The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-05-02
BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
IN K.ANAWHA COUNTY DIS
TRICT CONVENTIONS.
VIM. S. Edwards Choice
For Delegate to The National Con-
vention and National Committees
mhn-at-Largc. All Delegates In
StruCteu to Vote for The Colonel.

The Charleston district Republican
convention for the selection of dele
gates to the State and Congressions]
conventions, held at the court house
FRIDAY afternoon of last week, begin
ming at one o'clock, was quite largely
| attended and as enthusiastic as a con-
| Vention of the kind could be. 1t re-
suited in the selection of Roosevelt
instructed delegation to the State con-
ventlon at Hun tington, May 10th, and
also to the Congressional convention
| or the Third district to be held at
Charleston on May tn, the day pre-
| ceding the State convention.
The Charleston district delegates %
| the State convention selected this af-
, ternoon are as follows: HCns. w, M.
y. Dawson, Arnold c. Scherr ]. II.
Huling, l.. M. LaFollette, l.. d. Wick
erS. DR.. j.. e. Robins, Cal. f. Young,
Gen. N. S. Burlew,s Col. I. Schwabe,
M. f.. Matheny, Jno. B. Floyd, A. H.
Curry, Marshall Jones, Allen Dehoney,
j. l.. Heizer, G.. H. Gebhart, S. p.
Smith, j. f. Hudson, Morgan Owen.
0. A. Petty and Phil Waters-21 in
all. Fourt en- Of these are Roosevelt
supporters, and the last seven named
are known Taft men. The state con-
vention will elect delegates at large
to the National convention. nominate
two Judges Of the Supreme Court, and
elect presidential electors.
The delegation to the Third District
Congressional Convention, to be held
In Charleston May 18TH, are as fol-
lows: u. S. Albertson, Chas. r. Nor
ris, j. W. Dawson, J. V. Sullivan,
Chas. w. Good, T. r. Farley, Friend
Cochran, Geo. B. Gillespie, H. B. Bus
ter, James White, Frank G.. Burdette,
f. J. Thomas, Phillip Nearman, c.. e.
kimbrough, B. A. Wise, Geo. E.
Breeze, Edw. M. Burdett, r. G.. Nut
ter, J. A. Thayer, David Dick and Jno.
{. Bond. AS in the delegation to the
State convention, the first fourteen are
Roosevelt men, and the last seven
named are Taftites.
Prior to the convention being call
ed to order in the circuit court room,
an address was made by former Gov
ernor VIM. M. o. Dawson, which was
attentively listened to and enthusiast
tically received by the Roosevelt sup
Pefters, present ina large majority.
Committeeman Heizer then called the
convention to order and named as tenn
porary organization J. w. Dawson,
chabman; Cal. r. Young and G.. A.
Bolden, secretaries. Mr. Dawson, on
ascending the chair, made a brief
speech that was very we'll received.
The temporary organization, was, on
motion, made permanent On motion
the following committees were a.
pointed: On resolutions-W. M. g.
Dawson, chairman, Jno. B. Floyd, A.
E, Scherr, Ed Burdette, Morgan Ow-
! en- On naming delegates-J. II. HUI
ling, J. V. Sullivan, S. p. Smith.
While the committee named were
out preparing their reports, the As
semblage was addressed by Hon. NJ. +.
Matheny and Judge S. c. Burdett, both
| Of whom made splendid speeches and
received liberal applause The COM
mittee on resolutions, through its
chairman, w. M. o. Dawson, reported
as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
a majority of the Republican votels
assembled, that the nomination and
election Of Theodore Roosevelt to the
Presidency of the United States will
re-establsh the supremacy of the par
ty in both the State and Nation, and
that the delegates selected by this con-
ventiCn to attend the Congressional
and state convention to be held re-
spectively at Charleston, w Va, upon
the 18th day Of May, 1912, and al
Huntington upon the 10th day Of Ma,
1912, be, and are hereby instructed tc
cast their votes for delegates to the
National Republican convention al
Chicago, who will vote first and last
and all the time for Theodore Roose
velt.
Resolved, That said delegates t
the State convention are hereby in
Structed to support and vote for tht
Honorable William Seymour Edwards
of Kanawha County for de1egate-a,
large to the National Republican con