The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-13
no Elrs. wara voters.

To FRS. Ward Voters.
Editor West yirginian:
AS there are two Republican tick
cts in the First ward. would It not be
well to take into consideration, and
think well of the reasons for the intro.
ductton Of the Republican CAN'T ring)
ticket.
AT the Republican ward convention,
which was held on the evening OF Feb.
~, Mr. vangilder was nominated for
council, defeating Mr.. Gaskins after
a fair and honorable fight. There never
was more fair convention held in
the First ward, than this one. There
were three candidates presented to-
the convention, Mr.. vangilder, Mr..
Gaskins and Mr.. Walker. Mr.. Walker
withdrawing after the first ballot, leay-
ing .-Vangilder ana Mr.. Gaskins in
the field. Mr.. vangilder receiving
the majority Of the votes on second
ballot was declared the nominee of
the convention.
1t was then circulated that Mr.. Van
glider was not qualified for the place
account that he had not been resi-.
dent of this city the required six
months. Mr.. vangilder at the time was
unable to say what day he moved into
the city, but after going to his home
and looking the matter up he found
that he was disqualified by a very
few days. After satisfying himself
that he was not qualified for the place,
he did what was the proper thing, pre-
scented his resignation to the City Ex-
ecutive Committee, which was re.
ceived and the vacancy filled in &C.
cordance with Section 80 Of chapter
3 of the Code and as directed by res
olution passed by the city conven-
ton, empowering the committee to fill
all vacancy that mightsoc 1t was
really unnecessary to pass this res
olution by the city convention, as the
code fully defined how such vacancies,
are filled.
Before filling this vacancy the COM
mittee made an effort to select man
for the place who would be satisfac-
tory to both factions in the. person Of
ex.Mayor Orr. After consultation
with Mr.. Orr, he agreed to accept the
nomination provided 1t was satisfac-
tory, to Mr.. Gaskins. Mr.. Gaskins was
Immediately consulted as to this com.
promise, which appeared to be salts.
factory to him, but said he would let
the committee know later In the day
as he desired to consllt his friends
in this fight. Later in the day Mr..
Gaskfns notified the committee that
the compromise was not satisfacto-
ry. Then at the next meeting of the
committee the vacancy caused by Van.
elders resignation was filed by the
appointment of Q. w. Morgan.
Everything done by the committee
was regular and further, they tried to
bring about harmony to both sides,
but the Gaskins followers would lis.
ten to no compromise. and immediate.
ly followed the introduction OF the
Gaskins ticket.
The supporters of this ticket Ger.
tainly can see no chance OF the cleo.
ton of Gaskins, then why should Re.
publicans support ticket gotten out
as this .one was?
In the bringing out of this ticket each
person who signed the petition that
participated In either of the other
conventions violated the election law
and as Judge Mason stated in court
are liable to fine for so doing. They
have infringed upon the Republican
ticket in the naming of their ticket.
why is all this done? Simply to de-
feat the straight Republican ticket on
election day, but 1t is to be hoped
that when the Republican voter en-
tiers his booth to mark his ticket that
he will not fail to support the straight
Republican ticket and not be fooled
and misled into the support of tick
ct made up in the manner the Gaslsins
ticket was made up.
REPUBLICAN.