Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-03
NEW RULES MADE
BY STATE COMMITTEE
Repetition of Further Frauds Will Be
Prevented by enforcement of
New Provisions.
prom The World Of saturdav:


From The World Of Saturday:
chairman Matthews, Of the state
committee, annuonced the new rules
decided upon. They are as follows:
Charleston, w. Va. Sept. 20, 1908.
To the voters of West Virginia:
After three days and nights Of
careful consideration of all matters
involved in the controversies over the
state ticket, the republican state ex-
e~cutiye committee unanimously decid-
ed its position in regard to party
rules and government of the selection
of delegates to state nomination con-
ventions to be as follows:
That the unit for the selection Of
delegates be The district and not the
county.
THAT the delegates be elected by
a direct primary vote or by district
conventions.
And especially that no candidate
for state office be empowered under
any circumstances to select the dele
gates from the district to state CON
y~ention, that right being definitely
reserved for the people alone to ex-
ercise.
These principles were incorporate
ed into law by unanimous vote by
the adoption of the following resolu-
tin:
Resolved, That the delegates 10
all future republican conventions
shall be selected by m~agfsterial dis
trict. by district primaries or mass
conventions and no county or district
cornlnitte shall exercise the power to
appoint the said delegates Or shall
delegate to any candidate or other
person the power of making such ap-
pointment.
THE attention of the republics
voters of West Virginia is respectful
ly call"l to mis- action which repre-
sents the careful Judgment of not
only the committee but of representa-
tive republicans all over the state as
to the correct procedure and as the
only safe guarantee against a repeti-
ton of the unfortunate conditions
that have existed in the republican
party in this state recently.
In framing this resolution, the
committee has had the advice and
cooperation of a c?nomittee repre-
sentative of the supporters of the
Lincoln republican ticket, and wae
especially direct attention to the fact
that this resolution is a complete
recognition of tfe demand made by
many republicans that there should
be a change in the methods of select
ing delegates to state conventions
With the abuses that had sprung
up under the old system is a matter
this cotnmittee, Us a committee, had
nothing to do with, but It assures
the republicans of West Virginia
that the above resolution emDoaying
the wishes of republicans of every
class and affiliation will be RICHLY
adhered to.
I'VE offer this to the republicans OF
West Virginia as a complete and pos
tive guarantee of the intention of
the committee to insure TO every re-
publican voter a fair and equal
chance with every other republican
voter to Express his preference in the
selection OF republican state candi-
dates.
1--WE also invite the attention of the
republicans OF West Virginia to the
fact that this committee has accepted
the resignation of Hon. Charles w.
Swisher as a candidate for governor,
and. by virtue of the power vested in
it, has named Hon. William E. Glass
cock. of Monongalia county as the
party candidate.
I'm taking this action, we have ear
nestly strived to recognize every 'e-
/, ultimate interest in the republican
party and secure a candidate whose
personality, record, equipment and
training thoroughly fit him for the
duties of this high office. We earnest
ly urge upon all republicans their
duty in this hour of submerging minor
differences and of joining with the
regular organization in it's efforts to
carry this state for William Fl. Taft,
for he congressional candidates, nor
the republican state, Legislative and
county tickets.
IS. v. MATTHEW'S,
chairman Republican State Execu-
tive Committee"
Nickel-DoWIan.