The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-09
mp Convention
Ss Names s>
Scherr and Hall

ksld In the court house. He
W. 4N G6 speech In which he acknowl
led Chat his followers did right
n n! q Nominating him, saying "I think
men. that you have taken the
q step. did not want my
n DonAltfy to .ente- into the cam
u ,sHHiKny but when saw that the state
,gssded a .candidate, and needed ono
Raty. l. needed the call"
Scherr continued: CT know
sftRNFa are many men in West Virginip
SSSaltHt as honest. as am, and many
SSyEho are even more able than l am
SKA All the Office of governor, but
@hlhce you have delegated me to fill
81 the place of standard bearer for the
4 1tncoln republican party take pleas
Stra tn accepting the nomination
\ and thank you for it from the bottom
:Sof my heart,
fSSx The action of this noble party
may be wrought with momentous
to the Republican party
ssxh2 party we all love, but the people
SSSOf$ this state as well as those of
Ss0thers, have the right to rule, and
we have taken step in the right
j dfreStion. have never wanted moro
than the success of the party during
1 the % years / have been actively
identified with it as worker and
nave always let personal profits be
sacrificed for the good of the party"
Nominated Some Others.
.!shSf The Lincoln Party" nominated a
Slfull <ticket, although it said that none
OF the candidates aside from Scherr
Twill accept, or recognize the nomina-
&$$dfon as the proper one to admit their
! names on the regular ticket.
Il . some. OF the nominations were
maue much in the way of farce.
FRIENDS OF candidates would place
them In nomination, and as soon as
zone .}of them, Mr.. Topping, heard of
4 his being placed in nomination, he
requested that his name be with.
drawn. Joseph Gray was placed in
denomination for Secretary of State by
Z A. Brown, and John T. Harris
by Judge REESE Billiards. brother,
who made splendid speech Of trib-
ute to the Wood county man who
Wishes to succeed G. w. Swlsher as
secretary of the state of West Vir.
ginia.
Mr.. Harris was not present at the
time and no objection was heard to
.shas. nomination. He beat Gray about
three to one and the Lincoln people
consider him the nominee. it having
Y been made by acclayaation on motion
OF Referee Brown.
before he left the stage Mr.. Scherr
said he would give this state an econ
s0mical administration, free from ring
rule, and Il will have no axes to
Grind. i will stand for the PRINCIPLES
AS Inundated by the national repub-
leap party. Since / could get no
one else to take up the fight against
S~isher / did it myself, and my
contest has been a good enc. 1t has
been clean and l have let you all
know that I am somewhat Of a
Il 5scrapper when it comes to politics.
EAApplause.)
@l@>@ Z Anyone Could Vote. g.
HSt. BY the time things were fixed I'D
IS fpr the afternoon session, arrange
B ments were made with view Of regu-
$aatton in sight.
nv Invocation was offered by Rev. G..
"A. Powers Of the Roane street NJ.
ID. church.
The crowd was big and it was
with more or less difficulty that it
was seated. Reports were made by
. all The committees appointed in the
!. forenoon session.
* When the time for voting came
the counties which were not repre-
Sented by single delegate, were
voted freely, it having been decided
y early that anyone who was a good
J. republican could vote Large mum.
Il bers OF the counties were not repre-
Bented at all, but most of them were
E5 voted for the different candidates
/ placed in nomination, and when the
81 votes were added the figures were
made of sufficient size to indicate
khat many delegates were present.
~ .Kanawha county was voted by At
Il torney >Albertson and w. w. Wertz.
lone other man wanted to do a little
voting for. the county, but he was
&sHuelched early in the game and
Il made to feel like he was out Of
u place. The chair offered to let him
n place one vote as a delegate for
4 DIarst for auditor, but the fellow said
4 BE did not care. to do so and the
sNertz-Albertson party had it their
own way, voting for Hall, of Obio
who was nominated by the
,aIincolns.
.} z. P. Meats, from Wood county
voted his county straight every time
me had a chance to vote. 1t went
ss!sssll right, without any objection.
The ticket as nominated is com
5prlssd Of Scherr for governor; Har
ssrYtg, Tor secretary Of state; Miller, fol-
S&Ssst1su Derintendent OF schools; Hall fol
settdttor; Snodgrass, for treasurer, ht
q, .Aa<i !.