McDowell Times

HON. L. O. WILSON, STATE LIBRARIAN AND MEMBER OF THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE DELIVERS PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Drs. J. W. Luther, S. A. Daniel, Hon. G. L. Counts, Stanley E. Nease, J. W. Edwards, Samuel Crider, W. Burbridge Payne and Others Deliver Ringing Addresses CY W, H. HARM, JB. The greatest meeting by local speakers of this entire campaign was pulled off at Kappanum last Saturday night. There has been a sort of feeling in some quarters thus a big meeting could not be staged here, but the complete success of this meeting entirely disconcerted these doubling Thomas and reflected great credit on the committee on arrangement. T. is committee consisting of Fountain Tuchir, Albert McOuy, Jake Haskin, Henry Jones, L. B. Richard, Orle Wood, John Wood and Matt Moore had left nothing andone for the success of the meeting and the public is greatly indebted to these public spirited gentlemen who labored so ardently for the success of the imaging. OROWD GATHERES EARLY. The Kepotone-Eckman band paraded the principal streets of the city rendering popular airs and long before dark imagery crowds began to move in the direction of the Hippodrome in which place the meeting was held. By 8 o'clock this session theatre was crowded with the best people of the city and great crowds continued to come until standing room was at a premium. A large part of the audience consisted of ladies who showed by their interest and close attention their enthusiasm in the audience of different age groups for the control of the state is exceeded only by that of the men themselves. It is only necessary to state that M. T. Whitico, the versatile editor of The McDowell Times and political giant of the "state of McDowell," presided for the public to be assured that the meeting was handled in a most acceptable manner. A TABLE AND EXQUENT SPEAKERS EXOQRIATE "COUFON AKE." The candidacy of no candidate in the history of West Virginia has ever crumpled and shriveled up as he the candidacy of Mr. Lilly. This is one of the most amazing features of the entire campaign. In the beginning Mr. Lilly's candidacy grow with the rapidity of the proverbial "Jonah's gourd" until it had reached the proportions of a gigantic balloon. The Lilly following all over the state was blatantly exultant. You couldn't hear anything but Lilly, Lilly, Lilly, and it seemed as if everybody in the state had gone Lilly-made. With the announcement of Judge Ira E Robinson Mr. Lilly's boom stopped growing. When the Robinson artillery began to unlimber numerous punctures were given the Lilly balloon. This put the Lillyites on the defensive and has kept them bug patching. With Governor Hastfield and Judge Robinson firing broadsides at his wabiting balloon, great and irreparable rests have been inflicted and this mushroom candidacy has now reached a state of utter collapse. DR. J. W. LUTHER EMBALMS THE HON. JOSEPH ORROCKETT. In a few appropriate reacts to the chairman introduced as the first speaker, Dr. J. W. Luther, candidate for the state senate. Dr. Luther is a native West Virginia and a well known and successful business man and made a capital address. He informed the audience that the process of embalming was progressing nicely and that the body would be ready for burial June 9th. Dr. Danielle was next introduced as a candidate for sheriff. The doctor has lived in this county for nearly twenty-five years and is one of its leading physicians. At present he is mayor of Welch and is exceedingly popular throughout the county. He is leading his opponent by a mile and will win in a walk. Hon. G. L. Counts, candidate for presenting at rey, next presented his claims. It is but fair to Mr Counts to say that he is a loyal Republican, an able lawyer and one of the most elegant speakers in the county. His speech was enthusiastically received. Hon. J. W. Edwards, McGinnis Hatfield, Stanley E. Nose, W. B. Fuyne, Samuel Orider, Floyd Roe and others ably discussed the issue. HON. L. O. WILSON. The speech of the evening was thus delivered by Otlie Wiltshire, state Librarian, member of the state central committee, grand chancellor Knights of Fythes of West, Virginia and president of the Pytheian National Investment Association. Mr. Wiltshire is a prominent creator and steward of the arts in the county. The McDowell Times The Hon. Abe Lilly, who has been recently crowned as the "coupon king, in his endeavors to extricate himself from the entanglement in which the indulgence of his sporting proclivities insnared him, admits taking "a gambler's chance" in a skin-game in which the people of West Virginia were "fleeed." He might have added that he won his fling at fickle fortune and was thereby encouraged to play a bigger game, with the Republican nomination for governor of West Virginia as the "stake." Mr. Lilly waves aside the coupon cunning with which he was insnared; he highly prizes over what he regards as a sporting proposition that ought to appeal to our gambling instincts; and right there the Attorney General falls into grievous error; for the victims of Mr. Lilly's pocket-picking scheme are unable to see any funny side to the "hold-up." His use of the knowledge which his official position as Attorney General gave him, to "short change" the people of the state, who had elected him, forever stamps him as a political fakir, who ought not to have been elected as Attorney General of a great state, and whose aspirations towards the governorship now appear as bizarre and incongruous as were the efforts of the fabled donkey to lionize himself, without concealing his ears and hoofs, all the while indulging the delusion that he could convert the tray of an as into the roar of a lion. From no quarter has come aught derogatory to the character, ability, high purpose or unselfish statemanship of Judge Ira E. Robinson. His opponents do not fear that he will be controlled by Governor Hatfield, if nominated and elected (as he will be), but they do fear (and they have good reason, in view of Judge Robinson's decisions while a member of our supreme court of appeals) that he will be controlled by naught but the law of the land and an ardent desire to promote the welfare of all the people of West Virginia. He is not now, nor has he ever been, since he entered public life, the man to take "a gambler's chance" in the performance of his public duties. He has chosen a simple code of truth and honor as his guide, rather than trust to a gambler's luck. The "rag-time" brayado of Mr. Lilly, when confronted with the proof of his mis-conduct as the Attorney General of this