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| THE CIRCULATION OF THE DAILY LEADER HAS NEARLY DOUBLED WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS |
TUB WEATHER.
Fair tonight and W«4a«4v;!
«»rmur tonight.
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VOL. 3. NO 138
m.UEFILLD. WEST VIRGINIA, Tt'ESDAY AFTERNOO OCTOBER o. 1908
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§ U*l. TMK IjATRST
g .JIUI'HIO NKWH BT
N »»KARST NEWS SKKVICB.
IUCE TWO CENTS
PERSONAL POPULARITY OP THE
CANDIDATE NOT EQUAL TO
DISLIKE OF ELKINS—CAM
PA1GN OPENING A FROST.
It has' come. Not the first frost
Qkf the season, hut the biggest and
cool«Jt. It happened in the classic
precincts and high altitude of Mor
gantown Saturday night, the occa
sion being the fortmal opening of
the campaign in Monontfolia county
the home of Hon. W. E. Glasscock,
the Republican candidate for gover
nor. The meeting had been per
sistently and systametlcally adver
tised for ten (toys. In addition to
the alnkost frantic appeals made to
local pride on account of Glass
cock's residence in Morgantown,
Senator Julius C. Burrows, of Mich
igan; Congressman George C. Stur
gis, and Stuart F. Reed, orators
all, without fear and above re
proach, were given Important dis
play on the posters announcing the
•vent. As an additional attraction
a oomJcert by the University Glee
Club was extensively advertised. Eut
•in spite of these extraordinary ef
forts the people would not come la
satisfying numbers, and those who
came refused <o stay. The f**w who
actually did stay through th“
mournful proceeding refused abso
lutely to enthuse with the spirit
of the occasion, and the meeting
was the moat disappointing in the
whole aeries of frosts which have
marked the efforts of tJhe Republi
cans this year, the Hughes rnest
lngB held in the central and ea%t
ern cities of the statu last week
were no excerption to the contrary.
Tho comBTlied efforts of the glee
elnb, a. ura6b_,band and a ditizens'
committee which ntnove valiantly
failed to muster at any tlmo an
audience of more than ono thous
and men. And these were made up
more largely of University students
and Italian laborers attnldted by
tihe dim of the band und the whimsi
calities of the |glee dub than of res
ident- voters of Morgantown au'i
•Monongalia county'.
Judge Frank Fox presid'd at the
meeting. Glasscock who was the
first speaker, occupied about thir
ty minutes. His talk was confined
to felicitation of the people of Mor
gantown, and <a few disconnected
references to state issues. Sturtfiss
and Heed followed, each* occupying
b«s time than Glasscock. But with
the beginning of the speaking the
crowd" broke, and by the time Sen
ator Burrows rose to speak it*
■nanks had been so thoroughly dec
imat'd that only a few of the Re
publican residents of Morgantown
who Tcunaincd aR a plain matter of
political ant? citizen duty, were
present to hear him. Disgusted
•with thejwhole affair. Burrows, who
usually speaks to thousands, an-i
whose speedhes occupy .from an
hour and a half to two hours, talk
od l'ss than thirty mCnifties, wnen
he clowed hie speech he went to hi*
bedel. The finale of this effort
compare* fa/vorably wiCh what hap
pened at Blueflold, Parkersburg,
Point Pleasant, Charleston and o*Q
er points at which the Reputbl leant!
have attempted to make a cam
paign showing In tlje way of pub
lic meetings.
The public demand* Were.
The bigger value, the big
ger purchases. The fact
that the "Queen Quality”
Shoe holds the world's
record for sales proves that
no other shoe gives such
value. $3, $3.50, $4 a pair.
E. S, PEDIGO
325 327 PRINCETON AVE.1
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Mrs. Donald C. Monroe, formerly Mla.i Laura E. Foster of
Francisco, a newspaper and magazl nu Illustrator, liua Just bees
r od to Mr. Monroe, /i wealthy 'mining broker. .
