Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-25
HARRISBURG GETS
THE HEADQUARTERS
OF the Swisher state Committee
Only a Bare Quorum Attended
the Meeting.

the Meeting.
Charleston. w. Va. July 3D.
Gsarksburg was chosen as campaign
headquarters for the Swisher cam
palgn at a meeting Of the republicaD
state committee held In the assem-
bly, room OF the Kanawha hotel. Hut
mine members were present when
the meeting was finally called to order
at $50 o'clock. For some time Il
looked as if there was not going to bc
d quorum, but the arrival OF two mem
bers on late train gave the necesr
sary number. Various excuses we're
sent in BY the absent members. some
OF them being out OF the state and
many engaged In important cases in
court. 1t was IL o'clock before tho
committee finally adjourned to meet
again. subject othe cali OF the CHAIR
man
When the meeting was called to or
der the formality or making 8. ".
Mathews chairman and Virgil High
land secretary and treasurer was gone
through with.
The question OF locating headuuar-
ters was the flrst question to be con-
sidered. Fred Paul Grosscup nresent<
ed The claims OF Charleston. He WAS
Followed by Stuart f. Reed. Of Clarls-
burg. who offered the committee tho
use OF six large roosns In the Waldo
hotel. Congressman Harry woodward
said that Parkersburg shoulsi be made
headquarters. as 1t had the location.
Secretary Highland read a Telegram
from the board Of trade of Wheelln0
asking the committee to select u,eir
city as headquarters. This completed
| the list OF claimants and Chairvnan
Mathews announced that the commit
| tee would 90 into executive session for
| the purpose OF considering the quea-
ton or locating headquarters. The
candidates on the ticket, who we're oil
present with the exception of Darst
were allowed to remain Cor . short
thine to advise With the committees J.
I, ciarksburs was stated Al the CIV
for headquarters. being aocsted h that
part OF the state where the nert8et
lcampaign will be waged. The votc g.
selection OF headquarters stood:
CIarksburg 5; Charleston, 3; Parkers
burg. l. = !. ~ Y
Plans for the campaign were dis
cussed by the members OF the commit
tee among themselves, but not with
anyone else
In al: the elaboration OF the conn
mittee no consideration was givcn p
| the threats or demands for compro.
mise meds by the Scherr fiction.
This committee, 1t may be said, ~
CARDS the Scherr combustion ~ =
boiling faction. with no standing
whatever, ana entitled to no recoe.
milton by fine regular party Organise
ton. 1t can be stated positively thAt
so far as the regular ticket b c0n-I
cerned there are no Withdrawals sD6
no changes The campaign will be o.
ganized for and fought out against
the democratic enemy without re-
gard to the existence of ScherB
ticket--that Is, " It continues TO o.
ist--.which Is not generally believed
by the regular party leaders -
sembled here. q
Charles W. Swisher, the candidate
for governor, was present at the
meeting, cheerful and conndent - 70
the outcome Of the battle He W.
enthusiastically received by the COM
|mitteednen and spectators when be ~
peared. but made no address during
the very brief open session which was
held. The headquarters at Claris-
burg It was announced, will be open
and doing business by August !.