The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-15
OVERFLOW MEETING
teOntisusd from rirst r.r.D

-eeiving the greatest majority o. votes
ever given any candidate in he he
tory of West Virginia
special trains and cars from Cam
eron. BenNood. NcMcchen and even
from Wheeling carried 10 les than
lupO admirers OF the McDoxc.
county man 70 NoundsvlIis 10 greet
the next Governor of West Virginia.
and 10 anyone acquainted With the ma
Tur" OF the demonstraf!c< % would
naturally have been presumed that
a oonquering hero war Just comins
into his own
br. Hatfield General Abe Lilly and
he other speakers were inspired by
The great reception given them. and
their addresses carried an m. earnest
ness and sincerity In the power 81
the speakers There wa almost con.
unuous applause as they defended
The record OF the party and assai ed
the Democracy Of the State and Ma
zion for Us failure 10 show any reason
Why the people should en,rust their
oesiinies and their property 10 IL
The Watson-Chilton- NacCorkIe com.
binstion and the candidst. picked bv
this corporation alliance for chief eN-
ecutiVe Of the State. william T.
Thompson, OF Huntington. came m for
bitter excoriaiion at tho hands Of
Dr Hatfield and General Lilly. and the
nnpopularity Of the Democratic trium.
Vlrate has nowhere been more forcibly
concentrated than n WAS In Mounds
vile. where the people seem 20 have
q very keen appreciation OF the dis
guised efforts Of those dominating tho
Democratic party 10 come hack into
control Of tho annirs ~ the state
4 Long before the time set for the
opening OF the Moundsvillr meeting
the auditorium in the court house had
been filled. while hundreds tarrled on
the outside Some came In special
delegations from various neighboring
points. and II was evident that II
would be necessary TO hold an over
now meeting. After Er Hatfield and
The other members Of his party had
been taken through the streets OF
Moundsville in an automobile. and
leading a torchlieht parade. headed by
The Moundsviile band. he was escorted
90 the front steps OF the court house
. where he was introduced by Chairman
r. Carrigan as the next Governor
OF West Virginia" while hundreds
greeted him with their p'audits
As DR.. Hatfield addressed the great
mass of people comprising the oyer
flow crowd. General Lily opened the
meeting inside the court house Dr
Hatfield reviewed briefly the accom-
piishments Of the Republican party ion
the State and Nation but his ad
dress in the open air was necessarily
made short on account Of the condi-
ton OF his voice Owing 20 the stron-
nous campaign he has gone throurh
during the past three weeks. Or Hat
held Is quite hoarse. and for this rra-
hon no was compelled 10 make his
address shorter than hn would have
otherW ise done
Deals With Legislative Record.
He told OF the efforts of the Demo.
!. Gratis IN the last legislature 10 enact
legislation beneficial 10 the classes
and which would have taken from the
masses their TO take part In prim-
aries and result in cutting of their
voice In the selection Of party nomin.
ecs. The attempt 10 disfranchise
sixty thousand voters in the state for
the reason thar they had not been "a
fortunate ~ others was emphasized
by DR. Hatfield
II they Will atemp' such IegisIa.
tinn as this when they are only par
t'lly IN control 81 ths legislature.
what shall "" expect Boz rho event that
fh"y succeed va getting majority 90
both branches Of the legislature" iu.
= quired Dr Hatfield.
This class legislation this dis
frduchis"meu' law. introduced by
- naiOr French. q man elected boy tho
votes Of those ho would di-frauchisp
was only prevented from becomiuc
law in this state by the fifteen Re.
.. publican senators standing as "a solid
phalanN against DO and for ths equal
rights 81 all in the right 90 suffrage"
continued DR. Hatfield
~ would willingly sacrifice my IN.
hilton 20 be the governor Of Wos' Vir
Ciuia iu order 90 insure a Republican
legislature he said. "fOr Dr. is more
important to al tho poopl. o., tho
state who esteem the sdcrcdue-s of
their ballot and toh interest NJ rho
party az wei Iie declared char fI,
pre~on' camIIic was fhe most tm
portauf ever faced Dos fI. voters off
Wesf Virginia and fhry should think
Carefiiy in making up their ballot
Pleads for Laughhn.
The rs.- Df Hon Gsorg. ~ l.tH-r-
jim. NJ Wheeling frr Republican nome
ir"e for congress 100 frr fIre' Il.ff. p
WIS oIrr.-fI. .nIwuI0r.I H. Tr
Hatfield. lla pointed tY tl. record .i
th. present Dsun.raf.r rHrrr..-rlIar
from This district Boo having voted ,,.fh
BIZ party caucus rather THAN FL. f..-
fl the expressed wishes nc fla p.ri'.
or biz district '' s1ur.rf H '1rT DID,
which wurII protect tra IHhHr AVID
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