The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-27

GAVE LITERALLY
RESPONSES STATE COMMITTEE
WERE PRoMPT-sHAWKEY
HEADED THE LIST.

WASHINGTON, NV. 81. - State
School superintendent NJ. P. snawke,
has the honor of being the first on the
list of good Republicans who con.
trfbuted to the campaign fund Of the
Republican party ii West Virginia this
year. The Hon. ". P. shawkey is ever
a clever chap and a thoughtful one, so
ne Clipped in MS check for 500 very
SION after the Swisher State commit.
tee began business at Clarksburg. This
is very good paragraph with which
to start on my story of the contrI.
buttons that we're given to oNChairman
Mark Hanna Matthew'S and his able
secretary, &e Hon. Virgil Highland.
These two distinguished sons of West
Virginia met here by appointment this
week 70 go over the records If their
committee and to prepare the Official
statement as required by law. A lit,
tie L7ter the entire report will be filed
at Charleston aud it will show that a
sum approximating $4,000 was con.
tributed. 1t must not be forgotten
that the campaign under the manage
ment of Mark Hanna Matthews and
Highland the suave end competent,
began in behalf of swisAer and his
ticket a mAtn prior to the selection
of Glasscock and funds were needed
during the time of Swisher at the
head of the faction that nominated
him. Hence, It was the brother Shaw.
key also on the ticket ambled quickly
to the fore with his little roll nf
greenbacks and later on when the d..
m7nds o6 the Mathews organization
became greater 1T was shawkey who
ichipped in $500 msre. Anyhow he has
the honor Of being the first and this
fact will not be forgotten by the faith.
full of by the hungry in future cam.
palgns.
conIey Was Second.
The second contributor during II,
days of tine swisher ascendancy in Re.
publican committee affairs was tn.
Hon. William Getthere ConIey, ap.
,pollted attorney general after tn,
death CT the much mourned Clark May
and then nominated at the Charleston
convention. Conley like shawkey was
quick about 1t and no doubt he and
Shawkey had heard rumors Of a gen.
eral shaking up and the making Of 4
new ticket Throughout. Anyhow he
handed in his two century marks anil
later on put in $500 more. Atte-
these two State house chaps had made
the first two antes, our good old frieni
Senator Scott came to the front with
contribution of $1,000. August 30
was the date. Of the first Scott put in.
His contribution was quickly followed
with liberal gifts from L. ]. williams
and from ]. S. Darst, the latter the
nominee for State auditor. Williams
is Lewlsburg chap who takes 4
proper interest in Republican affairs.
Elliott Nortncott came along very
soon after Senator Scott with a 5000
check and he added to this later on as
did Darst and Williams. All told Darst
put up $500 and feels contented over
his liberallty. The second large con.
tributor was Isaac 7. Mann, of Mercer.
who put up $1,000 on September ., and
the amount was much needed at that
time for the expiring Swisher cause.
Once the withdrawal of both swisher
and Scherr was announced there was
a quick chipping in by clever chaps
all over the State. Glasscock himself
was the first to begin the new chip
ping in with $1,000 and he was quickly
followed by that clever scientist and
doctor, the Hon. L. v. Guthrie, super.
intendent of the Epileptic hospital at
Huntington, Very soon after tSe
Guthrie gift of $500, a caeck came
from W. G. Wilson. of Elkins. and a.
this citizen looks after AFFAIRS for
Senator EIkins it has been thought
that this was thesElkins gift modestlv
given.