Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-11
SWISHER is NAMED
BY THE REGULARS
Wins Out on First Ballot at the
Night Session
TICKET HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Not Much Enthusiasm Was Shown
After the Candidate for Governor
Was Named
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For Governor-charIes w. swisher.
For AUDITOR. s. Darst.
For Attorney GeneraI-W. G. Con-
ley.
For superintendent Of schools-M.
p. Shawkey.
For Secretary of state-stuart r.
Reed.
FOR Treasurer-E. L. Long.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Wigwam, Charleston July 9.-Tne
convention formed by the state CEN
trail committee which last might unani-
mously nominated Charles w. Swish
err Tor governor, met this morning at
8 o'clock to complete the ticket.
John S. Darst was nominated for
auditor, and W. G.. Coniey was named
for attorney general. James X. Hall
was named in opposition to Darsts and
A. r. Stallings against Conley. but
they received only few votes.
At the morning session, john L.
Harris and Thomas G. Miller, who had
been named by the Scherr convention
for secretary of state and superinten-
dent of free schools, respectively, APP
peared before the Swisher convention
and said that they had refused to &C
cept the nomination made by that con-
vention and would abide by the re-
suit of the Swisher convention.
The convention adjourned to meet
this evening without manning men for
the other places on the ticket
The convention finished its work at
a late hour after completing the ticket
as follows:
State Superintendent of Schools
M. P. Shawkey. of Kanawha
Secretary of State-Stuart F. Reed,
of Harrison.
Treasurer--E, L. Long. Of Mcdowell
All those named on the Scherr
ticket with the exception OF Harris
and Miller will stick.
Feeling here is still running high
and Is growing more bitter. No agree
ment seems to be in sight and the two
factions appear to be getting farther
apart.
Charleston, July 9.-fIon. Charles
Wesley Swisher, secretary of state Of
West Virginia, was nominated for gov
ernor in the regular republican con-
vention held in the Wigwam at 1880
o'clock last night. He was nominated
on the first ballot
Owing to the action of the Scherr
boilers, the name of the auditor was
not presented, but sey eral Of the
counties instructed for him and not
desiring to bolt remained in the con-
vention and cast their vote.
w. H. Hearne, of Wheeling, was the
the only other candidate whose name
presented to the convention, and be,
sides the Ohio county vote he receiy.
ed several votes from other counties.
G. w. Dillon, of Fayetteville, was
not a candidate, but he received 5
votes from Putnam county.
When the convention was called to
order at 7:40 o'clock, it was plain to
be seen that Swisher would be the
nominee and his majority was the
only question
After the convention met the re-
ports of the various committees were
adopted, and then Chairman Gaines
announced that the convention was
ready to nominate candidate for gov
ernor.
Barbour cornty was called and an
nounced that the county yielded TO
Marion Thereupon Hon. Elliott
Northcott, of Huntington. who had
been chosen by Swisher to- place his
name before the convention, mounted
to the stage. and in one of the neatest
speeches ever heard I'm a West Vir-
ginia republican convention, placed
the Marion county candidate in nom.
nation
The mention of Swisher's name was
a signal for an ovation and the dele
gates and visitors would not be
quieted for some time.
The seconding began With the next
county on the list, which was Berlxe-
ley, Cabell second. then Doddridge,
then Fayette. 2; Hampshire l.; Ka-
nawha l. and Mcdowell.
When Ohio was reached, Gen. All
ford Caldwell made one of his char
acteristic speeches In placing the
name of William H. Hearne before
the convention. Brooke county sec
onded Hearne's nomination and the
list of counties was then completed.
AS the Scherr counties were called
there was no movement to place him
in nomination.
Upon calling the roll Of counties,
Swisher received 500 votes; Scherr,
who had not been named, ITS;
Hearne, 70, and c. w. Dillon. g. After
the vote had been counted and an
nounced, motion to make Swisher's
nominations unanimous prevailed.
Swisher being declared nominated.
was brought into the convention and
made a short speech. The convention