The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-28
Letter Sent to Stale Chairman.
Matthews Rings With
Optimism.
PLANS QUICK CAMPAIGN.
Approves New Rules Of The
Party Recently Issued by
State Committee.

MoRGANToWN. Sept. ss-Hon.
We, Glasscock, who was nominated
by the Republican state committee
for governor to succeed Charles W.
swisher on the ticket today made
public his letter formally accepting
the nomination. The letter is as fol-
lows:
Morgantown, w. Va, Sept. 80. 1908.
Hon. Samuel v. Matthews. Chairman
Republican State Committee,
clarksburg, w Va.
Ny Dear sir:-I am in receipt Of
your letter of September 24th mott
flying me that the Republican State
Committee in session at Charleston
on the 22nd day of September 1908.
selected me as the candidate of the
Republican party for office of goyer-
nor.
In reply desire to state that /
appreciate more than can express in
words the distinguished honor the
committee has paid me. But this
nomination carries with 1t great
responsibility which neither nor any
one Republican should be called up
on to bear alone. The candidate
should and must lead united party.
From declarations which have
reached me by telegram, mail and In
person, am led to believe that my
fellow Republicans. irrespective of
past differences, WIN give me their
earnest and loyal support; that win
lead unbroken ranks in our contest
for good government.
With such assurances, and the
nomination coming to me unsought
and unfettered by any conditions or
promises, I am free to accept.
have one promise, and but one,
to make to the people of West vir-
ginia. 1t is this: II elected / viii
be governor in fact as we'll as In
name. will do the right as see
1t to,all alike. My sole purpose and
highest ambition shall be to give the
people OF the state a good, clean,
economical administration, endorsing
and approving that which seems to
be for the best interest OF the people
of the state, and condemning and dis
approving what seems to me unjust
and unfair to any interest. shall
have no special friends to favor and
no enemies to punish.
hope to visit, all the counties OF
the state as soon as possible. and
shall discuss freely and fully my
position on all important state mat
ters. I shall have nothing to con-
cea. and shall make full and fair
statement of my views on all ques-
tions in which the people of the state
are interested.
1 most heartily and sincerely in
dorse and approve the. action of the
state committee IN providing as it did
by resolution, that in the future,
delegates to the Republican state con-
vention shall be chosen by magister-
ial districts, either by district primary
or district mass convention; and that
no committee shall appoint delegates
or attempt to delegate the authority
to appoint, to candidates or to any
other person or persons. have in
the past advocated that method OF
selecting delegates to conventions,
and still approve the same because
think 1t is right. But better still IN
my judgment is a general primary
election law, as proposed by the
party in its platform.
am Taft, tax reform Republi-
can, and in the language OF General
Cor when nominated for Congress
over his protest, my answer % your
notification is: II accant the nomI-
nation and am ready FOR the fight"
Yours very truly,
W. E. GLASScocK.