state, makes it impossible for the respectable element among his supporters longer to give countenance to his candidacy; the rabble that will follow him to his finish, will consist only of political brigands. The good people of West Virginia cannot, without stultifying themselves and wantonly insulting Judge Robinson, admit that Mr. Lilly has even "a gambler's chance" of becoming governor of West Virginia. The Republican party is eager to give Mr. Lilly entirely into the keeping of his Democratic friends, who are "notting" so vociferously for him Mr. Lilly, as he now stands revealed, would be a destructive element in any party, and if we can unload him upon our Democratic brethren, Republican supremacy in West Virginia will be assured for the next twenty years, for it would take the Democratic party that long to shake off the "Lilly incubus." The Republican voters of West Virginia are not in the "teenderfoot" class, in which Mr. Lilly places them in his political reckoning. The manner of governmental administration does not appeal to them as nothing but a sporting proposition, to be determined this way or that, by the turn of a card or the flip of a coin. Mr. Lilly is a guternatorial impossibility, unless we are going to turn the state house into an American Mente Carlo—a political gambling den. Many of the little Lilly leaders are denying that there is such a thing as a Robinson ticket and a Lilly ticket. Some of these folks are candidates for county and district offices. They want to win, but they are finding Lillyism a millstone about their necks, and they wish to break away. They perceive that if such a division should hold as to their candidacies, they cannot reach the seats of the elect. Even Elder Evans, a Lilly "statesman," who wants to go to the House of Delegates, is "crawl-fishing." This good old Hard-shell Baptist preacher (who doubtless believes that he was predestined and elected from the foundation of the world to be sent to the legislature from McDowell county, and who is no honest that he would not cheat even a railway company by calling it "opticed" railroad ties) said a few nights ago at Wilcox: "That haint no Lilly ticket and that haint no Robinson ticket; but that's jee' a Republican ticket and a Dimmyerst ticket." Indeed, there is no Lilly ticket and there is no Robinson ticket, but there will be a Robinson ticket and there will be a Lilly ticket made by the vehicle themselves on primary election day. when they pick from the Republican ticket, either man who takes their Republicanism as their delegation choice of political principle and practice, as does Judge Robinson, or as they collect on their favorites, man who would take "a gambler's chance" in collecting their votes as public officials, as does Ron. Also Lilly "the "proper king." ing in his support of the Hatfield administration and the great measures it has written into laws. The speaker discussed at length the leading issues and in a graphic appeal urged the people to stand by administration which has done so with great success. He received an ovation at the clerk's office address. It was 12 o'clock before the meeting finally adjourned and even then there were those who were reluctant to go. Quite a number of visitors were present and many expressed themselves as being highly pleased with the meeting. Attorney General Lilly, the Takes "A Gambler's Cl ing the Republican Vot Nominating Him For Go Fifty-also youda' service for one employer is the record of Taylor Parkman, a Negro, 40 years old, who went from Selma to Birmingham, Ala., to receive his loyalty medal from the president of the Southern railroad, when that official distributed about 150 each testimonial among employee of 25 years' active service with the road in the central part of the state. Parkman holds the record for long service with the same employer in the United States so far as is known. He has never asked for a job. When ten years of age he went to work for the Southern railway as a cart driver for the construction gang building the old Alabama and Mississippi railroad west of Selma, which is now a part of the southern system. He was a slave worker and didn't have to solicit work. It was given to him When the Emancipation proclamation was issued by President Lincoln Parkman didn't start out in search of another job. He just stayed on. Ha has been with the company ever since. THE NEW YORKER THE PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR At the coming Primary every member of the Republican party will have an equal voice in selecting the candidates of the party. And great care needs to be exercised by the farmers and laboring people of Putnam or they will by unfair representations be led to vote against their interests. Judge Robinson is in his strength of character and soundness of ideas an example of what every farmer in Putnam County wishes that his own son might become in his maturer years. He sprang from a plain people like ours and has no higher ambition than to carry the plain, honest integrity of the common people to the head of the state governments and give an administration of its affairs by the common people. Arroyed against him in support of his opponent are every interest that wants to rob West Virginia of her virgin wealth of timber and mines and contribute nothing to the support of its institutions, leaving the burden on the farmer and laborer. Are you going to cast your vote June 6th for Ira E. Robinson and yourself, or for Abe Lilly and the corporations? Mr. Editor:--Please let me say a word in commendation of the Keystone boys. And I am willing to pay to have my "say." First, the Keystone boys grow bigger than the Bluefield variety. They same near running and jumping our ladies todeath. But I wanted to mention the clean sport they dealt in. Notwithstanding the josting incident to a contest on the enemy's grounds, the Keystone boys rallied every time to their teacher's call cheerfully and like knights of old. I did not hear of one word that a gentleman would not utter. It means that "clean sport," preached by Mr. Handlin last winter, is fully realized. Sane athletics is probably established in the graded schools by our recent success. That important o-te me is far greater than laurels for Bluefield or Keystone. We thus begin athletic training in the graded schools where they should begin. A small percentage of our boys go to high school and college. Many of our youth weaken their bodies before the high school age. Mr. Rann's conduct under the trying circumstances was example. He is a typical teacher; the badge of that craft is suffering and patience. Prof Rann is to