The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-09
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: SwisheFs ma jority of All
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As was freely pnedicted by the re-
publicans gathered, here, as we'll az
those scattersd All over the state
Hon. Charles Wesley Swishet was
chosen the republican nominee for
governor on the nrst ballot atone Of
the most harmonious sessions ever
held by a republican state convention
in West Virginia. Owing to the &C
| ton of the Schsrrs boilers, Scherr's
| name was not presented to the con-
vention, but several of the counties
instructed FOR him, and not desiring
to bolt, remainea in the convention
and cast thei votes true to their In
structions. HON. William Henry
Hearne, OF Wheeling, was the only
other candidate whose name was pre-
sented to the convention, and besides
the Ohio county23vote he received
several. votes from other counties,
Hon. Charles w. Dillon, Of Fayette-
vile, who was not candidate, re-
ceived 5 IA votes from the Putnam
delegation: 1898 49,. -
The nomination of Swisher was
then made unanimous. .....
When the convention was called to
order at ,7;30 O'Clock 1t was plainly
seen-in fact, 1t had been known to
be fact even before Scherr bolted--
that Swisher would be the nominee,
and his majority was the only 2ques-
ton. The most, s. conservative esti-
mates was that he would receive at
received more had not 100 of the del
egates been absent or not voting.
After the convention met the re-
ports of the various committees were
adopted, and then Chairman Gaines
announced that the convention was
ready for nominations for governor
Barbour county was called and an
nounced that the county yielded to
Marion. Thereupon Hon. Elliott
Northcott; of Huntington, who had
been chosen. by Swisher to place his
name before the convention, mount
ed the stage and In one Of the neat
est short speeches ever heard In West
Virginia conventions placed the Ma
rion county candidate-the peoples
choice-'n nomination The. men
ton of SwisherSs name was the signal
for an ovation and the delegates and
visitors would not be quieted until
the speaker attempted to go on sew
eral times. ~
The seconding~ began with, the
next county ON the list-Berkeley.
| Cabell seconded, th&n Doddridge, two
| from Fayette, one, from Hampshire,
1.-TWO from KanawfiaS, one from Me-
| DoWeH. >, '-.
| When Ohio was reached, Gen. AL
fred Caldwell made one of his char
| acteristic speeches in placing
Hearne's name before the conven-
| tion. Brooke county seconded
1 Hearne's nomination, and the list of
counties was then completed. AS
| the Scherr counties were called
| there was no movement to place him
in nomination.
Then the voting began and 1t was
soon seen that the Swisher claims
heretofore made were~about right. In
several instances the Scherr dele
| gates voted as instructed, in others
those present refused, to vote, while
in others the delegation announced
that they were not here to bolt and
cast the entire county delegation for
| Swisher. In several instances only
the delegates present voted.
| After the votes had been counted
and ANNOUNCED a motion to make
Swisher's nomination unanimous pre-
vailed, and the convention recessed
until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
! The credentials committee through
its chairman, Mr.. Dillon, reported
that two contests, one from Ohio and
| one from Mingo had been presented
and that the committee had voted to
upheld the state committee which
had settled those contests, and rec
commended that the state committee
temporary roll be made the perma-
nent roll. The report was adopted.
The announcement that Swisher
was the nominee staEted.a great ova-
ton in the convention in which not
| only the Swisher delegates, but most
OF the others joined, all recognizing
| him az their candidate from now
| on. Since it is Swtsher all good re-
Dubl1cans are for him and will work
their hardest to secure his election.
| With the bands playing and the pep
pie yelling it was several minutes be
fore order could be restored.
',Mr. Swisher was brought in, and
| In a happy speech thanked che dele
gate for the nomination. He was
given Al great reception and there