The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-20
Taft and
Hubbard
Convention
Big Gathering
of Republicans

Ing delegates 70 the Republican CON
ventIon at Chicago In June, was at
tended by a large and ehthnslnsttc
crowd. The meeting was called =,
idFde1f b? Hon. A. L. Lehman. chair
| HAD 81 TIE First district conErsssiqas
Al Committee Ref. q. D.. Smith cfet>
ell the naeuinE prayer Mt. tshhsn
named Hon. Wiiiiani z. Rellss et
Newell. Hancock county, as temporary
chairman. and C. q. Hunter. Of.
AfoundsvilIe. as Temporary tecretafy
of the convention. on motion pt A..
S. Fleming. the temporary prglniza-
lion vas made permanent q
AS soon as the permanent organiza-
tIon was effected. r. W chldesters o.
Weston. offered a resolution endns-t
Ing William H. Taft, for President Of
the United States Mr. JsSH. car
mock. of welIsburg. moved that the
resolution be laid on the table. Be
fore the motion was seconded. Mr..
II. C. Ogden. OF Wheeling. moved tia.
}it be referred To the committee On
resolutions. Mr. chIdester vtihdrev
the resolution for. the time and sent
II to the committee on resolutions and
II was embodied In the report of that
committee .issssss
The following committees weto
then appointed: Committee on rules.
committee on order Of business. com
mite on credentials, committee on
resolutions.
A recess OF fifteen minutes was then
taken while the committees rnrke1
up their reports. =
During the time The severzi com
mIttees we're at work. Hon. william
p. Hubbard made short speech In
which he thanked the convenHon and
the people Of the First Consrezzteaal
district for. the confidence tAes hare IN
him by electIng him to conEress md
for nominating. him for 4 lecond term.
He endorsed the Roosevelt .,,,;;eies
auu paid high tribute to wiiE.....1s
Taft who hs said was 5pecuiIariy TIT
ted TO carry out the principles OF Eps.
'ua4&ah tioHb AAhS iLuSe fAl4HbA-@tSes-.
Iby presije.-. Roosevelt K
i The. principal speaker at lie con-.
sentlnn was Congressman Charles
Townsend, OF the Second ,conrressson-
al district Of Michigan Mr.. Towu-
send was the guest OF Ar. Hubbard.
1t was fortunate for The ltohFehti1n
to hare a man like nohgressman To;z.n4.
send to address 1t A man tiio-oasrt,-
ly alive to every question that afec.s
the American; peohiei 4 nan %ho Z
serving his third term 81. the 1,Sa.
tIonnl House o. Representatlpes and
one who is representing his c6hsfft.
ueney 80 faithfully that the Democrz.-
ici party. the objective party.s The par.
" of discord and dIscoDtent. would
not nominate n man to oppose him
In his last campaign. Mr.. I'd whsafi.i
endorsed the po1fcies of the RepuhiI.
can party.- the action of Theudore
Roosevelt He spoke. OF W1I1Ein n.
Taft and recited Inequalities OF the
MIN that make him emlnentfy 1T for
the high position Of President OF; the
United States. he related the-st6fy OF
his great work In the Philippines. tie
story of his establLshlng sprernnent
for the cubans when they had shown
their ineompetency, his ability 20 cope
with the problems oncbhntered In the
construction of the Panama lcahal, the
greatest Undertaking known IN the
history OF the world OF his eficiency
In the war department.4C Congressman
Townsend discussed the recent hnah-
cIul -stringency In which the eaptairis
of commerce almost caused the stran-
gulation Of some concerns. he spoke
In warm words OF eomnendztion o.
the part taken in thIs strnEency by
President Roosevelt HefsaId that the
Democratic party had been 30 long
engaged In disseminating sdiscord and
aiscontent opposing and ohiecting ar
IDENTIFY arguing to sdIssenhle and de-
reiye making so many assertiohs or
deception and Insincerity unfIi the
leaders OF that party themselves rec
oEnize their Inability TO meet Tire re-.
sponsibillues in the admInistrntion
of government He said the Demo
cratic party had nose for carrio1.
That Is was always smelling corrup-
Ion. So much so that II was wholly
incapable OF differentiatInE the Kind
u corruption. Itwould smell the odnr
'f dead mouse rs plainly as the car
Ass OF an elephant The Democrats
aad employed their oltartnry ne-Tez
70 constantly breathing in-the ndasn1a
1fy ydeath1thnt they could not detect TIE
nviEoratins breezes fife when thsy
inhaled them.