The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-10

10 the regular nominee and that tht
party as a whole win support ant
| elect htm this fan. Still, they clina
to the fake report of their own, hop,
Ing to cause hesitation and doub
with some Of the voters. That il
their scheme pure and simple, but
let none be deceived by the trick.
The boilers called themselves the
Lincoln Republican party. They de.
nounced the governor and two United
States senators, who were elected by
the Republican party. Even scherr
and some of the boiling papers allud-
ed to themselves as representing a
new party-the Lincoln Republican
party. The irregularlty of their con-
ference, which they converted into a
so-called state convention though
many of the counties had no chosen
delegates to such convention, also
placed them beyond the pales OF the
Republican party. These facts rebut
all the stories they are spreading that
Taft and Hitchcock are to take a
hand in this state. But, should the
national organization turn its atten-
ton this way, 1t would be only to
recognize the Republican party and
not the new party or boilers ticket.
The action OF e. NJ. Grant, the
boilers chairman of committee, is
an open confession that the Scherr
ticket is not regular. If 1t were he
would not be asking the county tick
cts to allow themselves to be placed
on the Scherr ticket, for there would
be no necessity for such asking as the
laws Of the state would place them
thereon. In other words, he knows
that the county, judicial and con-
gresslonal tickets were nominated
with the same regularity as the
Swlsher ticket, which is the Republl-
can ticket of this state. Grant knows
that the nomination OF all five can
didates for congress was regular and
made by the Republican party. Grant
knows that the candidates for the
supreme court nominated at Parkers-
burg we're nominated by the Repub-
lican party by its duly delegated rep
resentatives. Grant knows that
county tickets are nominated by the
Republican party and not by his new
party. In fact, in no county in the
state has there been primary or CON
ventiOn resulting from any call by
the political party that he represents.
Hence, it is easy to see why he makes
his appeal and Just as easy to see
that he confesses the irreguIarity OF
the Scherr ticket and the pretenses OF
the Scherr following, when 1t claims
to be the regular Republican party.
Being irregular as he openly confesses
the Scherr ticket his no right on the
regular Republican ballot, nor need
he presume to devise plan with any
hope of success to cheat the Repub-
lican ticket out of its entitled stand
ing on the official ballot.
The national organization Of the
Republican party cannot and will not
recognize the new party in this state
Of which Scherr has been forced to
be the nominal head. The national
organization does not recognize
fusion and will not give heed to any
suggestion of it. True, however,
that organization may and may not
bring some sort OF pressure to bear
on the new party but there will be
none brought by it on the regular
ticket, as the regularity would itself
prohibit any thing of that kind. Be
sides, the national organization would
not be in position to interfere, were
1t so inclined, though 1t is not CON
coded that any such inclination exists
on its part.
On this feature of the situation the
Charleston Mail very appropriately
says:
AS a matter of course, the next
president Of the United States is in
tcrestcd in the vote in this state. He
wants the vote of West Virginia and
win get it. But what can nc expect
from persons who are not true to
their party at home? If they cannot
have their way about everything. i,
1T not to he supposed that they vii
play him falsely?
1T is true that there will be con.
ference Of national and state leader.
at Hot Springs next week. STATE
Chairman Matthews will no doubt bt
there as he should he. Swishcr vii
! likely be in attendance. But 1t viii
/ not be for the purpose of getting
! Swishcr to withdraw. 1t will b,
rather for organization of the work
1 of tn" coming campaign. The
! Schcrr boilers show this, but THEN
only hope lies in the spreading OF
/ false reports.
Since the convention Swishcr has
gone ahead with his campaign and
VIII continue to do SO. He knows
that the real Republicans are with
| him and the rest of the ticket
Though the fight being made against
| him by men claiming to be Of his
own party might reduce his majority
somewhat, he will still have votes
enough to assure him term in the
guherantorial chair.
1T is not up to Swishcr to make
/ overturcs to the boilers. He was
nominated and is making his fight
like a man. Scherr claims to be a
| Republican, but shows that he has
lost the spirit by enjoying the sea
| brcczcs while his disgruntlcd follow
| CrS continue to spread their m1IirI-