The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-17
HIGH HANDED TACTICS
IN STATE CONVENTION
Roosevelt Men Force Through
Big Six" Delegate Slate
Without a Hitch.
Judge Poffenbarger and Judge
Lynch Nominated for Su-
preme Court Judgships.
(BY 3. 3. caddIe.N


Steam roller tactics were used by the
Roosevelt delegation at the state con.
vention here to-day when they adopt
ed a repost submitted by the commit
tee on party organization. increasing
the number OF state committeeman to
SO. thus gaining complete control OF
the state committee. The old state
committee consists OF 16 Republicans.
and Republicans from throughout the
state have been asking to have the
committee decreased instead OF in
creased. Despite the protest Of many
or the delegates the big stick was
used by the Roosevelt supporters.
Another ruling made by the Roose-
welt committee was TO the effect that
no more changes be made in the call
Tor the June primary. which mears
mat the Elkins suggestion for a SEN
atorial primary has been defeated
captain Sperry. of Marion county.
made lengthy talk against the ad-
Visabiity OF increasing the state COM
mlttee, stating that Il was simply a
trlck OF the Roosevelt machine to gain
control or the state. He said 1T is
me first time in the history of the
Republican party of West Virginia
f that such high handed methods have
been resorted to-" Captain Sperry
warned the Roosevelt supporters that
II they increased the committee IL NAV
result in two state committees and A
divided party.
his address was answered by Mr.
Nickers OF Pleasant County. who stat.
ed that the people should rule through
the delegates they had selected and OF
course the Dawson plan OF increas
ing the committee carried.
Judseship Fights.
The night for the supreme court
tudgeship resulted in one of the most
interesting fights in the convention.
Judge Poffenbarger OF Point Pleas
ant, was elected over Judge Dolit,le
OF Huntington.
Lynch is Nominated.
Judge Lynch. OF Clarksburg, was
erected over the field in the other
race. When the Hubbard Da wson
machine saw that their candidate
Charles McCamic. OF MoundsviIle. was
defeated, Hubbard rushed McCamic
10 the stage and had him Withdraw
IN favor OF Lynch. This started an
uproar. and the convention almost
ended in a riot. when attempts were
''ade b. the Roosevelt machine to
close the nomination without first
moving counties TO change tor Og-
zen. The final count. as announced
by the machine was Lynch. SIG: Og.
den, 312. In the two previot ballots
ogden led the entire field. but did not
lave sufficient majority 10 win.
When the counties we're changing
their votes for Ogden and II seemed
as Though he would defeat the ma.
chine leaders despite the efforts OF
Hubbard and Dawson TO defeat him
The machine used the steam. roller
and closed the balloting while
charges we're being made.
The machine failed to put through
their candidate. Judge Doollttle. for
the judgeship when the convention
refused to accept the leadership OF
Dr. Hubbard. Edwards and Dawson
electing Judge Pohenberger
Judge Pohenbarger was placed I'm
nomination by Judge Whitten Of Ma.
son county who made an eloquent
talk The name Of Judge Doolittle
was placed in nomination by d. r.
Daughtery Of Puaman.
Hon. Howard y Ogden OF Marion
county was placed in nomination for
fne seat 70 be vacated by Judge
the candidacy of the Fairmont attor
ney. John b. Harrison nominated
Mex Dulin but The latter Withdrew.
nis name Captain a. l. Hooten of
Moundsvilie. nominated Charles Nc
tlmic. while Judge Willis was notni
mated BY T. J. lams and Harold A Rit7
by y. p. Lee. Judge Lynch was Later
ramed. Only one ballot was taken
uu the nfaf election
New State cor1nittemsn.
Tn the ruling of the convention ths
two delegate al large for the stat,
committee ulI DO coiorad voters
They will b. selected 40 later date
Following are the new members o
state committee named 40 the conven
tion by Republican a from each aena
torial district. First district. Peter A
Pugh Fairview. second. Ur g. l.
Parks. Of MiddIeb0urne. third. fourth
Thomas r. Ryan. 0f Spencer. nnh
R %. Dorsey NJ hurricane. sixth. "
70 White 0f Williamson. q. " Cur
tIn. Of Curtin tenth. p ID Moore. o
Warrington eleventh. ii. &c. Courtney
0f M0rganf0wn twelfth @ thirteenth
Stanley VI. Hodges. Of FRANKLIN. four
feenfh. = L. fankIn. Of Terra Aaita
fifteenth. j S. R0thweli. of Martins
burg
Convention Convenea
The convention waE called fo 0rdol
10 80 Ex-Governor Dawa0n wal
named as temporary chairman an,
Robert 2. Burnham as secretary. viii
phil Waters and g. r. Mitchell Az as
-Iatanfs r H Pau. H. Henry. an,
q O. Woods we're named as serReanfs
alarms
Tho following standing c1mmiferI
aere named. after which regular bust
uess WAS suspended until they ahoui,
report
frrdeufafa FIraf D. DO Watkins
Hni0. Second o.. b. sshunpbarh. Teier
Third. Elmer cain ~ Writ Fourth. q
ocontinusd on Elsvsuth PaFsl