be congratulated for bringing as our competitors such a splendid group of talented, trained and genial little ladies and gentlemen. If they were beaten, they are not despised. And if they lost that mere trifle of "points," they have not lost their honor. If you will meet the Bluefield boys next year, they pled, you hospitality you fully deserve. A. S. PEAL. Prin. Delegates and visitors to the annual meeting of the The Golden Rule Association to be held in Princeton, W. Va., May 30, on arriving in Bluedief Tuesday morning will be met by Rev. R. W. Hill who has made arrangements for all persons attending this meeting to get automobile service as reduced rates. See him before making arrangements. REV. R. H. MCKOY, Pres. G. S. MILLER, Sec. Says Democratic Support Handicap to Lilly, Sending Him to Political Space. The Democratic party is still sticking to Gen. Abraham Lilly and myself likes a tick on the ear of a worthless cur. We both realize that if we can't do something to shake off the Democratic influence that we will go down to defeat in the primary. Of course it's generally understood that in the event of the election of General Lilly or myself, that whiskey will flow again. It may be so, but not to such a hell of an extent as to attract foreign immigration. The story going the rounds that Gen. Lilly and myself, while speaking before the Association of Holy Rollers on Mosby, promised that in the event of the election of either of us, that the church would be enabled to baptize its converts in apple brandy is a campaign lie, started with the deliberate intention of belittling us in the eyes of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Pastor Russell has succeeded in obliterating hell, but we both wish he'd let it as it was. The miserable Democratic sentiment is pushing us into our political graves as fast as the unlocked wheels of time can wheel us on. We can both see our ends and everybody else can see 'em. Why the devil it was that Thomas Jefferson cut his teeth without fatal results is more than I can see. I don't know what arrangements Gen. Lilly is making for his future, but I expect to enter a Roman Catholic nunnery immediately after the primary. Messy is a rather dry and sparsely settled neighborhood. In his speech at that point, it is asserted that General Lilly said "It seems to me that all you people need is water and society," when a thoughtful old citizen remarked: "That's all hell needs." May the Lord help us to get right. If Lilly as attorney general would traffic in C. and O. coupons for his personal gain, what would Lilly as governor do with Virginia Debt certificates? Coupon Abe, who wants to be our governor, seems to have a very interesting and profitable side line. And the gold the freight. DR. JOSEPH E. BROWN PRESIDES AT THE LILLY FUNERAL AT KEYSTONE F. C. Cook, Joe Parson, Moss Meadows, A. C. Hufford and J. K. Smith Chief Mourners. The Cortege Moves Slowly to the Grave--Interment June 6th. ( BY W. H. HARRIS, JR. ) The political funeral of Attorney General A. A. Lilly was conducted in the Hippodrome at Keystone Wednesday evening of last week. Dr. J. E. Brown presided and introduced the chief mourners—F. O. Cook, Joe Parson, Moss Meadows, A. O. Hufford and J. K. Smith. "Handsome Harry," the Keystone dentist; the pedagogic business manager of the West Virginia Tribune and the "red fox" were the honary pall-bearers, while certain root venders and a motley crowd of mal-contents officiated in an active way. The time and place of the services were ill-advised, as there was a Baptist prayer meeting in session next door, the earnest prayers and songs of which almost rendered the speakers inaudible. A physician and school teacher from Kimball, and a colored member of the legal profession from Welch, were very interested spectators. They viewed the deceased and were unanimous in the opinion that he made a very fine looking corpse. Dr. J. E. Brown, assisted by a corps of visiting physicians conducted the post mortem and their finding was that death was induced by super-polities augmented by C. & O. compons. Although hand bills advertising the meeting had been scattered broadcast and Welch, Kimball, Keystone and Northlork and all intermediate points had been diligently honeycombed in the effort to drum up a crowd and at 9:30 o'clock there were not more than three dozen persons in the house including the speakers. ATTORNEY F. C. COOK THE FIRST EULOGIST. The master of ceremonies introduced Mr. F. O. Cook as the first eulogist. He looked rather tired, spoke at length in a monotone and soon put most of the audience to sleep. The speaker stated that Judge Robinson is an able and honest man and that he was for him in the beginning of the campaign, but because he did not like some of the people supporting Judge Robinson that he is now supporting Mr. Lilly. From an intelligent man - a white man and a lawyer at that - truly this is a remarkable reason. The meeting was dying so fast that J. K. Smith, the political charmelson of McDowell county, was next introduced with the hope that he would be able to arouse the slumbering ones and put some life in the meeting which was becoming more and more like a country wake. This gentleman is a well-known character. He reminds you very much of that old time Negro—minstrel—Billy Kersands—and one cannot help but feel that a cracker-jack end-man for a minstrel show was ruined in the attempt to produce a mediocre lawyer. The laurel certainly must be given "uncle Jim," for while he can't in struc- he certainly can entertain some. With age protruding, teeth showing and palms extended, the speaker rushed to the front of the stage, stood on his heels, exhibited the soles of his none too small pedal extremities and emitted a poise like Balam's as of old. He said in substance that he had been a member of every political party in the world and that he was here before the "whang- dodden hollowered." Continuing his harangue in which he repeatedly referred to "the good white folks," he told the audience that his idea of a wealthy man is one with a good appetite. "Uncle Jim" is a relic of a by-gone age. His oratory is of the slave-quarters—ante bellum variety which has completely loses its magic and its cunning. Goodbye, Jimmy! Farewell! Soon and very soon, you too will follow your departed political master on that dark and dreary journey from which no traveler ever returns. SQUIRE HUFFORD TAKES UP THE BURDEN. Squire A. C. Hufford next took a tug at the burden. The squire is a very handsome man, but he can't talk. If his living depended on the excellence of his speeches he wouldn't earn enough to keep