The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-23


Republican nomination for governor
Friday night at the court house. A
tremendous ovation was given him
by throng that filed the auditor
ium TO The limit Every seat was
taken long before the time o. open
ing the meeting and hundreds stood
up in the aisles, along the walls and
in the outer hail when the speaking
began.
When the speaker outlined his
proposed platform and declared his
motto would be to serve his party
BEST by serving the people first, his
earnestness of purpose and strong
convictions aroused his auditors to
a high pitch of enthusiasm. which
burst forth in remarkable demon
strations Of applause.
DR.. Hatfield shook hands with the
most Of his auditors at the close of
the meeting when reception was
held in front of the speakers bench;
and later at the Waldo hotel another
reception was held for him. which
was attended by severa hundred
persons.
John Shinn's military band played
music for the occasion, first pa
rading around the central section OF
the city, then giving short concert
In front OF the court house and af
ter that playing lively piece in the
court room.
DR. Hatfield was escorted to the
speakers stand by DR.. O. W. Halter
man. DR.. e. N. Flowers called the
assembly to order and introduced
the speaker of the evening with a
few well chosen remarks.
DIR. Flowers Presides.
Dr.. Flowers said In part:
Il have a very pleasant duty to
perform this evening in presenting
to you one of the distinguished sons
of West Virginia and want to con-
graduate him on facing tonight a
representative audience of Clarksburg
citizens.
This is strenuous age. We are
a people. that are inclined to do
things a little better today than we
did yesterday. The people are strug-
Cling upward in the fight and the
motto OF the great party We repre-
sent wiz never be trailed in the dust
when the ideals OF progress are kept
in the front row.
Some say the conditions con-
fronting the people are causing great
dissatisfaction to the citizens of
America, Some say the high cost Of
living is. worrying and affecting our
people Some say one thing and
some say another. Some say the
tariff permits the middIemen to OBJ
tain. too great profit between the
producer and consumer. others say
there is retrograding condition
among the morals OF the American
people. l 90 not believe 1t. am
an optmist and optimistic enough
not to believe that things are getting
worse.
This is a progressive age. We are
progressive people This is a pro-
gressive party. Whenever were
there more progressive ideas taught
than by the illustrous John C. Free
mont and The immortal Abraham
Lincoln? The time has come when
the common people of this country
are coming into their own. They
are going to say who shall represent
them In all the Offices. When this
comes about, questions now bother
Ing us viii largely have been set
tied"
DR. Flowers said he was fattered
to introduce an "old family doctor"
to the audience and declared that
when Dr.. Hatfield occupied the gov
ernor's chair he would use his own
head and give fair and square deal
to all the people.
Dr. HatfeId's speech In full was
as follows:
"Mr. Chairman. ladies and gentle
men, / am indeed glad to be with
you, and meet you, and talk to you
on this occasion. 1 feel more than
fattered by having the representa-
tive crowd that has assembled here
to greet me. feel. that you are In
terested in who shall represent you
as a chief executive of the state of
West Virginia after March, 1913.
want to say in the beginning Of my
remarks, first, that l am not a pol
itician, but that am a physician
and actively engaged, up until few
weeks ago. in the practice of my
profession, a profession that / am
devoted to, and a profession that l
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