Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04

ever. and he will not overlook any other
possible candidate more 10 his liking I'm tina
meantime, but the Swisher lineup will
likely be too strong for such a contIn.
gency.
Soherr has n potential following through
out the state. There is a dis unct Individual
sei''.neit Tor him In nearly every county.
uuf' 10 ms personal acquaintance wide ex-
petlence ms "A campaigncr. his mixing abill.
lies ana his good record As auditor for two
terms by many OF his admirers he is az
leCtionately called IAN old republican war
horse" But he Will have to step fast along.
side young PAGER like Swisher who has
been industrously building up an orpaniza
ton since he won his spurs as an organ
lzer last winter In the management of Nc
Dermotts campaign for the senate pres
idency.
Swisher has perfected alliances where
Scherr might have cut in had he not hest
lated so long. To the present Scherr re-
tuses To announce himself. although max
ing trips to the chief points OF contact In
inc t state and interviewing the leaders
W hen In this city a few ,iays ago Scherr
apparently took an optimistic view OF tho
outlook. and while noncommittal he cav.
the impression that he was a candidate for
governor and would announce himself later
In the Center of the Track.
the band wagon seekers do not relish this
hesitancy They have seen a score doomed
Tor governor and then disappear for va
rious reasons. while SwIsher is holding 70
the center of the track. Scherrs friends
contend that II Is only THE hurrah bovs.
who are behind Swisher. and that the sub
stantial members of the party are looking
Tor another candidate. Regardless OF the
accuracy of this suggestion the fac. ~.
mains that the tide Swisherward continues
steaui!y and surely. 1t got its great i'm
petus with the elimination OF Mason and
NHlte. Tor White would have got the bulk
or the state administration support and
Mason would have given Swisher loads ~
trouble all over the state
IL Is said with good reason that Swisher
VIII have kanawha county. the biggest
county In the state: likewise Harrison No
rion and Monongala The combined drlog.,
tons make a good showing while there ar,
reasons for believing Swisher will loom nm
equally strong or nearly SO in Mcdowell.
Fayette and other counties in the soutb.rn
end OF the state and' with an even chance
In the balance of the counties
IL Scherr goes into the thing aggressIvely
soon he may disturb this condition az
things. In the second congressional AZ.
trict. particularly in the eastern panhandle
counties. Scherr should be supreme II ALI
depends on how soon he gets busy and TO
what extent.
Many Are at Sea.
AS between Swisher and Scherr there are
republicans who have little preference and
less enthusiasm. But they are at sea
They have nobody In sight. The latest
suggestion to be added to a long string Is
that OF c, w. Dillon OF Fayette county.
formerly tax commissioner. This Is really
revival Of premature boom for Dillon
voiced nearly two years ago. Since going
out Of office Dillon has connected himself
with large coal interests as special counsel!
presenting a distinct contrast TO his posi-
ton when as commissioner he was running
them down to conform to the new tax sys-
TENS requirements. As commissioner he
appealed with different force AS repre-
sentative Of corporate interests he could
hardly expect to find gubernatorial enthu-
siasm In the same old place.
Although many Of the governorship as
pirants are heard OF no more in an active
sense. some OF them do not object to the
receptive classification. In this class ar.
Attorney General c. w. May James L.
Caldwell and Judge Sanders. Pretty nearly
every Judge or ex-judge in West Virginia
has been mentioned In the year 1907 az a
candidate for governor. but no colonies