The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-02-29
ItEQUEST OF ROOSEVELT BOOST
~ ERS BRINGS CHANGE IN
CONVENTION CALL T..
Established Usage:
Will be Adhered to and District
Delegates Will Not be Elected in
Huntington as, Provided for in
Original Cali by Chairman.

Established usages will be observ-
cd by the West Virginia Republicans
In the selection of delegates to the
| Chicago National Convention. This
was assured when State Chairman
Virgil l.. Highland, Of Clarksburg,
this week modified the call for the
State Delegate Convention at the re-
! quest Of some of THE Roosevelt orga-
'nizers -.
In the original call issued by the
State Chairman it was provided that
the six delegates at large and the 1 0
! district delegates be elected at the
Huntington State Convention, to- be
| held on May 16. This call was made
persuant to the action Of the State
| Central COMMITTEES taken at Parkers-
I burg last November. y,
However, investigation by the
State Chairman, following the re-
menstfanee-ef the Roosevelt leaders.
showed that there was no precedent
eor the election Of the 10 district
delegates at a Huntington conven-
tion, and Chairman Highland speed
lily amended the call for the conven-
ti0n by providing solely for the cleo
ticn Of the six delegates at large
and the nomination Of TWO candi-
1ates for. Judges OF che Supreme
Court OF Appeals" ..'- .-- -...-- ..- .~
At the same time Chairman High
land wrote to the Congressional
Committees that they had full
authority over the election Of the
district delegates, In so nar as con-
Eentions or primaries are to be called
for that purDose, and the Second
!, Congressional Committee met at
| keyser' Oh last Tuesday and called
a district delegate convention for
the selection Of two delegates and a
Presidential EIector, to be held on
May IS, the day prior to the holding
of the State Convention. Chairman
l.. G. Massey has also called a meet
ing OF the Congressional Committee
Of the Third District for March 8,
aid it is expected that similar
lction will be taken
| With the calling Of convel tions,
OrganiZa atoms are already beginning
to take form in the several districts.
The scenes Of greatest activity are
N the Third and Fourth Districts,
| where the supporters Of the National
Administration and the boomers OF
! Colonel Roosevelt are at work.
At Parkersburg former Congress-
man Harry G.. woodward, ofQ Roane
County, will open Taft headquarters
within few days, from wfrrc1fe--tlfe e
campaign for Taft delegates will be
conducted The Roosevelt support
ers also expect to install headquar-
ters at Parkersburg, and rival Or
gantzations will make y campaign
| Tor delegates from the same city.
At Charleston Roosevelt headquar-
ters are already open, from which
the Teddy boomers expect to wage
a campaign for the capture Of the
delegates from the Third District,
and, n anticipation Of a trip to
| Chicago in the interests OF the for
mer President, there are HOW two
avowed candidates for delegates
William Seymour Edwards, Of Kama
Wl1a County, and Judge NJ. ,J. .Simms
Of Fayette County, both followers Of
the lion hunter, are in the field as
! candidates.
The Taft supporters in the Third
District have two probable candi-
dates for delegate 20 the 'lational
convention They are former Con-
gressman Joseph II. Gaines and
Sheriff S. 2. Smith, Of Kanawha
County, the latter a member Of the
State Central Committee. The Taft
men are preparing to organize Taft
club at the Capital City during the
coming week. Already they have
one at Parkersburg, the first Taft
! club IL the state.
| 1he Roosevelt followers will march
on Parkersburg during the coming
week with state meeting, where it
Is expected that state organization,
will be formed With the expressed
purpose Of directing the sentiment
which has appeared for the nomi-
ration Of Colonel Roosevelt. 1t is
stated hat the plans include the
election Of a state committee, which
will direct the work tr the several
congressional and senatorial dis
tricts for the former President.
Although there are a number Ot
the party leaders who have advised
that the Presidential controversS
not be allowed to disturb the
harmony in the party, the active
Roosevelt and Taft supporters art
making ready for the fight. Amonf
those who have recently declared
for a peaceful contes3 is DR.. II. y
CONTINUED ON PAos rHREEl