The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-30
IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR ARE
EXPECTED TO APPEAR
WITH NEW YEAR.
Formal Announcement
Not Yet Made by any Any Aspirant,
hut Friends Of Swisher are Said
to Await Only Word of Encour-
agement from Their Chief, Who
May BE Opposed by Dillon. e..

quirer has the following to say on
the political situation in this state:
.'"Within the next few weeks, be-
fore the first Of the new year, there
Will be. two, and possibly three, an
nouncements of entries into the re-
publican statewide primary for the
gubernatorial nomination. And fol-
lowing the lead set by the guber-
material candidates, a swarm Of am
bilious, aspiring citizens may con-
clude to enter the field for the les
ser offices on the state ticket.
1T has been known for several
months that former Secretary of
State SWisher, who withdrew from
the heated contest in 1898, a few
months prior to the election, which
action permitted the selection of
William e. Glasscock as the repub-
ncan standard bearer. again would
be candidate for the republican
nomination, and within the next two
weeks he will make formal an
nouncement that he is ready for the
Tray. Four years ago Swisher an
nounced his candidacy with a de-
tailed statement of the platform for
which he stood. Whether he will
follow this course again or not is a
matter Of conjecture.
"The second candidate who prob-
ably Will make a specific declaration
OF his Intentions before the begin
ming OF another year, is Charles Yves.
ley Dillon, Of Fayetteville, former
State Tax Commissioner, who was
suggested by, many as a compromise
candidate in the Swisher-Scherr con-
test of 1908.
Dillon came to the capitol this
week and admitted II that he was
studying the political situation with
the view or entering the race and
making a direct campaign before
the voters, and advised his friends
That he was of the same or;nion
now as he had been for several
.months-that he would be a candi-
date, although he was not ready to
say when he could make definite
statement
The third possibility is Judge Ira
e. Robinson, Of the Supreme Court
or Appeals, who has a large number
OF friends appealing to him to for
sake the ermine and once more enter
the political game which he forsook
in the second congressional district
for the bench.
"Following the Parkersburg meet
ing Of the republican state central
committee it was charged that Pres
ldent n. ID. Hatfield, of the state
senate would be in the gubernatori-
- -at-Facey and it was asserted that the
committee had framed a plan in his
favor. But the friends of President
Hatfield, who had been pressing him
TO announce his candidacy for gov
ernoT, emDhatically asserted then
that there was no truth in these
charges because DR.. Hatfield was
not a candidate. Now the friends of
the Mcdowell county senator are
making an effort to induce him to
take the nomination for Congress in
the Fifth district, which, they de.
clare, would be rendered him if he
would accept. pt.-------- ----------,--------
TWO very prominent republican
leaders in Kanawha county, former
Congressman JOS. H. Gaines and
Malcolm Jackson, have been ap-
preached with offers of support if
they would make the race for the
republican nomination for governor
ship, but neither is inclined at the
present time to take the whirl at
the prize.
while the republican politicians
are beginning to be agitated over
political nominations and prospects
the democratic leaders have not com
menced the process Of fermentation.
And until the official call for a meet
ing Of the democratic state central
committee is issued there will be lit
tie stir. While some Of the leaders
nave discussed probable meeting
OF the committee within the coming
weeks, it is Improbable that it will
be held until after the meeting Of
the democratic national committee
In January.
After the meeting of the national
committee one meeting Of the state
committee will suffice for the calline
Of the state delegate convention for
the nomination Of a state ticket by
tho democrats who are hopeful and
confident that they can repeat the
verdict Of 1910. That the democrats
will hold a state convention is pret.
ty we'll assured. The following lef
by Colonel John r. McGraw, &C
cording to some, may demand pri
mary, but 1T is predicted that q tna
jority Of the committee will stant
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