a bumming bird from starving. The squire said he was for Lilly, but he couldn't—at least he didn't—tell us why. There is only one thing the squire was certain about and that is he wants to be re-elected justice of the peace. He is up against the inevitable. There is a little fellow around Welch by the name of Jack Edwards who wants this job and what is more to the point—he is going to LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. NUMBER 12 E. BROWN AT THE LILLY AT KEYSTONE on, Moss Meadows, A. C. Smith Chief Mourners. oves Slowly to the ment June 6th. get it. CABBAGE HEADED MEADOWS. The audience was next belabored by the Hon. Moss Meadows, the fossilized, back-number politician, who claims to conduct a "farm" over at Princeton at present. When he gets warmed up in his speech he resembles a cross between a wind-mill and a porpoise. Napoleon said that God was always on the side of the heaviest battalions. It is said by those who know him best that Meadows is always on the side that has the greatest number of dollars. He takes himself very seriously. Politics with him is a business—not a principle. His policy is destructive not constructive. Since he can't hold an office himself in Mercer county he doesn't wish to see the Negro anywhere else in the state holding an office. He is especially bitter against Howard Harper, who is a candidate for the House of Delegates, and who has done more for the Republican party in this county than any other man white or black. This fellow can't discuss the issues—the men and the measures before the public. His is a campaign of personalities, vituperation, vilification and abuse. His political boss has always played one Negro against the other. The truth is that his boss does not believe in Negro representation. This is why he has entered so many Negroes in the race for the House of Delegates. He hopes by so doing to so split the Negro vote as to defeat ALL the Negro candidates. What does the public think of a Negro who is so psyllanimous as to allow himself to be used as a tool? This was the method used to defeat John Mitchell for the Board of Alderman in Richmond, Va. The same trick lost the colored people in Fayette county their representation in the legislature. Tom Sweeney was pitted against Jim Ellis and all the Negroes in the state lost. Black man! you are on trial today. The eyes of the world are upon you. Don't let neither bribes nor threats lure you from your inviolable duty to yourselves, your families, your country and your God. On the 6th day of June let every Negro who loves his race and who respects his mother, cast his ballot for Hon. E. H. Harper for the House of Delegates and for the entire Robinson-Hite ticket from governor down to the smallest district officer. LILLY HEADQUARTERS OUT OF BUSINESS Fail to Pay Debts--Goods and Chattles Seized For Rent. Bluefield, W. Va., May 23.--Notwithstanding the fact that it is current report that the Lilly people are flushed with campaign funds, the headquarters at this place was closed and the desk, typewriter and other equipment was seized a few days ago by Mr. C. W. Price, proprietor of the Imperial Hotel, for rent. This headquarters was rented and opened at the beginning of the campaign by J. Moss Mesdows, of Princeton, who has been campaigning in McDowell county, and Junious Chandler was put in charge as secretary. To a representative of The McDowell Times who called upon him to know why the Lilly headquarters in Bluefield was closed, Mr. Chandler stated that "I am bitterly opposed to the crooked management and non-payment of honest debts to honest people and I decided to go no further because of the hopelessness of the cause. I can neither pay the rent for the office nor my board and I am through." This is the second Lilly headquarters to close, the colored office in Charleston was closed soon after the convention held in that city because it was swamped with debts and Ralph W. White, the manager could not be found and there was no money with which to pay. Dr. R. H. McKoy, President of the Golden Rule Beneficial and Endowment Association, was in the city a few days ago. The doctor says they are expecting a big time at Prentice Man Sub. on She McDowell Cimes. aa =) WAtOWAL meshes Hanes ASSOCIATION GE MTRER THAN SEER TO BE WHITTICO & HILL vuntamans 2 euoracssens, ‘M.T. WHITTIOO, Editor. T. EDWARD HILL, Business Mgr. Articles o wore than ten lines will be eharged 10 cents per iine. Publisnea every Friday in the interest png ad Race---Hie Civil and Po ‘ttbeal SUBSORIPLION KATES. One year in advance. ..... «++.81.50 Bix months in advance. eeecces 6B ‘Three months in advance.......... .45 (One month m advance ...... - ADVERTISING RATES FUKNISHED UPON REQUEST al ‘Special rates to churches, schools and colleges. ee Sabecribers <. their Post Offic dram moet not the patiters oF ae sacrpin honed jan cos came as if rot ecng Entered as Second Class Matter March: 22, 1904, at the Post Office at Keystone, W. Va., under act of Congress, Mareh 3, 1879. FRIDAY MAY 2, 1916 PRIMARY CALENDAR. April 3—Bewiatrarsfbegin} work May liand 2 -Registrary; wit in their Precincts to complete registration. May 9 Poll cerks ant ‘commissioners named by county committee subject to approval of county cour. 22—Primary ballot commissioners Prepare sample ballot from certiticates vegg te county clerk by sceretary of state May 23—Call for primary im pit 2 Ballo delivered to pecinet "Sone 6--Primary'election. Jane ¥—County court site a a can- vousing board. ———$—— MBE LILLY, THE SELF-CONFESSED “GAM- BLER CANNOT BE GOVERNOR _*en days more and the voters Will definitely make known their wishes with their ballots at the polls. Ter days more and thc soverign voters who think too mnuch of themselves, their homes and theircountry to turn the state of West Virginia over into the hands of gamblers, specu- lators and plunderers will go to the polls early and stay there Jate and with that unpurchasable ballot with its blood-stained sacredness wil! vote for the nom ination of Judge Ira E. Robinson against “coupon’’ Ave Lilly for governor of this state. The yo ters today, however ignorant or corrupt they may be themselves, want good men in office; they want men in office whose busi- eas integrity is above reproact: and rot “gamblers.” No man, who is self-admitedly convicted tthe bar of public opinion o: malfeasance in office and whc stands condemned of nigh tres- Son against his constituents as does Attorney General Lilly, has ‘any right to be honored with the governorship of this state. The Great people, before whom Ab« Lilly took an oath to do right and to honorably discharge the du- ties