1908 West Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1908 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1908 West Virginia gubernatorial election presidential West Virginia 1907 1904 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1904 1912 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1912 no November 3, 1908 GovernorGlasscock.gif 150x150px William E. Glasscock Republican Party (United States) 130,807 50.70% File:Louis Bennett Sr.png Louis Bennett Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 118,909 46.09% 1908 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsGlasscock: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Bennett: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor William M. O. Dawson Republican Party (United States) William E. Glasscock Republican Party (United States) The 1908 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, concurrently with the presidential election. Republican nominee William E. Glasscock was elected Governor of West Virginia, defeating Democratic nominee Louis Bennett Sr. Democratic nomination Candidates Louis Bennett Sr. of Lewis County, former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.Tucker 2008 28 Adam Brown Littlepage of Kanawha County, state senator and counsel for the United Mine Workers.July 31, 1908 WEST VIRGINIA TICKET.; Louis Bennett Nominated for Governor by the Democrats. The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1908/07/31/archives/west-virginia-ticket-louis-bennett-nominated-for-governor-by-the.html August 14, 2020 Convention Louis Bennett Sr. was nominated on the first ballot on July 30. His competitor, Adam B. Littlepage, was nominated for the position of Secretary of State. By a wide margin,Contemporary newspapers cite the numbers as 710 for, 412 against,July 31, 1908 The Democrats Declare for Jim Crow Cars and Negro Disenfranchisement 1 The Advocate Charleston https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57548141/the-democrats-declare-for-jim-crow-cars/ August 17, 2020 Newspapers.com while Tucker 2008 lists the numbers as 712 for, 411 against. the convention adopted two planks calling for the continuation of disenfranchisement of black voters and segregation of train cars.Tucker 2008 28July 30, 1908 Louis Bennett Only Nominee 1 The Daily Telegram Charleston https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57547101/louis-bennett-only-nominee/ August 17, 2020 Newspapers.com The adoption of the planks was opposed by former Governor William A. MacCorkle, who warned that they would cause the party's defeat in the general election. Republican nomination Candidates William Hearne of Ohio County, attorneyTucker 2008 19–20 Arnold C. Scherr of Grant County, State AuditorMen of West Virginia 1903 426–427 Charles W. Swisher of Marion County, Secretary of StateMen of West Virginia 1903 489–490 Campaign and conventions The Republican Party of West Virginia's nomination process in this period was a patchwork of indirect primaries and conventions, all taking place over several months.Tucker 2008 21 Early in the race, Hearne touted that he would go to the convention with the full support of the Northern Panhandle. He was awarded the full slate of delegates from his home state of Ohio County, owing to no other candidates contesting the race. However, after losing the Marshall County primary to Scherr, Hearne dropped out. After the Ohio County Republican Party's executive committee selected a slate of delegates supportive of Scherr, Hearne re-entered the race, demanding to select his own delegates. On July 7, the state party's executive committee ruled in favor of Hearne, leading Scherr's supporters to bolt the convention.Tucker 2008 21 Scherr's supporters, going by the title "Lincoln Republicans", adopted a platform demanding primary elections and nominated a separate set of candidates for statewide office.Tucker 2008 22 Within a week, four of the statewide nominees had left the Lincoln Republican ticket - Thomas C. Miller and John T. Harris repudiating the convention that they had attended, James K. Hall and John T. Harris having been nominated by friends without their knowledge.July 13, 1908 Scherr is Deserted 4 The