The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-14
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will no doubt now be swarming int
Ohio county and Wheeling will lie "a
lively place politically for the next
few weeks for nothing that has hap
pened so far In the State campaign
has SO complicated the political, situn-
ton as the announcement OF William
! H Hearne of his withdrawal rs a can;
tlitlate for governor. for this announce
ment has knocked down many fences
that were already built and work will
now be started again rebuilding them
and many OF the candidates who hal
done no work In Ohio county will be
coming in here and getting busy In
m effort to secure the delegation. or
lat; least a part OF It. KS +!
IS5,yhile fences were knocked down
right md left by Mr.. Hearne's with:
drnwal4 one whom 1t will probably ben.
eft greatly Is! James X. Hall, cnndis
date for auditor. for with but one can
lidate from Ohio county the schnnces
for Ntr. Hall securing the nomination
are considered much better'than when
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county. after State Offices. The county
connlttee;t,it Is understood. will now
name the delegation from this county
and the same will be done In Brooke,
where Mr.rHenrne was to have named
the delegates. In making his ans
nouncement yesterday morning Mr..
Hearne%i said he is doing It early SO
the Republican county committee may
select the delegates which he hal
been authorized to do but with his
! withdrawal he asid he empowered
them in SO far as he had any author
ity. There was some speculation this
morning MS, to the probability. of Mr..
Hall naming the delegates. but 1t Is
understood that he Is satisfied for the
committee to name them and stated
/ thatEhc does not desire to name the
4 delegation from this coutny.E
The other Candidates.
d The gubcrnatorial situation has
4 been changed considerably by tho
withdrawal of Mr., ,Hearne and there
is much speculation as to which OF
the two remaining; candidates have
been benefited by it. One thing
! seems almost certain. and that IS tina.
both Scherr. and Swisher will be get
ting into this county to make a fight
for the So delegates and many Of the
} other candidates for State. Offices will
also be coming in and Wheeling and
Ohio county will be in the political
limelieht for few weeks. Scherr
has been In this county considerably
the past month. while making his
campaign for the delegation from
Marshall county and he will proba bly,
!, be getting back here post haste
Swisller has only visited this county
I n couple OF times since he has been
! candidate. but this was because the
county has home candidate ami he
did mot want to make n fight here
and now that the field is open fol-
\ both him and Scherr. he will no doubt
be getting here himself and getting
4 his many friends working for him.
! John T. Harris. OF Parkersburg
4 candidate for Secretary OF State, and
4 g.
! r. r. Long. OF Mcdowell county. can
tlidate for State treasurer, are among
4 the candidate who had been in Ohio
A county building fences while Mr.
Hearne was candidate. which fence!
] were knocked down or badly shatter
ed with his withdrawal. While no
z having visited the county lately. Mon
Topping. OF Charleston. Is anothe
z candidate for Secretary OF State VIII
! had been doing considerable work Il
this county. All OF these men, alon'
: with many more, will probably b
j getting into the county in the mex
4 few days and the Ohio county dele
CATION Is to be an important one Il
!, determining who will be the candidat
!, selected at the convention to be he'll
: In Charleston, July s.