The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-25
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State Cornnlitee
CHARLESTON. April George
Wise. of Wheeling. WAS sunanfmously
elected chairman of the Republican,
State Committee at a aharmoniousan and
effective meeting IN the Hotel Ru9ner
last night Mr. Wise was uotspresent-
He succeeds Elliott F.. Northcott. Of
Huntington, United States district at
torney. who rendered his resiguations
Secretary of State Charles
SwiSher who has served for months
as acting chairman. rendered MS
withdrawal No successor was Chosen
as Mr.. Wise is expected to give the
craftsmanship the required atteE6on.S
Mr.. Northcott has been chairman only
nominally since the last campaigns
Mr.. Swfsher Officiating.
Vote of Thanks.
The committee .tendered rousines
votes of thanks to- Nortncott and
cause of the department. of justices
ruling against an attorney serving as
chairman of a POLITICAL committee
SwiSher said he stepped down be-
cause OF the criticism that the State
administration was trying to build up
a machine to perpetuate certain peos
pie in Office Although no stock rs
taken in the machine cry, Swfsder,s
act dfSarmS administrations critics.
The committee members present. ms
cluded: DR.. s.. NJ Steele. of Mounds
vile; Wv White, OF WeIch, s.. c.
Denham and VI Highland. C1arkss
burg: Samuel Dixon and John Noel,
Fayette: Amos Bright, Sutton. Rob-
ert StallingS. Davis; A o. Petty and
c. W. Swisher. Charleston: Elliott
Northcott. Huntington, and w. e.
Glasscock. Morgantown.
MS- Swisher presided and Mr. High
land acted as secretary. Mr.. North-S
colt explained at tneS outset that he
called the meeting 10 resign Aftersits
was received Mr.. Whyte nominated
George Wise in a happy speech. Sher
man Denham seconded the nominas
ton Wise was elected by the frlis
vote
An Experience Meeting
followed by districts. Besides the
committeemen.s5 remarks there were
talks from other Republicans present.
viz, Governor Dawson, Auditor Scherr,
State School Superintendent Miller
Attorney General May, Ira f Robin
son and 3. F. Bailey, or Grafton. who
are here on legal business Senator
Colcord. of Kanawaa; Capt Bobss
II. McDermott, of Morgantown
Some disanecton with the tax laws
relating to the coal industry IN Nc
Dowen and Fayette was expressedSb by
Bob Smith and Sam Dixon ButStheyS
said their counties would elect Re-
publican legislators as OF OLD They
bowed to majority rule. although hop
A. ".
isIature that would remove what they
called discrimination against coal
counties by the new assessment laws.
To Get Tosetaer
The other speakers, particularly re-
ferrinS 10 agricultural counties. spoke
of the increasing sentiment Tor the
laws as they were beginning to be
understood better The spirit OF po7
lftical unrest IN evidence throughout
and 1t was the concensus of opinion
that the Republicans OF West Virginia
should get together and harmonize
any existing differences This desire
TO get together was the most pleasing
feature of the meeting, and was frsS
Quently remarked. SssssssgSgt
AUDITOR Sclerr and Governor Dave
son made stirring speeches The Sgog-
ernor was applauded when Temarking
that great questions were up for SET
tement in Washington. and that the
election would depend largely on how
they were settled He Said-
The people have phenomenal
trust in President Roosevelt the
party in this State lines mp with the
President would say we could carry
the State on that, but that is uuneces-
sary. The Republican party inSWest
Virginia deserves success It has
been true to the trust put In 1t by thes
people"
Optimistic Reports
All the speakers united in SAYING 8
Republican Legislature was necessarys
and that differences should be for
gotten to that desirable end
The reports presented were opti
mistic,with the statement that appreS
hension aroused in some quarters by
the personal assessment blanks woufd
wear of IN time. and that the reduced
tax ticket this year would be the best
kind Of Republican asset No ca~-
paign slogan or other issue was dis
cuSSed-
The committee members and other
Republicans gladly welcomed the ses
lection Of Mr. Wise. and the next
meeting VIII occur when he issues theS
call
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