The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
Is Decided on BY the Repub-
lican Conference at
Charleston.
WILL BE STATEWIDE
And All Candidates and Del
egates Are to Be Chosen
BY the People.

CHARLESTON. Oct. little Re
publican State Central Committee
which had been listening for two
days to the suggestions of the Re-
cans as to what is best for the party
in the way of making nominations
and the reorganization of the com
mittee, adjourned this morning and
the majority left for their homes
today.
The state committee, by most
unonimous vote, called state wide
primary election to be held June 4.
1912. to nominate, by direct vote
of the people, all candidates for
state offices 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 member of the Republi-
can Executive Central Committee
and two members are to be elected
at large by the entire vote OF the
state. the two members at large to
be elected from the colored race.
A subcommittee, consisting of Sam
uel 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 details rules and
regulations for conducting the pri-
mary, was 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 of the cleo
ton officers and machinery for CON
Quoting the election are to be select
ed by the several counties and not by
the state committee.
This subcommittee was requested
10 consult the leading jurists and men
of the state and with their assistance
to devise the best rules possible for an
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 de-
ference to the general sentiment pre-
vaiiing throughout the state and in
deed the entire country, that the Sc
lection of candidates for judicial Of
nees should, SO far as possible, be
eliminated from politics. thetcommit-
tee decided that the nomination for
tie members for the supreme court
OF appeals should be made an con-
xention to be hereafter called.
The committee expressed in tho
resolution desire for all members
throughout the entire state to CO.
operate with the local committees
in the several counties IN an effort
TO see that the primary election
shall be free from all manner of
fraud or corruption and that the re-
suit of the primary election should
accurately voice the sentiment of
the majority of the people of the
state.
The members of the committee
holding federal and etate Offices,
viz: Samuel V. Matthews, chair
man; S. c. Denham, Of clarksburg;
A. Howard Fleming, OF Fairmont;
Robert Hazelett, of Wheeling, and
James E. Doyle of McMechen, placed
in the hands of the secretary OF the
committee their several designations
as members of the committee to
take effect after the incoming of the
report OF the subcommittee to
work out the adoption of the
rules ands regulations for conducting
the primary election, which the COM
mittee has called.