Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-08
NAMED FOR STATE SENATE
Republicans Select A. C. Morgan,
ST., Of Jefferson County.
SCOTT AND CORTELYOU SCRAP
Wesi Virginia Senator Laws Down The Law
To National Chairman Walker To
Speak 10 Washington.

The republicans Of this senatorial
district held SHINY attended meet
ing at Berkeley Springs OH Saturday
last for the purpose of nominating a
candidate TO oppose Senator William
Campbell, OF Charles Town. WHO was
recently nominated by the democrats.
Mr. r. B Miskimon, Of Harpers
Ferry, was chairman Of the Meeting,
and Mr.. Lee Lingamfelter. of Hedges
vile. was secretary. There was only
Que name presented. that of Mr.. A. @.
Morgan. ST.. Of Shepherdstown. who
was nominated bv acclamation, and
accepted the honor.
Resolutions were adopted Endorsing
the national, state aud congressional
tickets. and it was also decided 70 in-
dorse the candidacy of Attorney joseph
Trapnell, of Charles Town, VINO is
said TO be an independent candidate
J for judge.
! AS both the senatorial and judicial
districts are heltily democratic. it
would seem that the honor in each
case it purely an empty one.
SCOTT AND CORTELYOU.
Secretary Scott and Chairman Cor
tleyou OF the republican national COM
mittee, have quarreled bitterly, ac-
cordiug to tie New York American,
and one of the reasons for Mr.. Cor
telyous recent visit to the president
was to induce him to persuade Senator
Scott to retire from active nartici.
patton in the management of the cam.
paign. The president, it is under
stood, refused to interfere.
The quarrel between Senator Scott
and Mr.. Cortelyou, it is said. arose
over the assignment and detailing of
the republican orators, which is Sena-
tor Scott's work. Mr.. Cortelyou dis
agreed with the plans Senator Scott
mapped out regarding certain speak
ers. A stormy interview, some of the
leaders at republican headquarters say,
took place. which eliminated when
Senator Scott defied Cortelvou in de.
cidedly forceful language.
"They talked about split up be
tween leaders at democratic head
quarters, an attache of the repnb
lican headquarters is quoted as saying
"Well, if there is anv feeling amons
the democratic Headers it is not ,
marker to the GOODNESS up here be-
tween some of the men directing this
campaign
WALKER AT WASHINGTON.
Hon. James l.. Norris. democratic ma
tional committeeman for the Distric
of Columbia, is arranging for bis
democratic ratification meeting to bs
held in Washington on Monday OF
next week, at which time the speak
ers will be Henry g. Davis. the demo
cratic nominee for vice. president; ex
Secretary John G.. Carlisle, Governor
Montague. of Virginia; Senator Cor
man. of Maryland; Senator Daniel
of Virginia; Thomas f. Grady, Of
New YORK; W. Bourke Cochran, of
New York; Senator-elect Rayner, Of
Maryland. and Col. Stuart w. Walker
of Martinsburg, demoratic candidate
for congress in this district. Mr..
Norris says the meeting will be ono Of
the biggest ever held III the district.
REPUBLICANS In JEFFERRSON,
The republicans of Jefferson county
opened their campaign in Charles
Town last night in the court house
with an enthusiastic meeting Hon
Tracy l.. Jeffords. of Harpers Ferry
presided. The orator was Hon. Abra
ham l.. Brick. member of congress
from Indiana. who discussed at length
the national issues. Congressman
Brick spoke yesterday afternoon al
Shepherdsfown.