The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-01

, 10th, the sentiment Of. the delegates
spoke with similar emphasis, and six
delegates-at-large and six alternates-at-
large were chosen, and instructed 20
support the candidacy of Theodore
Roosevelt for nomination for Presi-
dent of the United States, First, last.
and all the time and, unanimous in
structions were given these delegates
to declare William Seymour Edwards
member of the Republican National
| Committee for West Virginia. r.. .
For Roosevelt and Edwards.
Thus all the delegates and alter
mates to the Republican National con-
vention, selected by Congressional
district conventions and by the State
convention, were instructed for Theo-
dore Roosevelt and for William Sey-
Fmour Edwards, and it is to be pre-
sumed that this action Of these con-
ventions, unanimous in. every in
stance, reflected an equally positive
sentiment upon the part of the Re-
publican voters behind them.
"In the case of the three electors
chosen by the State convention, at
Huntington, and the five electors
! chosen, one each, by the respective
Congressional district conventions, the
sentiment revealed in selecting them
was equally pronounced, for not only
were they selected at Huntington by
convention dominated by the Roose-
welt sentiment (732 Roosevelt dele
gates to 161 Taft delegates), but they
were chosen from among men known
| and proved to be sincere and true sup
porters of Progressive Roosevelt poll
| cies, and whom it was deemed neither
craft nok graft could seduce or de-
tach from the cause of the plain peo-
pie, for which the Roosevelt. candi-
dacy then stood and; yet stands to-
day. And all of whom, it was believ-,
ed, would perforn. their. full, duties
}under the constitution. .'-,~>'""--
In all OF these Congressional dis
| trict and state conventions the pro-
ceedings were regular, unchallenged
| and conclusive-they were thoroughly
| representative of the sentiment and
will Of the sovereign Republican yo-
ters of, the State.
AT a subsequent date, on the 4th
day Of July, 1912, pursuant to due
call of the Republican State Commit
tee, statewide primary was held
in which, State, Congressional nomi-
nees and county delgates for the
Legislature, (House of Delegates and
Senate), were duly chosen by the Re-
publican electorate of the State.
Thus, we have before us today
eight Presidential electors a full
State ticket, fun Congressional ticket
and full county tickets, which the Re-
publican voters Of the State will vote
upon at the elections to be held upon
the second Tuesday of November
next
| Obeying the instructions originally
emanating from the people in their
county district mass conventions, and
transmitted through their Congress-
ional district and State conventions
to their delegates to Chicago, those
delegates remained true to the indi-
Gated will Of the sovereign voters,
performing loyalty and consistently
those high duties with which they
were charged
Commands to Delegates.
Two commands had been laid upon
these delegates:
| W To support the candidacy of
Theodore Roosevelt, and the policies
Of the Square Deal for which he
stands, and
(2) To formerly elect the already
chosen National Committeeman, there
tofore instructed for by the Republi-
can voters Of the State.
1t is a matter we'll known. how
faithfully and fearlessly your delegates
carried out these commands; how in
the National convention, and out Of 1t,
your delegates stood to q man for in
tegrity, for honor and for fair-play
How they stood like a rock Of ada.
mant against dishonesty, highland
ed steam-rol1er tactics, corrupt ant
corrupting use Of upboic patronage
henious prostitution of place and pow.
err
How they opposed unfalteriDgly the
!, uncomfortable and INSCRIPTIONS
methods employed by am already dis
credited and expiring majority of tht
Republican National Committee, II
seating partisan contestants who were