The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-25
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Has More ! ! / Is En nough
Delegat tssE 4 rs /, Elect ] ! /,
Last County Will he 3 Heard .Fsscs, q;
s Today Then idates WIN RSsf
Till the State NonninatH con.3t $fSs
5% wention Here July q ..&f;SSSS .&fSSS

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I Within two weeks dcanysj
state convention VIM s sd .5Isss o.
der in this city fo' .SIose ,ofaI
naming q state ti9/ 3 Sle, preai-Iis
dentiaI electors - cSforG WestS.
Virginia. The/ : S,T2ana at tia,a Il
corner of KAY g C,2McFarlamIdI5 4
streets has been> 4eted With as
seating capacity of b. 80 and ALREADY 4
the candidates for the various officea \
have reserved rooms; at the city's :
leading hotels where the wire pulling
| attendant upon all such conventions Il
will take place, !. = i. *, 2 E
! While> there is, pretty race alIS1
down the line chief interest centera;SS II
of the nomination for governor MID NH 7,
there Is no doubt that the head ios
1.-The ticket Will be named OH the ftpstS
ballot OF the three candidates for "
the nom1nation = for governor two
claim enough delegates for the norniS
nation. All the counties have select
ed delegates except Lincoln ana the
fourteen delegates from that county
will be selected Thursday of thfs%j
week For: the purpose Of making
up the temporary roll and. nearing
contests The state committee will Il
meet here the evening OF July IS. Il $3t 53S
| A thorough and impartial inyestirs
cation made OF the delegates aeisctsdi
leaves no doubt that Hon. u Chariass u
W.. Swisher, secretary of state s. wa Y
receive the nomination for govern III 1!
and it now looks as if he viii hRxf. hsS,e .ss II
about 100 delegates to 'sparej Thfas
will be 885 delegates in tha % nVxisags
tion, or 443 will be necessary fofs Sa ~
| choice. Already Mr.. Swisher IA $aaTsss
tain of over 500 delegates and I'D srtYtssss.
those yet unpledgetl and nnfnat
Fed he is expected to draw sea G,xS
Eg1Ye him a total OF Sc e.
the time the con bIss sstf
yfvotA for B. eanda tia tbs Gbr S
bile at. times Mi Se herr Itiss
a good race for delegates Sth h6rts na
never been a-doubt- that sgzfaka kaA
er would receive the nomfnatfafi. .ES
With the intention OF making aS
clean; fair race Mr.. Swisher start S
out early to secure the nominal ton. 2
He was the first in the field and SeaEssxxt
ly In the game leading politiefanaS
and business men all over the Btatas
rallied around his candidacy. Oneast
for Swisher they were always for the B
popular secretary Of Estate and tliar8l
have been no desertfOhs from hisN
standafd-a thing which cannot ba&
said Of the other candidates.. Mr..
| Swisher's candidacy daily grew
stronger and when the time for the 4
selection of delegates arrived he TOOK
2, the lead and has never fallen behthd.s
| He started in to boost his own cam:
! didacy rather than to knock on thB5s
other men in the race and he has NOT
yet stopped to slander and yilltf
tion In order to beat the other fsllow.s
Whether it was in an agrieultuSais
county or where the ploW has BEEN
laid aside for the miners pick or the e
oil derrick the voters rallied to hl8sg
/ support either instructing their daJ8-s
gates to vote for him or selecting
his strong supporters as delegat8ssi
He was always early In the field With
a good word for friend and foe alika,@i
In many instances winning over the
leaders Of the opposition and never
aggravating the latter to the point
that they were not willing to rally To-
his support In case OF his nominatiOnt
As result he has the nominat
cinched, with thousands OF the voters
OF the state enthusiastic In his sup Il
port and few, very few, who are not
ready and willing to do all In theirsx
power for his election. IA,
| Mr.. swisher is q winner In politics
as well as business. With clean !,
ofhcial record he makes it q point to-
gain friends for himself and his spass
ty rather than enemies and thersssra