The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
WHITE: ACCEPTS /: ri 1.
The Nomination for Governor in q
Comprehensive Address.
REVIEWS REPUBLICAN RULE.
In the State, and Contrasts It With
tho Shameful outrages perpetrated
Upon the Taxpayers by Past DEM.
q socratic Administrations p Clear
Outline Of Public Affairs in West
Virginia.
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CHARLESTON, ". Va, July liz
Hon, Albert 3. White accepted the
nomination of governor on the Hepubll-
can state ticket In the following com
: prchensive and ringing speech: y
81 FELLOW REPUBLICANs:=1n &C"
cepting this nomination, which you
+ have so generously and with such
unanlmity and heartiness. teuderet. !i.,
+ 1wish to express my sincare. thanks for
s the high, honor conferred. Til; great
compliment paid in making me the
standard bearer of the Republican par
K ty in the state campaign nowSnpon US
is. appreciated beyond the power Of
mere words to express. But It IS not
for the honor or the compliment that
the nomination Is accepted. 1t; is a call
to duty by u great party at time In
the history of the politics Of our state
when the Importance OF securing vlc-
tory a, the polls is so great that every
Z loyal Republican and well wishef of
West Virginia and It's future, II seems
to me, should subordinate his personal
wishes to the general good and unite
{ In the election OF the Republican
ticket ~ ii IN,
The issues are now made up and the
political parties have enumerated their
national and state platforms and placed
their standard bearers in the field.
The Republican party appeals to the
electors Of the nation upon u platform
adopted at Philadelphia which is n
clear-cut exposition OF our party's posi-
ton on the great issues of the day.
need not discuss these general Issues at
this time and place, in view OF the
splendid and thorough presentation OF
these matters by Senator Elklns and
the other speakers who have preceded
: me. " .sl.
Nothing to Say About State Matters.
My distinguished competitor. a man
for whom ! have q high personal re-
gard, in his speach accepting the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor. had not
u word to say about state matters or
policies affecting this great common
wealth. HIS theme was imperialism
and the sunless and shoTciess sea"
upon which the ship of state. he aver
red was sailing. 1t seems to mt proper
that in the few words to be said by me
at this time, Should discuss matters
concerning our own state.
The Importance of the election this
fall TO the Republican party Of this
ate cannot be overstatad.
heartily accept and endorse the
torn OF principles adopted by this
{ 2. lvention and stand sNuarely upon It..
The plank against the renewal or. agtta :
tlnn for removal of located state insti-
tutlons and buildings meets with my
unqualified endorsement and is nentre
harmony with my personal views for
many years past.
The platform expresses right views
as to the so-called Virginia debt"
question, and. II elected, my official acts
will be In harmony with the position
therein. taken. 4.s
i also specially commend what IS said
US to the necessity for j fair aud equit-
able apporilonment Of the state FOR leg
is!ative and congressional. purposes.
And this brings me to whatI conslG2.
are the leading Issues of our state cam
paign; fair superintendent, honest elac-
tfons and no more post-eiectlott frauds
and count-outs.
Outrageous Democratic Gerrymnnder.
Under the gerrymandrr Of the act OF
1891, passed by the Democratic laglsla-
ture OF that year, the Republican party
Is SO handicapped In thu election OF 4
legislature. by unfair app0ctionmcnt
and disfranchiscmcnt OF Republican
counties, that we practically lose thn
effective strength OF 10 per cent Of our
vote. So unfair was the measure that,
when 1t was pending before the. leglsIa-
ture, three Democrats openly opposed
and voted against 1t and declared It to
be outragrously wrong and unconstltu-
tional. These Democrats were Dele
gates Thomas, OF Putnam; Wclch. Of
Mineral, and that modest Roman OF
them ALL" Judge James II. Ferguson,
OF lianawha. .,.
In e!ect!ng n ceisuIature. Republican
in both branches, W must practically
carry the state by from eight 10 ten
thousand majority. Hon. John T. Me-
Graw, the acknowledged leadcr of the
Democratic party of West Virginia. in
an Interview published in Kansas city
last Week openly boasted that the Dem
oerats GOULD lose the election CT their
candidate for governor by 10000 MAORI
~ ana yet carry the legislature. This
open Democratic boast shows the IN
fairness and injustice Of the, present APP
porttonment better than any words of