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I PUItPOaU AND OIUEOr OP DEM
OCIIATIC GOOD GOVERNMENT
C1A1D ORGANIZED IN M’DOW
-EEL COUNTY—FORMER IIP
PUBLICANS ACTIVE IN OR
GANIZATION.
Pursuant to a notice Issued by
tho Hon. George French Strother.
, committeeman for tho Browns
Creek district of McDowell county,
a large and enthusiastic body 01
voters assembled in the court mouse
at Welch on the night o>f October
3rd, 190H. The meeting was called
to order by the committeeman.
Mr. James P. Flanagan was rail
ed to the chair, and In response to
a call of those present d llvered a
speech of several minutes duration
In which ho showed the fallacies of
the Republican platform, and wher
!n tilt* platform of that party fail?
In that which the people most de
sire, and urg nK tho' voters the
greatest importance of casting their
I ballots for the Democratic cacdi
I dates, both national and state. He
Insisted, especially, upon the loyal
i tjr to the state candidates, In order
I that the state of W'e*t Virginia
! should bo preserved In Its govern
BKEMOVT CAFE.
Dally.
Full Course Idnners,
111 to A y m.
BOc.
D. n. MARTIN, Proprietor.
And Manager.
moot atul should L>« c!«**lftM la
the column with Lhasa whoa* high
i«t aim and chief ambition is for
the welfare, honor, sdlf-rw*p*ct sad
decency of their peopl*.
H s remarks touched a w*l«ozn*
»pot in tho hearts of his hearers
and they showed by their generous
appaimo that their sentiment* had
be n expressed, and that they were
detenml'ned to flgh't thl* battle to
the end, relying upon tho aupport
of tl oto w(bo tr«*suro honor too
high for bribe, and thought# of
lion - dearer than parly success.
Following th»*se romarka Mr. W.
W Henrltze was chmen secretary
'■•i ih- club; a finance and publicity
■committee were then selected, and
the speech making was then in or
der.
Mr. Graham Sales ad diseased the
flub in a well chosen little apoweh,
dealing at oome length upon thuue
two vital Issues, t-he panic and the
.Jm Crow car law. Upon closing
he Introduced, through mere pollte
ne. h, a.< 11 o Introduction was neces
sary, the Hon. O^orgo French
Strother, democratic candidate for
the Senate from the Sixth District.
■Pan demo alum reigned as Mr.
Strother’s stalwart and gallant
form appeared upon the scene.
The voire of every democrat pres
ent rang out a welcome for their
champion. Pride for their l<-ader
was visible In ewery face. Pride for
the honor to follow their standard
bearer into the thickest of the fight
aud atrugglo with hlnv In tho de
feme of the people ffgalast their
worst enemy showed on erwry coun
tenance, b'cause they know C*org«
French Strother to he a mas whs
stands for that w»hich la beneficial
and uplifting to Ills fell oar country
men who Ii'dloves that the peopl*
sh uld rule. .Mr. Strother npoka
.or a few moments only, n* bs was
cc i p?r>d to !• hvp on No. 8
Mr. Krawr, candidate for th«
.11. t ce of tbo Ptfl'e f.)r this Dis
trict, closed the speech run slag with
a Short Hjt»> »*h watch vm strong
and forcible, an<i which wae wsll
received by liioee present.
The Clu<b is /partly canpisni of
forn « r It# publbans v. ho hers cast
th< ir bark on the soa of Dsnmsra
cy, 1 1 ovin* thi* not to b* a c-ain
pai«n In which political questions
arat Issue eichislvely, but one In
which bus arisen the quosl m.
♦ hn’l I vole for tbs pr*«srvatlon
of home, fur the decency which my
people Justly deserve, itad for the
honor of family pride to bs upheld
or »ha?l I ignore solf-rasrpo^t and
the n . 1 f t of my tsopla and vots
for that wlvbli is against tbelr pro
to. lion? Th re wore aewral lad! as
present, and a motion passed to the
ef; (t Mvat ladbs be Invited to Jois
tho club. That 1» Iwvnaoe-acy.
