The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-10
lColnrliehdilie Curtin.

There lis wide commemdati0m>o OF a
lreeent interview of Harry 81. Curtin
acting chairman of the Republican
State Committee, in which he ex-
Roosevelt would be the nominee Of
the Repuhtf cah party In 916 for
lpTeatdent and IN which he gave con-
lpi1etffg reaSons why those who elect
ed Governor Hatfield sh o11 dhstand by
Ehfn. "A notable editorial on the ink
ii'teryiew lis by the Chagl eston Mail as
follows in part
Away and by far the most Import
ant contrfbn ton to pOl1 tfcal literature
of the season, so lar as West Virginia
Ms concerned, N is the interview given
to the public yesterday by Mr.. II. Il.
tCurtin, acting chairman or the state
Republican Execut tive COMMITTEES. In
deed. what Mr.. Curtin says regarding
existing con ditioIls IN Reprb lican and
Progressive politics is worthy of ma
tionalN consideration Mr.. Curtin is
aspfra lions, But he is one of the sue
cessful business men of the state, and
he fecog nizes the needs of the state
to make business the success 1t
tsholiId be. The progressfveness of
Mr.. Curtin cam OF, be questioned. He
was one of the Roosevelt stalwarts
In the 191 2 campaign. And his in
+l6INt9WH JSEL1AA&kS 9GekIf5 ANhGo9
that he is yet and will con tinue to be.
a supporter of Col. Roosevelt. That
he is sansuine I1at Rooseve1S win be
the candidate of a reunited Republ H.
can party in 1915, and the successor
OF President Wilson when the admins
/ istration changes on March 4, 1915
is evidenced in what he has to say.
1t will be recalled that when Hon.
Jas s.. Lakth, president Of the state
. chair
man OF the State Republican Commit
tee, some months ago, Mr.. Curtin was
named as acting chairman until the
lconfInittee could meet and elect a
Isuccessorjto Mr.. Lakins AT that time
1.-The ProgressIHes of the state rejoiced
that a Progressive had been named as
acting chairman When the meeting
at gNaRhtngton early inS December,
Mr. Curtin accompanied Governor
Hatfield to the national capitol and
insisted upon the executive attending
the meeting as the representative of
the Republican party of West Virgin
Ia The governor, it will be well re-
mem bered. used his utmost endeay-
ors to bring about special National
Republican convention, but when 1t
was evident that majority of the
committee thong 1t best that spec
ial convention! be- not held. the gov
ernor was obliged to give over his eff
forts along that line, but that his arr
guments before the. committee were
ofsa very substanttaI nature is evil
denced by the fact that he was Sc
lected as one of a committee of three
to prepare an address to be issued to
the Republican party of the nation,
and which address, The Nail under
stands, viii shortly be made public.
: 1t is d healthy sign, that the inter-
view OF Mr. Curtin eyide9eed the
STRONGEST faith in Governor 9atf1eId;
E5t is a PLAIN, ma fact, sensible,
syet impressive; positip on hat he takes,
and It must impress as SUCH
upon The eIear-th in king ybter. be he
Rep lean or Pros ressive9S We conn1-
cend: the Curtin interview to- the
careful consideration of every man lin
West Virginia who is Of the belief
that this State should not pass ito
Democratic domination.