The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-13
MIR. ELKINS
LAUDS DAVIS
SaySWcStVirginian Should
Lead Ticket.
CONVENTION AT WHEELING
Dawson Named for Governor
BY the Republicans.
Teter Mea Bring - the Matter q
Wholesale Fras }, B.t A..
Declared q st Of
Order.
CONVENTION AT WHEELING

WucSAAuSs w. Na.s July 1z.-Ino Ho~
publican State Convention was called
to order at 1880 o'clock in the Wheel
Ing Park Casino. four miles east Of the
city. Chairman w. r. Glasscock, OF
the State Committee. introduced Sena-
tor Elkins as temporary chairman and
he at once began his speech. during tho
delivery of which he was frequently
interrupted by applause.
United States Senator Stephen b E1s
kins. temporary chairman Of the Re.
publican State Convention, sounded the
keynote of the campaign In his speech
before the Convention today upon taxi
Ing the chair. He said in part:
The Democratic Party in its desire
to capture this State has nominated for
vice-President one of our most distin-
suished citizens and the foremost DEM
ocrat in the State. but In this, as In
most everything else. the Democrats
made a mistake. Senator Davis, to
whom I am SO near related and for
whom I cherish feelings of the highest
regard. admiration and affection il y
man of affairs and an experienced
statesman, having served his State
|creditably in the Senate for twelve
years.
should Have Led Ticket.
with these qualifications and this
fitness he should have been named for
lout record and without business or
political experience. West Virginia
lcannot be beguiled into giving up pros
lection and sound money to make Judge
Parker President. even IL by so doing
lthey make Senator Davis vice-Presi<
Idcnt W
IT have no doubt as to Repub1Ican
success in November. There 10 no good
reason why any Republican should
lchange his vote on State or National
Issues. but many weighty reasons why
he should not. Our people are cons
tented and happy, busy and prosperous
What more could be had or what mora
Icould we wish. LA.
"The Democracy of West Virginia ada
vocates the astounding propositions
should II come into power In the State
to disfranchise 1900 loyal coiored Rec
publicans and rob them of the rights OF
citizenship guaranteed by the constitu-
ton and for which many of them and
their fathers fought in the war OF the
union.
Republicans must and will resist
this proposition, because 1t Is not only
wrong in itself. but unfair and unjust
| to a large body of law-abiding, worthy
and Industrious citizens.
Republican State.
West Virginia is a protection stats
| and therefore a Republican State. thu
interests of her people are ON the side
| of protection and must remain So We
cannot stand for free trade In our iead-
ing products for free iron and Steel
| free wool. free coal and free lumber :.
Free lumber would stop thousand
mills in the State as 1t did under the
Wilson German tariff.
president Roosevelt has given the
people a wise and pure administration
that commends itself to all of our peo-
| Gle. The American people Will nos
turn away from him to follow an un-
tried man ambitious and on an evasivo
platform. The Democratic platform
says: We denounce protection as a
robbery of the many to enrich the
few
ION the gold standard and sound
money It Is silent as the grave. Bryan
prevailed and sound money and the
gold standard were crucified on a cross
of silver"
| TAYLOR Vinson OF Huntington moved
the appointment of the usual conven-
ton committee and the amendment offs
fered by w. p. Hubbard of Wheeling.
to dispense with the committee on cre-
dentials and permanent organization
precipitated the first fight of the cons
vention and brought out q test vote
very satisfactory to the Dawson adher-
ents. -
| First Test Vote.
The amendment was opposed by Cons
gresham A. T. Dayton and Charles T.
Caldwell Of Parkersburg. the latter be-
ling greeted with Kisses and cat calls
during his speech.
was carried by a vote OF 464 to 333, the
figures being regarded as representing.
the relative strength of Dawson and
Teter. This action by the convention
made that body accept the decision of
the State Committee on the several con-
tests and remove from consideration q
question which would have provoked
much bitterness II fought out on the
floor of the convention.
| Mr.. Caldwell. Teter's leader, wanted
to adjourn until s o'clock, but the
Dawson delegates, anxious to follow
| UP the advantage disclosed by the test
\ vote on the Hubbard amendment, adj
| 1ourned the convention until 5 o'clock,
with a view to settling the guberna-
torial fight before adjourning for the
day.
After the recess the committees
] were appointed and the Teter dele-
! gates renewed their efforts to force
| an adjournment and there was a
mass of technicalities that confused
! Congressman Joe Gaines. who was
presiding during the temporary abb
| sence of Senator Elkins.
Wholesale Fraud Alleged.
| The Teter followers took advantage
| of the turbulent condition of the con-
vention to try to force consideration
| of the allegations of wholesale frauds
in Kanawaha county. which instructed
| it's delegates for Dawson. The point
| that the contests were all settled
when the convention decided to dis
pense with the committee on creden-
tails was debated at length and Mr.
Gaines finally asked to be relieved
| A committee found Senator Elkins
who took the chair and insisted upon
statement of facts amid scenes Of
| disorder during which the chairman
once more threatened to withdraw. He
| finally decided that the Kanawaha
contention was not In order.