The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-24
STA E COlNNITTEE
MEETS TOMORROW
Meeting is Looked upon as One
of Great Importance in
State Politics.

An epochal session of the West
Virginia Republican Executive Com
mfttee win be held at Charleston
Wednesday when arrangements VIII
be taken up for the county and con-
gressional campaigns In 1914. The
committee remains the same as that
which conducted the victorious 1912
campaign.
The session is looked forward to as
one OF the most important in the his
tory of the party organization in the
state. Complete amaIgamation OF the
two wings of the party hangs in the
balance, realizing which, the outcome
will be awaited with the greatest in
terest, not only in the state alone. but
throughout the country. That the re-
suit will be eminently satisfactory and
propitious Is the concensus OF opinion
f3r it Is pointed out that things have
been slowly but surely working them
selves ont in a manner most pleasing
for over year with the breach be-
tween the two factions gradually be.
ing ob;iterated.
The committee includes the Hon
Harry B. Curtin, chairman; r. 3.
Bernhetm, secretary treasurer; Virgil
l.. Highland, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee; Charles Brooks Smith,
director Of the press bureau; II. M.
Scott, director Of the literature bu-
reau, and j. r. Marsh, director OF the
speakers bureau.
Members of the committee according
to district, are as follows: First,
II. r. Behrens, of Wheeling, and
Thomas j. Sherrard, OF Wellsburg;
Secona5 s. w. Meals, of Moundsyille,
and c. L. Parks, of Middlebonrne;
Third, T. A. Brown, of ParkeTsburg,
and w. r. Meservie, OF Huntsville;
of sGn9nCHr.
and S. B. Sayer, OF Ripley; Fifth, II.
II. Baker, of Hamlin, and William +.
Hite, Of Huntington; Sixth, r. B. Bern
helm. Of WEIGH, and NJ. q. White, OF
Williamson; Seventh, r. F. Beasley
of Hinton. and J. NJ. Sanders, of Blue
field; Eighth, j. w. Dawson, OF
Charleston. and Stesel Workman, OF
Madison; Ninth, George w. Curtin, OF
Curtin, and S. Dixon, of Macdonald;
Tenth, t. D. Moore, of Marilnton. ana nc
3. G. Rider, or Sutton; Eleventh, d. II.
Courtney. OF Morgantown, and DR.. J.
o. McNeeIey, of Farm ont; Twelfth, "A.
B. Curtin, of ClaTksburg, and =. >.
stathers, of Weston; Thirteenth, w. F.
Baker, of Elkins, and q. w. Martin, OF
Puckhannon; Fourteenth, J. 3. Jen-
kins, of Parsons, and i. L. Lakin, OF
Terra Alta; Fifteenth, George II.
Child, of Harpers Ferry, and NJ ,.
Harrison, OF berkeley kopIih5S.
From all indications the meeting
will not only be attended by the full
of the committee but al
SO by large gathering of Republicans
from all sections of the state.
While many of those who will as
semble in the capital will go there for
the purpose of rningling with the par
ty leaders and to look in on the de-
alterations of the committee, others
viii 90 at the invitation of Governor
H. d. Hatfield for the purpose Of aid
ing with their counsel in uniting all
Of the forces of the party for the next
Included among the many
visitors expected will be former mem
ber3 of the Progressive party in the
returned to the faith of their first love
and who are doing all they. can to
place the party in a position to force
fully combat the Democratic foe. 3