The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-10-27

was elected by the delegates in the
regular convention of that year
which nominated swisher. These
committeemea. excepting the two
members elected at large, were
chosen by the deIgates to that com
ventIon dividing on into senatorial
districts and making their selee-
lions. That has always been the
rule Of the party and the method
used. The two members at large
were selected by the state conven-
ton as a whole. The terms of the
members of the present committee
expire when the next convention
elects their successors, which will
no doubt be done and in the same
way. The responsibility for the per-.
sonnet of the committee rests wholly
and altogether ON the delegates to
the state convention from each of
the fifteen senatorial districts. 1t,
therefore, rests originally with the
Republican voters OF each district
when they elect their delegates to
the state nominating convention
These facts should be borne in
mind
The only charge that can be sue
cessfuIly proved against the present
committee IS that number of its.
members are either state or federal
office holders. This is not such a
heinous oftense. yet some of Its
rampant critics seem to think SO.
These men gEa aEI9eapd money 10
the paSsty, ana &otlt sipf its success
in and out oil season. 3 This Will b.
found true this year. 1t is not Gus:
tomary for the state committee to-
maintain headquarters in an of
year. The national committee, does
NOT. Yet we find the state commit.
tee keeping open house In this city
and doing great work for the party's
success. They opened Headquarters
this year and opened them before
any congressional committee got;
open and doing business, and long
before many county Headquarters
were open. Some of the latter, no.
tabIy In Taylor, have just got open
and begun within the last week
they opened headquarters this year
because something had to be done
and none of the congressional COM.
mittees seemed to he doing anything
especially The committee only aim
ed to help out the other committees
where it could do so. and it has done
that from the first and is continuing
to do so. 1t has prepared and dis
tributed practically all the campaign
literature that has been used In
West Virginia this year. 1t has
given the Republican newspapers a
larger and better services tina nthey
ever received in any campaign, state
or national. heretofore, and. without
maintaining speakers bureau on a
large scale, has been useful in suppl
plying speakers. In fact. it so hap
pens. that the state committee has.
without seeking the job, found that
.~off'' year fell on it to conduct.
larger and better service than they
brings About Harmony.
The committee has been charged
the hrunt OF the campaign in this
with being unable to bring about
harmony among factions in certain
counties. Let's see as to this.
Cases came before 1T from Mason.
Marion and WetzeI. Wetzel and
Mason cases went to the court OF
appeals later The highest court
sustained the committees rulings
Marion's case did not come before
that court. Neither did Fayette's,
nor Clay's. The latter was compro-.
missed through the good ofices of.
Governor Giasscock, working for and
with the committee In Marion and.
Fayette the factions decided to carry.
1t to the polls, despite what the gov
ernor, the committee or any body
else could, or might do. Going back.
further. 1t was this very COMMITTEES.
that brought order out OF chaos
when the Swlsher and scherr face
tions were lighting and party. disas-
ter looked like sure thing. This
committee gave the party William e.
Glasscock,y clean man of high char
acter and ideals, man OF great
alhlity whosat once commanded the
confidence Of West Virginians Of