Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-03
wGLASCOCK'S NOTE
OF ACCEPTANCE
Candidate for Governor
Addresses Communication to Mr..
Matthews.
Fron The WorId Of Tuesday.

From The World Of Tuesday.
Hon. Wilbbam e. Glasscock, the new
republican candidate for governor o
West Virginia, has made public bis
letter OF acceptance which has been
forwarded to Chairman Matthews.
The letter fairly rings with Opt.
mis1n for republican success in this
campaign, and he announces his inten-
lions of beginning at once a w~hilrwind
campaign trip to cover practically
every county in the state.
The letter is as follows:
"Morgantown, w. Va, Sept, &c, '0S.
Hon. Samuel v. Matthews, chairman
Of the republican state committee,
"Caarksburg, w. va.
MY Dear Sir:
i ann in receipt of your letter of
September oath notifying me that the
republican state committee in session
at Charleston on the 22nd day of Sep
TENDER, 1908, selected me as the can-
didate of tine republican party for the
office Of governor Of West Virginia.
In reply / desire to state that
appreciate more than ! can express in
words the disting uished honor that
the committee has paid me. But this
nomination carries with it a greater
responsibility, which neither | nor any
one republican should be called upon
TO bear alone. The candidate should
and must lead "a united party. From
declarations that have reached me by
telegram, mail and in person, ] am led
to believe that my fellow republicans
irrespective of past differences, will
give me their earnest and loyal sup
prot that ! will lead unbroken ranks
in our contest for good government
With such assurances, and the nomi-
nation coming %unsought and unfetter-
ed by any conditions or promises, I
am pleased to accept.
Il have one promise, and but one,
to make to the people of West Vir-
ginia. If elected, ! win be governor
in fact as well as in name. | will do
the right as | see it, TO all alike. My
sole purpose and highest ambition
shall be to give to the people of the
state OF West Virginia agood, clean,
economical administration, endorsing
and approving that which seems to De
for the best interests of the people of
the stale, and condemning and disap.
proving that which seems to be I'M
Just and unfair to any interest. ] shall
have no special friends to favor and
no enemies to punish. hope to visit
all of the counties of the state as near
as possible, and shall discuss fully
and freely my position on all impor-
tant state matters. / shall have moth
ing to conceal and shall make a full
and fair statement of my views on all
questions in which the people of the
State are interested.
Il most heartily and sincerely APP
prove the action of the state commit
tee, in providing. as it does by reso-
buttons, that in the future delegates
to republican state conventions shall
be chosen by m~agisterial districts,
either by district primaries o by dis
tict mass conventions, and that no
committee shall appoint delegates or
attempt to delegate the authority to
appoint, to candidate o. to any other
person or persons. | had in the past
advocated that method of selecting
delegates to conventions, and still APP
prove of the same, because | think ii
is right. But better still, in my judg'
ment, is a general primary election
law, as proposed by the party in its
platform.
II am a Taft lax reform republican
and in the language of General Golf
when nominated for congress over his
protest, my answer to your notifca
ton is: ! accept the nomination and
am ready for the fight
Yours very truly,
". E. GLASSCOCK."