Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-09
PROPOSITION OF SCHERR SUBJ
MITTiD TO NATIONAL COMMITTEE
AUDITOR SHOWS n SPIRIT OF
FAIRNESS
And Outlines Plans Whereby the
Breach in the Grand Old Pdrtu
Mdu Be Healed.


governor of West Virginia
Dear Sir The success of the repub
llcan party iii West Virginia is imperil-
ed by the fact that you ana are candi-
dates for the office of governor and
heading separate and hostile tickets for
all the state offices, except the judges of
| the supreme court.
- As this letter Is written in the hope
that all factional differences between our
friends may be satisfactorily adjusted, /
! VIII not here discuss the merits OF their
respective claims. We are all repubh-
cans and should set the trirmph OF re-.
publican principles above all personal
considerations.
The Importance of national election
! demands that we do all in our power TO
secure the electoral vote of West Vir-
ginla for the republican candidates for
! president and vice president, rs we'll as
TO keep our state permanently III the re.
| publican column.
The republican press of the state has
so emphasized the differences between
us that 1t must be apparent to all that
1T would help matters but little, if any,
II either of us would retire in favor of
theOther. TO have two state tickets t.
be voted for at the election must result
IN confusion and much bitterness.
"As loyal republican | feel that all
the candidates for any Office about
whose domination there is no question
are entitled to receive tie votes and
support OF all my friands, as well rs
yours. The opposition that has sprung
up both to your ticket and mine ought
not to De extended so as TO involve the
nominees for other offices, whether
national, state or county, and jeopar.
die their election.
The zeal aud activity of the county
and district candidates contributes more
co the success of the party as "a whole
than any other factor, and their election
should not be endangered by the differ.
ences, existing between the two state
tickets. very greatly deplOre this
controversy, and desire that such an adj
Justment of IL may be had as will give
us but one state ticket, composed of the
strongest men i'll the party, TO which
every republican can give his enthusiasts
tic support
To bring this about, and to the end
that future differences may be employ
ed, believe II Is essential that Won and
L, as candidates for the governorship.
step down and out and let another man
be placed at the head of the ticket who
can ana Will lead the party to victory.
with this end Ill view and with the sin
cere hope that it will meet your favor
able consideration, | offer the following
suggestions or propositions as basis of
! settlement, and request the sub commit
tee OF the national committee, composed
of Hon. William Ward of New York
Hon. Charles f. BROKER of Connecticut
and Hon. fl. 6. Dupont of Delaware. TO
use their good offices III effectlng an adj
Justment and reconciliation satisfactory
| to all concerned:
''First-That new state executive
committee be formed in the following
manner, viz:
(a) That the members of both com.
mittees resign except the four persons
who are on both committees: that these
/ tour, IN connection with Judge Cot.
| fill, by appointment, all the vacancies
giving member to each senatorial dis
trlct ana one extra committeeman, who
shall be colored man
| (b) "All the candidates ON both tick,
cts resign and the vacancies caused Inv
such rslgnatlOns TO be filed by the
! new executive committee, from the
| present candidates. 1t being understood
neither Scherr nor Swisher Will be-
selected as the candidate for governor
but that Judge Golf shall be reouestnd
| by all parties to become the candidate
| FOR governor, but il he cannot be- induc.
ed TO make the race, then the new
executive committee to select the guber
material candidate
! Second-Ta) That the four ,,a,,,L,,..
/ who are on both committees i'm conuec-
ton with the sub committee of the uo.
tonal committee shall appoint one Der
son FOR each senatorial district other
than the Second, Third. Seventh and
! lehth districts, now represented by
/ Doyle, Mcservie, Bright and Saunders
| who, togeth with the above named
| four members, shall constitute the stote.
/ executive committee, or (b) after cxclud-
\ ing the members at large, each side will
stiike SIX names from the list of com
mltteemen OF the other side, and all va.
/ cancles thereby occasioncd TO be- GlIed
as presCri bed in the next pr.csd;,,,,
clause by said subcommittee. i'm con-
/ nection with all the members of the
/ committee remaining after each side
mas stricken the SIX names rs aforesaid
auu lcJ ihe committee so formed shall
/ iil all vacancies on the state ticket ~
/ provided ~ the first paragraph. ms hero.
I lu above set forth
/ Ihlrd-Oa) II yOu decline 70 accent
any OF the foregoing propositions. then
/ we propose 10 you that you offer no OBJ
+ yec'lons 20 the state candidates for presi-
ueHIHi electors that arc on your ticket
/ being pacad upon our ticket. and thai
all republican candidates for the suprer,,e
court, congress. senatorial, county and
. district offices, be- likewise placed upon
/ both tickets, 20 the end that their elec-
tion VIII thereby be- promised. On and
the national committee be reducsted to
aid both tickets impartially. I'm the effort
I To secure West Nirgina's electoral votes
for Taft aud Sherman.
Fourth-lH). a primary election TO be-
held throughout the state within two
weeks from this date for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the state
,icKet other than that of the judges of
Jhe supreme court, the candidates for
tine various state offices to boz voted f,r
g the ensuing November election re-
cnIVlng the hiuhnsf rrrrL,,. ~ 80