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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
4
The quotation attributes the well being of the wage worker as a prime consideration of the entire policy and operation registration attributed to President Roosevelt.
The news confirms William E Glasscock of Morgantown as the Republican nominee for governor to fill the vacancy left by Charles W Swisher. His selection is praised as unifying for Monongalia County and seen as a model of honesty and purpose in state politics. Local supporters hail Glasscock as a stabilizing force amid party dissension.
The piece profiles William J. Peck a Republican candidate praised as a self made, clean living lawyer and public servant from Morgantown West Virginia. It notes his career from county superintendent to prosecuting attorney and mayor and says he accepts the governor bid citing duty to party and state. It also covers party dynamics with Swisher Hitchcock and Bryan era rhetoric and Taft’s electoral prospects.
A fragmented railing about Mr Swisher’s withdrawal as the Republican nominee cites northern dominance in state politics and southern loyalty. Supporters claim southern Republicans would have given Swisher a large majority while opponents urged immediate retirement without regional consultation. Evidence suggests the withdrawal risked party unity and future strength.
Voters waited at the mayor's office to register for the upcoming election but registrar Jasper Kyle was out of the city. The county court had set Friday as the last general registration day and the mayor's office as the registration site, as advertised, leaving many disappointed and worried.
A fragment describes a person named Palta and others in a care setting with an incident on a Friday. The text mentions a fall and a medical or caregiving context but is heavily garbled, leaving only hints of names, dates, and locations.
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