The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-01

PARKER
CLUB
DEMOCRATS AT MoUNDSVILLE
WON'T. STAND FOR THE Ac-
TON OF THE ST. LOUIS
CONVENTION.
SIMILAR CLUBS WILL LIKELY
BE FORMED IN VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
IN THE. NEXT FEW
WEEKS.

Some of the Democrats of Mounds
vile have taken what is termed b,
| the more loyal members of the part.
a peculiar turn, says the Wheelin:
] News, They have organized or will
organize what will be known as the
'.AntisParker Club" and their idea i:
to support Roosevelt during the mex
Presidential campaign. They held s
meeting Friday afternoon at the same
time the Democratic Senatorial con
vention was in progress. About thir
ty have already vowed their alIegi
ance to the plan, and from the pres
emf indications the club will grow
very rapidly. The movement is be
ing asitated largely by the 1aborins
class who claim that they are salts,
fed with the present status of Ma
tional affairs and they desire no
change in the conditions whatever.
They claim that they don't approve
of the Democratic platform.
TIE movement is young, and for all
the discussion it has received it
seems to be taking readily. Some of
the leaders claim that they have re-
ceived communications from differ
ent sections of the State that the
same movement is being agitated and
that there will be many of such clubs
organized.
The idea IS that the Democrats that
wish to support Teddy will turn
Republican for fifteen minutes on
election day.
The movement has aroused the in
dignation of the more conservative
members of the Democratic party,
and they will endeavor to nip it in
the bud.
Novel Proceeding.
This novel proceeding on the part
of the men composing the Anti-Parker
club is believed to grow out of the
fact that the ST. Louis platform is a
tri1e too identical with the RepubIi-
can platform, and because it ignores
free silver. Free silver is fetch
with some of the Marshall county
brethren, and they cannot bring
themselves to realization, it seems,
that Democratic platform can be
concocted that does not recognize
even in the most minute or rather the
smallest manner, that particular doc
-rine.
The News was informed by prom
nent Moundsville Democrat that the
officers of the new club had not been
elected, but that they would be chosen
1t a meeting to be held by the pros
'ective club men next Monday or
Tuesday evening.
The Moundsvil1e movement some
Democrats believe, is largely attrib-
tied to the influence of the Hon. |
William Kincaid, the original Mar
hall county apostle of free silver
lot that he is directly interested or
Instrumental in the organization of |
he club, but his influence and fervid
dvocacy in the past of the. Kansas
;ity platform has SO convinced large
lumber of its righteousness and its
theoretical beauty that they do not
elieve new platform should ignore
In view of the circumstances, and
he statement that thirty Democrats
l the Marshall county town will or
aniZe, the situation and all its de-
SlopLlSulS III DS "dlCHeu VIII NstSL |
lterest.
Later Developments.
There are some new developments
l the movement on foot at Mounds
lille of Democrats in organizing an
club, exclusively re-
tied the News of Saturday.
The movement is being agitated by
ome of the influential members of the
arty and one approached News
an Saturday afternoon and stated
lat they had a man out soliciting in
lie town and he had secured at least
twenty-five names of voters whom
ley could rely upon to use their in
hence in every way. The PROPOSE
on is, being received with greater
,pularity than was imagined by the
The facts that were newly r
as stated in the News Sat
day evening took many by surprise
Id some of the Democratic leaders
ere loath TO believe it, but upon
aking inquiries they were convinced
at such was the case. The origina-
RS of this plan say they will hold n
meeting either Monday or Tuesday 9
sht when they will elect officers II
ID prepare for an interesting cam s
ign. q
The movement is formed %by men q