West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-07-02
SENATORIAL CONTROVERSY.
How Matters Now Stand In the Tif.
teenth District

The following correspondence will
prove OF interest to great many
Democrats at tins junotuie. Ii gives
the present status of the senatorial
controversy IN the Fifteenth district.
4 supplemented by the following
brief statement of facts.
AT Wheeling both parties tacitly
assen'ed to submitting the question
for decision TO the state committee.
Col. Stewart Walker acting in this
matter in behalf Of Mr.. McIn.ire.
Immediately on receipt OF the chair.
mans notification Senator Campbell
agreed to abide by the verdict cf
the committee, as his letter iud,.
Gates. Mr. McIntire now declines
TO do so. Therefore, a settlemen,
is deferred until the committee meets.
CHARLES Town, June 4, 1908.
Hon John r meGrew. Chairman Democratic state
w.
Dear Sir-Your communication of
2d INST, enclosing copy of the letter
addressed to the members Of your
your committee touching The con.
uoversy IN the Fifteenth senatorial
district, has been received, and
beg To- say that fully concur i'm The
committees acton and assent TO
have the questions at issue heard
md determined by il at Martinsburg
on the 18TH INST, when ! agree to
submit the controversy to the com.
mittee and abide byIts decision. ard
do lur,hcr agree that il decision
uniavorable to me is reached that
viii retire from the contest i'm favor
OF Nj. A {. Mclntirs.
assure you that no one deplores
the situation in this district more
keenly than myself, and | am i'm.
pelled by a sincere interest in the
welfare Of the party more than by
mere selfish motives to ask that the
rights Of the Democrats OF this dis
uict he not abridged by arbitrary
aud illegal actions, such as occurred
in both the Berkeley county mass
meeting and the convention follow.
ing, being convinced that party har-
mony will best be conserved by ius
tee being rendered IN this case.
II is my desire that the commit
tee should understand that am
willing to subordinate any personal
ambition TO the good of the party,
aud ] feel that much more than my
individual candidacy is involved in
the pending contest. Without in any
manner desiring to have the case
p:ejudged, feel sure that The evi.
dencc which will be offered at the
meeting will sufficiently prove that
wrong was done TO the great body
/ Of Our Democratic voters, and un-
less the cause Of Democracy IN this
end Of the state is TO suffer such
methods as are complained uf must
be no longer tolerated. The Demo-
cratic masses should not be trihed
with; they value their suffrage as
sacred and resent any interference
with their rights 10y the manipula
ton Of the party machinery.
Should such proceedings as those
complained Of go unchallenged,
fatal precedent VIII be created to
rise and confound us in the future.
letit be remembered that in no
instance was the instieator of the
troubles which have arisen, nor have
been party to the irregular and II.
legal actions which now embarrass
\ us.
Having full confidence in the
committee and holding the party's
success in November as paramount,
will cheerfully and loyalty be gov.
erned by its decision, be what it
may, as a Democrat should. Yours
faithfully, WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
u honest cfandnatsar r,,Vef oyo,.