The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-07
WESTON, ". VA

| ilo"SECl, SHpldlHeu ChaC
there should be no terror to West Vir-
giniaps because of the advocacy Of
the recall Of judges, stating that there
was now Incorporated in the organic
law Of the state provision to recall
| a judge by two-thirds vote Of the
State Legislature. Under the consti-
tuition Of lows it was possible to re-
| move West Virginia jurist by a ma
jority vote Of the Legislature, but the
new constitution prescribed a two
thirds vote. Hubbard. like Roosevelt,
said that he preferred the provisions
,, for recall by majority vote
Two nights before the Roosevelt
rally a Taft Club was organized at
Parkersburg, and some of the speak
ers referred unfeelingly to a little
| coterie of ex-Govelnors" trying to
dictate to the Republicans of West
Virginia. Naturally this did not
soothe the temper Of former Governor
| Albert b. White, a citizen Of. Par
| kersburg, and in extending the wei
come to the Roosevelt visitors Gov
ernor White discussed the amenities
of the political game and applied it
! to some Of his local friends.
Governor White, now banker and
! manufacturer, made one Of the strong
| est Of the speeches made at the meet
ing. AS a business man he declared
| he was for Roosevelt, because he be-
lieved these policies advocated by the
| doughty Colonel were for the general
welfare Of the country. White assert
! cd that he was not in favor Of the
! repeal of the Sherman antitrust law,
but he contended that the enforce
ment Of that~law against all the trusts
had injured the independent manufac-
turers throughout the country, and
predicted that they would be unable
to withstand the attacks. He went on
record in favor g. the Federal con-
troll Of the big interstate corpora
| tons. ~
Governor GlasscoCw, who Is regard
| ed as the leader Of the Roosevelt
movement in West Virginia, made a
| very temperate speech to the assem-
bly, although he made a vigorous re-
ply to those who had been criticizing
| him for taking position at the head
| Of the movement. That the Governor
| is not grooming himself for any po-
| ltical position he emphatically de-
clared when he announced that there
was no political office either elective
or appointive, that he could afford to
accept. Glasscock, who had been in
Strumental in arranging the Parkers-
burg rally, went home in exceedingly
cheerful spirits. The manifestation
of sentiment and the apparent willing
Iness Of the Roosevelt boomers to make
staneia organization convinced the
Governor of the success Of the move
ment.
In the selection of an organization,
the Roosevelt supporters went back
several years and chose one Of the ear
~ chairmen Of the State Committee
for chairman Of the Roosevelt State
VIM. vi. o. Dawson, reputed to be the
ablest political organizer in the state
and progressive Of pronounced
type. Governor Dawson is skilled in
the art Of political warfare, and while
he protested against bis election, he
Was regarded by the progressives as
the person best fitted for the place.
Houston G.. Young, the secretary of
State Roosevelt Committee, is g. young
r lawyer who for several years has been
= the chief clerk in the office of the Sec
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