The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-02-23
NEGRO DEMOCRAT
INTERVIEWED
FOR JACKSON OF FAlRMONT
FOR LIBRARIAN
Opposed to "Ose Day" Democrat
Getting Spoils- Threatened
Fight

CHAklt>roN, w. VA. .trb IT,
since there ARE several N~gr,-s m the
state Who clam Ia i~ c-mosrats. since.
the elrction al Hon. John J Cornwell ~
HoNern"r. the correspondent oi the Nc
l'"~eii Times der'ids~i o. seek an inter
View with "A dyed in the wool Negro
'irmo~rst. one Who has been a follower
years and one Who MAS referred to 10y -
leading White democrat of Fairmont ami
a man Close to lion. &. w. Watson m
letter 1" the Msriot- county delegate ln
thr legislature the ice breaker "
the pioneer oi the movement ot Neg
r"'~ from the Republican To- the Demo
rratr party The object of tins inter
,lrw - u give our reader. AN nlea of
l'o~ the real, show enough Negro dem
"crat. tii there be suchD. views the elex-
tlon "i Mr.. Cornwall and what he ~
IsS'is ior the race
Your correspondent called at the room
of MIR. rho-. kellar. of Fslrmont. at Ho-
Tel Brown aud reviewed the gossip Of the
near black democrats as e. what con-id-
Grafton they planned To- grt from MIR
Cornwall.
Mr.. krliar stated Il have ls~n "A
'ieniocrat for - Year,. became dem
'@r.t l,Sau-e 1 ielt that AS soon a. n
number oi INV people hs-gan active par
cPsiion ma 10th parties the Negroes
would e, being the foot hall of politics
snd another reason MAS ltcause the Lead
~ of our secret orders and the prrsr,er-
acre continually ~~lling both fraternitn--
aud churrhs- To different Repul lcsn
"'litirans Tor money u put IN their own
'rkrt- or Tor iot's Tor Themselves and
'rsierrcd not To- a--oriatr even in politics
With men of that stamp"
Continuing Mr. kellar stated that
prinr to the 1910 primary hr did not
An"~ of more than n hall a dozen Neg
r'-.- of any ,nIortancr Who claimed t.
80 'irIn''rAts AMI Ia. MAS surprised when
hr arrived ~ Charleston At the beginning
81 ii,. legislative -,---i"n Q" frd a la,r
rnfcsling ont the ipl'- winch they will
demand of tsoN. COrnwell
Mr. krl In making AN artivr fight
or Hon. Frank Jackson. "i Fairmont
irahing hn-in'-- man ." considerable.
.insaii- fOr the H. '-ition of Stat. Iibr r.
itn. lie states that Mr.. Jarkron ~ "A
irfn"rrat Of eight YEARS standing quail
li'.i i"r tlir office and "A man "f chara r
- a ability. lie intiustss that MIR
Lack -,n has bs.s,ind inui the marking "i
,.rps ~ the bigg,-t .ieu"cratic Leaders in
l,- STATE Whsn a-k-d whether or n [
q Wa- trur that Mr. John MI. of Fay
t;r ruiInty. would h. appointed 10y MIR
'''rnw~ll ~ head Janitor of the state
i""-r. hr would not commit himself
~ stated tliat y e. u A. the ls..-t 80 the
me day Negro dr:no~rst-. lie Wa
..s,-i ~hat Mr.. j D. Parsons and R.v
". Ilrrnd"n. al NrIDowrll count, .
,nnld ct at the hands "f the incoming
? vernon. lie rsIslie'i tliAt he lad never
ard a Rev Hrrnsion and from his is--t
nlormatI"n not =, Nsgr,e- in the ..sIn-
lty Of Mcdowell voted for Mr.. Cornwrll
,"r any part 81 tlir D,-m~rratic ticket and
% uan Who had ibid office undrr re-
rutlican- tor many years and ws- tie
President oi great KeI,nblican "rgaI i
<tt,pn could hot deliver more than that
number II VOTES With tie large, amount
90 npnsy hr j. reported o. have had
DAY ~"fker-. then be- ~s- not emitted .
tpything ls-rau-.. l,e w. the least sffici.
r't "i the One day AMI one man dem
osrat-
90 cl,.-iug TIE interview. Mr. keila
- ite'l that he "a candidate for no psi
3D. tn. did MT want or expected any. lnl
b.. Az N.srD-- ior the olfics- hid bl
, Nrpro~-- a. present aud any otllrr- the
, ciu yet. 'ut ~ frst con- id~ration va
90 tiie lev Negroes Who have fought fo
, many years Tor the DEM crstlc party
, &lien THAT party ~s- ont II power ~itl
niue noT'e 81 g~tting m power and ratbe
than re~ a,'i trzitDrs. be preferred tfl
rncumi,ant- o. remain. lie ~as yer
ti~r against those whom he trme-
d come day and one man dernocrst. In
p-pple may look ont for . fight ~ hn
. i-I irt~een the Negro ssmorrat-, ~hel
NJ. COrnweil i~come- tsvvernor. AZ
-sfi tight all result in none ~ them =,
4 ting ANYTHING