Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-09
JUDGE GOLF
DECLINES
TELEGRAM TO PARkERS-
BURG DISPATCH NEWS-NA-
TIoNAL CHAIRMAN To BE THE
TEMPORARY PEACE MAKER
To SAVE NATIONAL TICKET
ELkINs WANTS To NAME THE
MAN.

Judge Nathan Con. in telegram
to the Parkersburg Dispatch News.
replying TO message sent by that
paper gives his last word. declining
to accept the leadership OF re-
united party in West Virginia, and
to become it's STANDARD bearer for
governor. on the withdrawal OF tn
rival Republican candidates.
AT the same time he expresses his
thanks for the esteem which
prompted the request and his re-
greet that he would be compelled to
refuse the call of the country and
OF West Virginia Repdblicanism.
Thus again. says the Dispatch
News. was the whole situation
thrown into chaos. and the real
status is hard to define Swisher
agreed to withdraw on the PROPOSE
tion OF Scherr If Goff would ac-
cept and Con has repeatedly de
clined.
Decision is Final.
There was hope yesterday and
kilograms by the score were sent
from West Virginia to the chosen
leader at Milwaukee. where he is
visiting his son. But the telegram
received by the Dispatch-News last
N ght cannot be mistaken, and it is
certain that Con is out OF it,
Temporarily at least the whole
Scherr-Swisher compromise, which
had an Elkins string to it, is an
nulied. and left as If never made
Both the candidates are in the race
To all purposes without a common
meeting ground between them on
which to harmonic differences.
Both headquarters have resumed
work for the tickets they repre-
sent but this work had been begun
yesterday only pending the final
word. Both will now work. it is
presumed as If the fight were to be
carried to the polls.
Want to Name the Man.
That it will not be is the belief
of astute politicians who know the
inner workings. The next move will
be the suggestion of candidate
OF the Elkins-Swisher-M Matthews
choosing.
Judge Con was suggested by Gov.
Scherr because he was man
around whom all Republicans could
rally. a true leader. honest and i'm
partial. But for that very reason
he was distasteful to Elkins who
saw danger to himself in leader"
whom he could not lead. Elkins
did his best to block the Goff pro
posal, AMI it may be that Judge Golf
was Influenced to an extent by the
fact that there was this opposition
Now it is believed, realizing the
defeat OF the candidate nominated
by the machine, the Elkins-Mat-
thews outfit will suggest a man
whom they can handle, as the com
promise" candidate.
Hitchcock to Act.
The next few days will witness
Developments, as the lase will BE-
brought to Chairman Hitchcock
attention in New York tomorrow
Hitchcock, according to an Associa-
ted Press dispatch from New York,
will not seek to act as peacemaker
in and for the party in West Virgin
ia. He will merely seek to have
hostilities suspended until after the
presidential election. Then SO far
Is he is concerned it can be Gay
on McDuff."
This is taken TO mean, in fact IL
is almost as clearly stated that
Hitchcock will seek to have both
factions unite on man to lead the
fight this year Then the party lif-
ferences can be fought TO a finish
at t'me when there is no danger
OF carrying down Republican
president and Republican congress
men with 1t.
The national committc had this
in mind when it took so firm a han
few days ago on the west Vir-
ginia situation, and urged the com
promise and agreement Of Goff
Hitchcock, when he gets hold, It is
believed. will straighten out the tan
gled mesh.