Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-09-15

West Virginia Republican rluddIe.
New York, Sept. o.-The involved po- |
litical situation in West Virginia. where
the factions, led by Arnold Scherr, now
serving second term as Auditor. and
Charles w. Swisher. Secretary Of State.
have each been claiming recognition as
the only regular aud authorized represent
alive of the regular Republican organiza-
ton, was cleared today by the recognition
as regular of the convention presided
over by Congressman Joseph H Gains.
leader of the Swisher forces.
The fight had been carried up to Chair
man Frank H. Hitchcock. of the Repub-
lican National Committee. who appointed
National Committeeman w. l.. Ward, T.
c. Dupont and Charles F. BROKER sub
committee to hear both sides and pass on
the respective merits Of the claims adj
vanced. The report of the sub-commit-
tee is as follows:
After careful investigation and hear
ing, at which both sides received all the
time they asked for. we find that the con-
vention presided over by the Hon. Joseph
H. Gaines was regular, and that the Re-
publican State Committee of which Mr..
S. " Matthews is chairman. elected at
that convention, is the regular Repub-
lican State Committee of West Virginia.
Ne therefore recommend that the Re-
publican National Committee recognize
as the regular Republican State Com
mittee of which Mr.. S. v. Matthews is
chairman.
Nv. l.. WARD.
| IT. c. DUPONT.
| CHARLES F. BROKER /"
Chairman Hitchcock has approved the
findings of the subcommittee.
Parkersburg, w. Va, Sept. Io-Peace
among the Republicans of West Virginia
is not to follow the decision announced
by the national officials last night, that
decision being repudiated by the chair
man of the Lincoln Republican party in
a formal statement today. Chairman E.
M. Grant, of the Lincoln Republican
State Committee. gave out the following
statement bearing on the action of the
Republican National Committee in rec
ognizing the Swisher. or regular, Repub-
lican State ticket and also bearing on the
effect such recognition will have on the
campaign of his party:
1.-The decision of the national commit
tee to recognize the convention presided
over by Hon. ]. H. Gaines and the State
committee named at that convention as
the regular convention and the regular
State committee was. of course, a fore
gone conclusion when the Lincoln Re
publicaps stated at the conference with
the subcommittee that we did not claim
! to be regular. The action Of the Mat
thews committee in withdrawing all OPP
position TO electors Congressman ant
other candidates going on both ticket:
rendered it unnecessary for the subcom
mttee to take any action on that point.
THE decision. therefore, does not il
the least affect the situation. The fgh
for clean candidates and purer polite.
will go on without abatement, and there
need be no uneasiness on the part of tht
friends of good government that Arnold
c Scherr or any of the candidates of the
Lincoln Republican State ticket will re
tire from the field as long as Charles W
Swisher is candidate for Governor
We presented a number Of proposition:
for a settlement of our trouble, all o.
which were declared fair and reasonable
by the me mbers of the subcommittee an6
and all of VIII ch were of the same import
as was announced at the court house con
vention. We are right where we stoo6
then, and our demands and our friends
have not wavered or changed one iota.-
The printing of the petitions. which was
delayed pending negotiations, for. set
Element, is now going on and they viii
be ready for signature in few days.