The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-29
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II7IEEIOI'TOR

IA He EslOlslOR
MORE ABOUT WHALEY.
Editor West virginian; Sir
I wish to write as clearly as can
in reply to the writer OF the recent
i letter to the editor Of The West
virginian who signs himself
REPUBLICAN,.
First. u wish to say that I am
a good friend of Mr.. Whaley and
that he is a very capable school
man He served two years as
principal OF the high school at
Metz while I was County Superin-
| tendent of schools for Marion
isCounty. He has more recently.
been a teacher in the high school
at Monongah where I am princi-
there for next year at an increase
| in salary, which was granted him
| on account Of the fact that he is
an efficient teacher. Mr.. Whaley
has, to my knowledge, been in
| Marion County as teacher, stu
dent and clerk for period OF
| twelve years. He left the school,
| business, as I did, when the late
war broke out and was mustered
out in February, 1918. It was a
i dull time to get position In the
school business. He secured en-
p1oyment in the Domestic Coke
Corporation as clerk. It is to his
very high credit that inside of a
year and half he was Purchasing
Agent for that corporation That
would seem to make him efficient.
When the depression came
along his position was com blned
with another office and given to
an older employe. Mr.. Whaley
served as substitute teacher for
while and was then secured as a
teacher in West Monongah High
School. 3
| Second. Anything have done
in the interest Of Mr.. Whaley has
been done because I think he is
every inch man fitted for the
position Further have done all
openly and above board
Third. am a Democrat. 1t is
true, and glad Of it. In the event
that Mr.. Whaley is nominated on
the Republican ticket shall vote
for the Democratic candidate. TO
refrain from voting for w. e.
Michael in case he is nominated
would be to deny an almost life
long friendship
Fourth. wish to brand the
statement that I solicit for Mr..
Whaley in my classes at the Nor
NAL School, plain falsehood of
the ordinary small minded type,
requiring no high degree of intel
ligence to invent. further say
that I have solicited for no other
candidates as feel that the place
is not proper and that such an ac-
ton on my part would not be of
good taste.
Fifth. MY Republican friend,
who thanks me SO much for my
interest, gives himself. away when
he makes the statement that Mr.,
whaley has no supervising expert
ence, and his ignorance is SO
easily proven that it is ridiculous.
He again handles the truth very
J carelessly and shoots wide.
The greatest sin I have COM
mitted IS the fact that | have in
troduced Mr.. Whaley to some per-
sons in the county where he was
not so well known as he is In
Fairmo ont. have wide acquaint-
ance in the county and am frank
| friendship to Mr.. Whaley in help
| ing him to meet people one after
noon.
Mr.. whaley is, so far as I
know, waging very clean and
unmaIicious campaign for the
nomination which he seeks. be-
lieve him to be, absolutely, that
sort Of young man, Otherwise I
wouldn't be interested in his
| cause. My Republican friend 90.
may WELD a wicked pen, but there
| is greater wickedness in his wild
and careless statements which
have the flavor of false witness
against his neighbor: We wash
| our hands cody and we hope
Clearly from this matter, feeling
that we have sinned not at all,
unless it be in the mind of him
who signs himself Repub lican,
and we beg forgiveness from him.
He ought to be proud Of such
Republican candidate as Mr..
! whaley. In my event herewith
beaueath to Republican my pow
er of domination in the office
| of the County Superintendent of
| Schools have had my I'LL of
that. Very well satisfied, thank
you.
HOMER c.. TOOTHMAN.
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