Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-06-27
WILLING FOR ARBITRATION
So Far as He is concerned the Com.
n'ittee Can Settle the Fifteenth
District squabnIe.


prove Of interest to great many
democrats at this juncture. II gives
the present status OF the senatorial
controversy in the fifteenth -.strict,
II supplemented by the following
brief statement OF the fact.
At Wheeling both parties tacitly as.
sented to submitting the question for
decision to the state committee, Col.
Stuart w. Walker, acting in this mat
ter in behalf Of Mr.. McTntire. Imme-
diately upon receipt of the chairman's
notific ton, Senator Campbell agreed
to abide by the verdict Of the commit
tee. as his letter indicates. Mr.. Nc
Intire now declines to do so. There
fore, settlement is deferred until
the committee meets.
Charles Town, w. Va, June 4, '08
Hon. John T. McGraw, Chairman,
Democratic State Executive Com.
Grafton, w. Va.
Dear Sir:-Your communication OF
the End inst, enclosing copy of let
ter addressed to the members OF your
COMMITTEES, touching the controversy
in the fifteenth senatorial district has
been received. and beg to say that
| fully concur in the committees ac-
tion and assent to have the question at
issue heard and determined by 1t at
Martinsburg on the 18th inst, when
| agree to submit the controversy to
the committee and abide by it's decis-
ion, and do further agree that is a
decision unfavorable to me IS reached
that will retire from the contest In
favor of Mr.. A. C. McIntire.
| assure you that no one deplores
the situation in this district more
keenly than myself. and I am impell-
ed by sincere interest in the well
fare of the party more than by mere
selfish motives, to ask that the rights
OF the democrats of this district be
not abridged by arbitrary and illegal
actions, such as occurred in both the
Berkeley county mass meeting and
the convention following, being con-
vinced THAT party harmony will best
be conserved by justice rendered in
his case.
1t is my desire that the committee
should understand that am willing
% subordinate any personal ambition
% the good OF the party and I feel
that much more than my individual
is involved in the pending
contest. Without in any matter desir-
g to have the case prejudice, feel
sure that the evidence which will be
,ffered at the meeting will sufficiently
prove that wrong was done to the
treat body OF our democratic voters,
ind unless the cause of democracy in
his end of the state is to suffer, such
methods should not be trified with;
hey value their suffrage as sacred
ind resent any interference with their
lights by the manipulation of the par
y machinery.
Should such proceedings as these
of go unchallenged, a IA
al precedent viii be created to rise
md confound us in the future.
Let 1t be remembered that in no in
stance was | the instigator If the
roubles which have arisen, nor have
been a party to the irregular and
Illegal actions which now embarass
Is.
Having full confidence in the COM
nittee and holding the party's success
IN November as paramount. | will
,heerfully and Loyalty be governed by
It's decision be what it may, as dem
ocrat should.
Yours faithfully.
(Signed) WILLIAM CAMPBELL