The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-09
GRAND OVATION
FOLLOWS NAMING
OF SW|SHER
Continued from page one.

| applause anu IL MAS plalNlS seen Indl
no matter who would have been pre-
scented the votes would have gone tc
! the Marion county candidate.
There was one continuous strain
Of seconds as the roll call proceeded
Fer Berkeley John J. Hetzel second
! ed in a rousing speech. John Ora.
HIM told why Cabell was for Swish
er. j. G. Carter spoke the senti-
ments of Doddridge. Sam Dixon and
u II. Ellis talked for Fayette Hamp-
shire sentiment was expressed BY J.
Rummel and Cy Ellington spoke.
When Monongalia, the only county
! which boltcd as whole, was called
a representative of the county arose
and asked that his county be dealt
with not too severely and that if they
had made Il mistake not to hold it
against them. J. K. Smith seconded
| for Mcdowell.
When Ohio was called General Al
fred Caldwell made one of his char
acteristic bright speeches in nominal,
ing HCarne. He declared that Ohio
county delegates are not boilers and
|
| cans which the northern panhandle
has glveC the state. 4 great compli-
ment was paid the late Archibald
Campbell and it was brought out
that with him as editor the Intelli-
! SeHcer was a repu blican newspaper
edited by republican and in the in
terests of the republican party.
| Hearne's nomination was seconded
| by Charles Beall, of Brooke county
There was an omirous silence as
the Scherr counties were called es-
| pecially his home county Of Mineral
There WAS no movement started to
offer his name, the delegates gener-
ally knowing that he had accepted
the nomination Offered by the bolt
| erE.
When tho vote started it was evil
dent from .hc beginning that Swish
! er would nave good majority. While
| there were I3oit one hundred dele
| gates either absent or. not voting he
! received good majority Of the
! WHOLE number OF, delegates selected
to the convention In some INSTANCES
the delegates present cast the en-
!
the delegates were present or not
while in others only those present
voted. Some of the delegates in
| structed for Scherr changed to the
Swisher side after Scherr bolted
while others voted as instructed not
outstanding that Scherr's name was
not before the convention. The vote
however, plainly showed that Swish
er would have won easily even had
Scherr not Eolted anG 1t also showed
that he did not need the Ohio county
delegation.
When it was announced that
SWisher had won, Mr.. Hearne, true
to the party, moved to make the nom
nation unanimous and there was nc
objection. A committee consisting
afMr. Hearne, Mr.. -Northcott and Mr..
D1llon was appointed to notify Mr..
SWlsEer Of his nomination and escort
him to the hall Showing signs OF
the hard fight he had made and Won
Mr.. SWlsher appeared still smiling
and told of his appreciation Of the
honor bestowed upon him. Mr..
SWisher said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
| am deeply sensible OF the high
honor conferred upon me tonight by
TINS great convention. TO have been
CHOSEN rs the candidate Of the repub-
llcan party for governor of West Viz.
gina fills me with feelings Of pleas.
ure and appreciation which | do not
nave words to express. This is not
an empty honor which you have Civ
en- me, but 1T is an honor which car
TICS with 1T the highest Obligation
IN obligation which / feel that | sus-
tain toward every member Of the re-
publican party. l feel that it is NY
6uty-mv first and highest duty-to
exert all the strength and ability T
, possess from now until the sun sets
on election day 20 keep this great
} state, its government and its insti-
: tutlons IN the hands Of the republi,
can party. / look upon West Vir-
gina as the greatest state in the TN
: ION. 1t always fills me with pride
ana satisfaction to reflect upon the
character, customs and institutions
Of the people Of my state, and of tho
great progress we have made under
republican administrations; and / alb
S"lutoly refuse to entertain the ide;
OF 51ch a disaster as democratic sue.
cess this fall Such calamity must
I not and will not happen. cxDect
10 see every candidate which this CON
Vcn;lon nominatcs elected this fall
and | will be the next governor Of
west Virginia. And I pledge mere
and now to all Of the people Of this
state OF whatsoever party, class or
condition that as governor /, will
Know no class or faction, but will
. painfully and impart1ally execute the
la"S, and will at all times do all that
les III my power to promote the pros.