The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-29
live. today BY Congressman 2. W.
Cooper

tves today by Congressman z. W.
Cooper
Hiram collins has been appointed
postrnssser 1t Rags. Nicholas county.
Is SUCCEED j. ]. Long. reaigned and
Rffs. Pearl g. Harper d Harpers
IRaieiRh county, 10 sneceed 3. a. Hers
per, restgned.
In theS arrest saf Grand Rapid ldIct.S;
EofsBick Harrison and his wife, post Of
Ifice inspectors believe they have the,
principals In the train obberyS at Eens
traI, VS. last o. october, when thoussi
Eands Of dollars worth OF Unsigned ma.
Stional bank notes were stolen. "a
quantity OF not rand tifcates was,
recovered from the two when arrested
Monday. the epartment announcedF to-
Dick Harrison Is q brother OF Jett',
Harriaon, alias Charles ]. Harrison. ar
rested. Janusry322 at San Antonio Tex,
as one or the robbers. He Is now in,
|dail at PaTkersburg. Two other arrests
are expected soon. "a,
A Tho arrests came after q chase that
EXTENDED over the country. Inspectors
believe thsti the HarrisonsG were prin-
Icipais in one Of the most daring and
active bands of train robbers they ever
sdiscoVef6d. Many recent robberles are
laid at iths,f door. 4 a \
An automobile containing seven per-
sons. one OF the Mrs. - ~ ?. Syden
ispricker, OF 5Lewisburg, VA went
oyersa steep embankmentAin the sub
urbs OF Washing ton yesterday; and in
som e inexpllca Bile. and miraculous way,
not. one OF the party received q seri.
Gus injury. fsprained ankle, only
slightly sprained, SUSTAINED by the
West Virginia visitor was The extent
of the injuries. The big touring car,
which was driven by B.. II. iTaggert,
a Ntll-known real estate man. was
wle clted beyond repairs. b Il.
That "solid South backing for a.. A.
Lilly fer the nomination for governor.
was as.i;,. dragged on 9 m'ne todayj
in the form OF a. brief interview given
out by Mayor o. n. Booten. OF William;
son, and who Is also the editor of the
Mingo Republican as virile q newspa-
per as Is published in that part of West
Virginia. The solid South" claim for
Lilly has been one Of the persistent
claims OF the chief Of the Lilly claim
department from an early date. It
was the come.on-boya stuff devised for
upstate Credulity and consumption.
Mayor Booten said 1.-THE claim that
Judge Ira Robinson's candidacy Is not
as strong and popular in the counties
of southern West Virginia as 1t Is in
any part OF the state, ia incorrect, to
state the denial mildly. Judge Robin,
son has strong following in every
county, and he win carry most Of them
In the southern section. Furthermore,
his candidacy In the southern tier CT
counties has been going forward with
q bound, and the .tsolid South" claim OF
Ibis opponent will be shown up long
before primary day so about as alb:
surdI III piece OF fiction as ever was in.
vented TO bolster up aInone too strong
cause.
THAT Judge Robinson's candidacy
has a big following in the southern
tier OF counties, and that It Is daily
growing with pleasing satisfaction. is
the claim made by I. Judge Robinson's
friends who have visited the capital
I'm the past day or two. From promt-
nent party. men, like Mayor Booten,
who hail from the southern part Of
the state where the Lilly campaign
management have claimed their favor
lite had q large advantage |, y! is learned
that the very oppos site; g the true stu:
alton: There isE no such p thing as a
..aolid South for Lilly they say and
they declare that It must be APP
parent that the easy boast was put
forth merely for what effect,it might
have on the voters In the northern
counties OF the state, where Judge Rob
insnn 1 oyerRhe 1ming popularity with
the rank and tlle of the party is not
to be denied. Z. & !. Il IL
There isn'tiany doubt ofSJudge Rob
inson'stleai inithe Second congressiop-