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MWEOBl MR, SCOTT
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Wesf Virginia Senator Discusses
Political Conditions.
IT IS TOO SOON TO ANALYZE
But He Cannot Detect Any Reason For
Democratic Hope—Rpubhcans Wilt
Win With Ease.
Senator Scott cannot see any reason
able hojx* on the part of the democrats
for a victorious campaign either in
his own state of West \ irginia or in
tiie country at large.
“In the first place, the camjiaign has
not jet progressed far enough to allow
anv acnr.ite analysis of the situation
that- will be presented to ns next No
vember when the voters go to the
noils,’- he said Saturday, when eoea
by » newspaper man a short] time
after he reached Washington from New
York, where lie has hein busily en
gaged with the work of the speakers'
bureau of the national repotlicau
committee.
“But I cannot see aDV possible
foundation for any hope on the part of
the democrats that they can win in
this election. Take West Virginia, for
instance, with 'its record of a ma
jority for McKinley of over 21,000.
With conditions in that state prosper
ous aud with republican principles
favoring the further developem«nt of
the state and a continuation of pros
perity how can any one have a reason
able expectation, that the people will;
at this time torn to another party' that j
has nothing to hold ont to them?
“The entire contention is unreason- ;
able. It cannot appeal to the com
mon judgement of any one, and to
those who know West Virginia and
the nature of its development to the
policies of the republican party the
suggestion is not tcDable.
DEMOCRATIC BOSSES.
“Then, too, take the country at
large. Tiie democrats cannot hope to
get hack that support they lost in 1896
and 1900, which is generally referred
to as the gold element. It may be that
a'few of the older men who voted for
McKinlev and'who had b°en life-long
democrats will next November return
to the democratic fold aud voto tor
Parker and Davis. Bat that class
forms a vetV small part of the body of
men who were lost to that party.
There were thousands of young men
in 1896 and again in 1900 whose associ
ations would under ordinary con
ditions have made them democratic,
but who under the conditions that
were forced on the party by Mr. Bryan
gave their votes to McKinley.
“That class of young votes to a
verv large extent will remain with the
republican partv. They have been as
sociated with republicans in the early
years of their political activity and
they will fiud uo reason sufficient to
caase them to leave those associations.
They are naturally republicans so far
as their business interests* are con
cerned. They are for sound business
priucipleB in the adminstration of the
government. Tbev will remain in the
party.
REPUBLICAN GAINS.
‘“The fact is the gold democrats
will largely remain in the republican
party just as- the greenbackers became
republicans after the greenback party
broke up.
“So far as New York state is con
cerned I can see no reason-for demo
cratic hope there. When the campaign
has gone along a little farther it will
be possible to point out definitely con
ditions that will indicate how the
voters of the state are leaning, bnt at
this time matters are not sufficiently
crystalized to give a reliable forecast."
Senator Scott is in charge of the
speakers’ bureau of the national com
mittee and in performing that work
he has for a long time been closely
confined to his desk in New York.
Mr. Scctt has completed information
of the conditions that exist all over
the country and knows inst where
effective work c»n be done by the
large number of speakers who are at
the command of the committee. In
1896 and 1900 tie gained an intimate
knowledge of eve y section of the
cooutry, ana that knowledge is now
being out to good use in ttie assign
ment of speakers.
He is pursuing the work of the speak
ers’ bureau with a great deal of en
ergy. He is now feeling quite well,
although he has recently been ill at
times. Ho will ritaru to New York
in m day or twc.
WILL OF JAMES C. WKITALL.
The will of the late James C. West
all lias been recorded at the county
clerk’s office. He leaves all of his
personal pronertv and real estate to his
wife. Mary R Westall, and appoints
her his executrix
ICUOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 6.
There will be no meeting of the
board of education tonight on account
of the other public meetings. The
next meeting will be od August 29.
The schools will open on Tuesday.
September «.
EVANS WON OVER SNYDER.
FOKMKK nt\OH li jroaiSA I'KO
rOH Jt’STICB OF TUB PBACK.
Former Follcemnn MfBft rml Jolniion
Were Knutd for ComUbln-Con
vention Lrrgelf Attended.
The republicans of this citv held a
largely-attended mass convention in
Circuit coart room Monday night for
the'purpose of nominating two candi
dates for justice of the peace and two
candidates for constable, and before
tlio convention adjourned there were
some surprises uncovered. Both Jus
tice Robetts and Justice Snyder were
candidates for nomination, and it was
about the latter that the fight centered.
