The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-18
HEAR||NE'
Names Delegates With
out Notice to Hall
Unless He Works ith County. Com
mittee There Will BE Two Dele
cations from Ohio County.

made by the Hon. William II. Hearne
in sending out letters to number OF
Ohio county republicans asking them
If they would serve as delegates to
the Charleston convention does not
appear to be the most popular that
he has made in his candidacy for
governor and it looks as though he
was going to have some difficulty in
getting together his contesting dele
cation, as quite a large number of
those he has asked to serve have re-
fused. .'"' ~ ... =
He stated Friday that he expected
to have his list of delegates ready to
send to the state committee by to-
morrow, but Judging from the num-
Der of refusals he\hasl lreceived>i will
probably keep him busy to get to-
gether So delegates by that time
Among those who received letters
from Mr.. Hearne asking them If they
would serve as delegates we're three
members of the county committee, all
Of Whom refused. Quite number Of
Others are known to have 4 Inf forned
Iea q sAe hat they asouId not serYa
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4 inE sen ding out d Bfs2 let
6tetBa Friday followed by the meeting
OF: theEcounty committee Friday night
resulted IN considerable political ta1k
about the ,scfty yesterday and the
friends of Mr. Hall were. quite free
in their criticisms of Mr.. Hearne's
statement Friday that he was nam
ing his delegation without consider
ing Mr.. Halls cadidacy.
The effect Of that statement ap-
pears to have changed Mr.. Hearhe's
attitude toward the Ohio county can
didate for auditor, as it was reported
yesterday that he is asking a number
of the. people to vote for Mr.. Hail.
The precipitancy of Mr. Hearne's at
titude to delegates regardless of the
county committee and the candidacy
Of Mr.. Hall is the reason given by a
number Of those who refused to serve
on the delegation for so refusing.
1t Is extremely doubtful If Mr..
Hearne will consider the action TAX
en- by the county committee at it's
meeting Friday evening concerning
the naming of the delegates from
Ohio county. The following. letter
was received regarding the naming OF
the delegates:
Hon. William n. Hearne:
Dear Sir:---A meeting Of the Ohio
county republican executive commit
tee Will be held on Wednesday even
ing, June Oath, 1908, at 8 O'Clock
p. m, county building, to meet with
yourself and James K. Hall for the
selection Of delegates to the state
convention to be held at Charleston,
July 8.
Very truly,
G. w. OTTO, Chairman:
A similar letter was sent to Mr..
Hall. "..
Mr.. Hearne would not talk about
the situation yesterday. Asked by a.
reporter what he would do in regard
to the action Of the county commit
tee in setting Juno oath as the time
FOR selecting the delegates. he said
that he had nothing to say about pol
itics
While there are many who believe
that he will go ahead and name his
delegation regardless Of this action.
II he does so there will be two dele
cations, as the committee will name
one on the 24th with Mr.. Hall.
The friends Of Mr.. Hall are anxi-
Gus to have the matter settled with
out having contest. AS one Of his
friends put it last night, q contesting
delegation will be had for Mr.. Hall
for while he is trying to have seated
the delegation which is for him from
MS home county his opponent will
nave time to get around among the
other delegates and get votes which
otherwise Mr.. Hall might secure.
Migu TIQ1nn Moh I.