The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-04-07
HOWARD \.
EAVEhsON
Will Accept Republican
Nomination For Com
missioner
OF MCDOWELL COUNTY COURT
Il is Thought That There Will be
No Real Opposition to the
Man From Gary.
OF MCDOWELL COUNTY COURT

la these times of mad scramble for
public office. nothing brings greater sat
'-fsrtion Ia the psople than to he able to
impress into public service th. retiring
''itizen of superior talents and wholr-om..
character, Who prefers the calm Joys
ensnatiDg irosn private ent-rpri-e. and
engagements succe--iully conducted and
fulfilled To- the honor and dignity incl
lent Ia important public -tationr Hence.
Iust when MIR. Howard y. Eaven-on of
'ary was congratulating himself and
''huckling gleeiuliy over his e-cap.. from
-he clutches oi the state senatorrhip from
lac sixth Senatorial District Just wh@,
ni- future ~~med luminous wish promise
II undisturisSl placidity came
tn"t gentle tapping) All in-ist-n: rap
ping at the ungusr,ied door of hl. de-
'ightiul repose. and lac wa- told in plain
language that the pcople could not b-
l'ersuads'i to arIule-s,- i'm his ds-ire a.
rva.ie what ~ many of his fellow crea-
ture- are hungrlIy ss~king public office
The excuses which the eminent civil
engineer and political economist. who
hnds the cold arms Of ~rirnce more allur
ing than the warm embrace of tolitiral
honor, gave for declining the Republi-
csn nomination for STATE senator, could
not be Used by him "a e~cape service ~ q
member OF the county court. since. in
the latter case, his public duties would
not neccssltate the neglect oi his private
engagements. >seing that further re-
sistanc- was futile. Mr.. Esvenson has
gracefully yielded to the almost unan-
'mous demand that lac should serve the
t~ople of Mcdowell county a. a member
II their county court. There will be no
ZEAL opposition, 'thoagh there may le a
. goat, for MIR E-venson's candidacy
~lli "tiIterate fscti"nsl lines and com
nnand general support from all Repuh-
iiran- from these Who are mourning
bsra'i-e Attorney General Lilly wrote hi-
Own political Obituary thinking that
lac wa- writing a winning platform, and
from th"-e who are rejoicing be~au-s
Indge Ira T.. Robinson will tr the next
governor 81 West Virginia. Mr.. Eaven-
'on must now pay the I'rnalty that il ex-
'cfed "i per-pn- Who po--e-s distinguish
ei ability for the l'eople think. and
PERHAPS rightly that the extra alIot-
nnent "i skill va- bestowed for the uss.
and benefit ~ the public. and II the dif.
ierent Gentlemen from up Tug thought
That by unohtru-iveiy pursuing his won
II employment. NJ would e-cat,r public
observation, lIe must now realize that he
had ~ ~eil have advertised his every
move With brass band.
With the iDdnctioD into ofIice of ia.
rev commissioner from Adkin di-trict.
VIII commence a more progressive regime
in the supervision and administration Of
the internal police and fiscal affairs Of
THIS county. efficient bu-iness meth d..
with which the incoming commissioner
- - Thoroughly conver-snt will reylac.
the old order founded on political OK
I'eiIenry; for Mr. Eaven-pn - not q pol
it'cian, and will i'e supported 10y the pol
itciaD- only lscau-e they know that h.
PIO-e him means self destruction Tor
themselves