The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-16
For the Republican Ticket in
West Virginia from
] Taft Down.
PRAISES CHARLEY swIsHEa
And the Course He Has Pui-
susdat All Times and Talks
About the Bumpers.


MoRGANTowN, Sept. lG-sen-
ator Stephen B. ElkIns in an inter-
view here last night said he thought
the state would uHdouStedly SO. for
TAFT by a large majority and iie be-
lleyed, Notwithstanding the bolt al
Charleston and formation Of a new
party in opposition to the Republi-
can party, that the Republican ticket
would be elected. He said he found
a grcat many Republicans who were
dissatisfied for one reason or anoti1-
er, mainly for want Of correct In
formation, but since the decision OF
the national committee declaring the
Republican ticket nominated: in the
wigwam convention at Charleston
and the state Republican committee
appointed in the ordinary way was
the regular ticket and the only com
mittee to be recognized; they are
willing since this decision to sup
port and work for the regular Repub-
lican ticket.
Il do not know now such prog
ress Is being made in this county in
this direction. but in some other
counties there is a noticeable inter-
est and increase OF the votes for the
regular Republican ticket.
The Grant-Scherr party is In open
and active opposition to the Republic
can party and Republican ticket ard
fighting both and l am sorry to say
the chief plank in their platform,
and indeed. the first thing they did,
was to proceed to condemn and put
the seal of their disapprobation on
Governor Dawson and the two Unit
ed states senators. I will say as to
Governor Dawson and my colleague.
Scott, know the Lincoln party is
wrong and do the gentlemen a great
injustice. AS to myself will leave
my public acts to say whether they
are right or wrong.
After the Republican party spoke
In the way 1t did and In the regular
manner and Its methods have all
been approved by the national COM
mittee-the voice of the party is
binding upon every good and loyal
Republican. have been a Rapubli-
can all my life and stand by my
party and l cheerfully submit to its
will duly and properly expressed and
feel that 1t is binding upon me as a
Republican and voter, and intend
to stand by the party and vote the
Republican ticket until the end.
was neutral In the contest for
the governorship. Both Swisher and
Scherr are friends and / took no
part whatever in the contest, and il
Scherr had been nominated instead
Of Swisher at Charleston. even by
one v9e, / would he just as loyal
to the party as l am now.
The Lincoln party, being formed
in opposition to the regular Repub-
lican party, does not appeal to me.
and do. not Sc how it can command
itself to any loyal Republican voter.
Republicans should not allow the is
sues in this campaign to he obstruct-
ed by contest between Swisher and
Scherr which was in the regular way
settled at Charleston =
The senator stated that Mr.. Swish
er's course and condutc in the mat
ter OF trying to satisfy the Republi-
cans OF the state have been broad
and generous. At the reque;l. of Re-
publican friends before his nomfna-
tion he agreed to withdraw his claims
in favor of two leading Republicans
and they would not enter the race.
Since his nomination know OF
my own personal knowledge that Mr..
Swfsher agreed to withdraw in favor
Of General Goff II he would accept
and urgently telegraphed and
wrote Judge Goff asking him to ac-
cept. He telegraphed me that /,
would be impossible. Mr.. Swisher
was also willing to withdraw in IA
vor of Hon. Joseph H. Gaines, con-
gresham from the Third district,
but he would not agree to make the
race for governor
The senator added that the state
is naturally Republican and is a pro.
tective and Republican state and Il
is great pity II for any reason ii
should he turned over to the Demo
Gratis after the splendid record the
party has made in the state
Speaking for myself. and claim
ing the same right I concede 10 all
other Republicans OF exercising Their
choice, intend to stand by the Re.