The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-30
The old state committee Of sixteen

< The old state committee of sixteen
members contained as many honor
able, high minded and fair represent
atives of the Republican party as any
Committee which ever served in this
state; and in all contests save that
from Ohio county they acted with
practical unanimity.
Now let us consider Mr.. Grants
review of certain Contests: Granting
that the leaders of the Scherr move
ment in Cabell were the fairest men
who ever waged political contest.
and that the only pure and holy men
were enlisted under Scherr's banner,
still the fact rema ,ns-and has FREE
duently been published in both Re
publican papers in Huntington, thar
no one made demand Qet alone re-
peated demands) for n primary cleo
ton In cabeh. The delegates were
selected in n meeting held in build
Ing capable OF holding thousand
more voters, though large crowd
was present. and the Republican
state committee after hearing in fun.
all the evidence and argument unan-
impusly seated the regular or Swisher
delegation.
In Harrison county the vote ON
governor could not be affected by
the contest as 1t was agreed to d.
vided the vote seventeen to seventeen
before the primary to nominate
county officials and to pass on Mir.
Reeds candidacy was held. and the
same committee which conducted the
primary and certified the nomination
of the county ticket, and the endorse
ment of Mr.. Reed. also certified up
the delegates to the State convention.
The state committee did not ques-
tion by divided vote the validity of
the Reed delegation. Practically
there was no contest from Harrison
to affect the vote on Governor one
way or the other.
| The Ohio contest was settled by
seating the Hearne delegates, foi,
whom the Republicans of Ohio coun-
ty had voted: rather than dele
CATION named by the Republican
county committee. Whether the
fold Republican state committee did
wisely or unwisely in this matter does
not affect MIR. Schcrr's case at ali.
Mr.. Swsher received no votes in the
convention from Ohio county. The
leaders in Ohio county expressly dis
claimed that Ohio countys choice
was to be expressed by asol idvotc for
Scherr. But, If it had. it would not
have nominated Scherr.
The question OF which two dele
gates should be seated in Red Sun
phur District, Monroe county, was
decided at the Parkersburg conven-
ton the same way as at Charleston.
and by practically an unanimous
vote. The facts of the contest are
not at all as stated by Mr.. Grant 1t
| is not true, as alleged by Mr.. Grant,
Mann. as member of the credentials
committee from that senatorial dis
trfct, depended gu two votes In Mon
roe. The delegates favorable to his
selection from Mercer, Raleigh and
Summers We're amply sufficient 10
elect Mr.. Mann without a vote from
\ Monroe. No one who knows this sena-
torial district or the delegation will
! claim otherwise. This is simply am
other one OF Mr.. Grants bald prevar-
ications.
The Hampshire contest was twice
heard in fun detail by the Republican
state committee and decided the last
time by practically Il unanimous vote,
fourteen of til membership of the
sixteen voting 10 seat the Rucker del
egation. The facts and proof do not
bear out Mr.. Grants claim as to this
county, Not counting vote from
| Hampshire county, the Swishcr dele
CATION were in majority in the bal
ancc of the senatorial districts COM
posed of jefferson. Berkeley, Morgan
and Hampshire. So again Mr. Grant
states what is not true when he says
the seating of the Hampshire dclega-
tion changed the political complex
ion of the Senatorial district.
! As to the charge of Mr.. Grant that
the Republican state committee seat
ed three delegates from Putnam
county not entitled to seats. the
charge is too silly and malicious for a
Iself-resrecting man to make There
was no contest before the state
committee from Putnam. 1t is not
true that in Buffalo district Mr.. Pet
| ty, a member of the Republican state
executive committee, called the dis
trict convention to order or took any
part therein. 1t Is not true, that a
Scherr leader. Col. Bob Gregory, Of
Parkersburg. did try at later date
than that fixed for the district con
tvention, to get up contestlng. And
| 1t is equally true that the Republican
county committee. of Putnam county.
whose chairman is that old Republic
can war horse. Col. James L. Nc
Lean, and the majority OF which com
Emittee under Col. McLean's leader
ship. did not support Mr.. swishcr's
candidacy. heard the contest and de-
cided emphatically that Col. Greg
ory's delegates were irregular and
not entitled to a seat ut Charleston,
and no contest in their behalf cane
before the state committee So Mr.
Grant is simply dead wrong again.
aud 1t is also not true that the sena-
torial district was controlled for w
r. Hite. for state committeeman, nor
for the committeeman on credentials
by any wrongfully seated delegates
from Putnam. 1t is Just another an
justifiabie statement of Mr.. Grants.