The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-26
mr.. HUBBARD AllNOUN-
CES CANDIDACY.
FOR The SENATE OF The UNITED
STATES AGAINST SEN. SCOTT.

the United States Senate by the
Legislature of West Virginia, for the
term beginning March 4, 1911, and
respectfully solicit your support.
The Office must then be filed anew.
No one owns it. Any one having
the constitutional qualifications may
aspire to it, without becoming
factional, and may obtain it, if the
people so will, even though some
persons may not approve. l aspire
to serve West Virginia as one of its
Senators, and shall cheerfully abide
the decision of its people, with whom
alone the decision must rest.
Careful inquiry in all parts of the
state shows that the great body of
the Republicans desire some change
in its representation in the United
States Senate. Some one ought to
make it possible for them to crafty
that desire.
There are Others whose candidacy
might well conduce to that end more
than my own can. Several such
have been consulted and have declin-
ed to become candidates, but have
urged me to do so. There is no
serious reason to anticipate conflict
ing candidates. among those who be-
lieve that present policies, methods,
and standards would be improved by
the election of some one other than
the incumbent whose term viii next
expire.
assurances of support have come
to me from all elements of the party,
from men most representative of
those clements, and who in the past
have differed widely from one anoth-
er. On the other hand very few of
those who have been protesting
AGAINST Objectionable conditions are
now to be found favoring one whose
election would surely continue those
Members of the Legislature have
many other important duties besides
elceting an United States Senator. |
For every reason it is the duty of the |
Republicans in the several counties
and senatorial districts to manifest
their real choice ofcandidates for the
Legislature, and to assert their right
to make such choice by method
which shall guarantee to every mem
ber of the party that his vote will be
cast and counted according to his
will, and will have the same weight
as the vote to every other Republican.
Such method was recently en-
ployed at my suggestion for the Sc
lection of candidate for Congress in
the First District. and there has
never been any complaint or criticism
as to the fairness and justice of that
primary election. A primary held
in a county will give every voter
equal right and power, and pri-
mary held throughout a senatorial
district will do the like, and will al
so prevent the smothering of Re-
publican votes in the smaller counties
of the district in selecting nominee.
That method of selecting legislative
candidates will strengthen the pur-
pose and duty of all Republicans to
vote for those candidates at the
general election. Existing laws
regulate such primaries, and punish
any bribery and fraud which may be
committed.
1t is the duty of the Republican
party, through its appropriate or
carnations to get close to the people
of that party; to see that their will
as to nominees is fairly and justly as
certained and carried out; and to see
that the best laws and policies for
all the people shall be fashioned out
of their sentiments and ideals. Then
it will be for every Republican cheer.