Daily Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57358882/scherr-is-deserted/ August 14, 2020 Newspapers.com Compromise Scherr, Swisher, and presidential nominee William Howard Taft, among other party leaders, held a conference in Hot Springs, Virginia for several days in August.August 10, 1908 WILL CONFER WITH TAFT.; West Virginians Seek Decision in Their Factional Fight. The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1908/08/10/archives/will-confer-with-taft-west-virginians-seek-decision-in-their.html August 14, 2020 Taft refused to side with either faction.August 13, 1908 TAFT NOT TO MIX IN STATE CONTESTS; Announces Hands-Off Policy After Conference with Chairman Hitchcock The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1908/08/13/archives/taft-not-to-mix-in-state-contests-announces-handsoff-policy-after.html August 14, 2020Tucker 2008 19–23 On September 23, the regular Republicans and Lincoln Republicans agreed to both support William E. Glasscock, as a compromise. Additionally, changes to the nomination process was made, with delegates apportioned based on the county rather than the district, and requiring either a primary or a district convention to be held.September 24, 1908 Rival Republican Candidates Out and Agreement on W.E. Glasscock. The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1908/09/24/archives/west-virginia-harmony-rival-republican-candidates-out-and-agreement.html August 14, 2020 General election Results West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1908Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 03, 1908 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265672 May 30, 2016 Republican Party (United States) William E. Glasscock 130,807 50.70 Democratic Party (United States) Louis Bennett Sr. 118,909 46.09 Independent (politician) E. W. Miller 4,967 1.93 Socialist Party of America I. W. Houston 3,308 1.28 257,991 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Official results, as published in The Charleston Mail on December 2.Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 2010 McFarland & Company Jefferson 608–609Totals for Mills and Houston were not printed. By-county percentages are based only on major party votes.CountyWilliam E. GlasscockRepublicanLouis Bennett Sr.DemocraticEdward MillsProhibitionHarold W. HoustonSocialist # % # % # % # %Barbour2,01254.4%1,68545.6%Berkeley2,64150.3%2,60649.7%Boone99549.1%1,03250.9%Braxton2,36547.9%2,57352.1%Brooke1,31053.3%1,14746.7%Cabell4,73850.4%4,66549.6%Calhoun97544.0%1,24356.0%Clay1,31761.3%83238.7%Doddridge1,72062.2%1,04537.8%Fayette5,59457.8%4,08242.2%Gilmer91836.6%1,58763.5%Grant1,22074.3%42125.7%Greenbrier2,36646.3%2,74253.7%Hampshire56122.7%1,91077.3%Hancock1,17961.7%73338.3%Hardy59331.6%1,28468.4%Harrison4,54250.8%4,40449.2%Jackson2,57956.4%1,99443.6%Jefferson1,23532.9%2,51967.1%Kanawha9,01854.3%7,58545.7%Lewis2,02849.4%2,08150.6%Lincoln2,18355.2%1,75044.8%Logan72333.9%1,40966.1%Marion4,09549.1%4,25150.9Marshall3,41554.5%2,85545.5%Mason3,06360.4%2,00939.6%McDowell5,59869.2%2,49130.8%Mercer3,78752.2%3,46847.8%Mineral1,89353.9%1,61946.1%Mingo2,02856.6%1,55443.4%Monongalia2,90859.6%1,97240.4%Monroe1,48049.5%1,50750.5%Morgan1,11666.3%56733.7%Nicholas1,76349.7%1,78150.3Ohio6,38145.8%7,55054.2%Pendleton88442.3%1,20457.7%Pleasants97050.9%93649.1%Pocahontas1,61554.2%1,36645.8%Preston3,74869.5%1,64330.5%Putnam2,07354.1%1,76045.9%Raleigh2,41454.3%2,03345.7%Randolph2,22044.0%2,82956.0%Ritchie2,18160.4%1,43039.6%Roane2,30954.8%1,90745.2%Summers1,85645.7%2,20754.3%Taylor1,90151.9%1,77248.1%Tucker1,78356.4%1,38043.6%Tyler2,03258.5%1,44141.5%Upshur2,50272.8%93327.2%Wayne2,39247.8%2,61052.2%Webster91442.9%1,21657.1%Wetzel2,17942.5%2,95357.5%Wirt1,01348.9%1,06051.1%Wood4,23848.8%4,43951.2%Wyoming1,24459.8%83740.1%Totals130,80750.7%118,90946.1%4,9671.9%3,3081.3% Notes References 30em Tucker Gary Jackson Governor William Glasscock and Progressive Politics in Virginia 2008 West Virginia University Press 9781933202358 1st Morgantown https://archive.org/details/menofwestvirgini02biog Men of West Virginia 1903 Biographical Publishing Company II Chicago Men of West Virginia 1903 August 14, 2020 1908 gubernatorial West Virginia Category:November 1908 in the United States