Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
PRIMARY MIXED Up
West Virginia Republicans in
PerpIexing TangIe.
VOTING ON VARIOUS DAYS
Two Factions in One County Hold
Separate Polls.
DEMOCRATS MAY YET WIN OUT
Three-Cornered Contest for Repre-
sentative Hubbard's Seat in
Congress.
DEMOCRATS MAY YET WIN OUT

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WHEELING, w. Va, June 1S-The
republican congressional primary in the
first West Virginia district ended yes
terday with the voting in Harrison and
Lewis counties. The outcome of the
three-cOrnered contest for Representative
Hubbard's seat will not be known def
nitely until the congressional committee
passes on perpleXing disputes.
There never was a primary like it in
the state. Republican leaders and voters
hope never to see it's repetition. The
troubles incident are due to the piece
meal system of one county voting one
day and another county another, instead
of district-wide primary on the same
day.
The first to bat was Ohio county,
June 10, which Howard n. Ogden carried
over Charles E. Carrigan by plurality
of 3O7, with the Rev. Archibald Moore,
Carrigan has filed bill of complaint
against the counting of the votes in two
of the magisterial districts of the county,
alleging fraudulent work by the election
officers.
Trouble in Other Counties.
Hancock county went for Ogden, Brooke
Wetzel likewise for Carrigan. There was
no voting in the largest district in. wetzel
because the leaders of the Ogden faction
held on to the ballot boxes, and the lead
ers of the Carrigan faction secured and
retained the ballots
But the cream in the pitcher was in
Marion county, where two primaries
were held on two days by the two rival
republican county committees. One pri-
mary showed a big majority for CARR
gan. the other big majority for Ogden.
The charges of crookedness. bribery
and general all-around manipulation of
election machinery have thoroughly dis
gusted republicans in the upper counties
of West Virginia, so that it is a question
democrat to Hubbard's seat.
scott-Hubbard Contest.
The Marion county situation started
with the Scott-Hubbard contest for the
United States Senate, but has almost
ceased to cut a figure. Interest has de-
parted from that contest by reason of
SCOTS steady string Of victories.
The county committee consists of seven
members. Three. headed by Chairman
Lehman. contended there was vacancy
in the committee, which they filled by
favorite.
The member in question, Carpenter.
guard at the MOundsville penitentiary.
Withdrew his resignation, previously sent
in, before the committee met to act on
it, and appeared in person for the meet
ing When the Lehman following refused
to recognize him he and the other three
members met as the regular committee
The issue was decided by the republican
state central committee against the Leli-
man-Hubbard crowd, and in favor of the
new committee, headed by Lamar Pow
ell. and composed of Scott men. The
congressional committee lodged the point
and attempted compromise by fixing
June IL as the date for the Marion con-
gressional primary, the date selected by
the Lehman committee.
Appeal to the republican national con-
gressional committee brought reply from
Secretary LOudenslager to the effect that
the state committee was the tribunal for
action As the state committee had de-
cided in favor of the Powell committee,
this should have been conclusive, but the
Lehman committee went ahead with its
primary.
County nominations were made the
same day. AS Scott's name did not APP
pear, Hubbard had no opposition for in
dorsement. The day previously Scott
was unoppOSed.