Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
UNITY OF THE PARTY.
West Virginia Republicans
Becoming Harmonious.
Meeting IN CHARLESTON
Five O&ceholders Resign From the
State Committee.
PLAN STATEWIDE PRIMARY
All Candidates Except for United
States Senatorship to Be Nom
mated by Popular Vote.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

special Correspondence OF The Star
WHEELING. w. Va, October IA, 1911.
With an attendance Of representative
leaders from many counties of the state
tho long-talked-of reorganization Of the
republican state committee took some
definite form in q two-day powwow at
Charleston this week. Five Of the seven
teen members agreed TO resign later and
June 4. 1912, was fixed as the day for a
statewide primary at which will be nomi-
mated q state ticket and seventeen new
members Of the committee.
At this primary fifteen members of the
state committee will be nominated by the
corresponding number of senatorial dis
tricts. and two members at large from
the colored race" The latter provision
is to insure recognition Of a consider
able element Of the party and is to pre-.
serve q custom followed when the com
mitteemen were selected by the state
convention.
The primary will not include candi.
dates for the United States Senate or fol
will be nominated by q special Judicial
convention. The various congressional
circuit, judicial and county committees
will be asked to nominate on the date OF
the STATE Inc details are TO DC
worked out by a subcommittee which IL
to meet at Clarksburg, November 5
This committee consists Of Chairman
Mathews. Secretary Highland, ex-Judge
j. NJ. Sanders. E. r. B. Martin and L.
]. .Forman.
designations rendered.
The five federal and state oficeholders
on the state committee agreed to re-
sign in response to q more or less sincere
demand for that concession. and sub
scribed to a formal resignation which is
to be effective after the receipt Of the
subcommittee report. The five are
Chairman s. V. Mathews. state banking
commissioner; Postmaster Robert Haz-
lett Of Wheeling: Postomaster g. c. Den
ham Of Clarksburg: Postmaster A. III.
Fleming Of Fairmont and United States
The fact that these did not resign and
permit the naming OF their successors al
the Charleston meeting Is construed to
mean they do not intend to let go until
assured of certain features in connection
with the primary and other organization
incidentals. For this reason the effect
Of their action on the party Is not yet
conclusive. The so-called Scherr faction
wanted the designations effective imme-
diately, and wanted the magisterial dis
trict unit instead Of q statewide primary.
but the Swisher element was in control
and made only partial concessions.
Surprise followed the committees fail
ure to include provision ior nominating
a candidate for the United States Senate,
especially because an effort has been on
for months 70 induce Judge Gof to per-
NIT the use Of his name In this connec-
ton. A recent statement from the judge
refusing to be SO considered took the
steam out Of this move. and there are
reasons for believing that the leaders
opposed popular nomination Of a senator
for one reason, 1t Is alleged, because OF
scandal which attached to the Hubbard
Scott affair: for another, Davis Eikins, A.
B. White, Isaac T Mann and ex-Sena tor
Scott, who would like to go to the Sem
ate. believe 1t the better policy to trust
to favorable legislature.