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Dawson and Elkins Face Senatorial Power Struggle in Ashville
In Ashville and statewide West Virginia politics, Dawson plots a bid tied to the collectorship as Scott and Elkins contend for Senate seats. The piece traces Dawson’s patience, Elkins’ shifting support, and rival bids from Work, Grosseup, Highland, Vinson, Henshaw, and Northcott, noting the Parkersburg office location will stay fixed and the fight centers on party lines and local influence.
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Elkins
Elkings
Elking
Ashville
Dawson
Scott
Senate
White
Isaac T. Mann
West Virginia
John B. Kenna
Uceholders
George E. Work
George
W. EB. Wihle
Kansas
Internal Revenue
Fred Paul Grosseup
House of Delegates
Virgil Highland
Harrison County
Taylor Vinson
KE. E. Henshaw
Classcock
Elliott Northcott
Huntington
Northcott
Washington
Glasscock