All day yesterday the candidates were
actively engaged in pomotiug thfiir
interests, and tors served to tiring out
a large number of the faithful at. 8
o'clock in the evening. Mr. C. M.
Lamar w as selected as chairman of the
convention and Mr. O. P. Light as
secretary.
The first nominations called for were
those or justice of toe peace, and six
names were placed before the meeting.
It was agreed that the'votiug should
be bv ballot, and that two men should
be voted for, the two highest among
the six being declared the nominees.
The candidates werefJustice Roberts,
Justice Snyder, Evans, McQnilken,
Russler, and ex-Offlcer Snvder. It was
prettv generally conceded that Justice
Roberts would be named without
much opposition, and that the tight
for the other place would he between
Justice Suyder and es-Mayor Evans.
Tellers were appointed and the votes
collected and counted, the result being
announced as follows:
Roberts, 237.
Evans, 186.
Justice Suyder, 1:55.
AlcUuilkiu, 81.
W. H. Snyder, 47.
Russler, 80.
The two highest wore declared the
nominees, and there was a demou
sti.ticn when the resold of the ballot
was announced. Friends of Justice
Snyder had been working hard in his
behalf, but there was a stroug feePng
that the place should go to ex-Mayor
Evans, and his friends proved to be
more numerous in the convention.
Nominations were Mien made for
coi utibles. There were but two names
presented—ex-Offlcer George M. John
son and ex-Offloer Oharles.McBoe—and
these were declared the nominee by ac
clamation.
NAMED A COUNTY TICKET.
PMOIMBITUIIMTU IIRI.l) COKVKS*
■•ION IN (.ptlHT IIODSK HATPHOAY.
One Name Siigge»te<l for Knell Place
Several Place* Were Left
Vacant
About 25 members of the prohi
bition party in this couutv met in the
courtroom last Saturday afternoon at 2
o’clock for the purpose of nominating
a county and senatorial ticket. The
meeting was called to order bv Mr. H.
E. Hare, who- read the call. A per
manent organization wa« effected by
the election of Mr. John Bert as chair*
man and Mr. A. H. Stanley as secre
tary. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. J. D. Donovan, pastor
of the United Brethren church.
Nominations were then called for,
and as there was but one name] sug
gested for^each place there was little
time consumed in selecting the tickets.
The following gentlemen were named :
For Sheriff—W. P. Siler, of Toma
hawk.
County Commissioner—C. W. James.
of Jones boring.
Assessors—Fiist district, J. H.
Sheckel; seco»d district, D. B.
Sheckel.
State Senator—W. O. Whisner, of
Berkeley Springs, for the long term.
No nominations was made for state
senator for the short term, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Senator Cornwell. Tne places on
the coauty ticket for prosecuting at
torney and county surveyor aud the
house of delegates were also left va
crant, although no one could say
why.
The convention adopted the plat
form of the prohibition party formu
lated at the national convention at In
dianapolis.
; The whole business occupied but
about a half hour, aud the convention
whs entirely harmonious. Mr. Bert
made the only address of the meeting,
speaking briefly ou the aims of the
partv. _
BOY TERRIBLY BURNED.
Molten Mrtal Strike* Hanker Htll Ud
In Pace.
Stewart Kline, the 9 year old. son
of Mr. H. “B. Kline, the blacksmith
of Bunker Hill, was terribly injured
Mondav morning while watching hif
father make some castings in his shop.
The boy was standing near the place
where bis father was working when
some of the molten metal flew into his
face. It is thought that he will lose
his eyesight, and his sufferings are
almost unbearable.
a iibg mm
! Pretty Double Wedding Solemnized
Thursday at Gerardstown.
MISS CRABB WEDS MR. MILIER
Miss Lena Miller Becomes Bride of Mr.
Edward Faircloth—RecepSon Follows
Tha Ceremonies.
A pretty double wedding was solem
nized Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Miller, near Gerardstown,
when their daughter, Miss l.eua K.
Milltr, became the bride of Mr. Ed
ward Faircloth, of Gerardstown, and
their son, Mr. John W Miller, mar
ried Miss Bertha Crabb, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Crabb of near
Arden.
^Tnere'were a large number of cnests
present at the interesting events, the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Miller bciug
thionged with friends ot the contract
ing parties. Rev. W. H.' Miller, of
Gerardstown, was the officiating
minister, and read the impressive ser
vice in his best manner. The that
ceremony was that in which Mr.
