The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-18
WHEN He SPE AXIS HERE
AND HOL DS re EP TON
Serve the People First and
You Serve Your Party
Well He Declares.
KNOWS NO FACTIONS
And Pledges HimesH to Give
Every Person Square Deal
if Chosen Governor.

To a great outpouring Of repre-.
sentative clarksburg citizens, Dr. H.
D. Hatfield. Of Mcdowell county.
made a strong and impressive
speech upon his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for governor
Friday night at the court house. A
tremendous ovation was given him
by a throng that filled the auditor.
ium to the limit. Every seat was
taken long before the time OF open.
ing the meeting and hundreds stood
up in the aisles. along the walls and
in the outer hall 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
high pitch Of enthusiasm, which
burst forth in remarkable demon
strations of applause.
DIR. HATFIELD shook hands with the
most of his auditors at the close OF
the meeting when a 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 several hundred
persons. =
John shinn'ss military band played
music for the occasion, first pa
radtng around the central section OF
the city, then giving a short concert
in front of the court house and at.
ter that playing lively piece in the
court room.
Or. Hatfield was escorted to the
speakers stand by DR.. c W. Halter
man. DR.. 3. N. Flowers called the
assembly to order and introduced
the speaker of the evening with a
few we'll chosen remarks.
DIR. Flowers Presides.
DR.. Flowers said, in part:
81 have 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.
a'This is a strenuous age. We are
a people that are inclined to dc
things 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 will never be traiIed in the dust
when the ideals of progress are kept
in the front row.
Some say the conditions confront
ing the people are causing great dis
satisfaction to the citizens Of Amer
lea. Some say the high cost of ltv.
ing is worrying and affecting ou1
people. Some say one thing and
some say another. Some say the
tariff permits the middlemeu to OBJ
tain too great profit between the
producer and consumer. Others sa,
there is a retrograding condition
among the morals of the American
people. / do not believe it. I ar
an optimist and optimistic enough
not to believe that things are getting
worse.
"This is a progressive age. We are
a progressive people. This is q
progressive party. Whenever were
there more progressive ideas taught
than by the illustrious John c. Free
mont and the immortal Abraham
Lincoln? The time has come wher
the common people of this country
are coming into their own. The!
are going to say who shall represent
them in all the Offices. When thii
comes about, questions now bother
ing us will largely have been set
tied"
Dr. Flowers said he was fiattered tt
Introduce an "old family doctor" t.
the audience and declared that wher
DIR. Hatfield occupied the governor
chair he would use his own heat
and give a fair and square deal t.
all the people.
DF: Hataeld's speech in full wa
as follows:
"Mr, chairman, ladies and gentle
men, ! am indeed glad to be Will