Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-28
VERY WARM CONTEST
FOR THE OFFICES
Those Of the faithful Who Would
Receive Jobs are Very
Numerous.

days in the ranks of the republican
party Of West Virginia. The lead
ers of the Grand Old Party breathed
a sign OF .elief VINE n it was found
that the temporary truce which was
patched up last September had re-
suited in the continuation Of their
party in power. But after they had
had brief breathing spell they
awoke to the realization that there
was much patronage to distribute
and that inter-rarty strife could be
carried on safely for few months
at least without seriously endanger-
ing party success.
Consequently with the collector
ship, the tax commissionership, the
presidency of the senate, not to mem
ton dozens of smaller honors, wait
ing to be conferred upon the faith
full, and numerous faithful ones anx-
ious to land each one of theplu.ns
a row began, which bids fair to
rival before it is done the great anti
convention fight. AS is well known,
the contest between Swisher and
Scherr was not strictly a personal
conflict but rather battle between
the two great divisions ofWest Vir-
ginia republicanism. or between the
,1at Tho
row caused by this fight was ,ad-
justed by the nomination of Glass
cock, machine man in the strict
est sense of the word but one whose
personality could not be successfully
assailed The withdrawal of Swish
er was brought about by the de-
mands of the anti-machine element,
backed by a portion of the news
papers; notably the Wheeling Intel
ligencer, and the Parkersburg Dis
But, while forced to
grant them the withdrawal of the
candidate, the machine
leaders absolutely refused to yield
one iota of the party control to the
"bolters." nor where the bolter's per
mitted to have any say concerning
the compromise candidate.
Now that the victory has been
achieved, the ''bolters" demand in
return for their coming into the fold
after having been completely ignor-
ed by the state committee, some
recognition as concerns the distribu-
ton of the patronage. To say that
they demand some recognition is
putting it lightly. for they apparent
ly want to dictate and to say that
their advances do not find favor in
the eyes of the regulars is putting it
lightly indeed. The Wheeling In
and the Parkehsburg Dis
have an evident belief
that the southern counties which
we're regular before the convention
ard which rolled up saving MAORI
ties ftr Taft and Glasscock should
receive little if any OF the patron
age. Particularly are they opposed
to the appointment of a southern re-
publican to the Office of internal
revenue collector which Office has al
WAYS been held by northern man
and they think always should be.
Virgil Highland, secretary of the
republican state committee, is the
foremost candidate in the northern
end of the state, although there are
several more up there In this end
of the state the name of Taylor Vim
SON is being prominently mentioned.
Vinson was a Scherr man and an
ardent one but following the nomi-
nation of Glasscock he took the
stump and did yeoman service in
behalf of the Monongalian's candi-
dacy. Now it is said that he wants
the collectorship and intends making
a strong bid for it. In case the con-
test now raging in theparty becomes
a sectional instead of factional one
Vinson will probably be one OF the
strongest candidates, but, in case IT
remains as it low is, the Hunting
ton man viii likely remain, like
George Mcintosh, possibility.
Sam Matthews has been mention
ed for the job hut Highlands cam
didacy would seem to preclude him
from the list Another name,
prominently mentioned" is that OF
Charles w. Swisher. Swisher
though is thought 20 aspire to some
thing higher and viii most likely
confine his activeness in the matter
to the naming OF the man who final
| ly lands the plum. In the light for
control of the Legislature the speak
ership contest will in all likelihood
be between Jazaes Strickling OF Sis
tersville and James Strother on
WEIGH. Pyan Of Fayette and Kings