Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-08
r. VERNON ALER
ACCEPTS NOMINATION
Nomination Was Unsolicited and Re
viii Spend His Best Efforts in
Interests Of Party.

Interests Of Party.
Mr.. F. Vernon Aler, who was nom
inatd by the prohibitlonists at their
convention on Saturday for prosecut
ing attorney has sent the committee
the following letter of acceptance:
August 8. 1908.
Mr.. w. N. Dunn, Chairman and Mem
bens OF Committee of Prohibition
Party, Martinsburg. W. Va.
Gentlemen:
have received notice of my nomi-
nation for the Office of prosecuting at
torney for Berkeley county, made by
the prohibition party convention held
in tnis city on Saturday last, and OF
which you were chairman. In response
to this notice desire to thank you and
all of my friends who compose the
prohibition party in this county. I
personally know them to be among
our best and formost citizens in the
way of integrity and their support OF
the cause of Christ. regard this
nomination as very high compliment.
for tine reason that the nomination
has been rendered me without any
solicitation on my part whatever.
am striving for the same cause for
which your party is now making the
supreme effort of its life. 1t makes
no difference to me in which party
am classed, or what term may be
applied, or with whom fight, so long
as the cause is righteous one and
so commendable in its character.
Prior to your convention members
of your party personally appealed to
will remember ] informed all That |
could not do 70 until after consulta-
ton with my friends of the demo
cratic party who were responsible for
bringing me into the fight. Having
obligated myself with them, to accept
the nomination ON the democratic
ticket, they were relying on me to
make good. For me to abandon them
would place me in the position of
common traitor. In, fact, as / stated,
could not abuse their confidence and
esteem. WITH the full knowledge of
these facts you have seen fit to pro-
claim me your standard bearer for
this office. In reply thereto wish to
state that / accept the honor con-
ferred upon me with grateful and
thankful heart, relying and depend
ing upon every possible effort your
party can make toward my election.
with the full understanding that
shall not accept your suffrage upon
any other platform than the one al
ready outlined, and further with the
understanding that I shall in no wise
lose an opportunity in the way of duty
or action toward success. ! accept
your nomination, however, with the
further understanding that your ac-
ton shall in no way interfere with or
jeopardize he interests of my demo
cratic friends and myself in the fight
they are making for my nomination
by the democratic party. In event
any other party desires to nominate
me they shall have the right to do
SO, and ] shall have perfect right to
accept the same. My friends are de-
termined that they shall be recogniz-
ed with their claims by the demo-
cratic convention. What the outcome
may be l do not know. They are
perfectly satisfied for me to be rep
resented on your ticket whether or not
am nominated by any other party,
but | shall in no wise be released
from my obligations with them until
after all the other conventions have
been held.
With these facts before you wish
you to give it all possible publicity
so that the good people generally win
understand that / am not making
what might be termed partisan
hight, Dut tnat 1 am ngntlng Tor the
principles of our God, our country,
our homes, and the heart-broken and
curse-burdened people OF our rand.
shall be in this fight to win, relying
upon Divine aid, and the aid of the
Christian people, and you can rest
assured thee will be a change.
Should we lose in this election,
shall be with you on the same prin-
ciples in the next, having determined
tnat so long as live | shall fight for
these causes Of reform. Ny friends
feel satisfied that the platform an
nounced by me is one tha- can be
endorsed and approved by any party,
and especially by every good citizen.