The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-04
Their MeddIesome Misrepre-
sentations and Falseboods
Are Shown Up.
PLOT TO DEFEAT TICKET
Is So Apparent That That
Newspaper is Spewed Out
of the Party.

dlesome misrepresentation of facts
as to Republican politics in Harrison
county Is taken to mean that thai
newspaper is traitorously undertak.
ing to defeat the Republican party
in Harrison county as well as in the
state. The motive Is so apparent
that the course of the 1ntelligencer is
in the highest degree
and the party as whole Is justified
fully in spewing 1t out of the coun-
ellis of the party.
The latest party perfidy on Its
part appeared Monday of the pres
ent week, when there appeared In Its
editorial columns an article on Har-
"ison county politics SO replete with
falsehoods and warped statements as
to absolutely convict 1t and the writ
er, who by the way from the ear
marks is Harrison county man, OF
1. conspiracy to not only injure the
Republican ticket in this county but
also to accomplish its defeat.
The Intelligencer writer passes be.
yond mere prejudlced review OF the
lction of the old county committee
and others and lends himself to the
5aseness of falsehood in that review,
torgetful, indeed, oblivious to any
and all of the facts, desirous only OF
ieceiving and hoping to injure the
ticket and party in order possibly ia
crafty personal disappointment and
wreak personal vengeance.
That writer deYotes himself large.
ly to false presentation of the facts
n connection with the appointment
of delegates to the Republican state
convention. denying that delegates
we're appointed before the new com
mittee appointed a contesting dele
CATION.
For the benefit of that writer and
the Intelligencer in particular and
the public in general true presen-
tatton OF the case may not be amiss
at this time.
Scherr Men Approve 1t.
The mere fact that fifteen mem.
bers OF the state committee voted
unanimously for the seating of the
delegation approved by the old coun-
ty committee, with Committeeman
Oenham not voting as the contest was
rom his county, establishes the regu-
larity of the appointment of the
delegates by the old committee and
Onphf IN cpH3na ~ ,on,,tna. ,,,o.. a.. :
intelligencer, and especially so as sew
erai of the state committee friendly
Scherr, and one OF whom is now
on the Scherr ticket all voted in fav.
'r of the old committees delegation
But, further proof is here given.
The old committee met Monday
March 2, pursuant to call, and at this
meeting ordered a call issued for a
primary election to be held April 6,
for the selection OF delegates to the
parkersburg, Fairmont and Charles.
ION conventions, the senatorial con.
gcntion and nominees for public of.
ice.
Rules and regulations wore agreed
ipon and published. In these was
rule No. 4, which reads:
All candidates for nomination for
itate offices desiring to have their
names entered upon said ticket shall
he entitled to do SO, after having
paid the assessment levied against
them by the Republican executive
committee, and the candidate for any
state office receiving the highest mum.
ler of votes cast in Harrison county
shall, with the assistance of the Re
publican Harrison county executive
committee, select 81 votes to the
Republican state convention 10 he
held at Charleston, West Virginia
IN July the Sth, A. u. 1908, for
which convention the call has been
issued by the proper authority; and
aid delegates. when so chosen and
certified by the chairman and secre.
airy of the Harrison county executive
committee, shall be entitled to rep.
resent Harrison county in said con.
'entton. And the delegates shall
tand instructed for that candidate
or each OF the remaining state offices
who shall receive the highest mum.
ber of votes cast at said primary
election"
Reed Had the Right.
The primary election was duly
held. Stuart F. Reed was the only
candidate on the ticket for state of.
ice, and he was entlded to the right
accorded in the rule just quoted, a
tact that none can successfully deny.
The county committee met two
days after the election and adjourned
until April 10. when 1t canvassed the
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