The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-17
7AIRMoNT WEsT yIRGINIA HURspAY, ooTUBER l7 1901.
1ON:WILLlAM H.HEARNE,O OF WHEELING, "a
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR IN TOWN TO-DAY
DISCUSSES aIs
P|'L..AN.OF.CAMpAIGN

PLAN gAMPAlGN.
Mr.. William H. Hearne, a candidate
70. the nomination for governor Of this
State, came to this city from Morgan.
town yesterday afternoon and stayed
here over night. To-day he was call.
ing on the Republicans OF the city.
Tomorrow morning he will leave foi
Grafton, where he will see the. people
Of Taylor 4county's metropolis. When
seen this morning by a representative
Of the West Virginian, Mr.. Hearne was
In loquacious mood and gave out
several points. Mr.. Hearne said that
he Will not give out any platform OK.
cept from, time to time he will give
out such ideas as they present them.
selves to him that he deems expedfent.
One OF the things that Mr.. Hearne Is
very ,outspoken is. the good roads move
ment. This matter has been freely
discussed by MIN al many places. He
has been interested In good roads for
some time. he is the president OF the
Ohio County Good Roads Association
and also vice president OF the State
Cool Roads Association. This good
roads plank has not come up with
Mr.. Hearne since commencing his
tour over the State in. his automobile.
The next plank that Mr.. Hearne has
put In his platform Is the establishing
OF compulsory primary elections. Mr..
Hearne is in favor Of such a law and
hopes to see 1t passed. He is oppos,
ed to the mass convention system OF
nominating candidates ror office. The
mass convention system. Mr.. Hearne
says, misrepresents the voters and
does not represent the, people. The
time has come for a compulsory prl.
mary law.
In the mass convention the machine
is nominating and the people only help
elect the candidates that the machine
has nominated. He stated that the ma.
chine ridden people should have a
chance to say who should be a candi.
date and that they could not in sparse
ly settled counties where a hurry up
convention was called to be held at
the county seat. That the gum shoe
methods practiced were a menace to
our State government. Mr.. Hearne
said that since he has oeen out he
has been asked if5he has seen certain
party leaders about this and about
that. The question has become nau.
seous to- him. He is running for gov.
ernor, but he wants the people to sup
port and to nominate him. The prin.
ciple OF few to dictate who the can
didate shall be is wrong. He asks the
people to watch the mass conventions.
Mr.. Henrne said that he was not
seeking the Office Of governor because
OF the salary attached. He had high.
er> motive than that and that he did
not need the salary. He wanted the
place because it is the most honorable
one in the gift of the people OF the
State: higher than that OF senator or
a member of the house of represen.
tatives and he feels that with his ex.
perience as a professional man ana
business man he can be OF service to
the State. The honor that comes with
the Office and the service that he can
render to the people have induced Mr..
Hearne to become a candidate.
Speaking of the tax question, Mr..
Flearne said that originally he was op-
posed to the movement, but now he he
liered In the enforcement of the law
as 1t now Is fortifying the weak places
and making them stronger. He said
that It would be foolish to change the
present laws and so back to the old
system, from business standing
point.
Mr.. Hearne stated that he will have
the solid delegation from the Panhan.
die. Since he has the handle he will
put forth his best efforts to capture
the pan. His reception in the Panhan.
die he said could only be likened to
the way in which Judge Goff was re.
ceived in his memorable campaign for
governor and that In the other places
that he has been he has been receiv.
ed with cordiality to an extent that
he had not looked for.
Mr.. Hearne is graduated Wash
ington and Jefferson college and Of
Georgetown College. In these two In.
stitutions ne received his scholastic
training; later. he entered the Univer.
sity Of Virginia at Charlottesville,
where he graduated in law. He was
admitted to.the bar and was associat.
ed with Daniel Lamb, one OF Wheel.
ing's best legal lights and one Of the
best constitutional lawyers in the
country, man that helped to keep of
the great southern storm and landed
West Virginia in the Union column.
Mr.. Hearne Is man Of scholarly at.
tainments and broad culture ana
would bring to the office a wide ex.
perience that would aid him In being
beneficial in his service to the people.
The father OF Ohio county's distin.
guished citizen was a carpetbagger.
coming from the State Of New York.
but he had $75,000 in his carpet bug.
which he invested in the Iron business
In the Panhandle. This was the great.
est blessing that ever struck that re.
gion. His sons became Interested In
the iron industry and accumulated
much wealth. "a This industry that the
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