The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-06-09
AND MACHINE DOMINATION JEO,
PARDIzE REPUBLICAN sue
o. ---. CESS AT THE POLLS. -
Strife Within Ranks
Makes the outlook bright for the,
Democrats, declares former Audi
tor Scherr who has just finished
tour OF the state.-Many districts
are torn by discords and strife.


tto see an excellent opportunity for
the Democrats in the November
elections. unless the Republicans
settle their differences and get to-
gether. He bases his assertions up
on recent interview Of former State
Auditor Arnold C. Scherr and the op-
position arising in thes ranks of the
party to machine domination and
committee nominations.
He says:
Machine domination and commit
tee nomination must cease in West
Virginia if the Republican party is
to continue to be the dominant
party in the politics Of this state, is
| the expression Of ex-State Auditor
Arnold G. C.-Scherr, one of the 7Repnbli-
can candidates for Governor,'in 1908.
! who has just returned from a trip
! through the northern and eastern
sections Of the state.
The former Auditor has been
stanch supporter of Congressman
William P. Hubbard in his contest
for the United States Senate and says
! that he is Of the opinion that Hub
bard has 4 good chance to win at the
next sessios of the State Legislature.
However, ex-Auditor Scherr says
| that before any Republican can be
successful in the senatorial contest
1t is going to take the greatest
energy on behalf of the Republican
leaders in the state to elect a Re-
publican Legislature.
4 Strife Within Ranks.
Discord and strife are prevalent
IN the dominant party in some of the
larger counties of the state In Ohio
County, where: Senator Scott and
Congressman Hubbard reside, fully
III 400 zsea, rsstdat ned away
frofn' The pb11s on the day primaries
were held in that county to deter
mine the choice Of the voters be-
tween Scott and Hubbard.
Two years ago the county gave a
large majority against Governor
IGlasscock, who was successful in bind
ing the factions in other sections of
the state. This year conditions are
favorable to the four members of
the Legislature and the State Sena-
tor from Ohio County, being men of
Democratic tendencies.
In Marion County, which has three
members Of the lower House of the
Legislature, similar condition ex-
lists, augmented by the action Of the
Republican State Committee in de-
ciar1ng regular a county committee
l'headed by Postmaster A. Howard
Fleming, Of Fairmont, who fought
the party at the polls at the last
general election.
Democrats Have Good Chance.
Wood county, the capital of which
is Parkersburg, furnishes another in
stance where the Republican major
1ty Is In cramped and dangerous
position and the evidence accumu-
latlng that the memb bers of the Legis-
lature from this important citadel
will be Democratic unless the olive
branch Is welded. The county went
Democratic two years ago, although
1t is strongly Republican, and this
time the loss Of the Legislative ticket
is expected.
In q recent primary held in Wood
County Senator Scott and r. L. Gre
CORY, the latter a candidate for the
State Senate, pOlled 119 votes in
Parkersburg precinct where there
are only 1872 votes, and where Taft
received So votes for President two
years ago.
Gregory was nominated on the
face Of the returns by "a votes, and
e.. R.-Kingsley, the defeated ep-
ponent, has demanded recount.
| Friends Of Kingsley insisted that he
allow Gregory to have the nomin-
alton rather than jeopardize Repub-
icon success, but others warned him
that unless the wrong practices were
exposed the party would be unsuc-
cessfui. Kingsley chose the recount.
Warning From Governor.
| In many other counties where
committees have held full sway there
is trouble OF the gravest sort in store
for the Republicans in the fall elect
ion, and while the state has always
| been considered an annex to Penn
sylvania, the conditions are not such
as to make the party leaders opti-
mistic.
The warning issued by Governor
Gla@scock some days ago to the war
ring Republicans to get together is
going to have some effect, and is
regarded as an utterance from a man
who is recognizing neither faction,
but who wants united party to as
sist him in the next Legislature.
Second only to the senatorial con-
test between Congressman Hubbard
and Senator Scott Is the contest for