Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-13
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Nominates a State Ticket and Com
pletes Its Work.
Scher An Easy Winner the Audoa ContesPof Miller ths
Same For State Candidates For State Sup
enndent From Mogantown and Both Members of the Univ
sity Facuty.sWM Have A Good Man IN Either.

another elougy on Hall and second
ed his nomination.
MORE SPEECH MAKING.
James Shuck, of Doddridge, and G.
p. Payne, of Fayette, then sang the
praises of Scherr.
They were followed by j. Walter
Dunkin, of Doddridge, p. S. Scott, OF
Brooke, Il. ID. Marshall, of Hancock,
and Harvey Harmer, OF Harrison, and
Jos. G. Brady, or Ohio. all of whom
pleaded eloquently for the nomination
Of Hall, while Arch Welton, Of Grant,
w. A. Parsons, of Jackson, G. WDil-
lon, of Fayette, T. II. B. Duckwall, of
Morgan, Captain Smith, of Mcdowell
and G.. N. Matheny, of Pleasafts,
pleaded just as earnestly for the nom
nation OF Scherr.
e. M. Showalter placed q. w.
Swisher, Of Marion, ia nomination.
There were only three candidates for
Auditor before the convention. 1t
had been previously arranged that If
Hall did not get sufficient number
of votes . to elect him that Halls
strength was to be given to Swisher
in order to defeat Scherr, against
whom the Hall people had grown very
bitter.
KNOCKED OUT BY FREER.
The vote proceeded and when the
vote of nearly every county had been
taken and 1t appeared that Seherr had
enough votes to nominate him a yigor-
Gus attempt was made to switch Halls
votes to Swisher Gabell, Wasne and
Ohio delegates were yainly endeavor-
ing to have them changed to Swisher
when the chairman decided that I'M
der the rules adopted for the govern
ment Of the convention no county
could change its vote till the result Of
the ballot had been announced.
OThis settled the matter Of Scherr's
nomination and w. 2. Hubbard, of
the Ohio delegation mounted a table
and In deliberate way removed
his Hall badge and asked If any
one could furnish him with a Scherr
emblem. He was provided with one
and he proceeded to move that the
rules be suspended and that Scherr be
nominated by reclamation, which was
seconded by Swisher and carried with
a whoop.
The convention then took a recess to
cool off and arrange slate for the bal
ance OF the ticket and when it began
business again In the afternoon there
was but little to do but to put through
the ticket arranged at the hotel Ruff
ner.
For Treasurer, l.. A. Martin nomi-
mated Peter Silman, of Kanawha; r.
A. Ford, OF Mercer, nominated w. B.
Mathews, of MARSHALL; j. +. Crea
nominated WIS. Atkinson, of Brooke;
e. G. Peck, OF Wayne, nominated II.
II. McDougal, Of that county; j. M.
Carter nominated A. G. Holmes, of
Jackson; Martin Brown nominated
Samuel r. Hanen, of Marshall. The
vote proceeded but before it was COM
pleted it was evident that Silman
would be nominated and the other
candidates had to withdraw In favor
of the Kanawha man, and he was
finally nominated by reclamation.
FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
For State Superintendent Of Free,
Schools. Stuart f. Reed nominated j.
r. Trotter, Of Upshur; John Arbenz,
of Ohio, nominated A. S. Bell. OF the
same county; r. e. Hughes, Of Ka-
nawha county, nominated A. l.. Ry-
mer, Of Putnam; j. G. st. Clair
nominated Thos. G. Miller of Monon-
gala.
The taking of the vote was begun,
but before it was completed it was
seen that Miller was far in the lead,
when the other candidates withdrew
and Miller's nomination was made
unanimous.