of bis high office with credit dignity and honor, are now stanc fog firm with frowns of virdic- itive condemnation against At. Lilly for his shameful conduc im violation of his oath, his ma Helous insult tos decent publi ‘fand for the blacken reproach he has brought upon the fair nam of West Virginia by taking wha behbimecif called a “gambler' chance” at fleecing the innocen People of their hard carne Money decreed to be theira b; the highest court in the land Abe Lilly's seif-confession o having trafficked in the purchas ing of C. & 0. coupons at les: _ than balf their face value of th People’s money whom he repre ‘Seated gives added proof of bi _ Mlaqualidcation to be governor o West Virginia. That keen sens Of pride thet characterizes an: typifies the leading jawmakers “Was leading voters and the mos Citizens, is too exalte 0 sacred to stand for piac- ‘8 man at the head of the af @f this state who says him that be took s gambler’ im askin game Propo fer his own persons! bene was s “gambier’ ‘ime game at dice wher: was a “7” and no wa; “erep-”” The peopl 1 to bold ost & geile by his Seeeee of belhg & “gambler” to be placed at the head of the affairs of this state. Many prominent white men, who before this ex.osure of Lilly, were speaking for him, are now swearing vengeance against him. They are saying they had no idea thatthe man was guiltyof malfeasance in office, such as his own admission declares him to be. EX4MAYOR HALE A STRONG CANDIDATE Hon C. C. Hale, who has been in the city of Keystone for the Past sixteen years or more, and who has deen connected with the aifirs of the city for about four- ten years in an official way, an nounces himself asa candidate for member of the H -use of Del ‘ales to represent the people of this (McDowell) county in the next West Virginia legislature. Iv is fair to say Mr. Bale, per haps as no other one man, has claims on the voters ot McDowell county for manifested friend- ship, personal favors and for open hearted generosity saffici ently soto entitle him to the favorable consideration at the pulls that would result in making him feel glad when the counts have been made. He isa sub- stantial stockholder ir many of the churches of this county by way of liberal donations. And many of the poor creatures who are walking around think of him and speak of him asa man who has merited their contidence, that in him is 9 heart that beets warm for the distressed and needy. He additionally has th- honor of having shown no dis- position to see nor stand for any class legislation. He promises, { nominated and elected, to give every man & square deal. ADMINISTRATION WON. ‘A MINER'S ARGUMENT We are told the following inci- dent happened at Elkhorn ina large meeting of miners this week. There were two speakers, one of them being a speli-binder. Mr. Nick Franklin called the feeting to order, and among other things said: “You miners cught to yote for Mr. Lilly. The present administration bas taxed ‘the operatars so much that it has made it almost impussible for vhem to exist.” - The men listened silently, at- tentively and long until the pati ence of a certain miner was ex hausted who arose, uncovered, and out of the depth of reflection, seer like, he wanted to ask some questions. Instead, he made the following argument: Said he, “Mr. Franklin, you see that ‘suit you have on, those shoes, we miners have to pay for that. We have to pay the taxes. We miners have no job. Digging coal is no job; we can labor anywhere. You all need us just as bad as we need you, “Mr. Franklin, you said the administration has taxed the operators, that is true in a sense. We dig the coal and outof our hard lavor the taxes are paid ‘The odministration has come be ‘tween and has acted asa friend incourt It hasbeen grateful in that it has protected us and ir Protecting us the administration S performing the highest dats of the state. “Now Mr. Franklin, if we po clothes on your back, shoes or your feet and the administratior says it will protect us and ou: family while we work in the Irs: oflifeand finb, how can yor square this when you ask us u vote for Mr. Lilly? In fact, te do 80 would show ignorance anc ingratitede ” Mr-. Viola Streets, of Olmetens, ie vie iting her daughter, Mrs. Kmina kvane. Mre, Mane Thornbill iw still itt We are having some tine weather here Mr. G. KE. Webster and hie dangliter Miss Mary, were visiting relatives and friend: at Princeton Seturday and Son. day. This jlace ia very mach improved now. Rev. 8. J, Bilis, of Enonville, Va, in company with Rev. R. H. MeKoy called st the Times office Saturday. Mime ©. L. Simkford expects to sttena Wilberforce Us the coming fa!1. She leaves here rentom, Ohio, and will rede the commer st 1923 So. 4b Sa. LOCALS Mr. Edd Tyree, avery ener- getic business man of Bluefield, has recently purchased himeel! & fine Overland car. He also bas & tirst class pool room and soda fountain at which he is prepared \o accommodate the public. Mrs. Sarah C. Clark, who has been atthe old homestead in Henry county, Va., spent several days in Chartham with the peo- vleofher husband and where she adjusted sume domestic matters at her new home. She wlso visited at New Alexander. Pa, where she spent several ‘lays with some friends, thence © Pittsburgh where she was jnned by her sister, Miss Geor zia A. Whittico who is also vis- ting friends and former school nates. They both will leave there this week for Toronto. Canada, where Mrs. Clark will jin ber husband with whom they hope to spend the summer in their new home tHere. Messrs. A. L. Calhoun and W. L. Jones, two successful busi- ness men of this city, left Tors lay night for Charleston where they will witness the closing ex rrcises.of the Weat Virginia Col- egiate Institate and where their son and daughter will graduate. Mesdame W. A. Simpson and ida E. Whittico left last Friday night for Charleston to attend the closing exercises of the W. V.C. I, Mrs. Simoson’s daugh er graduates. Mesdame S. B. Moon and Jas. Brown of Wiicoe were in the sity visiting their sister, Mrs. | E i. Rann, last week. Raleigh County News ‘The reporter spent a week in Mercer and MeDowell and reports that the two candidates for governor are making it hot for each other in McDowell county. ‘Tuesday, we were in company with Sq. Win. Saddler who isa very warm «ap. porter of Judge Robinson, and just after leaving him we got in company with Hon. H. J. Capehart who is one of Mr. Lilly's sapporters. He entertained us at dinner in the beautifal dining room of the Biamark Cafe. We had everything that heart could wish placed on the table before us, and indeed! we did justice to the same, for