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skilled mechanic was known, and he continued as long as he lived, when his son, George Minisker, Jr., took his place as the second best man for the place. It is still progressing and it sounds like an awful busy place to anyone visiting it. Perhaps Mr. Woodman could tell us about the tariff on wool-how it affects his enterprise.
The Diamond Ice and Coal Company, of Charleston, W. Va., was organized in 1883. The capital stock at the present time is $250,- 000. The officers of the company are: F. M. Stanton, president; and I. N. Smith, secre- tary and treasurer. The concern is engaged in the manufacture of ice, and conducts a cold storage plant, and in addition to this carries on a retail coal business. Two ice plants are owned by the company. One, with a capacity of a hundred tons, is located on Elk river and on the K. & M. R. R., and the other, of fifty tons capacity, is on Smith street. The Dia- mond Ice and Coal Company is said to be one of the oldest, if not the first concern engaged in the manufacture of artificial or manufac- tured ice in the United States. The daily out- put has increased from two tons to 150 tons. The cold storage capacity is 150,000 cubic feet. The company's office is located at 807 Kanawha street.
The Kanawha Mine Car Company was or- ganized in 1902 for the manufacture of mine cars, lumberman's supplies, all kinds of repair work and general machinist and foundry. The following are its officers: M. T. Davis, Jr., president and general manager; T. C. Boyce, vice-president ; E. H. Jones, secretary; and J. T. Parks, treasurer. The plant is located on the K. & M. R. R. at the end of Wilson street.
The needs and plans of the factory origi- nated with Mr. M. T. Davis, Jr. Employment is given to fifty-five men. The corporation has enjoyed a steady increase in business, its volume being now about four times what it was the first year of operation. About 95 per cent of the wheels used on the mine cars were patented by Mr. Davis, and owned by Mr. Davis and Mr. Parks. The plant is a valu- able addition to the manufacturing interests of Charleston. The paid in capital is $50,000 -authorized capital, $100,000.
The Ohio Valley Furniture Company, or- .
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ganized in 1900 with a capital stock of $500,- 25 tons of meal and one car of all kinds of 000, has the following officers : W. B. Shober, president; James P. Hays, secretary; and B. F. Ford, treasurer. The firm is engaged in the manufacture of chamber and dining-room furniture. The concern has two plants located in Gallipolis, Ohio, which were erected in 1868 and employ about two hundred employees. The Charleston plant, which is located on the K. & M. R. R. in West Charleston, was erected in 1891 and has on its payroll 150 employees. The three plants do a volume of business amounting to $450,000 annually. The value of the product turned out at the Charleston factory reaches about $200,000 annually. The business is inter-state.
The Charleston Window Glass Co. is lo- cated in West Charleston. Its charter was se- cured June 28, 1910, and it has an authorized capital of $75,000. The concern located along the line of the K. & M. R. R., where it has convenient shipping facilities. The plant is well equipped for the manufacture of a high grade of window glass. One hundred men are employed. Charleston was selected as the location for this company because of its sup- ply of natural gas and the reasonable price at which it can be obtained. The men who were active and instrumental in bringing this im- portant factory to the city of Charleston added much to an already growing and important industry. The product is shipped to all parts of the country. The following are the officers : Alfred Gilbert, president and general mana- ger; Robert D. Andris, vice-president; A. J. Lefevre, secretary; and John Hirsoux, treas- urer.
F. Long & Sons, manufacturers of oak mouldings and trimmings for buildings, in- corporated in January, 1910, with a capital stock of $25,000. Their plant is located on Fifth avenue on the line of the K. & M. R. R. The officers are as follows: Edward Lory, president; Fred Lory, vice-president; Albert Lory, secretary and treasurer. The greater part of the product of the factory is shipped to New York City. Eighteen men are employed.
Charleston Milling & Produce Co .- This company manufactures 500 barrels of flour daily. They also handle 150 tons of feed daily,
grain and also two cars of hay. They also handle potatoes, cabbage, apples, onions, oranges and lemons. This company was in- corporated in 1902 with a capital stock of $200- 000. The present officers are as follows: R. G. Hubbard, president; F. W. Abney, vice- president ; H. R. Hartman, secretary and treas- urer; H. W. Sendg, general manager. The plant is located on Morris St., adjacent to the C. & O. freight yards. The tracks from the C. & O. and K. & M. railroads run into the mill. The building is four stories high and is modern in equipment. The company have their own light and heating plants, blacksmith and woodworking shops, and manufacture their own barrels in their cooper shop. The number of men employed as salesmen and inside force numbers 60 in all.
