The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-22
Conference is Adjourned by
Committee Until $50
O'Clock Today.
IS
A. c. scHERR IS STUBBORN
Nh y
Refuses to State What He
Wants and viii Not Say
Anything to Committee.

CHARLESTON. Sept. 22-After
holding conference late into the
night and nearing Arnold C. scherr
and his representatives hut without
getting ANYTHING from him concern
Ing new candidate for governor to-
lake the place OF Charles w. Swisher,
who formally withdrew from the
race, the Republican state committee
as:'n convened e. the HalawIl ho-
telt his forenoon. bnt at the request
of prominent Republicans and,in or,
ler to attend the "amIa.gu opening
in the Wigwam aid ascertain public
sentiment in tho nntter. the meeting
was adjourned until $3.50 o'clock this
cyering, at which time the commit
tee will likely arrive OF a decision on
The gubeTnatorial vacancy.
When the committee met last
night the first action was the accept
ance of the voluntary withdrawal of
Charles w. swlsher as the Republi-
can nominee. Mr.. Swisher's with
drawal was in writing and in 1t he
did not suggest any successor to him
self. His letter is reproduced in this
issue.
1t was then decided to hold CON
ference with Arnold c. scherr and
his associates before naming new
candidate for governor. Mr.. Scherr,
E. NJ. Grant, George G. Mcintosh and
Malcomb Jackson, representing the
Lincoln party, appeared before the
committee but in answer to questions
as to what they wanted, they would
say nothing other than they wanted
conference of both the Republican
state committee and the Lincoln state
committee.
The Lincolnites retired and the
committee concluded that there was
little time to fool away in airy CON
fabs and that candidate must he
selected and selected pretty quick so
Scherr and his men were sent for
again. Mr.. Scherr and his followers
again appeared before the committee
and were asked point blank what
proposition they had TO make and
what Mr.. Scherr intended to do.
Scherr said that he did not know and
that he would have to confer with
his committee before deciding to do
anything and again asked for joint
conference. Scherr and Grant tried
the patience of the committee sew
eral times by evading direct questions
and trying to beat around the bush.
Finally they were asked If they
would submit their propositions to
n Subcommittee If one be appointed
to which they answered in the affirm
alive.
A subcommittee consisting Of
Messrs. Hazlett, woodward, Fleming,
Light and Bright, was appointed to
confer with the Scherr party.
Alter conference that lasted un-
til a. M. the subcommittee report
ed hack to the committee that the
Scherr men had offered no formal
proposition, but Scherr said he favor
ed an entire reorganization OF the
state committee, the members to he
chosen by a compromise candidate
selected by a joint convention OF the
two state committees as the condi-
tion of his withdrawal, but this
proposition was withdrawn from the
subcommittee.
The committee began the consid-
GRAFTON of names for nominee for
governor. but adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning before arriving
at any conclusion.
At IL o'clock this forenoon the
committe met alSl adjourned again,
as related in the foregoing. In the
meantime Scherr had been waited up
on by members of the state commit
tee and Scherr again stated that he
would not withdraw until the con-
ference he asked for was held.
The feeling grows that an amicahle
and satisfactory adjustment will be
reached. This is manifested in open
declarations of partisans on bosh
sides who express the opinion that 4
compromise might be reached and
the party unified.
II. C. ogden. the Wheeling newspa-
per man is now on his way here,
and 1t is thought the situation will
clear when he arrives. When the
Wheeling newspapers backed Scherr
they made him sign paper that he
would not get out Of the race until
ne obtained the consent Of the men
backing him. and Scherr himself can
do nothing except to say that he is
willing to do what those back Of him
are willing to do.
1t is reported that Scherr members
of the state committee want Scherr
to resign Internationally hut he is
holding out pending the arrival OF
more Of his hackers.
Former Congressman Grosvenor.
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