The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-27
State Chairman Mathews in
Address Numerically Shows
Up the Insurgent Gang.
A MERE PRETENDER
Own Course Shows That Nor
gantown Man Fails to Prac-
tice What He breaches.

In answer to the address of mis-
statements given out at Parkersburg
last week by f. NJ. Grant, who
poses as chairman OF the bOlteks
state committee, Hon. s V, Mathews,
chairman of the Republican state
committee has given out an address
giving the facts of the situation in
the Republican party as 1t nbw ex-
lists. Mr.. Mathews's article fol-
I lows:
TO the Republican voters OF West
Virginia:
Chairman f. NJ. Grant. OF the i'm
surgent campaign committee Of GER
tain defeated Republican state cam
didates, himself state office holder
and dispenser of about 100000 am
nually of state patronage to his rela-
tiVes and others at the State Unlver-
sity, has issued an address to- the
Republican voters of West Virginia
(which is filed with denunciations
and absolute misstatements. His
chief complaint is that there Is
State House Machine" though Au-
1itor Scherr, who holds the most
Ifmportant office. possibly, next to the
governor. is evidently not included;
neither, presumably, is the Supreme
court, presumably. also the State su-
perintendent of schools and State
Treasurer's offices are not included,
as the heads of these offices failed
for denomination; presumably. also
the adjutant generals office and the
National Guard are not included, for
no one has been silly enough yet to
charge that, presumably, also, the
State penltentIary forces under John
A. Boyd, the State university forces
under Grant. Stewart, Green and 9TH
ers. and led by Col Fraser. OF the
cluded; presumably, also, all the
State officials in Wheeling, Including
Barton and the Democratic State di-
rector and stockholder of the allied
big Three newspapers, are not in-
cluded; presumably, Amos Bright, of
the Weston asylum, and a trusted
friend and adviser of two Republic
can State Administrations, Is not in
cluded; presumably also. the clerk OF
the State Senate and the clerk of the
House of Delegates, and the two leg-
!slative bodies. are not Included in
the State House Machine" CONCERN
ing which Mr., Grant raves and
snorts.
Mr.. Grant, who is lnfamed with
unholy zeal. is dead sure and so are
his deluded followers thnt>G Governor
Dawson, who has done so much for
the state and his party and under
whose administration the people OF
the State have reaped such great re-
wards and benefits from the enforce
ment Of just equitable and needed
legislation is a person who has for
feited all claims to standing, respect
ability and gratitude because .he did
not espouse the cause Of Mr.. Scherr
who never for one instant had sup
ported or upheld either OF the last
two governors hands in their fight
for reform legislation or the en-
forcement thereof. SO on a platform
denOuncing Senators Elkins and
Scott and Governor Dawson, MIR.
Grant turns on his venom and spite
and attacks everybody and every
thing, including the Republican par
ty as n party, in this State. He sub
mits to the voters of the State that
a political party has right to exist
and command their confidence so
long only As 1t has demonstrated by
its conduct that 1t Is able to serve
the people of the State honestly and
intelligently." He means by this that
the Republican party in city county
and State has not served the people
either intelligehtly or honesty The
whole force Of his movement s to
defeat the Republican party by be-
ctf1 rGI In man bn hn
governor. congressman, State official,
or private who dares to stand for the
regular Republican ticket from pres-
ident to constable. He even tries to
steaf the Avery Of the party and
proclaims himself as the head of the
Republican State Executive Com
mittee!" Mr. Grant is too irascible,
too narrow and too dyspeptic to state
any proposition Of policy or fact in
a candid, truthful or dispaosionatc
way
He alleges that Mr.. swsher, in the
First Congressional District. secured
but eight delegates " in q fair and
open contest" a bolder, bigger or
more brazen claim was never PEN
ned. Mr.. Swisher obtained as many
votes in the First Congressional Dis
trict as Mr.. Scherr obtained, and OBJ
tanned them in as fair and square
manner as Mr.. Scherr obtained his
votes. Certainly Mr.. Scherr cannot
claim any original votes in Ohio or
Brooke, where the delegates were ap-
pointed by committees and where an
other candidate, Mr.. Hearne. carried
the primaries. The votes for Swisher
in Hancock were as honestly obtain
ed on that agreement Ip Marion
county agreed to divide H. vote II
to II in advance and Mr.. Scherr has
no more claim there than Mr.
Swisher and the primary was carri-
ed on that agreement. In Marion
Mr.. Swisher won his delegates in a
primary just the same as Mr.. Scherr