The Yellow Pine Lumber Company, a very successful concern, dealing in lumber both re- tail and wholesale, was organized in 1903 and has an authorized capital stock of $100,000. The officers of the company are as follows : James H. O'Neill, president ; Walter Perkins, vice-president; W. O. Daum, secretary and treasurer ; and A. M. Finney, general manager. They handle lumber and building material of all grades for interior and exterior work- doors, sash, windows, blinds, mantels, tiling, grates, etc., everything in the building ma- terial, except hardware. The offices and yards are located on Wilson Street in the C. & O. Railroad yard. About twenty-five men are employed.
SOUTH CHARLESTON
The Kanawha Land Company, the corpora- tion controlling South Charleston, was organ- ized by Charleston capitalists in July, 1906. They secured title to about two thousand acres of hill and bottom lands adjoining Charleston on the south side of Kanawha river, and pro- ceeded at once to build up South Charleston as an industrial suburb of Charleston.
The management of the company has suc- ceeded in locating three large factories. The Banner Window Glass Company and the Dun- bar Window Glass Company are two of the largest and best equipped glass plants in the
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state, while the Kanawha Chemical Fire En- gine Manufacturing Company is the only fac- tory of its kind in West Virginia. All three of these have built large modern plants and have contributed largely to the growth of South Charleston.
The officers of the Kanawha Land Com- pany have also succeeded in interesting out- side capital in building a foot, wagon, railroad and street-car bridge connecting Charleston with South Charleston. Upon the completion of this undertaking, the bridge was purchased by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, and is used by them for the transfer of freight, and by the Charleston Interurban Railroad Company as an entrance to South Charleston. Regular street-car schedule is now in effect between the city of Charleston and South Charleston, and the Charleston Interurban Railroad Company contemplates the extension of their line through South Charleston and eventually to St. Albans, or below.
The Kanawha Land Company has expended a large sum of money in improving its prop- erty, having laid sidewalks upon all the prin- cipal streets and invested largely in house building for the accommodation of factory workers. This company is making every effort to obtain other factories, and holds itself
in readiness at all times to do everything pos- sible to induce industries to locate at South Charleston.
The officers of the Kanawha Land Co. are as follows: President, W. A. McCorkle, Charleston, W. Va .; vice-president, W. C. Sproul, Chester, Pa .; secretary and treasurer, F. M. Staunton, Charleston, W. Va .; assistant treasurer, W. T. Moore, Charleston, W. Va.
The South Charleston Crusher Company- This company was incorporated on June I, 1907, and purchased a tract of about twenty acres of land just below Spring Hill, Kana- wha county, W. Va., containing a very valu- able deposit of sandstone. The company has installed a very modern and up-to-date stone crusher, and has an output of about 500 yards per day. The product is taken largely by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, being used by them as ballast on their extensions. This company employs local labor and has a payroll running from $2,000 to $2,500 per month. Its officers are: President, W. A. McCorkle, Charleston, W. Va .; vice-president, W. C. Sproul, Chester, Pa .; secretary and treasurer, F. M. Staunton, Charleston, W. Va .; auditor, W. T. Moore, Charleston, W. Va.
CHAPTER VIII
KANAWHA POLITICS
Early Elections-Daniel Boone a Delegate-Limited Suffrage-Political Organs in Early Days -Politics Confused by the War-The Prevalence of Union Sentiment-Politics after the War-State Convention of 1872-Unclean Politics-The Necessity of Reform-Practical Suggestions-Kanawha Delegates since 1791-The Legislature-State and County Of- ficials-Congressmen and U. S. Senators-Governors from Kanawha County.
EARLY POLITICS.
We have been told that in early days, this county was of the Jeffersonian democracy. Dr. Hale is the authority that at the first election held in Kanawha, the polls were kept open for three days and there were thirteen votes cast at the courthouse and that was the only precinct in the county ; it would seem then that a question of politics had but little to do with it. Daniel Boone was elected to the House of Delegates, and I've a doubt whether he ever troubled himself with questions concerning the policy. of the administration, unless it was with rela- tion to Indians. The right of suffrage was limited to a very few, and there were fewer al- lowed to vote than were expected to fight when it came to a question of Indians or other pub- lic enemies.