Miller and Miss Crabb were the princi
pals, and the second followed siioitlv
after.
I me Driaesmaias ui ouih won*
Miss Annie Danham, Miss Lillian
Dnuham- Miss Ei/abetti Bowers and
Miss Rebecca Aikeus, who were
prettily gowned in white. The cos
tumes of the brides were of white, and
the scene daring the ceremony was a
petiv and striking one.
Immediately after the ceremonies
there was a shower cf congratulations,
the newly-married couples being sur
rounded by scores of guests, and over
wliemed with good wishes. Though
out the afternoon and evening the
merrymaking continued, the number
of guests at the reception being aug
mented bv rnauy who could not he
present at the weddings.
In the evening a splendid supper was
served, the caterer being Eck Dixon,
who fairlv eclipsed his former culin
ary efforts. Mr. and Mrs. Miller and
Mr. and Mrs. Faircloth will reside
in Berkeley county, where they have
many friends. The couples were the
recipients of many handsome and
valuable presents.
KOONTZ—LAMAR.
A quiet wedding was celebrated at
the Virginia House in Shepherdstow'ii
Wednesday morning, when Mr. T.
Lee Koontz and Mrs. Ella Lamar were
united in marriage by Rev. Josepti'E.
Guy. pastor of the Reformed church.
Owing to a recenijdeath in the family
of the bride, only the near relatives
and friends of the couple attended the
ceremony, which took place in the
prettily decorated parlors of the hotel
Mrs. Ronzer and Miss Bessie Lamar
wrere the attendants. The bride whs
becomingly attired in gown of gray
silk, with hat to match. After the
ceremony Mr. aud Mrs. Kooutz drove
to Shenanadoah Junction, where they
took the train for Mountain Lake
Park. Upon their return to Shep
nerdstowu they will go to hosekeeping
in Mies Ellen Welshans dwelling
house.
Mrs. Kooutz is a former resident of
this oity and will be remeinrbered^by
many friends. Hsr first husband, Mr.
Lamar for a number of years conducted
a livery stable In the rear fof the St.
dlair hotel, now the Berkeley.
COUPLE ELOPED.
Berkeley Springs,*W. Va.. Aug. 20.—
Mr. Oscar Morgret, a popular young
man of this place, and Miss Lola
Hnnter, only ^daughter of Hon. aud
Mrs. Kouamus Huuter,-eloped Thurs
day night to Hagerstown aud were
married. The parents of the bride
were opposed to the wedding on ac
count of the age of the groom, who
is only 19 years old. Miss Lola re
tired to her room about 9:20 o'clock
and packed "her clothes which she
threw out the front window to the
lawn. Then quietly leaving the house
she met Mr. Morgret aud they were
driven to Hancock, where they took
a train for Martiusburg aud thence
to Hagerstown, where they were mar
ried. Tlie groomfsent a telegram yes
terday telling fwhat had occurred.
They will visit the world’s fair at St.
Louis^before ^returning to LBerl: •I»
3prings._
autoclimhs mountain.
Mr. C. L. Lamar, aud sou and
danghter,#Mr. Roscoe and Miss Mary
Lamar, and Mr. Ernest Sencindiver,
ma le a trip to the farm of the Berke
ley Orchard Co., in Back Creek valley
yesterday, going in Mr. Lamar’s
aatomobila by way of the Park's gap
road and returning by Bovd's gap.
Notwithstanding the heavy mountain
grades the trip was made in less than
two hours each way.
to icoucatn: filipino sots.
Five of the lOOfFilipino boys to lie
educated by the war department of the
United States will be placed in the
Allegany County High school, at Cum
berland. the school having been one of
those selected by the department.
SHOUTS FOR REFORM |i
CAMPAIGN CURBSTONE ORATOR
ALREADY AT WORK.
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He Is a Man with a Grievance and an ,;
Elaborate Plan to Right All the
Wrongs of the Human
Family.
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CMe&goi Special*
The curbstone orator nas beaten the j i
sational committees to it. Whlie the j
great party managers are only outlin- i :
.ng their plans to carry the light to the ! j
tars and eyes of the voters, he is ex- j J
boning at the street corner in the j ;
interest of a minor party. He is ear- j
lier than usual this year, but be al- j
ready has found his campaign voice j i
md convincing gestures, and bis argu- j
me tits are fully matured.
He is confining his efforts to the 1
outlying business districts, but It will j
Qot be long before his oratory will flow
rrom the downtown corners.
