The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-12-07
Another Attempt.
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THE ADvoUArR.4

The party was split in twain. - In
the early part of October, just a
month before the election, Swisher
| announced his withdrawal from the
contest. The announcement was
surprisi4g,. and even the friends or
the retiring candidate wero startled.
Following the announcement Of
the withdrawal of Swisher, the Re-
publican State Com mittee met and
nominated VIM. e. Glasscock, Of
Morgantown, to flll the vacancy, anu
| after the nomination Of Glasscock,
Auditor Scherr also withdrew from
the field. Swisher announced then
| that he would again be candidate
for Governor. and since that time he
has been actively engaged in build
ing up a personal organization
| through the State which will make
him a formidable candidate in tho
| primary.
| Probably, the next gubernatorial
| possibility to shed his coat and
make specific announcement of ihs
candidacy will be Charles w. Dillon,
of Fayetteville, one of the prominent
barristers of the southern section OF
| the State, who, too. Is q self-mada
man, graduating from tho country
school house to the legal luminary
stage. Dillon acquired a Statewide
reputation when he was appointed
State Tax Commissioner by Govern
or Dawson. He was the first officer
to man that deck and install the
new tax system, and he did it so
amazingly we'll that he has been
mentioned as gubernatorial timber
ever since that time. Dillon was at
the capital this week and told his
trends that he had received much
encouragement from all sections of
tue State to go into the primary.
and that he was Of the opinion that
ne would comply with the request
of his friends. He is going east next
week on business trip, and upon
his return he will make definite an
nouncement Of his intentions.
| Very likely Judge Hunter H. Moss
| or Parkersburg, will have no opposi-
ton for the Republican nomination
Tor Congress in the Fourth District.
Former Congressman H. G.. Wood
yard, of Roane County, who met
defeat in the Democratic landslide
Of 1910, is not anxious to make the
| race again, but he has felt the i'm
preston of recent interviews that if
| there was no one else willing to
make the race against Moss that he
| would don his armor and go forth
to do battle. Judge Homer B.
Woods, Of Harrisville, will not be a
contestant, and it is probable that
woodward will make the fight.
woodward is seasoned campaignel
and several Of his nominations in
the Fourth District were made by
the primary route
Presidential preference primaries
are not disturbing the West Virginia
politicians, although it would not
be hard task for the Republican
State Committee, if the progressives
were insistent to amend the pri-,
mary call to include the names of
the Presidential. candidates, as every
| other office, excepting that Of United
| States Senator, is included within
the call Of the committee for the
Statewide primary to be held on
June4, 1912.
The Republican politicians say
| that it would be Of little use to have
a primary between President Taft
| and Senator LaFollette, for the is
| sue could be determined without
this method of registering sentl-
ment, but if Colonel Roosevelt were
| to present his name to the consider
alton Of the West Virginia voters,
of which there is no likelihood, con-
lsidering his decision not to be a
candidate, there might be some need
Of Presidential primary.
| The Democratic leaders have no
teenment make upon the PROPOSE
ton to have a Statewide primary
to select the Democratic candidate
for President. The Democratic
State Central Committee will not be
called to meet until the Democratic
National Committee has outlined f.
course of procedure, and then 1T ts
willing to follow the course Of the
National Committee.
| National Committeeman John T.
McGraw, of West Virginia, has been
appointed by National Chairman
Norman Mack on a committee to
make the arrangements for the
Jackson Day banquet.
The first announcement for Con-
gress in the Second District came
of Jefferson County, announced that
he would seek the Republican. nomi-
nation for which Acknowledgement