Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-11
SNISHEA CORRUPTION
SPLITS The PARTY
Two Tickets viii be Named by The
Opposing Factions
HEARNE DELEGATES SEATED
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Anti-swisherites Adverse to corrup-
ton, Meet and Form New
Convention.
HEARNE DELEGATES SEATED

Convention.
Charleston, July 8.--The fight is on
The republican party Is disrupted and
| two tickets will be placed in the field
The arbitrary seating OF every con
testing Swisher delegate by II state
committee has driven the opponents
to desperation.
The committee seated In al 1t6
contesting delegates and thus made
sure of Swisher's nomination on the
first ballot.
The state committee continued their
labors last night and wrestled with
contests until this morning.
Yesterday evening they took up the
hearing of the Mingo county contest,
and later the Ohio county contest.
Before the committee adjourned 1t
seated the Hearne delegates from
Ohio county.
Two Conventions Today.
Immediately following the decision
OF the committee to seat the Hearne
delegation a meeting OF about one
hundred Scherr supporters was held
at Hotel. Ruffner.
About thirty-three counties favor.
able to Auditor Scherr were repre-
scented by delegates.
AT this meeting 1t was announced
that Scherr would bolt the convention
and convention of his supporters
would be held and nominate him.
Great excitement prevailed here
during the night. There was very lit,
tie rest for the few who went to bed,
and tried to get rest.
The pot was kept boiling all night,
and the Scherr leaders with their del.
egates organized their comittees and
attended to great deal of prelimin
airy work. Everything was made ready
for the holding of a separate conven-
ton.
Auditor Scherr was not present at
these meetings, and the action may
not have met with his approval, but
such well known republican leaders as
former Congressman Freer, p. w.
Morris. editor of the Parkersburg
State Journal, who recently Topped
his paper to the Scherr side: Malcolm
Jackson, Taylor Vincent, Charles f.
Teter and other We'll known men were
prominent in the movement and de,
clared that they would not submit TO
what they termed the high-eanded
methods Of the state committee.
The fight promises to be more in
teresting than the great Dawson-Teter
fight of four years ago, and MIR. Teter
is taking an active part as the fight
is practically fight against the same
people who opposed Teter at that
time.
Plank For Labor Organizations
The United Mine Workers OF West
Virginia, backed by other labor unions
will urge the republican state conven.
ton to pass a resolution pledgng the
party in the state TO enactment of an
employers liability law and putting it
en- record as favoring the enactment
Of law ~ congress to lint the is
suance OF injuuctions. The 'abor lead
ers also want law placing guards
and detectives under bond. The OIL
lowing plank has been prepared and
viii be taken Up before the esolu-
tions committee:
1--WE pledge ourselves to the enact
ment of law placing guards and pri-
vate detectives under bond the same
as eonservators OF the peace, and
such law will carry with it the stipu-
lation that all such guards and detec-
tives shall be bona fide citizens Of
the state and of good moral charac-
ter also that applicants for said posi-
tions shall be approved by the sheriff
OF the county in which said guards or
detectives are to be employed
We pledge the enactment Of an en-
ployers liability law for protection OF
the workers of he state and their
families along the lines advocated by
the working masses of the country.
We place ourselves on record as IA
voring the enactment OF law by our
national congress to prohibit the is
suance of injunctions in cases arising
out of labor disputes when such in
functions would not apply when no
labor disputes existed, and that in no
case shall an injunction be issued
when there exists a remedy by the
ordinary process of law and which
act shall provide that in the proceed
ure for the punishment for contempt
was not committed in the actual pres
ence of the court. be entitled 10 a
trial by jury.
Many Aspirants.
In the absence of Governor Dawson,
ex-Goernor White, identified with the
new system of taxation, is expected to
WELD strength on the floor in behalf
OF the administration candidate.
Elliott Northcott of Huntington is an
other influential floor leader on the
Swisher side.
Neither Senators Elkins, nor Scott
will be here and some pretty harsh
things are being said because they
are staying away to let the little lead
ers fight it out among theselves. Elk
ms absence is resented by the Swish
er people because he is known to be
favorable to Swisher.
Next in Importance to the guberna-
torial contest is that for secretary Of
state. G. L. Topping, Of Charleston,
Stuart F. Reed, OF Clarkskburg, John
T, Harris, of Parkersburg and Joseph
Gray. of Elizabeth are the candidates.