we had not wen a dinner like that since the Nexto Bar Asocieti m held ite meeting in Charletton last Sep- tember. We made a general survey of the po- Jitieal situation in that part of the State ‘and came to the corfelusion that this is ‘one of the hotest contests thot has ever come off in West Virginia for any politi- cal office, and that the people will get the benefit of the heated promines, for fellow, if electest, will be afraid not to beep bis political promines, We were very much amused to se our Young friend, ©. H. Riley, #0 inspires over a little Justice of the Peace case It seems that D. Robert Tomlinson and Mr Kiley, both young lawyers living. at Northfork, had met before on a Justice of the Peace case and that Mr. Riley de- manded a jary to try bis client and that Mr. Tomlinson objected, to which ob- Jection the Justice agreed and proceeded to find the prsoner guilty. Now it is up to Mr. Kiley to have the higher court reverse the Justice and to that end be is Jooking, bat the fanny par® ot the whole Aifair thew xenticwen are «tthe wae nativity and it ie noe than hard for thew Ww et seenimtomed ter the way of doing things in Amerien There wae a gremt ooitien! rally a Rateieh on lant Fray nicht. The | Keleich Mining Lemene adjvurnet ite bawiness meeting ty allow tee julitical syrakers and vilice mvkere to have a nmeting. Lawwr T. . Nutter, th Grand 4 xaited Koler of Bike, wae inteo dacet by Lawyer Win. Denny, asd he spoke in no aneertain tone im faves ot bie chiel, Hon. J. Sherman Daret, tos fe-clection 30 anditorship. Mr. Brows W. Vayne represented Hon. A. A. Lilly, and said im part: AA. Lally hae bows a great frend to the colored man, He has had a black roan in bie office im the Pereon of Hon. Kalph Wo Wh te eve singe b. took the oth ut offier.”” Some [Ore imputed that ptatenent, and now We ack the Tes tw tell oe if Ralph White det net gto Ohio and stay see. eral months after the election and then came back and 100k hie prevent position in the Attoruey Gemeral’s offive? Mr. Dan ¥. Workman, whe ie ereking nom- ination to the cilice of County Commia sh per, spoke and ammured the thet boys that he was with them im ail that i food for the race. Mr.J P. White, the Saperinteadent of Raleigh Coal and Coke Company, declared thet he did mot know Jadge Rovinson, thas be bad heard thet be is a good mam, but that if nom- inated thet West Virginia will have s democratic governor next time. We sek ‘why? Are Mr. White and other cosl comrstcre o._ Mtlny Lilly going to eup- ‘vort the ne pecoeratic nonwinee in cam Jodge ie nominated” _ Rev. J. T. Thompson, of Pax, ie hold- ing a revival for Rev Wim. Muse who i the live end wide awake young man pee toring at Mallens. We hear that Rev. Muse is doing @ great work in the new coaltields. Mra. H. L. Olgesbyf one of the teach- es of Hilltop, passed through last Thure- day, enroute home after having sttenled the commencement exercises of Chrie- tianebarg Institute. She reports that they raised over filty-three thousand dol- are for that institution last year. Mr. and Mra. Moses Bradiey, of Ee- cles. attended the commencement exer Cimes at the Obristiansbarg Institute and re visiting friends im Virginia. A Robinson-Hite and Long Cinb is be- ing organized at Eccles and it promises t make things hot in old Kaleigh a» they are in McDowell, The temporary organization has done much good work im the last week. There was a big mas meeting at Siab- fork last Saturday might and the «peak- ere were many ard had wuch to say about the election. A good position as band leader may be secured by applying to Wu. F. Denny, Weekly, W. Va. The Stanley MeNorton Smart Set Com- pany ie playing in the coaltields and ix making a great hit. They played at Ke- cles last Friday and Saturday and wai co up the Gulf and make it to Beckley and play at the Oarter Opera House next Friday and Saturday aight». This show hae some real good actors and should be neouraged. Dr. H. ©. dargrove is making some race for the Board of Education, and we reieve he will be nominated by a big majority. All persons in Raleigh wishing to read An up-to-date, live newspaper shoukd write or see Wm. F. Denny, of Beck ley, und the Times will be im your next mail. EDITOR'S NOPE:-Hon. RW. White was appointed to a position in the Attorney's General's office by Mr. Lilly in January, 1915. He hae done very lit- le work, if any, for the state since his ‘ppointment The work of Mr. Kalph W. White hae been to onzanize the ‘ampaiga, amemble date ant plan the ampaign of Mr. Lilly fur the Repu bii- 40 Nomination for Governor. | MARTINSVILLE Last winter the lugrippe was the topic, ancl this spring it is the measles Last winter Dr. Baldwin could not cata hot meal ax he had to keep close lookout after his patients, This spring be can’t get « fall night's rem tor being disturbed by the ringing of his phone, calling him from door to door ts the bed side of measle caver. The town would feel at « lost without Dr. Baldwin, Some time he is motoring and sometime he 1s driving hin horse. Last Thursday afternoon, death claim ed Mr. O. Prunty and carried him to a World beyond. He was a member of the High Steet Baptist ebarch and wae a deacon. His funeral was beld Saturday at the charch, Rev. J. Harris officiating. He was married thee times. Hin first wife was Miss Anna Bennett, a sister ws Mr. Preston Bennett. iin weond wife as Mise Anna Flood, « sister to Mr. 1. F. Flood. He leaves a wile who was Mim Helen Woods, «son, = sinter anc four brothers to mourn their lost. In ferment in the pew ceuetery Mr. Semuel Hairston, a yonog man who ae shot in West Virginia, was be aght home by his sister, Mra. Malis. sa Hairston. He leaves two sisters, one brother and a host of friends to mourn their lost. He was buried in the family graveyard. Undertaker, Kev. GP. Watkins, had charge of the body. Mrs. Cora Shelton and slaughter, Mies Hatwe Gravely, of Columbus, Ohio, Mopped over with Mre. Pomp Pramty en- route to Mountain Valiey where they expect to vinit relatives are! friends, Mra. West, of Danville, in the guest of Dr and Mrs. Baldwin, Mre. Kettie Gravely, one of oldest col- cored ladi-# of this vicinity, i visiting ber daughter, Mire, Charity Hairston, in Koanoke. Mises P. Spencer and Naanie Watts have gone to Indianapolis, indiana, to spend the camier, ‘The two Mrs. Motley», a indy: triend and a gentlemad motored from Danville to Martinsville Sanday and wee the soeat of Dr. ane Mrs Eaidwin, 1. We Wille Hoyle mate the little irks happy lant Friday aft-ruoon, Lite Kemet Law toad a birthday Son. day afternoon and tad «ain little crowd of young folks that spent « pleneant tines playing and