The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-30
Harrison was to be divided equally

Harrison was to be divided equally
between scherr and SwIsher in lny
event, and had Scherr's name seen
presented to the Republican state
convention, lie would have receiver
seventeen votes.
on contest, the Republican state
committee. as stated before, seated y
delegates of the Swisher side: Cabell
%. Hampshire and Monroe 2.
On contest Mr.. Iearne was given
the delegation from Ohio county of
So votes But no one with authority
claimed that Scherr would have re-
ceived the solid vote OF Ohio county
had the other delegation been seated.
IL Scherr would have received half of
Ohio county's vote, and that is ex.
tremely improbable as there would
have been but one ballot, the action
of the state committee would not
have deprived him in all the coun-
ties of even one-half ,of 126 votes.
To claim the state committee,
which unanimously seated IS OF the
$2 contested Swisher delegates, was
unf4ir or unjust in seating 80 Swisher
delegates. is simply outrageous per-.
version of facts and a sianderous
and maievolent charge without four
dation.
If Mr.. Grant is in cnrnest that no
Federal or State official shall have
a place on Il party campaign commit
tee he should get off himself Tho
delegates in state convention select
ed the State committee and on the
new Republican state committee are
fewer officials than ever before. We
can only name Amos Bright, Con
gresham woodyard. Senator Haz-
lett c. p. Light. S. G. Denham. $.
v. Matthews. A. IL. Fleming and
Senator Forman. 1t Is hardly pos
sibly that MIR. Grant means to cN.
clude members of the legislature or
congressman. but 1t is hard to tell.
Now, as 10 the manner of selecting
delegates. Ohio county followed shc
kanawha plan. Wood county follow
ell no plan at all, except a plan Of
consent Monongalia county APP
pointed its delegates after primary
and so did Harrison. 1t Is hardly
necessary to discuss the past plans,
If the Republican party controls the
next legislature-for the party is ir-
rcvocaby pledged in platform to yass
primary election law for nominating
/ the state ticket. In conclusion, there
can he of necessity but one Republic
can party in this state and hut one
| Republican ticket from President to
district officers. No one can use the
Republican ticket on the ballot but
those entitled to the same, and the
| Republican nominees can not he put
on other tickets without consent OF
| petition of both. There will be but
one regular Republican electoral
] ticket for President and there can he
but one and that will appear on .ae
Republican ticket.
The whole effect of the Grant
Scherr movement is to defeat, II sue
cessful. the entire Republican ticket
in this state. The attacks on the
senators and the Governor. the drag
| ging in by the Scherr organs OF tho
Virginia debt question. the defaIna-
ton Of the leaders of the great coal
| industry, the attacks on and abuse oi
/ all the Republican party has done in
the last twelve years IN West Virginia
and the bitterness and hate displayed
| by the Grant committee are signs
which mean but one thing-the ri.ir
and defeat of the party all along the
line, wherever the mal-contents can
get n sufficient foothold
4 The Republican state committee is
working for the whole Republican
ticket, 1t believes the people of West
Virginia will not vote to commit po-
litical suicide in order to crafty the
malice of few, The false state
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