Until the salt making business became pretty large, there was not much question of politics, and democracy had the lead in Kanawha; but the salt makers began to think their special interests needed protection and that it required a Whig to attend to them, and they began to elect Whigs. It has been said that Joseph Lovell and Henry Clay were responsible for this change, which may have been true, or it may have been that among the emigrants from Virginia there happened to be more Whigs than Democrats and the majority naturally selected their own men.
It so continued for many years, when the
Democrats began to claim that the salt interest was not the only one to be considered. The contest began to wax warm, while Kanawha could elect Whigs to the House, the Senators were always Democrats; but this was not al- ways. The Whig party was represented by the "Kanawha Republican," edited by Mr. Newton, and the Democrats published the "Kanawha Valley Star," edited by Mr. Rundle. Both of these papers were assisted by the attorneys as far as the political editorials were concerned.
UNION SENTIMENT.
When the war came on in 1860 and 1861, the politics began to get confused and the lines of division were Union and Secession, and then the parties were different from what they had been before. Generally the Democrats were fa- vorable to secession, but as stated, the county was largely favorable to the Union.
We heard of one locality where the people were warmly opposed to all disunion senti- ments and gave it out that no man should vote for secession there without having to take a ducking in Coal river to cool him down, while farther up the said river, it was stated that if any one there voted against secession they would give to him a ducking in the river, and one man had to take water.
Politics after the war was all one way, and one's loyalty was doubled if it was known that he did not vote the Republican ticket. This, however, did not last long; for the laws made
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to keep the Republican party in power began to do more harm than good and in 1872, there was held a State convention, which was not altogether Republican but undid much that was regarded as unfair towards the Democrats and then the State began to elect Democrats.
UNCLEAN POLITICS.
The desire of each party to select their can- didates has lately become so strong, and the contention so warm, and politics in Kanawha have become so bad that her name has suf- fered. Even in primary elections within each party, or in conventions, the unfairness and injustice was so apparent that this county be- came a by-word for infamy. Kanawha politics, without reference to either party, became so bad that it was feared that elections could not be held, and it has been said that the noxious odors arising therefrom would drive a polecat into bankruptcy, and it has been understood that to be a good party man, a man must go to each election, with his ticket in one hand and his nose in the other, and vote at least once, for one ticket, no matter how offensive it might be.
It is hoped, however, that all this has passed away, and that the people without regard to party, are asserting their own notions, and that when it is known that an election or con- vention is unfairly held the voters are not ex- pected to be bound thereby.
Once the politicians find that the people will not be bound, it will be dangerous to attempt to cheat or defraud. It is hoped that a pri- mary election law will be so guarded and the law conducting elections so rigid, that it will not pay the persons expected to do villainy to risk it.
In theory our government is to be run by the people, and in some other places the gov- ernment runs the people. There may be ad- vantages in each way, but it must be true that without honesty, there is no good in either way and the people suffer. Whether the people have sufficient intelligence and integrity to gov- ern themselves has not yet been fully decided.
The people are at fault, and too many are willing for a dollar or two to vote as they are paid. This destroys the government and
makes money the boss, and gives control to tyrants. It is giving up a good government for gold, principle for paltry politics. It has been said that with plenty of money and fraud and corruption, Kanawha can be carried for anything, but this is a slander. If this con- dition ever existed, it is now passed by; the people will not stand for it longer.
Each party should nominate their best men and then the people should select the best and elect them, and this being done, the officials will be the best to be had, the parties will be purified, and the county saved, and the people happy. On the other hand, let fraud and de- ception, bribery and corruption control, and a decent man cannot afford to be a candidate and cannot be elected; the people are on the right road to the devil, and the county is unfit to be the home of a respectable man. Then let us vote down every candidate that is not known to be honest; if his nomination is a fraud, he will be one also. If he is nominated for a pur- pose, vote him down. If money can nominate him, cash will control him after he is elected. Never support a candidate that makes promises of what he will do for you, which generally is something wrong, and it is intended as a bribe, and there is no telling how many such promises have been made to others,-vote him down; for he is not honest. Restore Kanawha to the people's control, and they will reduce taxation, for villainy is expensive and the people have to pay the bills. Let the good people stand together and we are safe.
