Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22
The Senatorial Convention.

ton for the fifteenth district was heio
IN the court house in this city on Wed
nesday last. There were three candi-
dates for the nomination: Senator VIII
liam Campbell, of jefferson, A. =.
MeIntire, of Morgan and J. Sloan
Kuykendall, Of Hampshire. In the
four counties there are rs votes max
ing 40 necessary to nominate.
The principal contest was between
Senator Campbell and Mr.. MclHtire,
and their friends were lining mp in
dustriously all day. When the con
yention met at IL o'clock it was called
to order by C. f Martin, chairman OF
the Senatorial committee and imne-
diately f. Vernon Aler was on his feet
giving notice of a contest between two
Berkeley delegations, but the ilotics
was ignored by the chairman who pro-
ceeded to read recommendations from
tn Senatorial committee, naming K.
c.. Kump, who was not a delegate, las
temporary chairman and then the
fun began. The Mclntirs fercer
having charge of the committee ba6
planned the proceedings for bis
benefit but the Campbell forces claim
the right to name temporary chair
man belonged to the con vention ana
had no less an authority for the Justi-
fl .at,on of their claim than Mr.. Bryan
in his book; "The first Battle gives
the case of the national convention IN
1896 when the committee insisted on
naming David B. Hill temporary
chairman while the convention insist.
ed on naming the chairman and
named John w. Daniel. The conven-
ton serving notice en- the committee
that is was only the "servant Of the
convention
There ives no chance to discuss the
matter in decent and orderly way.
Mr.. Kump srrang to the stand and
began to vigorously pound the desk
with gavel. Mr.. A. ID. Barr, OF the
Campbell forces nominated Prof.
Wright Denny for temporary chair
man and put the motion which had
been seconded, declared it carried and
Mr.. Denny mounted the stand also
and began pounding for order.
Pandemonium reigned A continual
roar of human voices fairly shook the
building. The pregrame OF the Camp
bell forces was to adjourn al soon az a
charm an was elected and they car
ried out the plan but the Hampshire
delegation which had agreed to help
the Campbell forces to organize The
convention went back on their COM
pact and remained IN the hall. Camp
BELLS Is votes from Jefferson county
and his contesting delegation from
Berkeley withdrew having adjourned
until 2 o'clock.
The McIntire convention then pro-
ceeded to select committees &c. after
which they adjourned until 1.30.
AT the time appointed the Mclntire
convention met, the temporary
organization was made perma.
nent and. the reports OF the com
mittee were heard and adopted. Mr..
John w. Dodd made AN excellent
spec ch in nominating Mr.. McIntire
and Mr.. j. S. Zimmerman named j.
Sloan KuykendaIl. About this time the
Campbell forces were ready to begin
work but tn ey found the court house
so packed that they could not get in.
The meeting was regularly called to
order in the hallway and on motion
adjourned to the Berkeley hotel parlor
where the business of regular con-
vention was transacted including the
nomination of Mr.. Campbell.
In the meantime the MeIntire
forces took vote which stood for Nc
Intire, 40 votes, as follows: Berkely rs,
Jefferson S and Morgan 6. Hampshire
county cast her 81 votes for Kuyken-
dali.
Thus ended one of the most stren-
ueus political fights In the history OF
the state Both clsim to be the rega-
lar naninees and the matter stands
unsettled