The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-06-09
RED FLAG Of L|LLy|SM" BURIED
UNDER AN AVALANCHE Of MORE
THAN 10000 VOTES
THE HATFIELD ADMINISTRATION GIVEN
AN UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT
Old Mcdowell Rolls up $500 Majority--Every
Candidate on County Ticket Nominated
The People Of Mcdowell Nominate
E. Howard Harper For House
of Delegates

iI| "A % i Ali.I~. II-
Returns Irun .'i 81 ti.,u~ at the site
in,iwat. that l...i,iu-,ft and iiit. ii''r
lssrn Nominated iy nrte than lu.to'
msl"rty AMI that tir'- l~-,l'l, have ri,rn
tine llatii'id a'im.ni-traii"r an unpual-
iii,4i Endorsement t.sueral Lilly an
hi- io l.wrr~ "A ~..,-i ~t~r.tarular san-
paien all ever the -'a'.. i'nt ths storm
c.-nt..r 81 tlr. istit .,u-s,l in A!rlDpwrll.
the .spN.rnsr = ii,.nle county
Ev.ry uch ni thr ground ~a- i.ittrrly
coht-t,,l and tii,. ii-',t Na- ~ batter that
il wa- irar,,i that many lives wonld ic
l"-t "n s.ierti"n ,iay Mhilr ,!sere aere
several cTc'.unter- harplly tor a. all no
one ~a~ -srIot-ly ir iur,ri.
hacked 10y the largest ~iu~l fund ever
put into a campaiyl in this state. circu-
Iation of the most da~tarsi ealuniinle- and
erpf-h,y,i'g tlrs most rrprsll+n-il,le meth
o.i- the Lilly forces ielt iuily ~auguine of
vIctpry.
WHAT rIII~ ELECTION MEANS
Tins election niran- that "A new regime
has daw ned in W,-~f Virginia and that
the Inlitic.l niarlslnr thai has controlled
the state. and ,--l~~-iaily McDewrll conn
ty. has is--n smashed and that hcn,,.-
forth ~ are g,ing {" naNr a govern
ment of the I@-oIac. by ti.c people and
for the Ie"plr.
IL ns ans that the Attorney t,rneral in
attacking hl- own administration ha-
committed politicsd ~uici'ir AMI tnat m
the iutnre no caudlfate wh" Ask the
people To- repu'liatr tnr administration of
their chpice can i,l~. to uin. Tins riec-
tiOn e-eml.i,a-ll.- tifc ia,t that tho~c
time ionore'l virtues oi truth. loyalty
and ir'Il,-ty are still deeply eIi-hrin,-i pa
the heart- oi TIN uia--,~ aud that the
people are -tili loyal o. tnrir irisnd- IL
nl-an- that that id,l OBJ t'e Is.,l,le. the
1he,Tlore J.; s,-,teit 81 West Virginia
Govern"r ~ -. iIAtnrid. ha- been given
= vote "i cpnii.icnrr AMI that to.ioy he -
the dominant I',lIticai lactor ia w a
Thu. e., cti,n pro, a rn~ in np unc rtain
Nay that W. hoid tiat ilmnu rights
are superior % property risht- and that
the Intelligent cie,torat, of tni- state can
he neither io,l,,i. bril,ed NOR intiuldate'i
The people have -aid hy their votes
that there uu-t l~. Do. rracti"nars I~,licIe-
IN thi- STATE. that they are Willing to
make ample provisions Tor their in-titu-
tl"n- AMI that our little mountain state
must rank amongst t'ic forrino-t COM
monwealtli- Of tirc nation.
THE FIGHT To CONTROL N,DOw
ELL COT ny.
Dor ~ornc time there ha- i~su a ,lIr~-
tiOn a. o. Who -il,uld control this coun-
ty-~~D~tor W ". whytr or s,osrrnor
~. -. IIatncld. senator Whyte ha-
been the I.,litical Dictator of tins county
Tor more than twenty ycar- ami has i'ui {
up the strongest p,iitica,I rnachine if. tins
s,ction 81 tile state. The Iarce Negro
population Of the county furnished Tire
hone and -ine~ of tili- organ/ation and
While nominany at least a feu Of his
tru-ty Negro lieuteuaut- af,f'earc.l o. iv.
~ cOntro ut % b. vel known that tins
pat master of the g,,iitiral gane furnish
81 tie hraiu- and ;hai 20 wa hi- line
lAaNdI IdlNA NI|AN 'fINN' iffl ~ ftfIt
move
t,overuor llatiir.d and senator Wiyte
hsse fought -ia,. - -.,ie in tiie I.eiticai
trenciIe~ Tor year.. i'ft early iu tlic pres
ent s'imini-tration they r-sciie,i the part
ing of the way aDd ~rnator Whyte inn
me,liateiy irgan h.- plans D. repudiate
the lIatiieid administration and fo con
trol McDouell county
Thi- j. what has cau-,,i tpe bitter fight
IN this county livery candidate from
a nted a to- ~ri ator down % tie most
humble district oiil.-rr Wa forced o. line
up on one side or the other This wa- a
contest ietwecn uaciinc politics on one
side and the E~-,rle on the otier and the
people nave Won = great victory. Tim
vlrtory as-ure- more representation for
the Negro, 70 means that the -chOOl-
must IL taken Out Of pDIItic- anil that a
political bouse-cieznIng IN tins county -
IN order.