Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07
The Late Primary

The long talked Of primary snow in
the past, the smske ..ss cles ID sway
ard Mr.. Silver stands the victor. The
meetings were more largely ,ttended
thar any primary in this county for
many years.
The contest began in this eity,n Fri
day night and resulted in Silver get.
ting eight delegates to, Boyer's two The
former carrying the first, second, third
and fourth wards aud the latter the
fifth. On Saturday moraing Boyer
withdrew and sent the news broadcast
and requested as many of his friends as
he could see TO give up the Eight. In
spite of this, Gerardsiown gave his del
egates a substantial majority, Failing
Waters went for him by vote Of 20 to
Y, in Arden he lost one delegate by a
vote though he had personally kept
fifteen of his supporters away from the
meeting. Opequon gave Silver three
majority and to cur knowledge six Of
Boyer's supporters had been turned
back nome
Hedgesville went for Silver by but
i've or six votes though ii was fully
talked about the meeting tina. Boyer
was off. And IN Mill Creek there were
more Of Boyer's ~. poiters stsid out
of the meeting than there were
voters in the meeting, thus clearly
showing that had II not been for the
reported Withdrawal the county would
have gone for Boyer tya substantial
majority.
The primary in Martinsburg was no
credit to the party or the town. In
some of the wards, to our personal
knowledge. majority Of the v, ties cast
were cast by floaters who have not
voted at any election for five years UNI
less they were bought like sheep, and
in the second a large number of negro
tioaters were put through to say no :
thing of the white fioaters and unprin-
cipled Republicans. In the third ward
everybody, Democrat, Republican
white and black vocted, anybody who
would say he was a democrat, and as
money was plentiful there were gre t
many who came in and were Demo
Gratis for the occasion only, both black
and white.
1t was this that discouraged Mr..
Boyer and brought about hiswithdraw-
al but this lesson has taught us that
the good people of the county districts
are more interested and can be more
generally relied upon going to the pri-
mary than the good people ofthe town.
The greatest regret we have is that
for friends in the county who so kindly
worked for lis and we humblv beg par
don. We hope to be able 10 repay
them some time in the future.
Gerradsio~n.
TIE democratic primary for Geraads-
rown District met in the School House
at Gerardstown and WIS called to orde
by Mr.. Dennis r. Gladdel member of
Eek Tom.
Mr.. Isaac Il. Johnson was chosen
chairman and John A. Zindorf was
elected Secretary.
On motion it was ordered that only
Democratics should be allowed to vote
in this primary.
The following delegates were then
elected:
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES
d. 0. Bartlett, J. Helsley and s,
Lupton.
SENATORIAL DELEGATES
Robert Sherrard, S. Dehaven and s
S. Harrison.
PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARD
j. w. B. Evans
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
Geo. Dehaven.
COUNTY DELEGATES
Chas. Jackson, John Helsley, w. l..
Branter, Z. E. Bishop, ID. o. Bartles,
N. G. Caldwell, John II. Lewis, J. w.
b. Evans, j. d. Stuckey.
FALLING WATERS.
Pursuant to oall issued by the
county executive committee, the dem
o,Iats in convention assembled, select
ed the following delegates to the con-
ventions as follows:
SENATORIAL.
Jacob Gassrnan and Porterfield
Hoffman.
CONGRESSIONAL.
+. Z. Ludwig and James +. Dugan.
COUNTY.
B. f. Wi.and, Wan. Reid, Daniel
Emerson, James Dugan, John B.
Baker, J. V. Quinn, Jas ID. Miller,
VIM. Boarman, !. Geo. Houck, Jas
Lloyd.
The following district tickets was