Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-31
COLONEL GRANT
FOR GLASSCOCK
Lincoln Leader Declares it His Be.
lief That the State Machine Has
Caught a Tartar and Doesn't
49,. -
Know !

Colonel E M Grant, chairman OF
the Lincoln party, gave out The fol
lowing Interview:
Although the state central com
mittee il giving out estimates tending
70 show that the state ticket is safe
and will be elected BY 10000 OF 20
600, in my opinion, such Statements
are entirely misleading and liable to
prove disastrous. The fact is that
many thousand republicans of the
state are yet undecided as to what
their duty is in the promises. | am
assured Of this by personal inter
views daily, with scores of the truest
republicans on earth, those OF my own
county, and letters by the score from
other counties. They do not want to
turn the state ove to the democrats
but they have been hesitating to sup
port Mr.. GIasscock, nominated as he
was, In a manner that was calculated
to insult about rs per cent of the re-
pubIicans of the state. The manner
of his nomination was indeed often
siye, but for all that he. personally,
was not responsible. 1t was the re-
sule of humiliation felt by the organ
ization, and more particularly by the
few persons controlling it, at having
been convicted of rascality and fraud
In making the original nomination
and at being compelled by an out
ragged public sentiment to withdraw
that candidate and substitute one
personal character and attain
ments were the evers of the other.
Thier humiliation and chargin at be-
ing whipped into this course prompt
ed them to be as offensive as posi-
ole to all who were active in bringing
the result. With this course,
however, Mr.. Glasscock had nothing
to do. No doubt the old gang are
imagining that they will run
things when GIasscock is elected. And
t is fear Of this which has kept
thousands besides myself hesitatiug
to our duty in the matter. We are
all republicans. We do not want TO
the state over to the democrats,
do we wish to fasten the chains
committee-rule upon the party.
which many fear will be the case il
Mr.. Glasscock is elected. | believe
that those who nominated him
they we're naming a willing
tool, but I am of the opinion that in
compelling the withdrawal of the
original candidate and the substltu-
ton of Mr.. Glasscock, the Lincoln
party men won even a greater victory
han they had houed for.
"Here Is what Mr.. Glasscock says
in every speech and private inter
view that he has made: In case 1 am
governo of this great state,
I will obey the dictates Of my con-
and wiz sxert- eyerG- eyart TO !
see that every person in West Vir-
ginia receives a square deal at the
hands of the state government. As
I have said before, I will recognize
factions and no matter what pres
sure is brought to bsar, [ will en-
d.eavor to the best of my ability TO
see that every one receives impartial
treatment. | stand by my platform,
the platform sf all true republicans.
as recommended by my uncle, John
of Ry-ner. When [ hear OF
read the accusations of the demo
Gratis that will but serve another
in the gubernatorial chair, | always
think of that plank in my homely
platform. "Wear 40 mans collar
BY that platform and especially by
that plank will I abide. If there is
anything / could say to make my POI
sition clearer on this point I would
willingly do so. for | can issue the
people of West Virginia that I would
refuse the Office rather than violate
the sacred oath imposed or the chief
executive of our state. | further
recognize the fact, il l am elected,
that there is for me the greatest OPP
portunity that any man has ever had
to do a great work for the party to
which ne belongs. l see before me, II
elected, the opportunity to reunite the
republican party and then I shall not
foolishly let it again be divided as it
has been in the past
Gould any reasonable man ask
more than this. have known Mr..
Glasscock quite intimately for 16
years. We have often differed in par
ty management but to me and to all
the people of Monongalla county who
know him, William L. G~lasscock's
word is as good as his bond.