Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
SPRINGING OF BOOMS
ASPIRANTS FOR POLITICAL
HoNoRs IN WEST VIRGINIA.


WHEELING w. Va. June 3, 1907.
The gubernatorial prize is doubtless
sponsible for the springing up of booms
for other places on the state ticket. mas
much as territorial qualifications are being
worked industriousy. Booms for the sub
ordinate places are springing up obviously
to spike other booms. Marion county was
the first to start off with three governor
ship mentions. two of them designed to
embarrass Candidate Charles w. Swlsher.
Next came the mention of Senator w. w.
Whyte of Mcdowell for secretary of state,
In order to put crimp In Judge Sanders,
from the adjoining county Of Mercer, who
wants to be governor. and so it is going on
at lively rate.
New prospectives from the central part
of the state are John Liniger of Richie
| county, for state treasurer, and John b.
| Morrison of Braxton, for attorney general.
Lipiser has been actively identified with
the republican organization and was the
secretary of the last state convention. He
Is a. banker in Harrisville, and as the state
+ treasurers have generally been drawn from
| that line OF business he can be considered
eligible.
:, MorrisOns prospects for attorney general
are somewhat marred by the fact that he
was beaten for circuit judge at the last
general election by a democrat in a re-
publican district. The manner in which he
|; secured the party nomination aroused in
tense resentment in Upshur county, a
publican stronghold. while there were per-
detracted from Morrson's chances His
friends now assert he has more than
deemed himself. and they point to his bril-
liancy of intellect as worthy of the consid
Grafton of the convention.
Plans for Instructed Delegates.
All the booming and grooming now going
on reveais a plan to get instructed delega-
lions for fayorite sons all down the line SO
that trading for the first place may be con-
veniently accomplished. In this respect
Charles Wesley Swsher is playing the
game up to the handle, and as the contest
advances 1t is noted that he has with him
some of the shrewdest political managers
in West Virginia
One of the best republican voting centers
in the state is along the Norfolk and West
ern railroad. This is a popuous mining
region where a few control the votes of the
many, and the inner circle has little trouble
In baggng the delegations to the state con-
vention, the army of colored voters being
content with some crumbs in the way of
! magisteral district offices. The leaders of
this section have been keeping a weather
eye on the governor chair. Hostile to Gov.
Dawson account of his tax policy they
want a more friendly successor.
1t Is understood they would be satisfied
with Judge John w. Mason of Marion. and
for the purpose of investigation H. 8. White
| Of Mingo at present deputy revenue col
| lector and member of the state senate. was
sent to Fairmont several days ago to inter-
| view Mason. Inc Judge WOulu give MS gov
ernorship boom no encouragement, although
not positively and finally eliminating him
self from eventual consideration. The con-
| ference made 1t reasonably certain that
Mason would not be a candidate. which
would leave the field at present more par
| ticularly to Judge Sanders, c. W. Swisher
and Arnold Scherr the latter the state
Z auditor.
AS Sanders boom has so far not received
| the benefit Of display of fireworks in his
own section 1t is considered probabl that
| division will have to be made as between
| Swisher and Scherr. and while the Norfolk
and Western boys are not partial to
! Swisher. they are being urged to take him
| in preference to Scherr. They are being
| told that Scherr has been playing dual
role. insurgent regular. just he hap
pened to be where the Romans were Incl
dentally. Swisher is pulling the wires to Sc
cure the support of powerful interests
which have an influence over the destinies
| of the coal and railroad counties a job in
volving some difficulty, it must be conceded.
owing to Scherrs strength with the same
people. .'---- - 80
swishet Managers Play.
The pressure in favor of Senator Whyte
] for secretary Of state is clear play on the
| part of Swisher's managers to effect a COM
binaton which would wipe out Sanders or
| Scherr, but 1t is early yet to forecast the
| success or failure Of that arrangement.
| Swisher stock is reported to have been
1OltSO u lew udyS ago HI the meeting or
| the state board of public works when it
| met to consider the readjusting of the tax
| valuations of the railroads. oil and other
corporations. Every elective member of the
| administration is a member Of this board,
except the secretary Of state. a senate
| tagonistc to Swisher having defeated the
| bill to include him.
/ The board. which includes Scherr and
| Attorney General May, both possessors of
| gubernatorial ambitions. decided to vastly
| Increase the assessments. and in so doing 1t
| is said there was a sense of grim humor
displayed by May and Scherr. Governed
| by the story that Swisher had made certain
| representations to powerful circles that
| he would see they were not further dis
| turbed, Scherr and May. it Is said, put
| different aspect on the case as to weaken
Swishers standing. More of this story is
figured to edify and entertain the electorate
subsequently.
And SO the game goes on, Swisher by the
aid Of active manipuators doing things.
while his opposition Is scattered and sui
len and divided among the adherents of
two factions. The chief anti-Swisher argu-
ment is that he aspires too high. but here
tofore Swisher has waived ethical con-
siderat!ons aside and corralled the votes