The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-08
PRIMARY PAPERS
FILED AT CAPITOL
Secretary of States Assist
ants Were Up Late Sat
: urday Night.

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urday Night.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May Sat
midnight Saturday the curtain was
rung down on filing nomination papers
for, the state primaries. The office
force Of the secretary Of states de.
partment stayed on the Job until mid.
night. but only the following announce.
t1entsS were made:
= Presidential Candidates-Edward
Callaghan. Democrat, Charleroi, Pa. !;
William Grant Webster. Republican
Chicago; Theodore Burton, Republic.
can. Cleveland!
2 United States Senate-William F.
Kite. Republican, huntington; Benja.
min L. Rosenbloom Republican; Wheel.
ing; William q! Chiffon, Democrat.
Charleston; a. b! White, Republican,
PRrkersburg; Howard Sutherland, Re.
publican, Elkins!
= Delegates National Convention: AT.
1arge-Republicans - Davis Elkins,
Hlkins; ]. W.iDawson. Charleston the
Rev J. =. Gibbons, Huntington. the
Rev. 3. T. Moon, Charleston; Herschel
G.. Ogden, Wheeling; Henry D. Hat.
field. sEclfman.
Democrats-Louis Bennett. Weston;
John ]. Conf, Wheeling; JEFF New.
berry. Huntington; John T. McGraw,
Grafton.
Z! District Delegates. First District
NJ A. Chew Republican. Leatherwood;
A. ". PAUL, Democrat wooddale;
Thomas j. Sherrard, Republican,
Wellsburg; Robert II. Cunningham,
Republican. Fairmont; Owen S. Nc.
Kinney. Democrat, Fairmont.
Second district-H. s. Bennett, Dem.
ocrat, Parsons; G. M. Seibert. Demo.
crat. Martinsburg; A. R. Stallings.
Republican. Parsons; ". e. Hesktt,
Republican. Piedmont.
Third District-Percy Byrd, Demo-
cfat. Clarksburg; John D. Sutton,
Democrat, Sutton; ]. G. Bradley, Re.
publican, Dundon; Harris B. Curtin,
Republican. Clarksburg..
Fourth District. Mentor Caldwell,
Republican, Parkersburg; T. E. Ora.
ham, Republican. Petersburg; Wal.
ter Pendleton. Democrat, Spencer; e.
". iPheilis. Republican, Huntington.
=. Fifth District-James F. Beavers,
Democrat, Matewan; John B. Steven.
son. Democrat Huntington; William
II. Thomas, Republican. Bramwell; H.
s.tWhite, Republican, Matewan.
Sixth District - Phillip Konrad,
Democrat, Kanawha Falls; S. A. Scott,
Republican. Harvey; s. B. Avis, Re.
publican, Charleston; H. H. Hardwood,
Democrat, Beckley; Maynard F. Stiles,
Democrat, Charleston; o. A. Petty, Re.
publican. Charleston.
4 Goyernor-John ]. Cornwell, Demo.
GRAFT, Homney; D. E. French. Demo.
eTat, Hluefeld; Cory Hogg, Democrat,
Harvey; A. "a, Lilly, Republican,
charleston; Ira e. Robinson, Republi.
can. Grafton.
Secretary Of Charles H. Hen.
ming, Republican, Charleston; NJ. H.
King. Republican, Elkins; Houston
Goff Young, Republican. Charleston;
C. r. Wilson; Democrat, Huntington.
State Andltor-John S. Darst, Re.
publican. Charleston; E. L. Long, Re.
publican, Charleston; Alfred E. Ken.
uey, Democrat, Grantsyille; Alva B.
Moore, Republican, New Martinsville.
Attorney General-E. G. Rider, Re.
publican, Sutton; e. T.. England, Re-
publican. Logan; Birk S. Stathers, Re.
publican, Weston; John L. Written,
Republican, Point Pleasant; William
H. Dawyers, Democrat, Hinton.
State Treasurer-R., M. Kittle, Re.
!. publican, Philippi; Floyd Rhinehart,
Democrat, Weston; Ellis A. Yost, Re-
publican, Morgantown; William S.
Johnson, Republican, Mount Hope;
Charles "A. Swearingen, Republican
Farkersburg.
State Superintendent of Schools
Robert "A. Armstrong. Democrat, Nor.
gantown; Morris P. Shawkey, Repub.
lican. Charleston;a G.. R. Murray, Re-
lican. Biuefeld.
commissioner Of Agriculture -
James Henry Stewart, Republican,
Unrgantown; Howard E. Williams,
Republican, Trout; Porter w. Post,
Democrat, Jane Lew.
For. Congress, First Distribution.
as ". Fleming, Republican, Fairmont;
Julian @. Hearne, Republican, Leath.
erwood; N. NJ. Nicely, Democrat, Fair.
mont.
Second District George M. Bowers.
Republican, Martinsburg; Louis ].
Forman, Republican, Petersburg; j.
W. Hartman, Republican, Parsons; B.
H. Hiner. Democrat, Franklin; Samuel
B.aWoods, Democrat, Philippi.
Third District-Stewart F. Reed,
Republican, Clarksburg; Ernest Ran.
dplph, Democrat, Salem; H. Roy
Waugh. Republican, Buckhannon.
Fourth District-R. L. Gregory, Re.
publican, Petersburg; T. A. Tull.
Democrat. Huntingdon; Harry C.
woodward, Republican, Spencer.
al 'IsdoooH pIvMpa-loII3sId u,JId
publican, Bramwell; George R. G.
Wiles, Democrat, williamson.
Sixth pistrict-Adam B. Littlepage,
Democrat, Charleston: William H.
Rariden, Republican, Beckley; John A.
Thayer. Republican. Charleston; Mar.
dn ". Cooley, Republican, Charleston.
Estate Senate, First District-Elmer
Hough. Republican. Wellsburg; G. W,
lfcCreary, Republican, &Wellsburg;
Charles L. Wilson, Democrat, Wells.
burg.
Second District-walter F. Burgess,
Republican. RAIDER; Walter A. Nc.
olumphy, Republican. Moundsville; A,
2. McCuskey, Democrat. Pine Grove.
Third District-M. X. Duty, Republi.
r,