Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-09-24
SWISHER PLEADS
PARTY HARMONY
Says That All Personal Differences
Should Be Put Aside.
CLAIMS MARION is ALI. RIGHT

Gave Practical Illustration of Real
Harmony Two Years Ago When He
Sacrificed His Own Ambitions in
Getting OF State Ticket When He
Was Nominee of Regu ar Repuhli.
can Party.
Charleston, Sept. 21.--Hon. Charles
w. Swisher, one of the most effective
harmony workers in the Republican
party, and who two years ago gave a
practical illustration OF real harmony
seldom found in the annals OF any pc.
lit.cal party by sacrificing his own per-
sonal interests and ambitions in com
ing off the state ticket when ne was
the regular party nominee for the gov
ernorship, is just home from Marion
county, where he spent last week with
the leaders there in an effect TO adjust
the differences that have cropped up
In the holding of two Republican pri
mary elections in that county.
Il have good reason 10 believe"
said Mr.. Swisher to a reporter, that
the differences will be shortly adjus-
ted in Marion county and that he par
ty will get together there and elect
Republicans TO the legislature. Mar
ION county Repablicanism is good Re-
publicanism The leaders are ali hard
workers, and the differences amieably
adjusted they will get to work harder
than ever and hand out lesson that
Democracy viii not soon forget.
The senatorial district of which
Marion county is part is strongly
Republican also and Senator McDer-
mott will be shown with large ma.
jority. The differences In Marion are
more OF a local nature and do not ex-
tend to the choice of the senatorship.
"All the old-line Republicans will
remember how the state was reds
tricted twenty years ago, when the
Democrats were in power. They took
for instance two of the larger Repub-
lican counties combined them and
gave us one Republican member of the
leg stature all Democratic counties
were given at least one member, and
in most cases, two; where the Repub-
leans would have small majority in
county, they took the county and
hooked on TO a Democratic county
where they were sure of a majority.
make of the two a legislative r.str-ct
and elect two representatives to the
legislature. When the Republican par
ty came into power. and, following the
census OF ten years ago, the state was
again redistricted, every coun v was
given representation, and that method
prevails today. But should the Demo
Gratis by any chance get into power
by way of the next November election
we may all depend upon 1t that they
will redistrlct the state in such a man
ner as to make Republican success
largely a question of chance for a long
time TO come.
THE Republican party can rot af-
ford to risk this. 1t is far better to
stay on the safe side, keep the party
in power and If any redistricting is TO
be made have the Republican party 20
make ii. am no calamity bowler,
have been about the state throughout
the summer months. | have had am
pie opportunity TO study out situations
and / know what / am talking about
When / say that it is right up to the
Republicans OF West Virginia 10 get
together for their own good, 70 har-
monte all differences, to forget per-
sonal spites, and to go to work for
party success in earnest, ] am merely
preaching what ] am and have been
practiclng-and there is room for
about every other Republican in the
state to do likewise. The Republicans
Of Marion county are doing it. The Re
publicans of Mason and OF Cabell and
of Wood and of some other counties
ought TO do It. and do 1t quick. And !
believe they will when they come to
realize, as soon they must, that the
fu ure welfare OF their party depends
upon some self-sacrificing
And, then, too, the next session OF
the legislature will be one of the most
important for many years past. Aside
from the election OF United States
senator there are number OF i'm
portant measures that will be consid-
ered--the primary election law, rail
road commission, the report OF the mu-
nicipal code commission, and various
other important measures that Cover
nor Glasscock will recommend to the
Legislature. Truly. this is time to lay
aside all personal differences and TO
unite in common cause. Personal dif'
ferences should be settled personally
and not at the expense OF the Repub
lean party which is today doing so
much for the development OF the state
and her resources and which is so rap
idly bringing West Virginia TO the
front as leading state of the nation.
''All tickets in all the districts and
counties" concluded Mr. Swishr-
may not suit me and you and some.
body else, but ! will do every !
can To elect All the tickets and this