The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-29

THERE WILL eE AN INTERESTING
CONTEST OVER RTHEiNOMlhA- Il
Tiohs FOR SUPREME
tSts BENCH.
PARKERSBURG. April 2e.--At mid.
night It was definitely known that on.
lyl four candidates for; delegate at large
will go before the convention. CIV.
Dillon. Isaac T. Mann. Charles F. Teter
and Geo. A. LauEhlin will be named
as Delegates Mt large by acclamation.
State Senator McDermott viii be nom.
inatetl for elector. The 5Sttae commit.
tee adjourned at midnight. without set.
Ting the Alingo fight. The Rucker
delegation from Hampshire was seat.
ed and the Holland delegation from
Logan was also seated.
PARKERsBuRG. April 2e.-charles
w. Dillon, OF Fhyette county; Isaac T.
Mann, OF Mercer: Charles F. Teter. OF
Barbour county. and Geo. A. Lnlghltn
of Ohio, will almost certainly make up
the big four delegates at large. who
Will be named by the Republican State
delegate convention to-day. The stu.
alton has, been materially cleared Up
by the withdrawal OF Fred Paul Goss.
cup. OF Kanawha county. and. B. s.
Pope. OF Wood county, who is also a
candidate for delegate at large, will
withdraw II the present understanding
( Is carried out Pope's candidacy has
hampered the candidacy of Judge w.
N. Miller, for denomination and yes
tertlay he wired from Philadelphia that
{ his casehwas In Miller's hnnds and he
would withdraw II necessary. &
State Senator Joseph IMcDermott. OF
Monongalia county, is here with a
hoomlet for delegate anu with 1t he
hopes to beat ont Charles F. ITeter. but
his chances do. not appear to be bright.
Some OF the Monongalia county dele
gates are not for McDermott.
All For, Taft.
All fof the probable big four are en-
,thuiastlc Taft men and 1t is likely that
instructions for Taft Will be adopted.
though there is some opposition to In:
struet ettons. " hateyers al ctton as taken
one thing is Certain. and that is. TINT
the Republicans OF West Virginia will
sneak boldly. clearly and decisively
OF the nomination OF NVm. H. Taft for
president.
ihree supreme court Judges are to
be nominated. Judges Miller and Rob-
inson are candidates to succeed them
selves In the short terms. Judge Nc.
Whorter. Of Kanawha. whose term ex.
pires. is not a candidate again. For
McWhorter's place there are three can
didates: t.. J. Williams. OF Green
brier; George w: McCllntic, OF Kama
wha. and T. p. Jacobs. OF Wetzel !.
Judge M. Fl. WILLIE. OF Tyler county |;
e. N. Doolittle. of Cabell; Harold Ritz,
OF Mercer. and Thomas Ryan. OF Roane
are candidates for the short term. In.
terest centers about the fight against
Miller. and for some reason both VIII.
lis and Doolitt1e seem to, be in direct
opposition to the Wood county iurist.
Robinson at present seems to have
reasonably clear sailing.
Panhandle for LaughIin..
The Panhandle district delegates
caucnssed last night and agreed to vot !,
solidly for Geo. A. I.aughlin and for
such other candidates for delegates at
large as he may name. While the
1udgeship situation was canvassed M
action was taken beyond a discussion
which developed kindly feeling for
all OF the candidates. especially Judges
Jacobs, Miller. Willis and Robinson.
The convention will meet at i o'clock
and Honorable N. B. Scott will be
named as temporary chairman F.. o.
Mcdonald. OF Huntington, will be sec
retary and W: NJ. Devore. of Parkers.
burg. will be sergeant at arms. Sen.
ator Scott in his keynote speech TO
day will declare unequiyoca1ry for
Taft for president. u \, -
| Boosting for LaunhItn.
A caucus of the Ohio county deTega.
tion was held during the afternoon an d
It was organized by the selection OF
Hon. H. c.. Ogden as chairman and
Ben 8. Honecker as secretary. Mat
ters concerning the meeting to-day
were discussed ut length and plan OF
action decided upon. Later the mem.
bers OF the Ohio county delegation met
with the delegates from the other
counties In the Panhandle district, con.
sisting OF Brooke. Hancock and Mar.
shall and resolution was adopted
pledEing the members of the conven.
tion from the various counties men.
toned to vote for George A. Laushlin.