Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

gether as popular as he was III Hearne
own county. which adjoins Marshall
Like BanquOs ghost the dark horse or
governor continues to bob up serenely.
This is because the republicans generally
have never satisfied themselves that either
Swisher or Scherr is the proper kind of
timber Those inclined to favor third
man who will measure to their standard
affect to see hope i'm Judge Hunter Moss
of Wood county. and there is talk that
he will allow his name to go on the ticket
at his county primary, June =. {. w. Dill
lon. Judge John w. Mason and Elliott
NorthcOtt are the other occupants OF the
dark horse stable.
1t happens that the home counties Of
Mason and Dillon have already selected
Swisher delegates. The probabilities are
that Cabell. the home of Northcott. will
do likewise and that Wood will be a
split between Swisher and Scherr, SO it
is hard to figure where the dark horse
can start the ball with his own county
behind his back. In virtually all the coun-
ties the delegates are 10 be selected per-
sonally by the successful candidate for
governor in the county contests. sup
port for a dark horse is remote under
those conditions.
The big guns are fearful nevertheless,
processing to see danger in the nominal
ton of either SwiSher or Scherr. Ii is
remarked as significant that Swisher was
cut about 800 votes i'm Marion. his home
county las: week. although he had no op-
position at the primary While Scherr
does not arouse such opposition he does
not inspire noticeable thus asm. But
when all is said and done 1here is lat
ent spirit of fairness which calls for the
crown for the victorious fighter in the
prevailing contest. rather than that it
should be handed at the eleventh hour to
an outsider who had not previously con-
tributed either i'm time or money for the
nomination. and both Swisher and Scherr
have contributed much of each.
Doubtful in Other Counties.
There are conflicting reports as to the
gubernatorial outcome in counties yet to
decide between Swisher and .Scherr. To
date Swisher has the lead but the
Scherr supporters assert that SwiSher has
this lead because he forced the fighting
in counties he knew was favorable ground
for the purpose of affecting sentiment
elsewhere. The Scherr men are disposed
to be very confident in contrast TO their
demeanor of few weeks ago. Both
forces are fighting hard for the Norfolk
and Western counties.
The biggest of these. Mcdowell has
been claimed alternately by both candi-
dates. but particularly by Sche-r. Reliab BILE
reports from there say the delegation will
be uninstructed. but will vote as unit. as
of yore. In Mcdowell the negroes outnum-
Der the white voters three to one A repub-
lican majority of 1000 is predicted in Mcr
Dowell this fall. Notwithstanding the loss
of 600 voters because of the stagnatIon
I'm the coal industry. This is the predic-
ton made by James F. Strothers. a men,
Der of the house of delegates. VINO is
out early with a personally conducted
boom for Speaker of the House. He has
not vet been nominated forth legislature.
but is satisfied there will be no trouble on
that score.
The first contest for the state senate
in Senator Scott's district CWheeling in
cludeD has been pulled off and j. +.
Cree of Brooke is the nominee. He de-