West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-23
KINowooD. MARCH "a
COL. LAvELLE A CANDIDATE

The ARGUS is glad to announce to the
people OF Preston county that Col W. J.
Lavelle has finally decided to allow his
name TO 90 before the convention as a
candidate for congress to fill out the un.
expired term. IL was only after urgent
requests from friends throughout the dis
trict that he consented TO be a candidate
Many set forth the claim that the unex-
pired term should 90 TO Preston county.
Mr.. Lavelle is too well known To the
people of Preston TO need an introduction
The press throughout the district speak
very highly of his candidacy and con.
cede him to be the logical candidate for
the unexpired term. The following ex-
cerpts from our exchanges speak for
themselves:
William j. Lavelle of Tunneton, w.
Va, former Baltimore and Ohio train
dispatcher and now Baltimore and Ohio
examiner, is being urged for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress in tn,
Second West Virginia district To- succeed
the late William q Brown, Jr. MIR
@~NfNa'~ 70 pA1 VI Vic btoN hlOhA DtiuO-
Gratis in the state and has been very active
in the party. Baltimore Sun.
Ii the honor is TO be- retained by
Preston county, there is but one man fur
the job He is big Bilr' Lavelle, be-
lieved by hosts OF friends to be 1.-THE best
Democrat in the district" veteran ra,l.
roader and popular citizen Colonel
Lavelle has spent most of his useful ca.
reer assisting others into office, and il il
not announced that he would aspire for
the present honor. II he did, me woulu
possibly be the hardest man in the dis
trict 10 beat, for his strength is unlimited
as his friends are legion. -Fairmout Times
The papers are already starting a
boom for Col w j. Lavelle of Pfest or
county, as successor TO Junior Brown il
Congress and the Colonel is being urge,
TO allow lis name used at once as \
candidate for the unpxpired term, ana
We know of no one more worthy or NOR
entitled to the honor Col Lavelle anu
Junior Brown were lifelong friends ana
political comrades in many a hard fiyli
and the mantle of our popular congress.
man could fall on no one whose loya
and services to the Democratic part,
better entitle him TO this recognition
Big Bill'' Lavelle has fought for TN.
party in season and out of season, 36i
DAYS in the year, campaign year and off
year, and the night was never too dark
or the road too long for him to 20 tC
the aid OF a friend or do service for tn.
grand old party OF Jefferson, jackson,
Cleveland and Wilson. He has never
asked for anything for himself, but Wa,
always battling for his friends, aud now
that there is a chance for some smal
reward and recognition OF all these year,
OF faithful service and personal featy
he should be rewarded The Colon.
himself 10 as modest as a wild violet in
the hedge-rows in pushing his owl
claims, and it is mp to his friends tc
capture the prize for him Next to Junior
Brown, he can get more Republican votes
In Preston county than any man living
or dead, and there is hardly a man liv
ing along the B. K o. railroad, in the
confines Of the Second district that does
not know and love the Colonel and swear
by him. Give US Big Bilr' Lavelle for
Congress, he of the big heart and big
brain and whose Democracy has Away.
been set in cap letters. -Randolph En-.
terprise.