The Club me ti every Friday
Big lot sab' at Princeton Thurs
day. October 16th. everybody in
vited.
t monitor pixvkriZ/RI*.
The flour of quabty. (At all stores)
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REPUBLICAN
FOR BRYAN
OHIO WILTi URPIDIATK TAFT
• BNTAntK UK IM>K8 NOT HH1’
* RKSKVT TRUK RKPUBLIOAN
. MM.
Whirling, Oct. «.—.Hon. George
W. Uopf. of OolunuluH, Ohio, ad
droasvd a nvonater meeting at
iWheeliug Lam night. Before the
uneefng he was Interviewed by the
Re-let«T and »uld:
• am occupyfog ft peculiar posi
tion with reai)««d to the two part es
thin year.. 1 hare always b<'«n a K©
ipubflirau, and expect to be again,
'when tiho party returns to lta prin
ciples. I am supporting Mr. Uryau
■not because he la a ‘Democrat, but
because of th" principles he repre
sents.
•'That the American workingman
this year will not vV>te for Taft ‘in
a abatement which can be made
without a cavil or a doubt. 1 do
not alteu.ipt to say how many will
■vote tor Dryao, but ! try to estl
.mat© how many >wtll cut Taft. The
etrUht partisans will vote for Taft,
but the majority of the workingmen
are Indoponde n*. and for their own
Interest* they cannot consistently
support the candidate or platform
of a party which Is so inoculated
iwlth commercial Ism ns that of the
lUepubllcun party.
* **I have prepart'd many bills, at
feeling both the Interests of employ
era and labor, and have In that way
eu brought In cloau touch with
the representatives of both,, but 1
«do not discus** the t|noth ions a* is
sue in rel&t on to trade unionist))
•entirely. Above all the trad* un
ionist la an American citizen, and
la capable of deciding quesMons for
himself.
"In regard to the tariff," ^con
'uod Mr. Dope, ‘the Republican par
ty ban repeatedly premised revision
they promiuo to do so, but they
don'.*, say liow they are going to do
•It. Ijalt year in Ohio, the farmoni
Wot thirty cent* a pound for their
wool. This year they are getting
eighteen cents for It. Hut the coat
of the finished produet Is Just t/h<*
same. Tho reason for tills <a that
thero Is 1/ut one buyer in th Uiv t
•d States to^ay, the American Wool
Counipany- th • ti list..
"With the United .dates .-Steel
Company contrlbuti ig to Taft',
campaign fund, do you suppose that
as a farmer I can expect a reduc
t on in the price of sloe] tools for
the farm? Don’t you think I w II
go on paying tribute to Caruogle
and hie crowd for every keg of nulla
I use, for every reel o' wire fence,
for every steel range for th< kltd#
c*n, and everything dirtily or ind -
rectly produced by the steel trust.
> "What <\o you th nk of the sttu
tlon in Ohio?" Mr. Hope was ask
ed.
"I think Ohio will give Mr Bry
an a big nia>orlty,’ he r i>Ked.
"There is not a Foraker man In
Ohio who -will support Taft and
there are many Foraker men
HITS ELKINS AND SCOT f.
' *"Th« Republicans of Ohio are
unable to understand why 1' h that
■Mr, Tafl and his managers, Inelud
‘i b g the President, should hnlk at
Foraker because he Jma rereived a
few Standard Oil checks, while
there has as yet been no ellmlna
tloa of the Cannons, the ‘8II<k Jim’
Shermans, the Elkinses, the Sootts,
and a score more who are this year
1a tho Republican plunderbund.
"Personally I regard Korak'T as
one of tho aides men In th< R -
publican party, *nd 11>*> best d“bat
ter. He Is probably the only .nan
In the party capable of rn etlng Mr.
Hryan In a debate and you vnay bo
sure that neither Foraker nor any
of bis followers will support Taft.
