The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-09-23


TIE nest vice president Of the United
states, the distinguished lawyer, sen9.
tor and statesman, Charles ". Fair
baulss, Of Indiana. visited clarksburg
Friday evening and briefly addressed
4housanls Of our citizens.
Senator Fairbanks and party were be
lug borne on special train from Wash
ington City to Parkcrsburg to attend
che great Republican mass meeting tnere
Saturday. at which Senator Fairbanks
was to be one of the principal speakers
mpanying the distinguished nom.
inee for vice president were Senator and
Mrs. 81, b. Scott. Congressman Alton G,
syton, Hon, Charles +. Teser, Hon. w
u. Glasscock. secretary of tAc State
committed. Senator Ira Robinson, OF
Grafton; Fl o. Blue, Of Philippi; Charles
w. Robinson, of Fairmonti; Dr. Warner
Of Washington, and dozen or so specia'
newspaper correspondents, besides S.
Reed and Dr. w p Gof. both Of tnil
city, who went to Rowlesbmg to meet
t6e party and escort them here.
The grounds at the depot We're liter
ally covered with patriotic and euthus
iastic citizens and 1t is estimated that
the hearty ontpourins of people nun
bered between taree and four thousand
The hour was somewhat iintimely. many
not being able to GET supper and be
through in time to hear Mr.. Fairbanks
but shortly befora She hour for the train
the people began to gather rapidly.
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Aorr the grounds were completely over
rum
The train was late and did not arrive
until G:5s. As it pulled in mighty
shout Of enthusiasm went M and as II
came to standstill there was tire.
mendous rush to get as near the car as
possible.
IN few well chosen remarks Sena
tor Scott introduced the vice presiden-
tial nominee and as Senator Fairbanks
stepped forward tine crowd beheld a man
of magnificent physique in the prime of
middle, life. and as they listened to him
they mere impressed with his eminent
fitness for the vice presidency and elated
over the selection of such brainy man
for RoosevelRs running mate
Necessarily the speech was brief. but
SENATOR Fairbanks showed himself in
that brief time the right man for the
place. He briefly reviewed the evolu
tion of the thriving city of Clarlsburg
from population Of 5000 eight years
ago to its present population and pros
perity and reminded his auditors that a
city having so prospered under Repub-
ltcan policies and government is not
ready or willing for a Change. the un.
certainty of which would bring such dis.
aster as prevailed under the Cleveland
administration. In concluding he paid
high tribute to the worth uf Senator
Scott and Congressman Dovener in the
national Legislative halls. He did NOT
speak more tnnn five minutes. tine train
being behind its schedule and it pulled
out with him still speaking and sa1ut-
ing tthe great throng of people
The demonstration was very graft
flying one not only to Senator Fairbanks
and his party but to all Republicans
there rs well. A demonstration it was
that is memorable, welcome the dis
tinguisned visitor will NOT soon forget
an outpouring that tells the story this
year, that all are for that matchless
leader. Theodore Roosevelt, aud that
eminent statesman, Charles w FAIR
banks