The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-13
GOV. HATFIELD CONFIDENT
HEARNE WILL BE ELECTED
PRAISES LOCAL CANDIDATE FOR
PAST ACTIONS IN
LEGISLATURE.
Will Take Stump in His Behalf In
Brooke County To-dsy-mskes
Interesting Statement.

G.. Hearne to congress- stated Gov
ernor Henry d. Hatfield last evening
in discussing the campaign for the
election OF a congressman from the
First Congressional district OF West
Virginia, to succeed John W. Davis.
Surely Mr.. Hearne is we'll fitted for
the office and deserves the support
of the people from this district he
continued.
Making a vhirlwind tour OF the
First district in the interest OF Sen
ator Hearne's candidacy. Governor
Hatfield arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon and is stopping at the Nc
Lure. saturday. in company with
United States Senator Nathan Con.
he spoke at monstrous Republican
rallies In Weston. Lewis county. and
Clarksburg. Harrison county. In dis
cussing the political situation with
an lntelligencer reporter last evening.
Governor Hatfield was bitter in his
pronunciation of the persons who.
while in control of the Republican
convention at Huntington in 1912. are
Responsible for the platform which
was adopted and are now using their
influence in causing n division in the
Republican party which will make IL
impossible TO carry out the promises
contained III tnlS PLATFORM.
Governor Hatfield expects TO return
TO Charleston tonight. This morning
he will speak at a Republican rally
in Bethany. III will address a meet
ing OF the voters OF Follansbee and
vicinity this afternoon and tonight
he will make the principal speech in
behalf of Senator Hearne's election al
a rally in Wellsburg.
Much Interest.
Last night, IN speaking of the cleo
ton. he said:
Judging from the interest mani
Tested at the meetings which | have
attended since coming TO the First
district, Senator Hearne's chance of
being elected 10 congress is excellent.
While ! have not been able TO keep I'm
IN" closest touch with the political
sltIation in this end OF the state,
owing 10 the important matters re-
CURING my attention At Charleston
until very recently. | feel confident
that he Republicans will be v%ictOri-
Il in next Tuesdays election. With
Senator Con, attended a meeting in
weston yesterday at which the at
tendance was larger than at a meet
ing held in that city during my cam
laign last fall. IA enthus iasm was
good and the people seemed much in
terested. Last night we attended an
enthusiastic meeting in Clarksburg.
itere, also. the ttendance was much
larger h at the meeting held there
IN the interests OF my campaign. Tho
county was we'll represented and the
audience was very enthusiastic. Sem
ator Con spoke one and one-haIf hours
and all who heard him were seemingly
very much Interested. and / am sure
MS talk made quite an impression.
From what / can see and understand
think the situation looks very Prom
lH1nU FOR tho election Of Tp1faY -
Hearne to congress.
The platform adopted at the Hunt
ington convention which selected can
didates for the supreme court and also
se'ected the delegates TO the national
convention IN Chicago. instructec
those delegates TO support Roosevelt
The Progressive Republicans were I'm
control OF this convention. This con
Vention wrot" the Platform upon
which ! was elected as %ver As
governor. ola all IN my power to
make good the promises contained in
this platform. At the last session %
me legislature We accomplished "A
great deal toward this end. and there
We're only two or three promises
which we made % the Ieople that We
were unable 20 fulfill' I am very en-.
thufiastic 20 complete every vestigc
81 principle that the platform con
faiusc. cauuut hope 10. however.
Hnless the party which was responsi
Die for the PRONUNCIATION OF this plat
form supports D. and ceases ir. i1uU-
thce 10 divide tu" party which made
Tue IIatiorm and which elected me
governor.
Ful6u Premises.
] am SINGER" D." rN position Of adj
vocating all the principles contained in
the platform. Tie most important
promises which were not fulfilled are
the primary election laws. corruut
practices act. and the county salaries
bill. However. the failure Of passage
was not due 10 tho Republican House
Of Delegates. a. these Wsr. passed bv
the House. but failed 20 pass the Sen
ate Another principle contained III.
the platform was the si~moriacation OF
court proc furo. In my Fayette couu.
~ address last week advocated thes.
principles n suggested 20 the Fay.
cite county citizenship my hope that
fhetr f~uh1uFatiOu will not ho brought
about. so effort will be LEFT undonp
On my part 20 bring about their accom-.
plishmont
y man Boo the senate af tho last
session Of tho Legislature more cntbu.
Fiasticaily and moro Iovally supported
these principles than Julian g. Haarro.
who supported aIl Urogree-i.o Ierl.|a.
non enacted into Jaw Among tho in.
portant measure which were enacted
~ the last session were mo vprImor
-nWp'n.afinu Hrf. known a. thartD-
I'D. Act a. 1913. tho establishment o.
b" uiifi"s Commission. good roads
IrFIH alton. which take. tho state brfs
nn'r. out o. competition uif. f..a ll.
90 and puts them to work for good
rotd-. and change boo tHa school '.0
NhIcn makes fHIt important cUt.tsr
'I our IuIH NOR. sub Htrf|H. and r.r.