"It ia berau.w* of *theso thing i
that 1 am this y> ar support ng th
Democratic candidate. They have
■been fostered by the Republican
pafty, and F think that Mr Taft
will bo defeated In Nov< mber, b»‘
cjlum, as I have said, the working
mos will not vote for him "
Mine CPneviove Prince’* elrmlat
lag library crpenel Monday morning
Th# library s located in to l or I
Music Company's store and will be
open every day except Sunday from
10:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. ,n. and
from 4 p. fn to <1:80 The mem!. -
ship fee* are ||,r»0 per year and an
extra charge of five cents will be
mads each time a book is tak* n
from the library. A full line of
th* latewt books will ,b« c instantly
on hand and there Is no doubt that
th* library will be popular.
1 WANTS
COTT ON
1 TRADE
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CHINESE 8TRAMKK8 WOUIiD
WHEAT TllAUE FROM lUVAIi
HINES.
Victoria, U. C. Oct. ti.—A strong
bUl to wrraft the cotton trade from
Trans-Faclflc lines from Fuget
Round and Ra'n Francisco la being
made by the Eng. Hok Tung Steam
ship line, a service operated by
Chinese merchants of Hong Kong,
and Canton and running between
Hong Kong and Sallna Crus.
NORTH UNO SOUTH
IF PRESIDE NT'S RILE AGAINST
POLITICAL ACTIVITY PRVfi.
VAIUt IN NOHTH WHY NOT
HOI’tHi?
Washington, Oct. ft.—Rcprcsen-j
tntive Clark, of Florida, has ad- j
dressed a letter to Fres'detlt Koose
velt directing his attention to the
political activity of bwo federal t»f
flco holder* in Florida. He
“Hon. John W. Cheny, U. R. district
attorney for the southern district of
Florida, is tho Republican homvnoe
for governor or tlirtt state an 1 Hon.
VV. It. O’Neal, postmaster nt Orlan
i do. Florida. is the Republican no;n
| Ineo for tongrras from the second
congressional district of tho state."
FI Mis THAT Ilf-: HAS NOT IlHIC.N
a hkhiiiknt or tiii-: statk
# OF WKSI’ VIltOlftlA HI'FFl*
ITKN'T LKXfjTII OF TIMK TO
IIK KMUIIlLti TO OFF I Cl-:.
Capt. I). H. Harbor, candidate for
the it MiK ■ of delegates haa handed
in hla rengnatlon to the Homo-'
crat e oxe-cutlvo committee of Mer-1
ccr county. He fin da upon exam I -
natlon tlvat hr lias not been a resl
dent of the'Hfate of Werft Virginia
for h Hut fie I ('lit length of “imo to
he eligible for the office. C&pt.
Harger wa« und* r the Impn-imion
that the Taat t me h<- voted In Vlr
, glnla wan fn the year 1906. but
finds that he |« 'Mistaken, and atatesi
that he voted at. the county el-*c
11Ion which wan held on Novenfbir
' ah. 1907.
Following Ih C’apt. Hnrrer"* letter
'to the Democratic oxew'lv % com
mittee.
ro Ih*’ ii rnorra' c. hxecutlye (Inm
mlttre o' Mercer OouHty, W. Va.
! 0< ni loin in:
! find iii>ofi examlnat <>n of the
1 roeor-hi of Motiig mery county,
Va . that f vof-d In fihn xnvllle In
• aid county on November 5th, 1907
and an:, therc'cte. not eligible to
! the Her.Mon of the homtn f>f dele
ft i o' Merc r county, for whleli
office I wan nominated at the Dcm
or rat c county convention, hold at
Princeton on 11,o 27th day of June,
I90H. I wbh wnder th ■ Irnpreaalon
that the larf election a* which F
I voted In Virginia ttook place two
| year* asro tfr * fail. Home time ago
'1r, (). M Marker of Minefield told
Nne that some qu'Mlon had been
rained m to th • eligibility of vny
• « «'. r n to the h*ounn of delegate*
1 l‘a»f Week | vlalte I Montgomery
county and took occasion while
| there to examine the records in or
der to get a certificate from the
clerk of the court of Montgomery
county sijowing the date of th'' last
election held in e*id county. fpon
examination of the records found
that raid election was held last No
vember ,n*7can of Nov mber, 190C,
tCont nutd on pagj four;
SILVER SERVICE
to i»k I’uksi:vri;i> to aicmoi;.
