The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-27
GRANE GUS ROAST
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IIOH. marion mas az delegates to
Marshall's &c. In Lewis county on a
square issue, Mr.. Swisher got nearly
ten votes out OF fourteen and in
Wetzel five out of seventeen-the
honors In these two counties for the
two leading candidates breaking
about even. So taking the whole
district. swisher gained as many del
egates in as fair manner, In every
| respect, as Scherr.
The county committee delegation
from Ohio county had both Scherr
and swlsher delegates in Its member
ship; but the openly declared policy
OF its ablest leaders was for new
candidate and not for either Scherr
or Swlsher.
And in word It may be said with
out fear of the fullest and complete
est investigation and analysis that,
taking the roll OF those counties in
the convention. on which the state
committee was unanimously agreed
and in which Stallings, Bright, Wat
kins, woodward, and all the other
members atfirmatively agreed-and
for arguments sake leaving Harrison
county as II to II as agreed. no mat
ter which delegation was seated, and
putting into the convention the Ohio
county committee delegation instead
of the Hearne delegatIon-and C.
w. Swisher had a good majority
OF all the votes In the convention.
He would have been nominated in
that event as sure as fate; and 1t is
equally as sure that by no possible
nnn1 hin ~ Mt
stances would Arnold Scherr have
been nominated. Any fair minded
Republican in the state who Will poll
the delegations from the counties can
satisfy himself Of the truth of this
assertion.
Furthermore, the great overwhelm-
Ing majority of the regular uncon-
tested and undisputed delegates, in
Guiding scores OF Scherr delegates.
remained in the regular Republican
nominating convention. Not so much
even as one-third of the delegates ito
the State convention, including con-
testing and uncontested delegates.
took part in the rump or Scherr
nominating convention.
Mr.. Grant takes ten of the sixteen
members OF the late Republican
State committee and proceeds to
brand them as unfair, unjust. dis
honest and tyrannical." Why he
omits Watkins, Bright, Stallings,
Glasscock, woodward and Elliott, all
test, for the delegates seated, is one
of the queer tricks of Mr.. Grants
splendid political liver! He says one
of the ten members whom he de-
nounces by his sworn statement at
tempted to bride election officers and
carry local election for C. w.
Swisher," This is a plain, old fash
Toned "whopper;" but, If Mr. Grant
means what he says, let him name
the man and produce the affidavit
and he Will have ample opportunity
TO prove what he charges. lie accuses
one of the ten of being a state offic-
ial who expects reappointment We
wonder II he means Amos Bright. G.
z. Light or just whom. He cowardly
and without name brands one man as
a "defaulter"-a charge he can nell
the substantiate nor dare to make
in the open. He denounces one mem
Der Of the State committee, elected
ANONYMOUSLY anu lt-IltNlth AllflIl-
mously from his senatorial district,
because he is proprietor of large coal
interests. This Is n serious charge!
The recognition of the cOlored race,
which was fought out in a vote of
the whole convention four years ago
at Wheeling. between several color
ed candidates. he denounces. There
are, we understand, no colOred men
on Mr.. Grants alleged committee and
none need apply-unless Mr.. Grant
changes his mind. He denounces an
editor ana postmaster from the great
Blueiield section because. he says. he
takes orders from Elkns and Isaac
T. Mnna!' With Grant the wish is
father to the thought and he can
never vote for Taft nor support him
or any body like, because President
Roosevelt may have influenced him!
Such silly twaddic as Grant indnlges
in is worthy only of contempt.
The old state committee Of sixteen
members contained as many honor
able, high minded and fair represent
atives Of the Republican party as amy
Committee which ever served in this
state: and in all contests save that
from OHIO county they acted with
practical unanmity
Now let us consider Mr. Grants
review of certain contests: Granting
that the leaders Of the Schcrr move
ment in Cahcll We're the fairest men
who ever wagcd IL political contest,
ana that the only pure ana holy men
were enlisted under Scherr's banner
still the fact rema ns--and has fire.