Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
SC HEIR TAKES THE FIELD
WEST VIRGINIA AUDITOR SOLIC-
ITS THE GovERNoRsHR.
Submits Claims to Republican Con-
vention-But Two Known Candi-
dates Before the People.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
WHEELING, w. Va, September 7. 1907
State Auditor Arnold c. Scherr satisfied
expectations by announcing his candidacy
for the republican guberna torial nominal ton
with the incoming of September. Thus
there are two candidates now for this
honor both of Gov Dawscns cabinet. and
there are no other candidates definitely in
prospect, although the suggestions and
booms have been remarkable in number.
Sufficient time has not elapsed to gauge
the effect of the Scherr announcement. The
significance of the announcement itself was
small, inasmuch as the rotund and genial
auditor was generally known to have his
own case under consideration for many
months, and II is hardly likely that the sur
Prise would have been much greater had 1t
contained his declination to run, since his
celebrating was growing serious and be-
cause in declining this year Of grace he
would have had Judge Mason. ex.-Gov.
White, and other more or less distinguished
presidents.
There is manifested a singular degree of
caution in expressions Of favor which may
change after the active forces behind the
rival Swisher and Scherr booms begin to
get real busy. The gubernatorial campaign
seems to be long drawn out already be-
cause OF the prominence given to the in
dustrious rakinS after candidate who
dashing young secretary of state. who an
nounced himself early in the game as a
candidate to the finish minus butts or ifs.
The Scherr announcement, which is a
column In length, Is plea for an amicabie
proner OF the nomination to worthy
standard bearer, and decrecates hot and
bitter struggle along the lines which div. ded
the republican party of West Virginia into
dawson and Teter camps, into machine and
insurgent classiications For physical rea-
sons Auditor Scherr would naturally prefer
a mild affair. and for financial reasons
would oppose situations which might result
from dubious determinations of contests for
delegates in some Of the counties
Will Require Hustling.
But the governorship nomination In the
majority party will not be handed to any
man without good. hard hustiing over the
hills and valleys and without great strain
on pulse and purse. The outlook is for q
most interesting battle. yet there are sages
on the one hand who aver that the next
governor of West Virginia has not yet been
named. others who say Swisher's strength
will make him the only candidate. others
that Scherr will have 100 delegates to the
good in the convention. and so on, accord
ing to the turn of mind and preference.
Wheeling has a distinguished citizen who
Is receiving fattering mention for the Of
fee but who has heretofore refused to dis
cuss it. He is William. H. Hearne, MEM
Der Of an old and honored family, a brother
of the late Col. Frank ]. Hearne. who was
at the time of his death president of the
Colorado Iron and Fuel Company and a
brother of Julian G. Hearne, who repre-
scented Ohio county In the last session of
the legislature. William H. Hearne was a
candidate for the legislature years ago,
when the county was democratic. He led
the Hearne family over from the demo-
cratic faith in 1884. and he has been q
potent force in republican affairs since. emil
nent in law and a leader in business be-
sides personally conducting a philanthropic
movement for the city's poor. which was
inaugurated by his father some dozen years
ago.
Mr.. Hearne declares that he Is giving his
boom serious attention because OF the ex-
tent of favorable comment paid to ths I'M
solicited original suggestion. He says he
feels the office is one which any man should
be proud to have. and that he would not
retreat from sentiment In his favor If 1t