
day on election day. He says the
only time the machine went to inc
polls was when Ralph Doolittle rode
out to his precinct to vote. The ma
chine also went up Cherry avenue to
bring drunken man to jail but II
did not go to the polls with him, Mr.
Watkins says. The chiefs eXplana'
ton is satisfactory and we gladly
make the correction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05

The "Me Too" platform was not
what won. The so-called dignifcd
campaign was not what won. As!;
any we'll Informed Democratic lead
er how many votes were bought in
this county and you will know what
won. It was the elements OF
strength that Chairman Lively said
during the last campaign that Mr
Watson put into the fight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
A1L AGAINST THE BOSSES.

The Socialists, the Prohibitionists
and the well meaning Progressiye'
are all fighting for one and the same
thing in this county and that is 4ths
syerthrow of the bosses and boss
lule. If they ever unite their forces
III this fight they will wipe the bosses
off the face of the earth in spite o.
The corruption fund and the purchas
able and purchased vote.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
FOOLS NEVER LEARN.

some foolsSnever do know when
&c quit. THE Times.
No. Boss Cox, of Cincinnati, dit
not learn until he faced crimina'
prosecution; Lorlmer never began t.
learn until he was thrown out of the
senate for bribery and Boss Tweed
remained in Ignorance of his peril.
Gus position until he landed in Sing
Sing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

The 1914 tax boots are now ready
FOR collection. I will give 2A % dis
count to persons paying all of their
taxes in October and November
either ut the sherifrs Office or tho
places advertised for collection. In
tcrcst will he charged at the rate OF
1OGS on all taxes not pa;d by Dceel:l-
Der 31st. 191i.
You are especially requested to
come early, as this. will givs. ns mare
time to wait on you aud By SO DOING
you will avoid the rush that always
happens during the last days Of dis
count. 800 Il "
c. ~ CoNA4NsAY,
a Sheriff o., NarIohI County.
III + ..Jl=Gl-OI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
ORGANIZE THE MINERS.

IN Major Nicely can now return the
favor to the American Federation Of
Labor for loyal support by organiz=
ing the miners Of the Fairmont coal
field and the men on the traction
line. Perhaps Mr.. Watson has al
ready promised this relief to his men.
II would be worth while for the la
Dor men to see Mr.. Nicely right away
about this.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
THE "LITTLE" CHAIRMAN.

Mr.. Haggerty, the little chairman,
was defeated for the Democratic NOM
inatIon for prosecuting attorney
Like the little pigmy that he is, he
got sore and the party had to take
care of him. They gave him the Of
flee Of city attorney rs balm for his
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
mi ii: P l].l Ii ), j

The Prohibition vote dropped Off
about half on Tuesday in this coun-
ty falling from about 800 to 13A.
The most of the Prollibitionists vot-
cd for the Republican candidates for
The Senate and the House Of Dele
gates because they promised to sup
port the Yost law which the Demo
cratic candidates refused to do.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
rHE cARpET RAGGERs,

The Times is still crusadinf
against the carpet baggers. Il
seems to overlook the fact that three
of the Democratic city commission
ers belong to the carpet bag class
according to the Times theory.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
EASILY PLEASED.

The Times is still rejoicing and
burning its editorial red fire over
the defeat OF L. NJ. Davis for the sen
ate. Go to it. No hos. was ever
better satisfied than when wallow-
ing in the mire. If the Times can
get any glory out OF the victory So
cured by bribery and corruption it Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
WILLING. BUT HANDICAPPED.

Messrs. Shaver, Lowe & Co. will
be about as useful in Republican
legislature as one armed man at
g husking bee, willing, perhaps, but
handicapped.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
THE INTERMEDIATE COURT.

II the tax payers want the Inter
mediate court abolished they had
better get to work with good size"
retitton and the legislature will do
il all right, Messrs. Shaver, Lowe 4
Co. notwithstanding
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
fJHANGE THE CHARTER.

