The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-12
Pending Municipal Cam
paign May Have a
Moral Issue.
ONE PARTY SAWS TICKET
Business Mems Party Ex-
pected to Select Candi-
dates This Evening.
By THE CORNER POLITICIAN.

6y TIE NOhNEh FULL lSINN.
Citizens OF Warrington who happen
to belong to the Business Mems par
ty there, are standing around today
talking earnestly, while members Of
the Peoples party edge in close in an
effort to overhear word, for tonight's
the night in Warrington city politics.
Some time ago the Business Mems
party had nice convention and NOM
mated ]. A. Mason, one of the present
councilmen, for mayor. Along with
the rest of their ticket they named
L. F. Jones for chief of police. A few
days wore away and then something
happened. Nobody seems to know
just what it was but when the smoke
cleared away and the Business Mems
counted noses, the probiscuses Of
Messrs. Mason and Jones were spullos
versenkt.
In the meantime tho Peoples party
had hired hall and through the me-
dium of q, convention, h&d. decided that
A. j. Hess would make a bang up
mayor and that ]. G. Hickman would
be model chief of police. One OF the
advantages that Brother Hickman has
over his opponents, is the brand new,
form fitting uniform in which he re-
Gently made his debut. Since it is to
lay with the voters whether or not Mr.
Hickman retains his title, his purchase
of the new uniform evidences unbound
ed confidence in the result at the polls.
But as to the reason why tonight is
the night. In some dark. curtained.
silent mysterious room in Warrington
tonight, a few persons. identity only to
be surmised at, will foregather and
the result OF their labors will be u
Business Mems candidate for mayor
and chief of police. 1t is said that GER
tain elements Of the civic population
are waiting with bated breath for the
result Of this announcement. In case
the Business Mems candidate is elect
+ ed, it may rest with the temperament
OF the fellow as to whether or not their
trades may be prositably continued.
The two things that the mapority Of
Mannington's citizens want are COM
plete clean up of the gambling and
sporting element, and the assurance
that the city is to have the improve
ments made possible at the recent
charter election. On these matters
is no issue between the-two parties
in the field. Both are stating thai
these things are the one desire OF
their collective hearts, although it is
rumored in discussions around Ander-
sons corner and in front of Barlow's
that pinochle and her other sisters are
looked on with more broad minded
ness by the Business Mems organiza-
ton, than by their opponents.
The election is to be held the 2Sth
Of this month. and it would not be too
surprising il several interesting
things happen before that time.
Frinstance. A. ]. Hess, present mayor.
is taking rather an active hand lately
in seeing that some places in Man
nington where members Of the First
M. E. church are not expected to spend
Sunday evenings, are discouraged in
their endeavors to give all the men
Of the city that class of visage known
as the poker face" I've been told
that two of these missionary socie.
ties have already been told to move
on, and have obediently folded their
tents and rolled up the green baize.
There will probably be moro to tell
afer the meeting tonight.