LIST OF KANAWHA DELEGATES TO VIRGINIA.
This list appears to be authoritatively given, and the first time we find this county mentioned was the year 1790.
1790-George Clendenin and Andrew Don- nally.
1791-George Clendenin and Daniel Boone. 1792-Henry Banks and William Morris.
1793-George Clendenin and William Mor- ris.
1794-William Morris and George Clen- denin.
1795-Thomas Lewis and George Clendenin. Our senator, John Preston.
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1796-William Clendenin and William Mor- ris, Jr. Our senator, John Preston.
1797-Edmond Graham and William Mor- ris, Jr. Our senator, John Preston.
1798 Thomas Lewis and Joseph Ruffner. Our senator, John Preston.
1799-Thomas Lewis and David Ruffner.
1800-William Morris. Our senator, John Preston.
1801-2-William Clendenin and David Ruff- ner. Our senator, John Preston.
1802-3-Robt. McKee and David Ruffner.
1803-4-William Clendenin and Andrew Donnally.
1804-5-David Ruffner and Carroll Morris. Our senator, Dan C. Sheffey.
1805-6-William Morris and L. Wood. Our senator, Dan C. Sheffey.
1806-7-John Reynolds and Edmond Mor- ris.
1807-8-William Morris and John Rey- nolds.
1808-9-John Reynolds and Edmond Mor- ris. Our senator, Alex Smith.
1809-10
1810-II-John Reynolds and Claudius Bus- ter. Our senator, Francis Smith.
1811-12-John Hansford and David Ruff- ner. Our senator, Francis Smith.
1812-13-David Cartmill and John Hans- ford. Our senator, Francis Smith.
1813-14-John Hansford and John Wilson. Our senator, Henry Chapman.
1814-15-John Wilson and John Hansford. Our senator, Henry Chapman.
1815-16-John Wilson and John Hansford. Our senator, Henry Chapman.
1816-17-Thos. L. Buster and John Buster. Our senator, Gen. Francis Preston.
1817-18-Lewis Summers and John Hans- ford.
1818-19-John Hansford and P. R. Thomp- son.
1819-20-Claudius Buster and Joseph Lov- ell.
1820-21-Nat Thompson and Joseph Lovell. 1821-22-Joseph Lovell and Lewis Ruffner. Senator, E. S. Duncan.
1822-23-Mathew Dunbar and James Wil- son. Senator, E. S. Duncan.
1823-24-Jas. Wilson and Van B. Reynolds. Senator, E. S. Duncan.
1824-25-Joseph Lovell and John Welch. Senator, Jo. L. Fry.
1825-26-Lewis Ruffner and Van B. Rey- nolds. Senator, Jo. L. Fry.
1826-27-Jas. H. Fry and Lewis Ruffner. Senator, Jo. L. Fry.
1827-28-Jas. C. McFarland and Daniel Smith. Senator, Jo. L. Fry.
1828-29-Daniel Smith and Mathew Dun- bar. Senator, J. J. Allen.
1829-30-Mathew Dunbar and Daniel Smith. Senator, J. J. Allen.
1830-31-George W. Summers. Senator, Wm. McComas.
1831-32-George W. Summers. Senator, Wm. McComas.
1832-33-James H. Fry. Senator, Wm. McComas.
1833-34-James H. Fry. Senator, Benj. H. Smith.
1834-35-George W. Summers. Senator, B. H. Smith. 1835-36-George W. Summers. Senator, B. H. Smith.
1836-37-Andrew Donnally. Senator, B. H. Smith.
1838-Daniel Smith. Senator, B. H. Smith. 1839-Henry Farley. Senator, B. H. Smith.
1840-Van B. Reynolds. Senator, R. A. Thompson.
1841-Andrew Donnally. Senator, R. A. Thompson. 1842-Daniel Smith. Senator, R. A. Thompson. 1843-Andrew Parks. Senator, R. A. Thompson.
1844-John Lewis. Senator, R. A. Thomp- son.
1845-Daniel Smith. Senator, R. A.
Thompson.
1846-Spicer Patrick. Senator, R. A. Thompson. 1847-Spicer Patrick. Senator, Jas. H. Fry.