Kl» f'lU'IMKIt COI/OIIAIM)
San Franclueo, Oct. 6. Arrant -
nmnta for tho presnfF.at.lvxi of m
Hil?« r snrvlce, tho *lft of tho people
of tho state of Colorado to tho ir
aiored cruller of than name, and
now in tho Han FranclHco harbor,
hare boon completed. All Colorado
people who may bo In tho city will
bo Invited to ho present at tho pro
ne nt a'. Ion.
nud Mino. Pwllelau. who hare
bivn docoratetl by the KM Sultan,
AJ> Dal llMuld. Mt IVIIelau wmi
formerly French tnlnK*r of marinr
and persistent enemy of the Sultan.
Mo Ih sixty year* old and ono of the
characters In Paris. ills wir<. is 27
and was a knderKarton teacl or un
til she was married.
HIMjKNIMI) MKKTINQ OF OLUB
ia»T NIGHT—PACKED HOVM3
MHTKNKD TO DAVIE AND
DYKNB.
Fur nearly threo hour* last might
live or «lx hundred people, many
<>f thorn ladle*, 1 Intoned to Ho*.
Archibald Davie, of Georgia. aaQ
Hon. George Hyrno, of Charleston.
After the routine o>f buslneee at
i lie chib, Hon. Bernard. MoClaugh*
«*rty Introduced lion. Archibald Da*
rln. of Georgia. Mr. Davla bad Just
arrived on No. 3 after a hard day’s
travel and only a|roko about 4b
tnlnutea. lie made a clear and dig
nified onalywl* af the difference
left worn Iho two groat parties la
thla campaign and hi* epeeeh wee
well received.
W. E. Ho an then Introduced Col.
Ooor/o Byrne, although Col. Byraa
did not need nn Introduction to •
Bluet! old audience. He epote erf
Fol. nyrneta nplendld work at
tho Charleston convention aad
again thanked him on behalf of the
people of Minefield for tho excel*
lent work he hud done for the peo»
pie of liluetleld in the city earn*
paten.
Col. Hyrno l.s easily one at the
forentort orntora of hho nftsite aad
for an hour and a half ho dlsousaad
national mid wtnto Itnuea lu a maa*
tier that showed an Intimate kaowl*
• «lge of the HuhJ'olo dlecuswed. The
applau-n whh frequent aud oftea
prolonged.
The leader will not aRtem#! m
t yinip* a of bln speech as It would
l>< in portable In limited apace U
do It Juwyco. 11 la figures and faets
In regard Jo state matters have bee«
given t0 our readers already la htk*
Charleston letters uud hla views os
♦he Khffrrtyo <ju«Stlon art wall
known to our readers.
Mr. Hyrne •!» bold and fearless
In IiIh <1<*< lani'Hoiis and he doe* lot
hesitate to on 11 a nrade a spade. II
Ills statements worn not trus hs
won'il In* prosecuted tor criminal II*
lu‘1, nml although ho h'as been 'tnilt
I ln« l In* ;t atom frits charging graft
ariil fraud In tho vlnte admlnletrs*
Ilona for tho past eight years, asd
! calling flames and giving dates mad
j iMiMiuntH, his state-inents have never
j challenged \,y white and l)mm
i non.
l it' :•<* gentlomon will address ths
votcra of Nortbfork Tonight, They
dopervr jin'll will probably have s
! parked house.
Hlg lot sain «t Princeton Thurs*
day. October 15th. Everybody Is*
i lied.
Try lially leader Want ads.
t?~
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fore von see the play
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