Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-08

Member of Committee to Push The
Campaign For Freer- Brief Speech
From The Candidate.
WASHINGTON. d. G. Feb. s.--A
meeting was held here Wednesday
embracing about tifty West Virgin
ians who are favorable to the nomin-
alton of Hon. Romeo II. Freer for
governor. Resolutions were adopted
setting forth the purpose o. the as
semblage, and d committee was APP.
pointed TO take charge of Mr. Freers
campaign.
Most of those composing the meet
ing were registered at the National
Hotel, but the formal meeting took
place at the Narnum, where Judge
Freer is stopping during the session
OF Congress. General George w,
Curtin was made chairman of the
meeting, and also of the campaign
committee mentioned, and w. e.
Glasscock, of Morgantewn, served as
secretary.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions adopted, which
were drawn up 10y Mr.. E. NJ. Grant,
OF Monongalia county, recited that
those taking part ia the meeting were
assembled solely in the interest of the
Republican party in the state; that
they were against NJ candidate for
any office, but recognizing the right
of any and every man to aspire to po-
litical honors. they likewise maintain
cd the right and privilege Of endorss
ing one Of the list of eligibles for nom
ination to any position within the
gift OF the people, and therefore de-
clared in favor of Mr.. Freer for gov
ernor.
After having made thorough cam
| vass of the state the resolutions recite;
1--WE are firmly Of the opinion that
| the best interests Of the party in the
state will be subseryed in the nomin-
alton Of Hon. Romeo ii. Freer for
governor, believing him 60 be the
choice of the masses of the party.
These resolutions were given unanl-
imous Endorsement, and, as stated. a
committee was appointed to take
charge OF the interests Of Mr.. Freef
up to and including the date of the
convention. That committee con-
sists of Gen. Geo. w. Curtin chair
man; Richard Robertson, OF Wheeling:
w. e. Glasscock, Of Morgantown;
James HI. Huling, of Charleston; and
G. B. Smith, jr., Of Parkersburg.
JUDGE FREER's SPEECH.
Judge Freer was invited to come
before the meeting and did so. He
made brief speech, expressing his
pleasure and gratitude for the conf
dence and support OF his friends, and
said he did not personally seek the
gubernatorial nomination, but that
he became candidate at the behest
OF the people. He could not, he de-
clared, refuse to accede to the de-
mands upon him, and if nominated
for the office he proposed to see that
he should be elected, and no man, he
said, would do more than he for the
success of the party, whether he
should be the nominee for governor
or not.
Among those present were Hon.
Thomas E. Davis, Of Grafton; Hon.
John w. Mason, of Fairmont; j. L..
Caldwell and S. A. Hawk, of Hunting
ton; w. II. Smith, jr., G. B. Gibbons,
William Kirk, FL. 4. Kyle and G. B.
Smith, OF Parkersburg; w. e. Glass
cock, W. III. Morgan, i. c. White,
DR.. James L. Fitch, Frank Cox, NJ.
L. Brown and e. M. Grant, OF Nor
gantown: Gen. George w. Curtin, of
Braxton; j. e. Hooten, of Marshall,
and the following from Ohio county:
Richard Robertson, county clerk;
Isaac v. Barton, state commissioner
of labor; William Mccormick, jailer;
j. r.. Butts, ex-mayor, OF Wheeling;
Fl. p. McGregor, president OF county
commissioners and Starke L. Baker,
of Beverly.
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
A meeting was held at the National
Hotel last night 10 map out plans of
the Freer campaign. They will pro-
vide for an active canvass OF every
county in the in the interest of the
candidate favored by those present.