The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-17

and they are cre,iitsbie ofic~r~. Ju.ticr
ot the fes.e Samuel Cri.Ier hss b<~n
elected % that Office in Rrowns Css~k. j..
the largest and most important district
In the county. for "a year- and only =
lev white men of either parsy cast = vote
against Squire Crid~r. Ia. Constable.
Henry Richards. an ex- soldier Who stat
Ell In his own behalf in q Republican
convention I'm i9i that ~ haze fought
h'ed and died for my country and that
ought N st least entitle me tn the lowest
office In the gift Of the peopir." CIT the
office and hes held IL ever since. Squire
Froe of Adkin district and Constable
Cal Hsines Of Eikhorn district have held
their Offices for more than twelve wears
and 80 satisfactory are their services that
the p' mocrstic Party las about cea.e.i
TO nominate any one against them. Some
oi the best deputy sberifis i'm the county
are colored men and they give entire
satisfaction to ali.
There are some places i'm the county
where the colored population far out.
numbers the white hut in those places
the colored man does not attempt IN
abuse or cpprrss the white man nor doe~
the white man attempt To abuse or op-
press the colored man where hr is i'm the
majority Ii Is merely question of
Justice and fair play. and the dealings of
each race with the other i'm this county
's In accordance with sho~e pnnciples
therefore W. have no race friction. The
ten thousand or more coloresl people who
have come into the county since 1910
have been 20 easily s--imilated that none
except the tax collecting deputy sherifis
deputy ssses-or- and the editor of the
Mcdowell Times knows the old citizens
from the recent arrivals A few thous-
and more could he readyily used to the
advantage Of the industries of the county
and still there would he no race friction. 8"
lt is reported that the Republican
leaders I'm Mcdowell county are out OF
harmony and that ~ a result the Demo
cratic party will make gains. What do
you think about that
The Republican county chairman re-
piled 10 the above questions ~ follows:
There is absolutely nothing to it. There
Is more perfect harmony among the lead.
ers and in the Republican ranks than
there hs, been for many years and Nc
Dowell county will give at the next elec-
ton the largest Republican majority ever
given because there have been during
the psst three years - ger cent increase
I'm the population Of the county and 81
per cent of the increase IL Republican in
politics. ] predict that the state will
elect Republican to the u. :. senate,
six Republican congressman and a ma
jority of Republicans To- both branches OF
the Wevt Virginia legislature and a. usual
Mcdowell county will lead the list of
counties IN giving the nece--sry Rrpub-
lican msjoritie-"
The leader Of the great Mcdowell coun-
ty Republican organization refnrei tn
d'-cuss candidates or prybAbIe csn.iidat
and whenever a question Was asked about
the propsble candidates for a. =. sen
ator, Fifth District congressman or guy
ernor the chairman changed the snbi~ct
tn discus-ion of the best means Of cor
serving the food supply. increasing the
coal out put and the great national army
I'm course Of formation.