The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-16
Adam Littlepage Again Calls
Benefits Campaign Man
ayers to Account.
THROWS SOME HOT SHELL
kanaWha County Candidate
Still Believes He Will Get
the Nomination.

fldent OF the nomination and strenu.
ously denying the report that he had
withdrawn as candidate for COVER
nor, Senator Adam B. Littlepage, one
OF the Democratic candidates for gov
ernor whose claims will be adjudicat-
ed here by the Democrats on July 20,
has returned to the city from Writ
county, where, he states, he secured
IL OF the IL delegates selected from
that county. The senator has been
out of the city for week and
claims he captured &c delegates on
his trip. Speaking of the contest be-
tween himself and Lewis Bennett, OF
Weston, Senator Littlepage said:
II have striven faithfully to con.
duct such campaign for the nomi-
nation for governor as would pre-
serve the integrity OF the Democratic
party. have not attempted by the
use of money to control either the
public press of the state or the SOW
ereign voters thereof.
my adversary adopted the course
OF sowing up by instructions dele
gates wherever possible. He has 251
instructed delegates and no more,
and when he undertakes to land he
Will fail short of "a delegates. / have
never asked for instructions at any
point in West Virginia except in
jackson county and did not do this
in that county until after had given
due notice of my Intention. The
Jackson delegation was instructed by
the voice Of 95 per cent of the people
assembled at the court house.
The report put in circulation In
the various counties of the state
where recently conventions. have been
held and in the counties yet to select
delegates, that had withdrawn from
the race. was circulated for the pur-
pose, pure and simple, of securing In
'structions for my friend Bennett, the
Democrats not knowing but what l
had withdrawn. have not with
drawn from the race and will not do
so under any, circumstances neither
before or in the convention, but the
contest so far as am concerned will
be fought out to finish. l have
been practically all over the state
any am very busy. / have splendid
luck wherever go. I am not in the
slightest degree uneasy over my nom
ination. and after l have been NOM
mated there Is no man in West vir-
ginia who will be able to say that
u have made an unfair contest, but
on the other hand have been ex-
tremely liberal.
~ have not and will not send men
throughout the state for the purpose
of molding public sentiment. The
nomination should come spontane-
ously from the rank and file Of the
Democratic party. and when the nom
nation is SO made. the state will, as
l have predicted, go Democratic. No
man can be elected by the people, In
either party, who buys his nominal
tion or secures it by trickery. and
neither party should elect candi-
date who Is so nominated. You will
find that the convention to be held
here on the 29th will be the largest
ever held in West Virginia. The
split in the Republican party is fatal
and had to come sooner or later.
Neither Swisher or Scherr can afford
to withdraw, and don't think either
will. for they would be unable to sat
isfactorily explain to their friends.
There are three counties yet to
select delegates to the state conven-
ton. Mr.. Bennett claims from each
of these counties, but you watch and
walt for the returns from these coun.
ties and believe you will find that j
have two-thirds of the delegates. But
can give him the three counties and
then beat him, but don't propose to
give him one delegate more than he
is entitled to. My adversary has re-
sorted to sending hand bills. for dis.
tribution throughout the various
counties, upon which is printed infor.
nation purporting to come from the
PIT Pleasant. Register, that Bennett
would have no opposition and that
his nomination would be made by &C.
clamation. This is unfair to the
Democratic party and to the othe,
three candidates, and you can iimag.
inc the effect 1t has on the Democrats
when they ascertain the statement
printed and circulated is false. j
must not say any more at this time.
The governor should come from the
southern section OF the state. 1t has
been long time since we had one
and quite long time since we had
a native-born West yirginian as gov.
ernor. ! again repeat that / am sat.
isfied will be nominated, and IL i
live will be the next governor of Yves,
Virginia.