1848-Andrew Parks. Senator, Jas. H. Fry. 1849-James M. Laidley. Senator, Jas. H. Fry.
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1850-Spicer Patrick. Senator, Jas. H. Fry. 1851-Spicer Patrick. Senator, E. Ward.
1852-Spicer Patrick and Andrew P. Fry. Senator, E. Ward.
1853-Spicer Patrick and Andrew P. Fry. Senator, E. Ward.
1854-Spicer Patrick and Daniel Smith. Senator, E. Ward.
1855-6-B. H. Smith and Charles Ruffner. Senator, Andrew Parks.
1857-8-Charles Ruffner and Nicholas Fitz- hugh. Senator, J. A. Waith.
1859-60-Isaac N. Smith and J. A. Welch. Senator, W. D. Pate.
1862-Senator, W. D. Pate.
1864-Welch and V. Hendrich. Senator, James M. Lawson.
LEGISLATURE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
1863-Spicer Patrick and Lewis Ruffner. Senator, G. Slack.
1864-E. W. Newton and Lewis Ruffner. Senator, G. Slack.
1865-Spicer Patrick and William Morris. Senator, G. Slack.
1866-William Morris and H. C. McWhor- ter. Senator, G. Slack.
1867-John W. Cracraft and H. C. Mc- Whorter. Senator, G. Slack.
1868-John L. Cole and H. C. McWhorter. Senator, G. Slack.
1869-L. A. Martin and C. W. Smith. Senator, G. Slack.
1870-Benj. H. Smith and A. E. Summers. Senator, Spicer Patrick.
1871-L. A. Martin and B. F. Wyatt. Sen- ator, Spicer Patrick.
1872-John D. Lewis and A. E. Summers. 1872-3-W. S. Laidley, T. E. Rogers and W. H. Hudson. Senator, A. E. Summers.
1875-H. Agee, S. Chapman and S. A. Mill- er. Senator, W. T. Burdett.
1877-J. H. Ferguson, W. A. Quarrin and E. W. Wilson. Senator, W. T. Burdett.
1879-A. A. Rock, Martin Hill, J. C. Montgomery. Senator, A. E. Summers.
1881-W. A. Quarrier, J. H. Ferguson, E. W. Wilson. Senator, A. E. Summers.
1883-J. H. Brown, J. F. Brown, J. M. Collins. Senator, B. W. Byrne.
1885-J. B. Fleming, H. C. McWhorter, A. A. Rock. Senator, B. W. Byrne.
1887-H. C. McWhorter, W. H. Toler, L. H. Oakes. Senator, R. S. Carr.
1889-A. E. Autiz, D. Mayer, W. Parrish. Senator, R. S. Carr.
1891-E. B. Dyer, J. H. Ferguson, T. E. Kendall. Senator, C. C. Watts.
1893-W. S. Edwards, J. B. Floyd, W. W. Riley, H. J. Wills. Senator, C. C. Watts.
1895-WV. H. Toler, L. A. Martin, P. F. Jones, W. S. Edwards. Senator, G. W. Pat- ton.
1897-W. H. Toler, J. H. Hunt, R. E. Hughs, P. F. Jones. Senator, G. W. Patton.
1901-C. C. Colerd, M. Jackson, S. John- son, L. A. Martin. Senator, W. L. A.
1903-C. N. Edgington, M. P. Shawkey, O. E. Rudesill, Shelton Johnston, G. E. Wermer. Senator, E. C. Colcord.
1905-F. P. Grosscup, T. S. McDonald, L. E. McWhorter, B. E. Carney, George Walker. Senator, E. C. Colcord.
1907-F. M. Staunton, John Nugent, M. T. Roach, R. D. Sheppard, L. C. Massey. Sena- tor, A. B. Littlepage.
STATE OFFICIALS, 19II.
Governor-W. E. Glasscock.
Secretary of State-S. F. Reed.
Auditor-J. S. Daret.
Treasurer-E. L. Long.
Commissioner of Banking-S. V. Mathews.
Superintendent of Free Schools-M. P. Shawkey.
Attorney General-W. G. Conley ; Assistant, Frank Linty.
Private Secretary to Governor-H. P. Brightwell.
Adjutant General-C. D. Elliott.
Commissioner of Labor-I. V. Barton.
State Tax Commissioner-Fred A. Blue. Archivist-Virgil A. Lewis.
