The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-06
Members Listen to Sugges-
lions as to Rules and
Regulations.
STATE IS THE Unit
AS Provided for BY the Re-
publican State Commit
tee Recently.

wide Republican primary June
next. as authorized by the
Republican state executive commit
tee. were debated at a meeting Of
the subcommittee thereof Monday
in the assembly hall OF the Waldo
hotel. At the @Ielegram's presa
time. the discussIon was still in
progress aud no deHnite action had
been taken
Although the subcommittee sat
only for the. purpose of devisfng
rules and regulations for the state
wide primary. with the state
as unit, the magisteria1 dis
Ptrict and state convention plan was
discussed at the afternoon session
The discussion was started by
Herschel C. Ogden, publisher of the
Wheeling InteiifEencer, who has
been an advocate OF the district
pIan. Chairman Matthew's asked
hin Il he had any suggestions to
oHer concerning the statewide prl-
mary plans before the committee
but ar. ogden stated he had none
as he did not indorse that plan.
Disclaiming that he appeared Tor
the purpose OF urging that plan the
other plan having been ordered by
the full committee, Mr.. Ogden
finally got warmed up to the subject
and presented the merits OF the dis
trfct scheme.
There were objections, however
against this district primary aao
state convention pltslss chiefs L.-in--- re
snect to the old idea Of instructed
delegates, which the state unit plan
would sweep away. The incentive &c
engage in fraud and corruption was
gone over. Mr.. ogden and hs
brother, Howard N. of Fairmoh'
declared the present state laws re-
i1a+fng to primaries and elections
were inadequate, but Judge Saun'
ders. who formerly sat upon the
state supreme court, read the
law from the code and said ne
thought it covered the suh1ec'
rather we'll.
Advocates Of the state unit idea SCI
forth that the holding of single
uniform primary election for the nom
nation of all candidates the same day
throughout the whole state would do
owav with many OF the evils con
nected with the district, delegate and
convention scheme. The opponents o.
this plan throught the district plan
would limit the possibilities OF frauu
r. the district and not enable can
didate 10 roll up a majority. which
would he counted in the grand total
in certain districts where corFup'
methods could be employed. BY TINS
p,an a district majority of fifty woulo
do as well as majority of 500.
The members of the sub-comm1t'
tee are j. NJ Saunders, of Blue
field: l.. j Forman, of Petersburg
e. w. Martin, of lBuckhannon'
Samuel V. Matthews. of Charleston
and virgil l. Highland. of Clarks
burg. All were present when 'thf
first session of the committee begaT
except Mr.. Forman, who sent tel
egram stating that he had been de
.Iayed and that he would arriv'
about 6 o'clock. :,
Mr.. Matthews called the sub
committee to order at 1880 o'clocE
in the assembly room OF Che "aA0N
hotei and announced organization
as the first item OF business MT
Matthews was chosen chairman o
.the subcommittee and Mr.. High
land secretary.
Two plans submitted by Governo1
G1asscock, one being plan for tn
holding OF statewide prtFnaF'
Ms the state as the unit and the othe'
being a plan with the magisteria
district as the unit; and four othe
!. plans submitted by others were lai'
!. befor the subcommittee by the sec
Rotary.
? Matthews that only the plan havini
e the state as the unit could be con
sidered by, the present body as tn
state committee at a recent confer
ence at Charleston had duly passe'
n resolution authorizing the holdin'
Of a statewide primary OF that kim
: June next and had appointed tht
a subcommittee for the purpose
lovInn down rules and regulation