The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-12
rs. WELLl AS OTHER. MEN
WElOMAKE STRONG AI,KS
Hundreds Are Unable to Get
into the Packed Like
Sardines Room.
RAIN IS NO BARRIER
Speakers Create Great En-
thusiasm by Their Patri-
otto Declarations.

despite threatening weather and
the Inconvenience OF the hour for a
busy city, an immense throng OF in
terested citizens assembled at the
court house Saturday afternoon to
hear issues OF the campaign dis
vussed by Dr.. II. D. Hatfield OF Eek
man. the Republican nominee for
governor; George A. Lauglin, OF
Wheeling, Republican nominee for
congressman for the First West Vir-
ginia district: and A. A. Lilly, or
Beckley. the Republican nominee for
attorney general Although hun
dreds Of extra chairs had been placed
in the AUDITORIUM. the gathering
was so large that many were COM
peeled to stand up, while hundreds
thronged the outer hallway and
stood on window sflls in eager ef-
forts to hear the speakers The
Clarksburg City Band furnished in
spring music for the occasion =
The meeting was called to order
nv DIR. charles w. Halterman, OF the
city. viii introduced Mr.. Laughlln-
Profacing his remorks with DrleR
review of the magnitude OF the Steel
iron. tin plate. pottery and glass in
5,,s4ries Of the district, the speaker
5iapnoged the inevitable effect on
them should the Underwood t9rlht
bins have been passed at the last
Congress instead OF having been "
4oed by President Taft. Citing the
recent establishment OF big indus
NV IN wheeling, Mr.. Laughlin de-
clared it would have ben a0ah-
doned had the underwood bills have
been passed. showing that the pro-
,ective tariff not only maintains IN
dustries but creates new ones.
Rates of the Underwood tarih oiiiS
wera cited by the speaker to show
+bat were they in vogue they
would practically kill the trade o.
tho Clarks5urg tin plate minis
as well as other mills IN
the country. throwing out OF
employment 5000 workers in TINS
dietr,ct alone, or putting them on
5,.l, wages. Substantiatins the
,.t.+arant he read a letter to that
ahoc+ from e. Il. Weir. president II
tbe phillips sheet and Tin plate Com
many. Mr.. Weir stated that the Under
wood bill would, in particular, de-
stroy a growing trade Of the com
nanv on the pacific coast and that IN
avon event the Clarksburg mil
yontI first sune7 as this mil is at
nresent chiefly engaged in supplying
the trade. The speaker offered tis-
uves n prove that foreign manuiac-
+,,rers could lay down tin plate at
s5nw orleans and san Francisco. IN
dor Democratic tariff, cheaper than
= corld he made in Pittsburg-
DR.. Hatfield was greeted with ire
mendous applause when introa"ceu
by DR.. Halterman.
The doctor returned thanks 10 tpe
andience for the confidence that was
row reposed in him and that ma"
hoar reposed in him during the pr'-
,,,arv campaign. promising that when
he was elected governor no one
would have cause to regret that con
fdence. ~
sneaking of national affairs, Dr.
ustseld pointed out that the prin-
cinIes for which the Democrats stand
mis- wear are the same that they ad-
yoocated and practiced in the DARK
,,ineties- when industries shut down
banks failed, coxey armies marched,
sonn houses were established ana
su Te and distress existed
throughout the land.
Answering a TRADE in this morn n,
i,s.s Exponent the speaker sara
NAT all the questions asked therein IN
ba6 been answered time and again Os
him that everyone who had sense
enough to read knew where ne stoon
ON them all and that he did not m
tend to waste his breath upon Zen Dem
ocratfe misrepresentation and false
hoods as set forth by a nerspaPe,
hossed controlled. monopolized and
dictated to by one Watson OF fouh-
tain pen and check book nOtoriety
and edited by man who was n0'
even a citizen OF the state.
Answering the Democratic nomi-