State Law Librarian-T. C. Gilmer.
State Commissioner Public Roads-C. P. Light.
State Board of Control-J. S. Larkins, E. P. Stephenson, J. A. Sheppard.
Chief of Department of Mines-John Laing.
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
Judges-Ira E. Robinson, Henry Brannon, George Poppenbarger, W. N. Miller, L. J. Williams.
Clerk-W. B. Mathews.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
Judge-B. F. Keller.
KANAWHA COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
County Commissioners-D. A. Brawley, A. R. Shepperd, Dr. M. P. Malcolm. County Clerk-L. C. Massey.
Sheriff-J. Preston Smith.
Clerk of Circuit Court-Ira H. Mottes- heard.
Prospecting Attorney-S. B. Avis.
Judge Criminal Court-H. K. Black.
County Surveyor-Frank D. Barron.
Circuit Court of Kanawha County-S. C. Burdett, Judge.
THE STATE SENATE, 19II
Democrats-15. Republicans-15.
District
I Henry Zilliken, Dem., Wellsburg. Julian G. Hearne, Rep., Wheeling.
2 W. C. Grimes, Rep., Cameron. Geo. B. Slemaker, Dem., Sistersville.
3 .C. P. Craig, Rep., St. Marys.
W. G. Peterkin, Dem., Parkersburg.
4 J. O. Shinn, Rep., Ripley.
Ben A. Smith, Rep., Walton.
5 D. B. Smith, Rep., Huntington.
R. A. Salmon, Dem., Winfield.
6 H. D. Hatfield, Rep., Eckman. M. Z. White, Rep., Williamson.
7 Joe L. Smith, Dem., Beckley. D. E. French, Dem., Bluefield.
8 E. T. England, Rep., Logan. W. A. McCorkle, Dem., Charleston.
9 W. S. Johnson, Rep., Hill Top. Jno. A. Preston, Dem., Lewisburg.
IO Jake Fisher, Dem., Sutton. R. F. Kidd, Dem., Glenville.
II W. S. Meredith, Rep., Fairmount. Hood Phillips, Dem., Grafton.
I2 Chas. G. Coffman, Rep., Clarksburg. Geo. W. Bland, Dem., West Union.
13 Howard Sutherland, Rep., Elkins.
Sam'1 V. Woods, Dem., Philippi.
14 J. W. Flynn, Rep., Kingwood. O. A. Hood, Rep., Keyser.
15 A. C. McIntire, Dem., Berkeley Spgs. Gray Silver, Dem., Martinsburg.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Democrats-63, Republicans-23. Total 86. The figure preceding the name of the county indicates the number of delegates to which the county is entitled.
I Barbour, Thos. W. Ice, Dem., Philippi.
2 Berkeley, C. M. Siebert, Dem., Martins- burg.
Berkeley, John W. Sperow, Dem., Mar- tinsburg.
I Boone, B, M. Hager, Dem., Hewitt.
2 Braxton, Frank Kidd, Dem., Burnsville. Braxton, Lafe Shock, Dem., Falls Mills.
I Brooke, D. F. Henry, Rep., Wellsburg.
3 Cabell, C. W. Campbell, Dem., Hunting- ton.
Cabell, P. C. Buffington, Dem., Hunting- ton.
Cabell, S. J. Jane, Dem., Milton.
I Calhoun, G. W. Hays, Dem., Arnolds- burg.
I Clay, A. J. Pugh, Dem., Warfield.
I Doddridge, Jos. L. Walton, Dem., New Milton.
3 Fayette, H. C. Skaggs, Rep., Kay Moor. Fayette, John Nuttall, Rep., Nuttallburg. Fayette, Richmond Morton, Rep., Sun.
I Gilmer, C. W. Marsh, Dem., Glenville.
2 Greenbrier, John C. Dice, Dem., Lewis- burg.
Greenbrier, E. D. Smoot, Dem., Smoot.
I Grant, Geo. S. Van Meter, Rep., Corner.
I Hampshire, H. B. Gilkeson, Dem., Rom- ney.
I Hancock, John Porter, Rep., Congo. .
I Hardy, G. W. McConley, Dem., Moore- field.
2 Harrison, Jas. W. Robinson, Dem., Clarksburg.
I Harrison, Jesse D. Kennedy, Dem., Lost Creek.
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