The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-06
Evening Chat

The regular meeting Of the CON:
TRIBUToRS CLUB OF Fairmont was
held last night with the following mem
bers present. PRObBoNo SPUBLICo,j
QUIET OBSERVER, CONSTANT
READER, ANONYMOUS, TAXPAY:
Err. OLD CITIZEN, HONEST REPUB.
LICAN, TRUE DEM Graf, BOOST.
Err, JUSTICE, PR HIB1TIoNIST, a.
PATRIOT, yOxsPoPULI, and the re.
Gently elected member a. DT[vER.
Tho .assemblage was called to order
BY PRO BoNofPUBL1Co and the fol:
lowing discussion recording on the
minute book by the secretary QUIET
OBERvER.
PRO BoNofPUBLIco: Gentlemen
hope that our discussion tonight will
not be trivial and Ftiresome as 1t was
at the last meeting. AS for myself l
am OF the opinion that some action
should be taken In regard to these
election frauds that have recently
been observed.
1t Is o most vital question gentle.
men, and concerns every mans fran.
chiBe. What Is the use for an honest
man to go 70 the polls II two float.
ers are voted against him?'
JUSTICE: You are right, PUB
LEO, aud I think It would be well
to have,Aiayor Bowen issue a proclaim.
alton to the people prohibiting such
PRACTICES"
I TRUE DEMOCRAT: "why do you
fellows want to harp upon that sub.
ject? Don't you know that there arc
always 0 lot OF knockers and Crouch
es that kick on every think? ] per.
sonally think that such persons ought
to be quarantin The important mat
ter to US now Is to settel this Philip.
pine question. As Bryan said this
principal of slsis@"
HONEST REPUBLICAN,: I'VE OBJ.
ject to being compelled to hear what
Bryan thinks about the Philippines,
even II he ever does think, which i
doubt most seriously. Wait until af.
ter the June primary and then you
fellows will see real man out for
Germany could have all been avoided
IL
A. PATRIOT: Back up. Where Go
you get that sort OF stuI? The couu.
try is now full OF German spies and
the court house here may be blown
up any day. War is inevitable. the
pork barrel practices OF you polite.
ians have placed the country in a
helpless position and it will pc five
years before we can even begin to
he prepared to meet our enemies. In
the meantime the lives OF thousands
Of American women and men may be
lost. You towards that speak of peace
ought to be hung as traitors. There
are some things worse than war. Mex.
leo Is alsosa serious I. -
CONSTANT READER: Il refuse
to allow Mexico to be discussed here.
Give US o rest on that subject. What
want TO know is, who this Queen
o. the May is that read about IN
the papersf,
PRoHIBITIoN1sT: "Queen o. the
May? think she must be bootleg.
ger. Wonder why Walter Haggerty
has suddenly become such an enemy
to the bootleggers of the city? Looks
like he was trying to establish a rec
ord for campaign purposes. can
remember the time when he was not
SO strong against the hardworked
bootleggers. Even this time the men
have not all been convicted as yet ana
It Is probable that as soon as the
cases are appealed that they Will be
dropped because OF the absence OF
the states important witnesses. The
fact that the prosecutions were begun
viii give EHaggerty a fine campaign
record"
OLD CITIZEN: "Why do you al.
ways want to- bring in something
about these poor Woodworking bootleg.
gers2 i remember when the adyo.
cates.ot ebrass-rail.fo RAT o o t.r t
would not vote for any candidate un.
less he held barbecues and opened
many eightgallon kegs for his sup.
ports. We used to drink the suds
out Of big glass stems that held a
quart. The silver foam would raise
slowly and q thirsty man could Jam
his nose down in 1t and breathe the
delicious odor as he listened to the
campanignj orator. on one side or heard
the faint strains OF band music from.
one Of the opposition meetings that
were being held over on the next
street. More than that -"
ANONYMOUS: E"stop! That is
enough. Have a heart, mai, ;-.sfiT en-.
slider where you are. We can't de.
liberate and decide the affairs OF the
county, state and nation IL you parsiL
In narratfng such things
VoX P0PULI: had a lot to say
about the Locust avenue paving ques.
ton and the tother vital matters that
are before this body but have forgot.
ten what Il was now after hearing
Citizen. Imoye we adjourn. have
to get train at four o'clock"
> QUIET OBSERVER: 81 second the
motion. These other matters can wait
until the next meeting"
The Journal Of the American Medi.
cal association each week devotes a
column TO amusing clippings from the
newspapers In the country. In the is.
sue Of April 20 a well known Fairmont