The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-08-06
Their MeddIesome Misrepre-s
sensations and Falsehoods
Are Shown UP.
PLOT TO DEFEAT TICKET
Is So Apparent That That
Newspaper is Spewed Out
Of the Party. l5

The Wheeling Intelligencer's med
4 dlesome Misrepresentation of facts
as to Republican politics in Harrison
county is taken to mean that that
newspaper is traitoroutly undertake
ing to defeat the Republican party
in Harrison county as well as In the
state. The motive is so apparent
that the course OF, the 1ntelligencer is
reprehensible in the highest degree
and the party us a whole Is justified
fully in spewlng 1t out OF the coun-
ellis of the party.
| The latest party perfdy on Its
part appeared Monday OF the pres
ent week, when there appeared In its
editorial columns an article on Hnr-
rison county politics SO replete with
falsehoods and warped statements as
to absolutely convict 1t and the writ
err. who by the way from the ear
marks is Harrison county man, OF
a conspiracy to not only injure the
Republican ticket In this county but
also to accomplish Its defeat.
Tho Intelligencer writer passes be-
You'd mere prejudiced review OF the
action of the old county committee
and others and lends himself to the
baseness of falsehood In that review,
forgetful, indeed, Obvious to any
and all OF the facts. DESTROYS only OF
deceiving and hoping to injure the
ticket and party in order possibly to
crafty personal disappointment and
wreak personal vengeance.
That writer devotes himself large-
ly to false presentation OF the facts
in connection with the appointment
of delegates to the Republican state
convention, denying that delegates
we're appointed before the new COM
mittee appointed a contrasting dele
CATION.
For the benefit of That writer and
the Intelligenccr In particular and
the public in general a true presen-
tation OF the case may not be amiss
at this time.
'Sclierr Men Approve It.
The mere fact that fifteen MEM
bers of the state committee voted
unanimously for the seating of the
delegation approved by the old coun-
ty committee, with Committeeman
Denham not voting az the contest was
from his county, establishes the regu-
larity of the appointment of the
delegates by the old committee and
ought to suffice TO convince even the
lntelligencer. and especially so as sew
eral of the state committee friendly
to Scherr, and one OF whom is now
on the Scherr ticket all voted in fav-
or of the old committees delegation.
But, further proof is here given.
The old committee met Monday,
March 2, pursuant to call. and at this
meeting ordered call issued for a
primary election to be held April 6,
for the selection OF delegates to the
Parkersburg, Fairmont and Charles
ton conventions. the senatorial con-
vention and nominees for public Of
Ace.
| Rules and regulations we're agreed
upon and published In these was
rule No. 4. which reads:
"All candidates for nomination for
state offices desiring to have their
names entered upon said ticket shall
be entitled TO do so. after having
paid the assessment levied against
them by the Republican executive
committee, and the candidate for any
state Office receiving the highest num-
Der of votes cast in Harrison county
shall, with the assistance. of the Re
publican Harrison county executive
committee, select 81 votes to the
Republican state convention to be
held at Charleston, West Virginia.
on July the Sth, A. 10. 1908, for
which convention the call has been
Issued by the proper authority: and
said delegates, when SO chosen and
certified by the chairman and secre-
tary Of the Harrison county executive
committee, shall be entitled to rep
resent Harrison county in said con-
ventlon. And tho delegates shall
stand instructed for that candidate
for each of the remaining state Offices
who shall receive the highest mum
Der OF votes cast at said primary
election"
Reed Had tho Right.
The primary election was duly
held. Stuart +, Reed was the only
candidate on the ticket for statesof-
flee, and he was entitled to the right
accorded in the rule just quoted, a
fact that none can successfully DENY.
The county committee met two
days after the election and adjourned
until April 10. when 1t canyassed the
returns. there being seventeen Of the
twenty committeeman present. The
minutes of that meeting show that
delegations We're appointed at this
meeting in compliance with the rules
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