Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-08-10
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Charleston w. Va, July 31.--Fear
OF reprisal from the Republican Ma
liam Seymour Edwards, West Virginia
member OF that committee, from em-
phatically proclaiming yesterday be-
fore the state convention of the Ma
tional Progressive Party that he Ia
vored the candidacy of Theodore
Roosevelt.
The declaration Of Colonel Edwards,
who was elected to membership on
the National Committee az the recent
Chicago convention. succeeding Sena-
tor Nathan b. Scott, was not on the
scheduled program. but Edwards de-
clared to the Bull Moose" represent
tativas that II would be impossible for
him to take any other course and just
lily his position among those who elect
ed him to his present post.
Acts As He Thinks.
Il do not fear to speak what think;
do not fear to act as / think. and
therefore ! declare to you that the
only regular nominee and candidate
OF the Republicans of West Virginia
for the great position of the United
States liz and can be none other than
Theodore Roosevelt" was the way Ed
wards defended his course.
More Than 1000 Delegates.
The State convention or the Pro
gressive party was ATTENDED by moro
than thousand delegates. Fayette
Kanawha and cabell furnishing large
delegations. Not once In course OF the
convention was the question OF the i'm
dorsement OF the Republican State
ticket discussed from the floor OF the
convention. the sole reference to 1t
being made by National COMMITTEES
man Edwards when he declared It hon
estly nominated.
The convention adhered strictly to
the call issued by the provisional COM
mittee, merely selecting delegates to
the Chicago convention to be held on
August and promulgating plans for
a State organization by the election
OF State executive committee COM
prised of one member from each coun-
ty In the State.
Sizzling Platform Adopted.
The platform adopted by the con-
vention was progressive even to the
point II sizzling,. 1t declared that
Taft and sherman, the pretended nom
inees OF the Chicago convention, were
conspicuously not the choice of a ma
jority OF the Republican voters OF tho
United States and that unquestionably
Theodore Roosevelt was the choice
of such majority and that he is today
In equity and good morals the real and
true nominee of the Republican par
ty"
Further the platform indorses the
administration OF Governor Glassoock:
declares for the enactment OF platform
pledges; for a public service commits
sion; against the indiscriminate sale OF
fake stocks; public ownership OF tele-
phone telegraph and wireless service;
prohibition OF Injunction in labor dis
putes and jury trial under certain
conditions; stimulation of agriculture;
the parcels post; permanent high
ways; widest publicity OF campaign
contributions and expenditures; cleo
ton OF Senators by popular vote;
equal suffrage for women; initiative,
referendum and recall; ratification Of
income tax amendment; opposes COM
petitive convict labor and the main
tenance OF the guard system; is for
simpliiication OF court procedure:
presidential preference primary; State
primary laws and the appointment OF
legislative lobby to carry the plat
form into effect.
The Delegates Named.
5. g. Smith, of Ohio county, who was
delegate to the Chicago Republican
convention, presided over the conycn-
ton yesterday. The secretary was II.
b. Buster OF Kanawha county.
The district delegates elected TO the
Chicago convention are e. T.. Walmcr,
Lewis county; Andrew jackson Stone,
Marion county: S. N. Moore. Mineral;
w e Bond. Tucker: DR. j. Il. Robins,
kanawha; William G. McKell. Fay
ette Walter 8. Sugden. Tyler; G. ID.
Elliott, Wood; ID. J. f. Strother, Nc
Dowell; Frederick W. Pearce Putnam.
The delegates-atlarge are: S. &.
smith, Ohio: DIR. o. B. Beer Upshur;
Dr. 9. p Fitch, Monongahhela; e. G.
Pierson, Fayette ;eJohn G. Gilmer. Kan
aWha; Charles A. Swearingen. Wood;
u y Smith. Cabell. and II members
Of sthe FORMER delegation to the Chi
cago convention. which includes Gov
William II. Glasscock and William
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