A committee should be appointe&!
at ones fo{preparesa new charter. We
are going to change the charter II
We aid not beat the bosses. Every
salary gfabber will take his carpet
bag ind leave the city hall early in
The Spring, even if they do not do SO
al d Recall election held sooner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
.NIGGERD GAMBLING DIVES.

Why does the prosecuting attor-
iaey permit the niger" gambling
live to run wide open at the rear Of
Lis4oiffce and so clese to the court
house that lie can hear the rattle OF
the poker chips when the windows
are raised? Why did the city admin
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
HARRISON IN LINE.

Harrison county came back into
the Republican column in fine shape
notwithstanding the 500 votes the
Progressive candidate for congress
received in that county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05

broken heart and raised his salary
from s240 to 81. 700, one OF the bold
lest pieces of graft that was ever
foistcdS upon the tax payers of this
city. If there was no other good rca.
'spn for recall in this city that Is y
Eood q Q1ne. ,,,,...,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
rFTFll A,;I[DF R, HELPED.

Dr. Lanham, the Progressive can
fiidte for the Senate. got 27S votes in
TAILOR county, s15stn Marion stand
300 IN Monogalit, a total of SIS VOTES
OF more than enough to have elected
Nh. Davis in. spite Of the slush fund
SD the Aid & Society helped tqf keep
the bosses inS power
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
HARRY Z; R SHAW WINS.

Attorney Harry Shaw was elected
President Of the Board of Education
Ia tile First Ward. Thank God for
that some:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
POLITICAL SUICIDE.

What do the Progressive rank and
file think Of their leaders here wIs2
stood at the polls all day and worked
for the straight Democratic ticket.
helping in this manner to wipe the
Progressive party out of existence:
1llfstwas political suicide.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
VERY THANKFUL.

The Republicans will now attend
to the redistricting of West Virginia.
Something more for them to De
thankful for.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
Hodges also ran.
SOCIALIST NOW THE THIRD
PARTY.
PARTY.

The Socialists have the honor. OIL
Icing the third party in Marion eo w Z
IT,. THE Socialist vote was double
that ofssthe PTogressivess Il Il Is .S ss3s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05

a learned government authority
says goats arc health bringers and
SHOULD he kept around every back
yard. When we figure that Mar2
Garden and der Kiss cost u dollar
an ounce. Luke has decided to pass
~ the goat and stick TO castor oil.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
SALTS IS FINE FOR
e.. :. KIDNEYS, QgIT MEAT
FLUSH. THE KIDNEYS. AT ONCE
WHEN BACK HURTS OR
BLADDER .B0THERS. ,.

No man or woman wiz seats meat
flushing stas sidney occasionally,
says a @ell-kiown hority. Mc9
forms aric acid WI clogs the KY
ney poIes so they gggisllly5 filter r.
straip8Snly par the waste hid
rcisot from III food, then yoY get
sick Nearly rheumatism. Fad
'aollf -sliverss 6uble s. nervol hess,
eo9 ipation, illness, sleeple sness.
big der dis ETs come Slug
b The MOI you feel a j ache
n the kid or your back hurts, or
the uri IS elopa1 .Etye, full
4 sedim1 ire q ! age or
|Eet aboa sGnees Of salts
from any g pharmac1 ID take
a tablespi ID in a glas water
before bre for a days ano
your kidney - then Bfine. This
famous salts Is. from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lthIa and has been used
for generations 10 flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to activity.
also to neutralixe the acids in urine
SO it no longer causes irritation, thus
ending bladder disorders. ,,s
Jad Salts Is inexpensive and can
not injure; makes delightful effer-.
vescent lithia-water drink which all
regular meat caters should take now
and then to keep the kidneys clean
and the blood pure, thereby avoiding
serious kidney complications.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05
3,674: Lawson '(Prog.) $50.
80. oar

30 1T, IUWSUH NIIVS'l V@Vs
sons majority sos.
County Clerk-Lucas Ord 1888;
Crews CD 3.712: Post (Prog.
,6S6. Lucas plurality &c.
Circuit Clcrk-Coffnan tR.) a.
las; McArillen CD 3,517: Rccdcr
CPD $50. Coffman's plurality 6Sl.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-05

we1cone q IT. Some tastes IRE III
1ltard e sstlsty
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-10
Delivering Meat BY Flying Boat.

