Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-31

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and that recognizing the fairness of
the rule and usage that would give
to this County this year the candi
date for the full term, they declared
that if | received the support of
MonongaIia County
would have no opposition In eth
er Of the other counties. With these
strong and unanimous assurances, 1
reluctantly yielded, upon the condi-
tion that the voters OF this county
should have an opportunity to pass
upon the question at primary cleo
ton, which was held with resultant
unanimity that was most gratifying,
as showing that | possessed the conf
dence of the people who knew me best
and among whom | have lived and
done business for nearly forty years.
No sooner, however. had you pro-
noanced in emphatic terms, your
choice, than some of the very people
10 the other counties who had urged
my candidacy invited the candidacy of
another, from motives and considera-
tions that are best known to them
selves, and by all means legitimate.
and some otherwise, including mis-
representation, appeals to local pride,
aud local interests, urged his nomina-
ton, violating their pledges, good
faith and party usage, as well as expe-
dieney and sound party policy. II
that candidate had been of transcend
ent ability and large experience in
business and public affairs, it would
have mitigated the inexpediency of
his candidacy.
In Taylor county small apparent
majority for him was declared by the
County executive committee that au-
thorized the primary election, to be
void, and the election set aside, and
annulled for want OF the notice re-
quired by law, but no provision was
made either for ii new election or a
convention, to name delegates. Tay-
Tor county, therefore, will be without
legally elected or appointed represen-
tation in the Convention so far as the
nomination of full term Senator is
concerned. But Marion county with
her "A votes will doubtless seat such
delegates from Taylor county as suit
her candidate.
The aid OF the great corporations
and of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
has been invoked and freely given, in
the subtle ways that influence voters,
against your choice Istand for more
and better railroads, better and more
just regulations of corporations, equal
taxation, an Independent judiciary;
the development OF the great resour-
ces Of the most richly endowed state
of the Union, and against the control
by an alien corporation of all our
transportation facilities, an alien cor
poratlon that would strangle our min
Ing and manufacturing industries or
develop them at its pleasure, only
when its own home interests would be
promoted.
| deprecate the injection Of the cleo
tion of United States Senator to
take place more than three years
hence, into the selection of State
Senator as tending TO subordinate all
other interests aud all fitness as a
legislator to the single question, ''who
will you support for United States
SENATOR" have thought that ques.
ton could be best solved when the
time for action came, and never
pledged myself to support any partic-
ular candidate.
To go into into the convention un-
der the circumstances would give
semblence or color OF regularity to its
nominee, and might hamper and re-
strain the republican voters of the
district in their choice at the polls.
! prefer 10 leave them free and un-
trammeled to exercise their individu-
al judgment.
/ will not be a candidate for State
Senator before the convention or 9TH
erwise
Regretting the conditions that con-
front us, but thanking you most sim
cerely for the loyal and steadfast sup
port you have given me am your
obedient servant.
GEO. c. STURGiss.
July 81, 1902.
AT meeting held on the 31st day
Of July, 1902, in Morgantown, of the
delegates duly appointed to represent
the Republican voters Of Monongalia
County, West Virginia, ia the Repub-
licau Senatorial Convention for the
Eleventh District, TO nominate candi-
dates for the State Senate, to be vot-
ed 'or at the November election,
1902, Geo, g. Sturgiss, the unani-
nous choice of the Repu blean voters
OF Monongalia County, voting at the
primary election held May II 902, pre-
Sented an open letter declining to be a
candidate for nomination before the
convention called to be held this day
for the purpose of naming candidates
for the State Senate to represent said
District in the Legislature, setting
forth reasons for such declination,
and upon due consideration OF the
same it was unanimously resolved as
f9lht@S:
/ Resolved, that we approve the
statements and reasons set forth in
sad ,etter aud the Conclusion OF our
,eltaw citizen not to be candi-
date under the circumstances and con-
ditions set forth
Z. That we renew our expressions OF
confidence 10 his fitness and qualifica-
tions To properly represent all the in.
terests of the Eleventh Senatorial
District.
3. That as Taylor County will have
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