Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-11
scHERR PLATFORM.
Accepted by the Lincoln Republicans
at Their Convention.

We. the republicans of West Virgin
ia, in state convention assembled, call
ed for the purpose of holding re-
| publican state convention to nominate
/ the several state officers to be voted
1 for November 3. 1908. and two electors
at large for president and vice presi-
dent of the United States. the con.
! firmation of the election of presiden-
tial electors for the several congress-
| fonal districts SO meeting in conwen-
| tion assembled, this. the eighth day OF
| July. 1908, at IL O'Clock a. M, at the
court house in the city of Charleston,
and state OF West Virginia, do hereby
declare and promulgate the follow ing
platform and principles:
Whereas, the republican voters of
West Virginia have honored S. b.
Elkins and N. r. Scott by election to
the United States senate, and have
given them numerous evidences of
personal devotion and have also cleo
ted William M O. Dawson to the gov
ernorship OF West Virginia, and
Whereas. it appears that large ma
jority of the republican state commit
tee in power and acting at the meet
ings of July and are holders Of
federal or state offices by the appoint
ment of the said Elkins and N. B.
Scott and the said William M. O.
Dawson, and
Whereas. majority OF the dele
gates regularly named to the republi
can state convention believe that the
action of the committee has been rev.
dictionary, fraudulent and destructive
of republican government therefore
be it.
Resolved. that we hold the said S.
B. Elkins, N. 3. Scott and William M .
o. Dawson largely responsible for the
deplorable conditions which now exist
in the ranks of the republican party
i'm West Virginia, and demand that
they exercise their influences to en-
sure to republican voters al square
deal and to obtain for the masses OF
the republican, party the orderly and
regular government of their own
affairs, independent of machine dom
ination and control.
We affirm and declare that the ac-
ton. of a majority of the heretofore
existing and recognized republican
state central committee by it's arbi-
trary unjust and Revolutionary con
duct in passing upon the contests com.
ing before 1T in the sole interests Of
one of the candidates for governor
without regard for right. justice or
decency committed Dawson against
the party and az such should be rec
ogniZed no longer as the legal end
rightful members of said state COM
mittee, condemned as they are before
the bar of public opinion and by the
delegates to this convention and all
other republicans In sympathy with it.
The powers vested in every republican
committee are held in trust for the
benefit of the party, and we demounce
the members of any such committee
who attempt to use the same for the
benefit of themselves or amy candidate
for Office No person SO holding a
position of Office by appointment or
otherwise under the federal or safe
authority shall be eligible to a posi-
ton on the state executive committee.
We believe in the primitive doctrine
of republicanism which declares for
government of people by the people
for the people. We favor the submis-
sion to a vote Of the people of the
state of constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture, sale and
importation of all Intoxicating liquors.
except for mechanical and medicine
purposes. We favor and will support
the passage of a uniform primary
election law for the selection of al
candidates for Office. state, congress
ional, county and municipal.
Committee Meets.
Charleston, July 10.-A meeting OF
the members of the new state COM
mitee, as represented by those chosen
ait the convention held at the court
house. was held Wednesday at the
Ruffner and AN organization effected
Hon. E. M Grant, the war horse from
Monongalia county was selected as
the chairman of the committee, and
he Will be given the power to appoint
the secretary and other officers. 1t is
the intention of the committee to start
a vigorous campaign immediately and
wage the war in the enemy's camp
from now until the last vote is cast
ON election day All the members OF
the new committee were present at
the meeting and there was "a determi-
nations shown that there would TOW be
fight to the finish.
So far as could be learned tonight
there has been no meeting of the men
named for the state committee on the
other ticket and it is probable that no
meeting will be held for several days,
in fact there is possibility that none
will be called until some time later
as nearly all the members agree on
leaving the city tomorrow. as soon as
they can get train out after the con-