The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-22

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the Republican pfiIIaly. there rs
question thar Rocs aYeit Void 6ars
won.
his Is exactly what The mana gdrs
OF the TAFT bureau have. attempted Ia
impress upon the country from the
outset Of this campaign. In this In
stance there was state law, but
without the party enrolment feature.
The claim Is now made BY the Roose-
Welt managers that it was not Re-
publican primary, but one open to all
eomers In the absence Of state law,
it e easy to Eoresee that soap7box'
primary rules would prevail and the
contest for the Republican nomination
for president would degenerate into
a national scandal in which the RE-
lpubrcah party itself would play a
/ minor role.
Hon. Nahum ]. Bachelor, former
governor Of New Hampshire. and
past grand master OF the National
Grange, who led the tight Of the tar
ners against the Canadian reciproc-
Iity agreement. presided at the meet
ing rendered President Taft at Con-
cord Tuesday. under the auspices Of
the Concord Taft Club. In intro
ducing President Taft, Governor
Bachelor said in fun!
''we are assembled today from
all sections of New Hampshire, I'M
der the leadership OF the Concord
Taft Club, to welcome a distinguish
ed guest We have followed his adj
ministration Of national Affairs for
three years with intense interest ana
great satisfaction. If there has been
anything In that administration that
has failed to receive the individual
approval of anyone, it was insignia
cant compared to the great accom-
plishments and great achievements.
eve recognize the wise states
manship manifested In our diplo-
matte relations with the great ma
lions of the world, the Importance
of promoting universal peace, the
investigation made of industrial con
ditions, and the enactment and en-
forcement of law for the welfare Of
the common people, the defense Of
the constitution and the preserya-
ton of the integrity and supremacy
of the courts, the square deal in all
public actions and integrity between
man and man.
ladies and gentlemen, it is my
distinguished honor to present the
tgreatest American citizen, the Pres
ident of the unoted States"
|" L. A. Lenhart, a merchant, of
Kingwood, w. Va. who VS. mem
Der of the electoral college in 1904,
in letter to Director Mckinley,
says:
SIN my Judgment we have never
had better president since Lincoln.
And yet no one has been more
cruelty misrepresented than Mr.,
Taft has, have insisted. for the
last year that it would be calamity
to the Republican party to nominate
any other man than President Taft.
n believe in square deal not only
in theory but in practice as well.
"Up until the last two years l
had ben a great admirer of Colonel
Roosevelt. In fact, 1 was one of the
two electors at large for West Viz
ginia in 1904 and cast my vote d.
rectly for Roosevelt.
'Ffhe sentiment in this immedi-
ate section is very strong for Presi-
dent Taft and is getting stronger
every day. And I assure you that 1
have been and will continue to do
everything can to make 1t stronger.
7 81 am acquainted with nearly
every leader in the state who is
now booming Colonel Roosevelt and
almost to a man every one of them
has personal Crouch Every one
of them either wanted an Office and
did not get 1t or wanted to control
the offices in this state and failed to
connect with the job. Nine out OF
every ten men who are now bowling
about reform are 'reformers for Of
flee only"
There is striking contrast be,
tween the way the Taft and the
Roosevelt managers appeal to the
people" in Berkeley county, w. Va.
The Roosevelt managers contended
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