The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
TAFT Is HAUNTED
BY WEST VIRGINIA
Warning Factions to Follow
0hiOan to His Resort.
BOTH WANT RECOGNITION
Svvisher and Scherr, Through Rep
resentatives, Declare They VIII
Race-Candidate Declares He VIII
Take No Part in the Fight.

/ White Sulphur Springs. ". Va. Aug. 3
The two Republican factions in West Viz
I ginia are planning 10 make life merry for
NJ. Taft at Hot Springs for the next
| three or four days.
! They have been doing their best for the
last twenty-four hours 70 keep him in
hot water at this resort and tonight
they are packing up their duds 10 be
ready TO follow him IN the morning over
( into Virginia
The controlling desire Of each faction
/ is to. crowd the other away from the Re
publican national pie counter. Both Re
publican nominees for governor declare
absolutely that they will not withdraw
from the race. but both also want the
support OF the national committee. and
Mr. Taft has declined to interfere But
while there is lie there Is hope. Hence
the pilgrimage 10 Hot Springs
The Republican nominee did not want
TO be drawn into this West Virginia mess.
He stipulated before he left Hot Springs
that politics should be eliminated from
the West Virginia trip and that he should
not be asked 10 make a speech.
scott Calls Conference.
Senator Nathan b Scott. however. went
ahead and called a conference Of State
leaders. and naturally Mr. Taft had 10
attend But he quickly cut short any
hope that may have arisen in the bosoms
Of the Swisher leaders By telling them
that It would not be proper for him to
take hand IN the fight Peace was nee
essary, but it was Up to them 10 arrange
the details.
1t was about z o'clock last night when
Mr Taft met the representatives Of the
two factions. He left them after this an
nouncement to wrangle among themselves
and retired &c his cottage The meeting
was not over until about J O'Clock this
morning. and at the end things stood Just
where they were IN the beginning.
Arnold c Scherr, the nominee who bolt
ed the regular convention. refused.
through his Representatives. TO consider
any proposition to withdraw as long as
Charles ". Swisher, the regular nominee
remains in the field
No Chance. Says svisher.
swisher, on the other hand. would listen
TO no suggestion that they both retire
and yield the field TO a new candidate.
Not only did Swisher refuse to retire. but
ne MDLlQ lOl EtIlcelL 70 luE use OF the
names OF the regular Presidential regu-
lars on the Scherr ticket The electors
themselves. the SwIsher people contended.
would not consent 10 have their names
appear along with that of Scherr
Swisher himself paced the hotel veranda
waiting for the adjournment Of the con-
ference. having withdrawn so as not TO
handicap any Of his opponents who might
desire TO say thing OF two about him.
Scherr was represented at the meeting
by George Mcintosh. secretary Of the
Scherr State organization. Both factions
remained over to-day. each keeping 4
watchfui eve on the other; but Mr.. TAR
stuck TO his cottage pretty closely. and
there was no opportunity to pun him into
a confab.
But when Frank H Hitchcock the Re
publican national Chairman gets to Hot
Springs on Tuesday OF Wednesday 10
confer with Mr.. Taft, there viii be some
great maneuverinE.
Among other West Tirginisns who uriIi
march on 10 Hot Springs are Mr.. swisher
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