Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-11
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET In ROANOKE
State Committee Chooses The Magic City
As Place For 6atheriHg Of Republican
Hosts on March The 18th.

nUSlS Oh mdICn ne iZln.
At meeting full of enthusiasm for
President William Howard Taft, the
Republican State committee in session
at Roanoke on last Saturday decided to
hold the party convention in that city
on March 18th at noon. Fully one hun
dred members of the committee and 10
cal Republicans were present and took
an active part in the meeting, which
was presided over by State Chairman
c. Bascom Slemp.
The strong resolution pledging sup
port to President Taft for denomination.
is worthy of note, because it is the SEN
timent of the first State committee
meeting in the United States prior to
the presidential election. The fact that
President Taft was unanimously en-
dorsed for the coming presidential nom
ination by the Virginia Republicans
seems to indicate that the popularity of
the President has not diminished in the
South.
About fifty-eight of the committee
men were present and those who were
not in attendance were represented by
proxy, so that the business of the meet
ing was transacted with a full repre-
sentative vote. The resolution which
pledged the support of the committee
to tbs Taft nomination, was the basis
for a strong address by Mr.. L. P. Sum-
mers, of Abingdon, who reviewed the
administration and commended Presi-
dent Taft highly for the able manner in
which he had met the difficult problems
that confronted him.
State Chairman C. Bascom Slemp was
cordially congratulated on his recent
marriage and he was the recipient of a
very handsome silver service. This was
presented in behalf of the State COM
mittee by the Hon. Alvah H. Martin, of
Berkeley, who spoke briefly of the es-
TEEN in which the chairman is held.
At the convention which will be held
in Roanoke on March 18th, four dele
gates at large and four alternates at
large to the national convention, two
electors and State chairman will be
chosen. Representation will be based
on one delegate for each fifty votes or
major fraction of fifty votes cast for
the Republican candidate for governor
in 1909.
The following resolution was adopted
by Runanimous rising vote:
1--WE, the members of the Virginia
Republican State committee, in meet
ing assembled on call of the State chair
man for the purpose of selecting a time
and place for State convention to se-
lect delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention, hereby resolve
First. That the Republicans of Vir-
ginia are proud of the fact that four
years ago they fought for and assisted
in the nomination and election of the
Hon. William Howard Taft as president
of the United States, and now as an
other campaign approaches on behalf of
the Republicans of the State of Virgin
Ia, we promise President Taft a dele
cation from Virginia pledged to vote
for and to use all honorable means to
assist in securing his nomination and
subsequent election.
Second. That we congratulate the
Republican party and the nation upon
his wise and just administration. He
has stood for the enforcement of law as
it is written, without favor; he has ele-
waited and strengthened the judiciary,
he has become the lantern-bearer of
universal peace; he has advocated and
brought about great economy in con-
Quoting the affairs of our government:
to him is due the credit for the first at
tempt at a scientific revision of the tar
iff; during his entire administration, a
period of economic evolution, he has
spoken in clear voice for tolerance,
fairness and Justice; and while he has
been sufficiently progressive he has
been also safely conservative, so that
with him the whole people may rest
their case with absolute confidence that
only the wise, right thing will be done. 4"
(Signed)
JOHN PAUL, Chairman,
JOS. L. CRUPPER,
H. E. WIDENER,
r. H. ANGELL,
ID I, GRONER