The sun., 1908-09-25
W. VIRGINIA FIGHT STILL ON
PRESIDENT ROOSEVEIT TRIES
TO IRON 1T our.


He Is Told That the Fractional Troubles
Arc Due 70 Federal Ohieeholders-
scherr Faction. withdraws ITS Candi.
date. but Won't Indorse Giasscock.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-The President
devoted his second day as active director
Of the Taft forces to .ironing OUT the
West Virginia Republican faotional situ-
alton. He received Senator SCOTT and
Representative Sturgis, representing the
organization, or Swisher faction, and
United States Judge Dayton and Repre-
sentative Hubbard, representing the
Scherr faction. or Lincoln Republicans.
In the course OF his interview with the
President Representative Hubbard do
manded that Postmaster Benham Of
Clarksburg be promptly removed for
pernicious activity in politics. MIR.
Hubbard told tho President that all the
factional troubles in West Virginia were
due to the intermeddling Of Federal
of1oeholders.
He charged that Frank II. Hitchcock.
national chairman. was In large measure
responsible. saying that ss First Assistant
Postmaster General Mr.. Hitchcock en-
oouraged Benham and other postmasters
to get out and WORK for Taft delegates and
that the Federal ofioeholder0 brought
about the nomination Of Swisher for Gov
ernor. Benhan. the Clariksburg poetnaas-
ter. had openly and offensively interfered
In tho district conventions and had
opposed him for Congress. Mr. Hubbard.
a. q final word Of advice. suggested the
propriety Of requiring Glasscook. who has
accepted the nomination for Governor. TO
resign as Internal Revenue Collector,
The Lipcolr envoys came early and de-
parted an hour before Senator Scott and
Mr.. Sturgie left. Senator Scott requested
tho President not to ask for the resigna-
ton Of W. e. Glasscock as Internal Rove
nue. Collector because only hve weeks
has consented to run for Governor "a a
compromise candidate.
It il believed that Soherr is to be named
to succeed Glasecock as Internal Revenue
Collector II tho latter 10 elected Governor.
Senator Scott told the President that
1t would only oomplicate an already
involved situation In West Virginia Re-
publican politics II Gasscook were re-
quired to resign and an attempt was
made to All the offlce now.
The President reminded his callers
that he had required j. T. McCleary to
resign as second Assistant Postmaster
General when he became a candidate
Senator Scott predicted that Taft
would carry West Virginia by 5000
plurality and that the majority on the
State ticket would be within 5000 OF Taft's
plurality.
was breaking. this morning the Scherr
leaders, who have been In session Tor
several days pastSt Charleston, presented
Stephen b. Elkins and Withdrawing the
Soherr ticket from the field. This ended
the Organized hght made by the Lincoln
Republicans against the regular ticket.
Following are the resolutions that were
presented:
.ResoIred, That we recognise In the selec-
ton OF W. Z. Glasscock as the Republican
candidate for Governor the direct per-
sonal selection Of Senator Elkins. at his
dictation and for his own benefit and
for the perpetuation OF his machine.
Reeotred. Further. that we recognise
that the present condition Of affairs makes
the election Of Republican electors un-
certain, and may endanger the election OF
Taft and Sherman.
Resoired, That because of the possible
danger to national success 1t would be
unwise to continue with separate ticket
In the field.
Rcsolred. That the Lincoln Republican
organization will withdraw its candidates
from the political field without indorsing
the nomination OF W. E. Glasscock. leaving
the responsibility for his election or defeat
upon Senator Elkins and the State commit
tee. OF which he controls majority. and
that an address be prepared by this COM
mittee and issued setting forth the facts
which brought about the nomination.
That w. E. Glasscock is not the choice
Of the entire party Is evident from the
fact that L. M. Brant. chairman OF the
meeting, is from the Same county as Mr..
Glassoock and 10 one OF those who hit
terly opposed his selection as the COM
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