simging She served her guest lemonade, peanute, cake and candy Lactiew Aid of the Huth Street HBaptiat church met at she nome of Mem. Le. F. Fiod, ‘Thome present were Mesdames Kitty Belcher, Helle Hairston, Linrie and Maggie Couper, Miewuri Barges, 1. Kate Harper, Vinnie Law, Mary Holley, Lacy A. Dillan, S.A. Trotter, Premdent. Alter the routine business, Mrs. Flood the ladies camly, pine apple, jelly, ice cream and cake. The firet Marathon runner was cheek- el out of the Western Unton office at 11:30 a.m. The ninth and last ranner reached the grand stand fifteen minutes later. Ernest Howard wae awarded se the best a!! around sthiete s pair of base ball shoes by 4. Aaron Shoe House. | Wanted Ab Once! FIVE PER GENT INCREASE IN WAGES EFFECTIVE MAY 8, 1916 U.S. GOAL & COKE. COMPANY Glande Sargeant, winning pitcher, tennis shoes by B. . Hall Shoe Go. Willie Meade, runner, ALS Peal bronze medal, shirt and socks by Samu I Turks Company. James Few, second all arwand, straw hat by Lilly Clothing Go, Mint Clara Barksdale, sprinting, $2.50 im gold by B.S. lott. Mera. LC. Benson volanteend to oe licit some prizes for Fieid Day and we. cured all of the above prizes kivdly giv- en by the down town businew houses, besides cash frown F. M. Udy Go., Hons. ker Co., Daily Telegraph. There were 20 « ther solicitors, The gate official, Mr. WL. Ody. re €ived $26 25, one fourth ot the gate re- ceipte. The Boys Club will be able 10 Pay all expenses incurred in the first Fear's activities. The boys feet expecially gratefal to the Times for mention. Hon. J. 1. Hill wes a visitor and was awarded « badge “Guest of Honor.”” —_ Service is what we give. annette The following candidates have an- nounced in the Times for ‘the sev- eral offices as their names appear be- low. By looking down this column the reader can see at a glance whe the candidates are and not stand any chance of overlooking any. ee. For U. 8. Senator: HON. W. F. HITE “9 EXGOV. A.B. WHITE gf g HOWARD SUTHERLAND. Ls. For Governor: ‘ JUDGE IRA E. ROBINSON ATTY. GEN. ALA. LILLY * ee Fer Congress: HON. EDWARD COOPER es For Attersey General: JUDGE JOHN E. WHITTEN Of Mason County. [> E. G. RIDER 7 Of Braxton County. § - SENATOR ET. : OF Legen County. . & a For Sveretary of State: HOUSTON G. YOUNG —— For State Treasurer: RUTHERFORD M. KITTLE _ Of Barbour County. A W. S. (Pistol Bill) JOHNSON Of Fayette County. —_— For State Senator: JOSEPH M. CROCKETT Of McDowell County. —______ For House of Delegates: J. BUELL SWOPE HOWARD HARPER HARRY J. CAPEHART. —$—— For Sheriff: DR. S. A. DANIEL C. E. HARMAN ‘ ——————__________ For Assessor : W. CASSIUS COOK ’ W. J. HATFIELD —<—<$<$<$<_____ For Prosecuting Attorney: F. C. COOK G. L. COUNTS —<——___._____ For Commissioner County Court: HOWARD N. EAVENSON J. A. HUDDLESON. _ For Justice of the Peace: (Brown's Creek District) J. A. BARRETT ‘ J. W. EDWARDS | A.C HUFFORD . } F. E. MORGAN 4 SAMUEL CRIDER i F. M. STEWART —_—_— (Northfork District) S.C. STEWART \ WILLIAM M. HOWARD |, P. ©. PETERS w . W. DONNALY LL (Elkhorn District) FLOYD ROSS % ee (Adkin Distriet) C. C. FROE —_—_—_—_—_—_—— For State Superintendent of Free M. P. SHA’ ” = wv. bt For Constable: c (Brown's Creek District) ‘j, W. C. MITCHELL 3 HENRY RICHARDS _—_——— (Adkin District) : J. E. WHITTLE ——<—<——____ (Big Creek District) SPENCER MORRISON —<—<—<—<—<____. Elkhorn District) CAL HAYNES ——__ (Northfork District) R. B. PRICE | GW. REED ee ———— For District Committee: (Brown's Creek Distriet) T. EDWARD HILL | STANLEY E. NEASE —<———__.___ (Elkhora District) A. H, BROWN W. M. MILLER i a For Beard of Réaestien : (Nerthfork Distriet) J. W. CROCKETT 4 H. R. SPIOER. —_____ (Elkhorn Distetet) THOMAS CURRY For the House of Delogutes — To the Republican Voters of MeDoweil A creat many of the Republicans of Se ard oe tbo e nat ticket ss mecaber of the Hota nee rue. These requests hove been made to me Lia eaten ke ae a os fegtie See Sao oo ‘coqualited weviss ta = 3% ie Kepenne, W. Va.” , , ord Weldeon ansoaseny has oma ope nas pest ha at Ld P. In announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State, Mr. Henning said: "My campaign for the nomination will be made solely on the basis of my individual availability and without relation to the fortunes of any other candidate or combination of candidates. All Republicans look alike to me. I know no factions in the Republican party, and my campaign in the primary will be conducted with a view to mastering the full party strength for all the party candidates in the general election, whoever those candidates may be." 1920 Hor. Chas. H. Henning, of Charleston, who has been prominently mentioned as a candidate for the republican nomination for Secretary of State, has announced his candidacy. Although now a resident of Kanawha county, Mr. Henning is a native of Ohio county, having been born in Wheeling, January 3rd 1874. He attended the Wheeling public schools until ten years of age when he went to work for the Western Union Telegraph Company as a messenger boy. Afterwards he entered the employ of P. Bachmann's Sons Co. wholesale commission firm of Wheeling, and remained there until 1895. In January of that year he was elected clerk of the First Branch of the City Council of Wheeling which position he held until November 1896, when he was elected clerk of the circuit court of Ohio county. He held this office twelve years, having been re-elected in 1902. For the past two years Mr. Henning has been connected with the state administration at Charleston, in the claims department of the Workmen's Compensation, from which position he has now resigned in order to devote his entire time to the affairs of his car dilapiday. Mr. Henning always has been an en- thusianic worker for the success of the Republican party, as friends of his in every county of the state are willing to tea try. For more than twenty years he has been assistant sergeant at arms of the Republican National Committee, under Col. William F. Stone, of Baltimore. Col. Stone and Charley are the only two remaining attaches of that important committee who received their appointment through the late Mark Hanna. Mr. Henning is prominent in fraternal circles. He is a member of Wheeling Lodge No. 28 B P. O. Elke, of Wheeling; Black Prince No. 19, K. of P. Wheeling; Shiraz Temple No. 29 D. O. K. K. of Charleston, and Kanawha Lodge No. 1444, Loyal Order of Moose, of Charleston. Of the latter order he is district deputy supreme distigator of West Virginia, having jurisdiction next to the supreme dictator over all Moose lodges in this state. He is also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Charleston. In 1895 