There is no one to Introduce him at <
the street corner. He simply takes
off his hat. casts dignified glances
about him, runs his fingers slowly
through his hair, and accosts the first
man that comes along. The Chicago
Journal thus describes his way:
“My friend," he* begins, his hand
upon the man’s shoulder, “have you
given the momentous questions that
confront our country any thought?
“An» you going to vote for them
thieves and cutthroats that’s been bold
ing us down all these years? Are you
going to murder your wife and chll
(Iren? Are you going to wear the
shackles any longer?" His voice
strengthens, and another pedestrian
stops to listen. “And you, my friend,"
continues the orator, addressing the
newcomer, “are you satisfied with this
era of common m.sery, this age Of
slavery?”
*Tve got a good job,” smiles the
newcomer.
"And you are satisfied!" says the
orator, with a sickly smfte. “Satis
fied to have a job! Would you not be
better satisfied to own your own bind- :
ness—to be your own master, and not
tiie white slave that you are?”
His voice is pitched high now, and
In a few minutes there are a dozen
AS SEEN IN CHICAGO.
(Tlio Street Corner Orator and a Few of
His "Audience ”)
men around him. He Is In his glory.
“Why should we not share the for
tunes that nature Intended we should
phare?” shouts the orator, his tremb
ling hand high above his head and
his eyes gleaming fiercely. "Why, 1
ask—why, why, why?”
"Why don't you get a hair cut?” yells
a small boy on the outskirts.
The orator disdains to take notice of
the remark, which causes a general
ripple of laughter.
“Take our commerce, for instance,”
he resumes, after a dignified silence.
“Why does it suffer as it Is suffering?”
"Why, of coyrse, it’s growing right
along,” says The argumentative lis
tener. "The whole world has to come
to our shop now.”
"Is it not so,” goes on the orator,
pointing hls trembling finger at the
one who bad just spoken, "that in
1897 our exports fell $13,687,974 under
—under what they should have been?"
Then he rises to his full height in
triumph. "Don't take my word for It,
my fellow vo*ers, but go to the gov
ernment’s statistics and he convinced.
"Why should we stir ourselves up so
over the money standard and the tar
iff? Why should we worry about the
isthmian canal, which will be con
trolled by the shipbuilding trust? The
trusts must be crushed!”
The orator Is now wrought to the
highest pitch of his earnestness. He
points his Anger at a newsboy and
shouts: "And you, Mr. Voter, you
who have a wife and—"
This is too much for the crowd, and
a roar of laughter drowns the rest of
his sentence.
"Chase home to your wife and kids,”
yells a young man to the newsboy,
"Aw, his trolley’s clean off,” sncars
the "newsy."
"It is not a laughing matter," says
Vhe orator In a calm voice. “It is a
matter of greatest importance—
“I say, what shall become of our
families, our institutions, our very ex
istence If we are to allow them gold
grabbers, them hungry hounds in Wall
street to go on forever and forever!
Thank goodness, we still have free
speech and—” ^
Just then a policeman starts to open
a passage on the sidewalk, and this
causes many of the listeners to go on
their way. A small boy throws a wad
of paper at the speaker, and the polled
man witnesses the act and starts after
the offender. The excitement result
ing from the short chase breaks up the
“meeting,” and the orator, with greater
dignity than ever pelore, puts on hi*
hat and saunters down the street.
Peculiar Japanese Delicacy.
The Japanese consider salted whale
meat a great delicacy.
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We wish to announce to the public generally
». that we have opened a Dry Goods and Notion
ft Store at 242 North Queen street. We earnestly
dJ solicit a share of the patronage of the good eiti
& zens of this town, and it shall he our foremost
desire to treat everybody honestly and courte
■jk ouety.
9 We have an entirely new line of goods,
>> which will be sold as cheap as possible.
Owing to our store fixt ures being delayed
9 we will have no special opening, but will oom
S raence tomorrow, August 23.
J»j We extend a hearty invitation to all to com©
to see us whether you buy or not.
9 Respectfully yours,
^ OGLESBEE & OATES.
s-<afi>VOS>VASr!i i%S£li|i J
ACCIDENT. - 9
The accident which occurred in
our hanking room on Monday, ha*
necessitated some repairs to our
furniture, but we are prepared to
attend to al} business.
Save your money l»v opening an j
account. We have a Special l>c- J
partment for Savings. The New
Hank,
he Bank of Martinsburjj
11-4 N. Quuun St.
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