The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-21
A FINE ].
CONVENTIONS
COL. JOS. II. MeDERMoTT j IS THE
s. UNANIMOUS CHOICE FOR
STATE SENATE FROM
ELEVENTH. DisTRicT sS.
SENATOR IRA e. ROBINSON ssyAss
CHAIRMAN OFtTHE coNNEN-s59S
TioN AND MADE AGREA'
SPEECH.

SPEECF
The Republican Senatorial conyens8
ton for the Eleventh district did not
meet at Traction Park this afternoon
on account of the inclement5weather.a
The committee in charge decided to-
hold the conventions In the $C Countysss
Court room of-the Courthouse, but
that was entirely too small for the
large delegations, and the convention
was held in the Circuit Court room;
II, the absence of Chairman Powell
the convention was called to order by
Hon. Jas. w. Holt, Of Graft who
read the call, and named Hon. ra a. hs-sz ~
Robinson. Of Taylor county tenl-s
porary chairman, and Thomas H.
ollie, of Monongn1ia count emposs
rary secretary ssyss
Chairman Robinson addressed the
convention with rousing Republi ican
speech which caused the already
brightly burning fires Of Republican
ism in the hearts of the delegates to-
burst into flame that mad thes dry
bones of Democracy rattle in heir
graves.
made permanent. All committees
we're dispensed with, after vi tch tte
secretary called the roll OF cotrn tess
Marion was called frs md At ttsrneys
Harry Shaw responded with az most
patriotic speech in which he nomisa
mated the next Senator from this dis
trct-the Hon. Joseph II. Med Defmott,@
of Monongalia county. class
cock. chairman of the Stat commit
tee, seconded the nomination IN bessS5ss
half OF AIononsa1ta county and Col
Thomas E. Davis in behalf e ylor.s
Col McDermott is the unanimous
choice of the Republtcan OF tn e { hreesss s9sess
counties in this district an ntf at & sure
TO be elected by a, large ma 5orifY. ~ ~ 4
acceptance of the nomfnat ion hes
spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman, Fellow ReDuhl hlicaus Of
the Eleventh Senatorial District
am not posted on the forma lsmeth
never had the pleasant thrill S hichSs
comes from such acceptance before
/ did have halfway notion tltat g 6
would say, This is SO sud dem Or
This honor comes to me W afolf f.s5iin5s
expected" but viii leaYe sue 2 a77sSs
ture OF conventional remar ~ 70 81 he
trained speakers who are whetting
their throats for the spelfbfndingS
siege which is going to baptize the
State during the coming NOR nths ofss
the campaign. Seriously achnogllsssi cihsla EsFS
edge high degree of tIfieat1on
that 1 have been selected by my p artys 4
REPRESENTATIVES in convention assem-
bIed as their choice for tkegs s ate
Senate from this district,
i'll come to the convention wi h he
distinct approval of my home count
and the measure of abstraction + feel
over the nomination is closely sec
onded by the action of my Monongalia
county friends IN their ind iorsen
of my candidacy. am glad - TO say Il
that the contest at home was &c onducts
ed in such a way as to develop no.
post-prfmary bitterness, and af II can
truthfully say that the good and hon
orable gentlemen who Wee m OPP
ponents for the APPROVAL OF on g ounty.s
in the primary contest. are all OF the
faithful kind, good staunch RepIbiiss
cans all, and they are the kind that
stick to the nominee in fact ach OF
them will have their coats OF e ghtSg
ing for the grand old party q ext St NO.
vember, and that, gentle emen 8of the the
convention, is harmony of st he; s sfnd ind
that always viii keep DeTnocraea
where it belongs, in the rear. -
= Speaking of party harmony S3
glad that the Eleventh
ventions, and Repub1 1ican sS
orally. are in such an
2dition, it simply Ipa;
there is nothing 4
together. Me- sss
gala coup e & Z.
State paI