sent to their ultimate consumers,
white, black, brown and red.
Down at st. Petersburg, Fla, at
S:52 one morning recently asgrocery
house discovered they needed hams
and bacon and wired for a shipment
to be sent p D. @. from Tampa, g
case of each. AT 1904 q Benoist
airboat left Tampa for ST. Peters
burg with the shipment. At 11:25
the two cases were received beating
the telegram sent on their departure
by forty minutes. l.. @. Hetner had
the hams and bacon he wanted for
an order long before the boy, WITH
in with the telegram.
stHere is new era begun IN
America by the use of the flying
boat said the sales manager OF
neo we figure on deliveries TO the in
terror by oxcart that barely crawls;
in other PARTS Of the world our re-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-10

By airboat is the last word in de-
Iiveries in America OF packinghouse
products, although in foreign lands
and remote corners of the globe
some mighty odd conveyances are
used. From OK caz Is in India to
motor trucks in England from
camels in Arabia to canal boats in
Holland; from burro back in the
Andes to dogs in the Arctic; from
water buffalo in the Philippines to
gondola in Venice, most everything
known to man has been used at one
time or another to put the product
of the packers into mouths of a
hundred nations.
Now the airboat is doing it. The
hurry-up transporting reported by a
Swift & Company branch house in
Tampa, Fla, to the sales heaGquart-
ers sets new record for speed, but
also opened. up, a new epoch in the
steps FROM the primitive, by which
the meat products of. America are
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-10
Judoe Dayton's Criticism.

Federal Judge A. G. DaytOn's critf-
cism of the Associated Press, ana
newspapers generally, made In the
course of his charge to grand jury
at MartinsIburg is surprising because
1t IS based on lack of Information
about the gathering and publication
Of news Judge Dayton has been
subject to criticism, some of which
has been unjust and nobody will dis
pute his right to feel grieved; but TO
make his personal grievances the ex-
cuse for sweeping denunciatlon OF
| the Associated Press as monopoly
/ Operated for unlawful purposes, and
/ for classification Of tyranny of the
press as one of the Two greatest
evils of the country, IS step not
warranted by the facts. Said Judge
Dayton:
The Associated Press Is a gigantic
monopoly in its own selfish purpose
and end. 1t sends broadcast to many
newspapers articles of perverted
the public false opinions of men IN
all walks of life. BY ITS unfair ano
unjust methods many public men arc
maligned and go down in thell
graves with the bitter knowledge
that they are misjudged by millions
of their fellow countrymen.
! Judge Dayton obviously knows
! /
\ Grating the Associated Press, which
/ have made it not only the greatest
Enews-gather1ng service IN the world
hut the most accurate and reliable as
pwell. II he had taken the trouble TO
I secure Information concerning the
Associated Press and to study and
anaIyze it. he probably would not
have made the charge that Il is en-
gagged in maligning and seeking to
destroy public men who have met its
disfavor. That is a serious accusa-
ton from a Judge on the federal
bench, one which should not Dc
likely made, and one which We De
l!eye it is fmpossible to sustain.
Membership in the Associated
Press embraces newspapers of every
shade of political belief-Democrat-
ic, Republican, Progressive, Social,
istic, Prohibition, independent--an g
newspapers advocating every side o.
every public question. How tar
would any designing person get with
a scheme to malign any pubic man
How long would it he until newspa-
pers friendly to such a man woulu
set up a howl; how long would ~ DC
until a campaign of that character
would disrupt the Associated Press
land destroy Its usefulness?
Judge Dayton probably does no'
know-but 1t is true@that tnstruc-
| lions given to correspondents of the
! Associated Press, who are found IN
every city in this country, and in ev-
ery Important community in the Olo
World, lay particular stress on
news IL coIorless.s Correspondence
are expected 10 state facts alone
| without comment, and while as