Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-09-22
TRINKLE LIKED
in WISE COUNTY
Democratic Candidate For Con,
gress is Given n Warm Re-
ceptiOn at Home of Mr..
Slemp.

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Roanoke Times writes the followinl
account of Trinkle's reception n
Norton:
This town is fairly bubbling over
with Democratic enthusiasm this NOR
ming as the result of +. Lee Trinkle'.
splendid, stirring address, delivered il
crowd that filed every available nook
of space inside the building, the most
commodious in town, filling up the
spacious isles. The seating capacity OF
the hall is 750, | am told, and there
must have been mt least three hund-
red more standing around the doors
and in the aislcs and an equal num-
Der on the outside Of the building
listening through the windows. Those
on the outside put planks up to the
windows and crawlcd up them, that
they might the better catch the words
Of the speaker. There were number
| of Republicans present. asked one
of them after the meeting what he
thought of it? "Trinkle is all right"
he replied emphatically. or course
he is. The Democrats have known
it all along and the Republicans are
beginning to find il out.
Best Speech Yet.
Trnklc's speech last night was the
best have heard him make since |
have been following him around-and
| have heard him make some good
ones, too. 1t was AN enthusiastic and
frey address and yet it was distinctly
conservative and moderate in it's tenor
1t was II gentleman's speech. Merci-
.lessly did the speaker luy bare Bas-
com Slemp's absurd pretensions to
power and Importance in the national
councils ut Washington, and clearly
and convincingly did he show that
whatever of good things may have
come to the Ninth district during
hcsc good Democratic times were due
to those stalwart Virgininns, Tom
Martin and Claude Swanson, and
were gained in spite of and not be-
cause of Bascom Slemp. Clearly did
Trinlile depict Slemp's constantly
growing sense of his own Importance
and omnipotcncc. "Why, he didn't
even think enough of the Republican
convention that rcnominatcd him for
congress to get OH IL sleeper ut Wash
ngton Mt Q o'clock ut night, wake up
at Bristol in the morning and go be-
fore the convention to thank il for
the honor. Instead, he sent "Pen""
Crockett to run things while he sat
at his desk in Washington, tore Off
IL telegraph blank and wired the con-
vention that he expected TO he nomi-
mated. Think of it! Sittinr in Wash
ington and wiring his orders to the
electorate of the Ninth districtNnnd
they went ahead with rings In their
noses and did as he bade them do"
Defends Wilson's Record.
George Peery, Tazewell product,
who has gone back home, after spend
ing ten years of his life in this county,
preceded Trinkle and made Il telling
speech, devoted principlly to II dis
cussion OF national issues. He de-
fense of Wilson's record record
that really needs no dcfense-was
strong, conclusive, unanswerable, and
he gave evidence that the new cnndi-
date for elector at large on the ticket
Of the Virginia Democracy is an orator
in addition to his other many fine at-
tributes. George is very popular
down in this end of the district, and
his addition to the ticket is bound TO
strengthen Trinkle
By the way, "Bill" Fades, who is
noted for his dry wit and humor for
miles around got off good one on
Peery yesterday evening. Observing
Georges tall form approaching, Fades
remarked to the group seated in front
of the st. Charles Hotel: "Boys, here
comes our elector-at-long" Those
who don't get this should write me
for an explanation enclosing Il
stamped, addressed envelop for reply.
Write. only on one side of tho paper
and sign your name legibly,
Over in Big Stone Gap yesterday
funny thing happened in the barber
shop-candidates have to go there the
same as other folks; that is, all of them
except Chas. E. Hughes, who will
wait until November 7 to get trimmed
Trlnkle's slim fingers was stretched
out in front Of the tonsorial artist,
who was doing his best with the dark
eys delight, namely, razor, to render
the candidates features unreconiz-
able. A youth came in and entered
into conversation of destruction, the
talk veering round to politics, rs con-
versations sometimes do out here.
Slemp's Cousin Sneaks Out.
"This man Trinkle is making it hot
for Bascom," averted the youth.
"You oughtn't to say that replied
the barber. "Bascom Slemp's your
cousin isn't he?"
ayes" said the young fellow, "but
m getting alfred tired of hearing
them talk about 'Bascom, Bascom,
Bascom.' It's high time somebody
else was having it, and this man Trim
kle will do as we'll as anybody esle."
There was general laugh, in which
Mr.: Trinkle joined after which he
walked up to the dumbfounded youth
and held out his hand, rcmarkine
pleasantly: "Good morning; Pm that
man Trinklc you have been talking
about. | agree with you that Cousin
Bascom has had it long enough and
believe that the people Of this district,
like you, are tired of hearing about
'Bascom, Bascom, Bascom,'"
BY the way, they have mighty
handsome postoffice over in Big Stone
Gap. The folks over there estimate
that it has cost the Ninth district oy-
er 100000 in salaries paid TO the two
Slemps. Bascom also claims the cred
it for the handsome building now 90
ing up here in Norton, a beautv it is
too. However, have strong sus-
picion that if chairman Swanson, of
the. committee on public buildings,
and Chairman Martin, of the com