Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-10-14
PRIMARY WILL Be
HELD ON JUNE 4
is Decided on by the Republican Con-
ference at CharIeston--Will
be Statewide.


state central committee which had
been listening for two days 10 the
suggestions of the republicans as to
what is best for the party in the way
of making nominations and the reor-
gaaization of the committee, adjourn
ed and the majority left for their
homes yesterday.
The state committee. by a most I'M
animous vote, called a statewide pri-
mary election to be held June 4, 1912,
to nominate, by direct vote OF the
PEOPLE, all candidates for state office
except members of the supreme court
Of appeals. AT the same time there
IS to be elected by the voters of the
several senatorial districts one mem
Der of the republican executive cen
trail committee aad' two members are
10 be elected at large by the entire
vote Of the state, the two members at
large TO be elected by the colored
race.
A subcommittee, consisting of Sam
euel V. Matthews, chairman, Virgil l.,
Highland. secretary, Judge joseph s.
Saunders, Senator J. l.. Foreman and
E. w. Martin for the purpose Of draft
ing and providing in detail rules and
regulations for conducting the prl-
mary, wa chosen. The primary cleo
ton is to be held by the republicans
Of the several counties of the state
on the same day and all Ct the cleo
ton officers and machinery for con-
ducting the election are to be select
ed BY the several counties and not by
tie state committee
This subcommittee was requested
to consult the leading jurists and men
Of the state and with their assistance
to devise the best rules possible for
sn absolute fair primary election. AS
soon as the subcommittee is ready to
report, another meeting of the state
committee will be called and the re-
port acted upon by the committee as
a whole.
The members of the Republican
Newspaper Association unanimously
requested the committee to exclude
from the general primary election the
selection of the candidates for the
supreme court of appeals and in re-
Spouse to this request and in defer
ence to the general sentiment prevail
ing throughout the state and ind eed
the entire country, that the selection
of candidates for judicial offces
should. so far as possible, be eliminat-
ed from politics, the committee de-
cided that the nomination for the
members for the supreme court OF
appeals should be made in conyea-
ton to be hereafter called
The committee expressed in the
resolution a desire for all memb srs
throughout the entire state to CO.
operate with the local committees n
the several counties in an effort to
see that the primary election shall be
free-6rom all manner of fraud or cor
ruption and that the result OF the pri-
mary election should accurately voice
the sentiment Of the majority of the
people OF the state
The members of the committee hold
ing federal and state Offices, viz:
Samuel " Matthews, chairman: S. c.
Denham, of Clarksburg; A. Howard
Fleming. of Fairnont: Robert Haz-
lett. OF Wheeling, and James E. Doyle,
of McMechen, placed in the hands oil
the secretary of the committee their
several designations as members Of
the committee to take effect after the
incoming OF the report OF the sub
committee to work out the adoption
OF the rules and regulations for con-
Quoting the primary election, which
the committee has called.