The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-01-25
An Announcement.

~ VIC ieSPuhliCuhS VI w GU virgin
{ / am candidate for election
the United States Senate by IL
Legislature of West Virginia. fc
the term beginning March 1911
and respectfully solicit your supper
The Office must then be filed anew
No one owns it. Any one havin
the constitutional qualifications ma
aspire to it, without becoming fac
tionaL and may obtain it. if tn
people 50 will, even though som
person may not approve. 1 aspir
to serve West Virginia as one Of it
Senator'S, and shall cl.eerfu'l
abide the decision of it's Poop g
with whom alone the decision
must rest.
Careful inquiry in all parts of tn,
State shows that the great nody o.
the Republicans desire some change
in its representation in the United
States Senate. Some one ouhgt t.
make it possible for them to g atty
that desire.
There are others whose candidate y
might well conduce to that end
more than my own can. Several
such have been consulted and have
declined to become candidates, hut
hav urged me to do so. There is
no serious reason to anticipate con-
flicting candidates. among these
who believe that present policies,
methods, and standards would be
improved by the election Of some
one other than the incumbent
whose term will next expire.
Assurances of support have come
to me from all elements of the party
from men most preventative of
those elements, and who in the past
have differed vic ely from one
another. On the other hand very
few of those who have been protes-
ting against Questionable conai-
tons are now to be found favorin o
one whose election would surely
contiL lie those conditions
Members of the Legislature have
many other important duties be.
sides electlrg an United States Ser
ator. Fer very reason it is The
duty of the Republicans in the
several counties and senatorial dis
tricts to manifest their real choice
OF candidates for TIE Legislature,
ano to assert their right to make
such q choice by a method which
shall guarantee to every member oil
the party that his vote will be cast
and counted according to his Will
and will have the same weight as
the vote of every other Republican.
Such method was recently en-
ployed Mt my suggestion for the
selection CT candidate for Con-
gress in the First district, and there
has never been any complaint OF
criticism as to the fairness and
justice Of that primary election. A
primary held in every county will
give every voter equal right and
power, and primary held through
out a senatorial district will do the
like, and will also prevent the
smothering of Republican votes in
the smaller counties of the district
in selecting a nominee. That meth
cd of selecting Legislative candi-
dates will strengthen the purpose
and duty of all Republicans t. vote
for those candidates at the general
election. Existing laws regnla. e
such primaries, and punish any
bribery and fraud which may be
committed.
1t is the duty Of the r publican
party through its appropriate
organisations, to get lose to The
people of that party; to see that
their will as to nominees is fairly
and Justly carried out; ind 20 see
that the best laws and poli"ios for all
the people shall, DO fashioned out of
their best sentiment and ideals Then
it will be for every Republican
cheerfully TO abiue by the party
will so expressed, and see that it i.
Loyalty and honestly cnforc d; and
it will be for every citizen to uphold
as well as obey the laws and policies
which may be SO fashioned To
ward thi. / hope to aid.
Respectfully,