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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
4
The Clarksburg Telegram in West Virginia prints as a daily except Sunday with Associated Press service. Managed by Morrison and Geppert, it notes postal approval and subscription options, including annual advance rates.
The slate lists Charles G. Coffman Harrison County for state governor Charles W Swisher Marion County for secretary of state Stuart F Reed Kanawha County for state superintendent Shawkey MP Kanawha County for attorney general William G Conley Preston County for auditor John Sherman Darst Jackson County for treasurer Long McDowell County for supreme court judges Ira Fe Robinson Taylor County W N Miller Wood County L J Williams Greenbrier County Charles M Hart Marcus L Riblett for clerk of county court Howard M Gore for clerk of circuit court Wade Coffman for prosecuting attorney Will E Morris for sheriff J B Bartustt for county commissioner John B Strother for assessor Ernest L Pigott for county surveyor Charles C Fittro Compromise Clamor surrounds gubernatorial talk amid rumours and prose from Scherr supporters.
A jagged critique targets Charlie Wealey Bwishey and Arnold C. Schorr as tools of trusts and railroads. It accuses a Republican faction of craving office, warns of defeat, and portrays Schorr and his backers as a ravenous political ring seeking favors and influence.
A vivid contrast frames Taft’s view of prosperity against Bryan and the Democratic platform. The piece depicts a Democratic paymaster failing to pay workers while a Republican paymaster distributes wages, signaling broader hopes for employment, stable prices, and national prosperity under Republican policy.
A stream of opinion urges Taft’s election as path to prosperity under Republican rule. The piece attacks Bryan and the Democrats, defends the state committee actions, and contrasts Roosevelt era trade gains with Democratic policies while urging support at the November election.
The Lincoln party is described as admitting its erring course and abandoning the regular Republican ticket. It allegedly seeks to co opt Swisher’s governor nomination and to force other Charleston wigwam convention nominees onto its ticket, revealing falsity of prior claims of regular party nominations.
The fragment questions whether Hin money motivates a candidate and suggests Democrats expect only money from their nominee. It reads like a clipped editorial remark without identifiable event or person details.
An advertisement touts Dean's Ointment priced at 80 cents as a remedy claimed to cure thousands of obstinate cases, offered at any drug store.
Fragmented schedule details for MAIN ONE and W VA PITTS lines list multiple stations including Parkersburg Cincinnati Louisville St Louis Connellsville Pittsburg Fairmont Morgantown Weston Pickens Richwood Webster Springs New Martinsville Wheeling with varied departure times and daily exceptions. The OCR text is garbled with inconsistent times and placeholder marks, offering a partial view of routes and frequencies.
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