The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-02
Preston's EYample.


e. NJ. Grant, of Morgantown, who
Is running over this state trying to
stir up trouble and acting as a mem
Der of the Democratic aid SOCIETY, met
his Waterloo at Kingwood n few
days ago, when he tried to persuade
the Progressiyes of Preston county to
read Samuel B. Montgomery out of
the party and thereby defeat him for
county chairman.
The get-together spirit was sin
cerely shown by both Republicans
and Progressives In that county, and
Il Is significant that E. c. Shaffer,
member az the Progressive State
CSIasittee. along with his sub-com-
mittee met Republican sub-commit-
tee and made the following report,
which was adopted by the Progress
sives:
Resolved, That we accept said in
vitation, because we believe 1t will
promote the interests of our party
in this county; because 1t will best
promote the welfare of the people of
the county; because we are much
more likely to get better men elected
to the legislature and as county and
district officers by cooperation than
otherwise. We hold that we have
the right. and it is our duty to con-
slider our interests as citizens and
taxpayers of our county and state,
as well, as our interests in natinnal
affairs. Our interests as citizens and
taxpayers of the county and state are
of very great Importance to us; and
we ought to carefully consider the
same in practical and patriotic way,
and at the same time give due con
sfderation TO the things that make
for our welfare as citizens of this
great republic. Too often in the
past we have allowed national mat
ters to absorb all our political activ-
tiles and thought, and have neglected
our local, county and state matters.
we hold it to be an indisputabl
fact that only the voters of the Pro-
gressiye party of Preston county have
the right and authority to decide in
what manner they will nominate
their county and local candidates, or
whom they will nominate as such
candidates, so long as they violate no
law of the land; and any attempted
dictatlon or coercion in the matter
from any outside person or persons
or committee is not to be tolerated.
While We believe in all proper politi-
cal party loyalty and discipline, at the
same time We are utterly opposed to
all committee dictation. In the
words of great and progressive
West Virginlan, every Progressive
party voter carries his sovereignty
under his hat"
I'VE reaffirm and renew our alIegi-
ance to the splendid platform pro-
mulgated at the first national conven-
ton of our party at Chicago in 1912:
and we favor the nomination of
Theodore Roosevelt for, president Of
the United States in 1916. We also
pledge anew our support of the plat
forms of our party of this state,
promulgated at Huntington and
Charleston in 1912. While we note
with pleasure that the legislature Of
1913 carried into effect the most inn
portant and substantial portions of
these platforms, in the enactment of
the public service commission law
the workmen's compensation law.
which is proving great boon to our
laboringmen and their families, the
law placing the great water power
companies under the control of the
public service commission, and the
blue sky law" yet we realize that
all our pledges and contracts with the
people have not been carried into ef
feet; and we believe 1t is our duty
as honest men to use all honorable
means TO bring this to pass; and to
that end we consider IL Of prime i'm
portance to secure the election of
good, capable men as senator's and
delegates to the legislature who Will
labor faithfully and honestly SO to
do"