The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-26
Grosscup Is
Out OF The Race
DECIDES AFTER MATURE pELlB.
GRAFTON NOT TO ENTER
STRENGTHENS TOP.
PING.

nA4E
sTRENeTHENs TOP.
PING.
cuAaIlEsToN, Nov. 2s.-colonel
Fred Paul Grosscup. .ex.speake. OF the
West Virginia House OF Delegates,
brother ofSJudge Peter Grosscup. the
1otei federal tnrist, and special jur.
ist. and special commissioner dealing
with the government loan to the
jamestown exposition authorities. will
not enter he gubernatorial race for
the Republication nomination.
The above decision was arrived at
after two weeks Of mature de!ibera,
ton. Colonel Grosscup dIsregardIng
the urgent pressure brought by his
many friends In his business anil
political life. both in Kanawha coun.
ty and throughout other sections OF
the State. because OF business rea.
sons which would not permit him TO
enter the contest that promises to
be a ciueling one between Candl.
dates Scherr, swisher and Hearne.
In announcing hts decision Colonel
Grosseup set at rest rumors to the
eTec. that he was after the scalp
Of lion. c. L. Topping. who is Kama.
wha's candidate for Secretary OF
State. because the latter had defeat.
cd him In tie primaries here last
year, when he was n candidate for
reelection 10 the house OF delegates.
In the characteristic frank spirit
that distinguishes Colonel Grosscup
he state TO Topping that as he was
a candidate fer Secretary OF State
aud was making an active canvass
throughout the whole State. he
would not oppose him in his home
county. This followed n public dec.
lalation made by Topping that II
Colonel G%ros5cun desired to enter the
guberratorlal fight. he would not at.
tempt to hold the delegation from
Kanawha county away from him as
the governorship was the bigger Office
of the t&o md he desired to see 1t
come OF Kanawha county II possible.
even at The sacrifice OF his own am.
billion to rccome Secretary of State.
The declaration of Colonel Gross.
cup that he will not be n candidate
for the snbematOrial nomination.
adds Il great deal OF strength to the
Topping forces and The genial clerk
OF tho house Of delegates predicts
that he will receive the unanimous
support OF his W county in tho
next State convention. To the com.
petent political prognostfcator Il
would scent that the %pacification OF
Colonel GTosscup and his support Of
Topping woui! lead to smooth sail.
ing for ti:c lrter.
Two expected events happened last
week in the gubernatorial situation,
One OF them. the formal announce
ment Of the candidacy Of Charles IVES.
ley Swisher, outlining the platform
upon which he will try for the nom,
nation and the other, the suggested
entry Of u fourth man for the govern
orship in the person OF Former State
Tax Commissioner C. W. Dillon or Dis
trict Attorney Elliott Northcott. Both
Senator Elkins and Senator Scott have
denied the reports from Washington
that they had officially lined up for
Swisher. The denials are authorlta.
tive, and there "a be no question that
they will not enter into the fight be-
tween the auditor and Secretary Of
State. AS the campaign progresses
the fact becomes clearer that the
"Man from Cassville" will have some
thing to say in the pending struggle,
and It Is freely predicted that the mex,
Republican nominee for governor will
! be pleasing 10 him rather than to any
federal oflceholders who may gather
Tn Washington with the intention OF
marking the cards. The Washington
and New York meetings have become
very distastcful to the Republican
workers in this section OF the State.
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