Mr. Henning was married to Sophia, daughter of Mr. Miua and the late August Wiedebuch, Sr. To them was born a daughter, Miss Margaret, who is a student of instrumental and vocal music in Wheeling. THE NEW YORK TIMES General has met with a public favor or than has that of Birk Smith Stathar- r, of Wisconsin. From every part of the state the newspapers have received his candid died with much acclaim, and this must have been but the result of the approv- of the people. Despite the tendency of center attention on the contents for the combinations for Governor and for United State Secretary, there has been much public publicity concerning the Stathar's candidacy, and publicity; as every newspaper mark- knows, grows out of the things that are doing; it reflects public public sentiment just as surely as it helps to mold Mr. Stather was born at Middlebourne, Tyter County, July 13, 1884. When he was very young his parents moved to Wheeling, where he lived until 1887, when he moved to Weston, where he has since had his home. He graduated from the Weston High School in 1901. In the following year he went direct to the West Virginia University, and was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1906. A year later he completed the course in law at the same institution, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1907, and immediately commenced his work with him. No sounder argument can be made in favor of the nomination of a candidate than that which is based on the united support of his fellow partisans in the territory from which he comes, for that testifies both to the worthiness of the man, and of the desirability of the community which stands unitedly together for the common cause of his candidacy, thus exemplifying the truest type of party loyalty and efficiency, and assuring the most hopeful character of support to the party as a whele. It is, therefore, proper to add to the claim of the worthiness of the candidate, the further fact that the community whence he comes is likewise worthy, for behind him are his people in an unbroken body, from whose united columns no undible objection or given In College and University. In these schools this farmer has developed the thirst for knowledge which demanded and obtained for him the satisfaction of a university training at Ohio Wesleyan and West Virginia University. Like many another American boy who has "made good" in life, Mr. Yoot was constrained to find the ways and means for the financing of his own educational career, and between leaving the farm and taking his course in law at the state university, he found time for a six years successful business career as a merchant. Mayer of Mie House Town. Mr. Yost's public service in a political way began at the age of 23 with his election as mayor of the town of Parvair in his home county. Since 1804 he has been a resident of Morgantown and a member of the Morgantown State County Bar and he has twice represented the people of that county in the legislature of the state. Legislative Service: In Charleston, during the legislative session of 1800, and later, in the session of 1818, Mr. Yost took a prominent part in the framing and championing of a number of constructive and progressive measures of the utmost importance, evincing in this work the qualifications that go with a high order of stafemanship. He proved to be alert and resourceful as a parliamentarian on the floor of the house and an indigentable worker on the bills in which he was interested in their committee stage of development. The prohibition law for which Mr. Yost stood sponsor in the session of 1913 has now met the test of actual enforcement, and it is not too much to say that West Virginia today stands at the head of the growing list of states in which prohibition has been made to prohibit. The Yost bill was an attempt to put into definite legislative form the unmistakable mandate of the people of West Virginia attested in the election of 1912 by their vote on the adoption of the prohibition amendment. But Mr. Yost is very far from being a "reformer" of the one-idea type. The Yost bill is not the only measure of great political and social interest in the shaping of which the subject of this sketch has had a hand during his two terms of legislative service. He worked hard for the enactment of the public service commission law, the workmen's compensation act, the hydro-electric law a jungle court bill, a state-wide primary law and other measures promised in the platform of the Republican party. Baldwin AMONG people who love good music, who have a cultivated knowledge of it, the BALDWIN PIANO is recognized everywhere as the best. In such an atmosphere it is happily at home and with every day endures itself more and more to its owners. The same is true of the "Baldwin Manualo" the successful unification of the most artistic piano with the most scientific player action made in the world. There is absolutely nothing better, nothing more perfect on the market, neither as a piano nor as a player piano. Contemplating the purchase of either a piano or a player piano, you should not fail to examine these instruments. Prices and terms will suit you. SOLD BY G. W. MOONEY Well Qualified for Office. In his business professional and domestic life Mr. Yost's career has been one of unquestioned integrity and ability to the highest ideals of good citizenship. He has been successful in business and in his professional work. He is a member and official of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Mergentown. He is a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M.; I. O. O. F.; K. of P. and Masonic Orders. In every respect Mr. Yost is admirably qualified to perform the duties of the office of state treasurer to which he aspires. Of a ragged and stooping hopesty, acerupolously conscientious in the discharge of every duty, wipe in a business way as the result of training and experience, prompt, efficient and agreeable in his relations with others, diligent and systematic in the performance of every task that comes to his hand, he is adaptomally well fitted by training and temperament to undertake the duties of the treasurership. As a Republican. From the beginning of his political career Mr. Yeard has been a firm believer in the principles of the Republican party, and he has loyalty championed those principles in more than one campaign. He recognizes the function of the party organization in the American system of government. The party will make no mistake if it places the name of Bill A. Yeard on the Republican ticket as candidate for state treasurer in this presidential year of 1916.