Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04
WILL GET OH|ODELEGATES'
County Committee Has Named Men
Favorable to Hall.
HEARNE WANTS TO CLAIM ALL
Notifies County Committee That He
Claims Sofe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Makes Warm Reply.


Wheeling, June 26.--The contest be-
tween Mr.. William II. Hearne on the
one hand and Mr.. James X. Hall and
the republican county committee on
the other as to the selection of the
delegates to the state republican con
vention is on, and is sharp, clear and
well defined.
The county committee named a del.
egation to the Charleston convention
which to man-52 Of them-will be
for Auditor Scherr for governor, and
James X. Hail for auditor. The per-
sonnet of the delegation numbers
some prominent men who refused to
serve on the Hearne list.
In brief Mr.. Hearne claims nat he
has the sole right to make their Sc
lection and the county committee and
Mr.. Hall claim that he has no right
whatever: that he is not bona fide
candidate for governor; that he volun-
tarily surrendered all his rights. and
that Mr.. Hall is the only candidate
from this county.
Back OF this is the well defined be-
lief that Mr. Hearne is acting with
the friends of G. w. SwIsher and the
county committee and Mr.. Hall are
inclined to favor Auditor Scherr.
In response to a message from DR..
George Otto. notifying Mr.. Hearne of
a meeting OF the county committee,
the latter wrote to DR.. Otto, inform
ing him that he, Hearne, had named
his delegates and that unless the COM
mittee certifies the appointments he
will take the delegation to Charleston
himself.
The remarkable communication was
received by Chairman Otto of the re-
publican county executive committee
Wednesday morning. In it Mr.. Hearne
takes the remarkable position that he
has the sole authority to select the
Ohio county delegates to the republi-
can state convention: that Mr.. Hall
is not to be consulted or considered,
and that the certification OF the coun-
ty committee is not necessary to his
delegates. A more arbitrary and
unique piece OF conduct is hard to
imagine.
In speaking of Mr.. Hearne's action
Chairman Otto said: "As to the alleg-
ed delegation named by Mr.. Hearne,
! can say OF my own knowledge that
many OF them will not serve; many
OF them have already notified the
committee that they will not go to
Charleston without regular credentials
from the committee, and over one-half
of them have expressed themselves as
not giving serious consideration to
Mr.. Hearne. When Mr.. Hearne de-
manded from the committee the right
to select delegates, and some men,
bers agreed to give that right, he
agreed to give us a writing to the eff
feet below. Only after repeated de-
mands did we get the paper, although
1T is dated April H."
Mr.. Hearne's note relinquishing all
claim, is as follows:
ITO the Ohio County Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee:
II hereby agree, in the event OF
my withdrawal from the race for gov
ernor before the republican state nom-
mating convention. that | will not ask
to have say as to the selection OF
delegates from Ohio county in said
convention.
Il hereby agree also that in the
event ! keep in the race for governor
that / will not name on the Ohio
county delegation any person known
to be hostile to any member of the
Ohio county republican committee,
or to do anything as regards the SCI
lection of the delegation which might
be a reflection on the county commit
tee, so long as the said committee
continues to show friendly feeling
for my candidacy.
"(Signed) VIM. H. HEARNE.
April 9Th. 1908.
delivered to DR.. George w. Otto, this
10th day of June, 1908, at his request.)