The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-23
HAR.MER. CHOSEN TORUN
IN CONCR ESSIONAL RACE
In This District by the Progress.
sive Party in Convention
Held Here.
ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION
United States Senator Moses
{. Clapp, Of Minnesota, is
the Orator of the Day.

For the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for Congress Progressiyes
Of the First West Virginia congress
sional district gathered in the up
stairs auditorium of the court house
Tuesday afternoon.
It was generally conceded just be-
fore the delegates assembled that
Harvey w. Harmer. Clarksburg at
torney and former Republican state
senator, would receive the nomina-
ton by reclamation. No formal an
nouncements for the nomination had
been made anywhere in the district.
Moses E. Clapp. United States SEN
ator from Minnesota, was the chief
speaker. He arrived in the city on
train No. 8 the same morning from
Washington. D. c. Gregory's band
played music for the occasion.
The convention was called to order
by Ira L. Smith, of Fairmont, chair
man of the congressional district
committee, who read the official call
for the meeting and who called
George A. Laughlin, OF Wheeling, to
the chair and Roy v. ChidesterA OF
Weston, to the secretary's desk as
temporary officers The organization
was made permanent.
On taking the chair Mr.. Laughlin
said he was gratified over the high
grade of individual citizenship repre-
sented in the gathering and said no
party could rise above the character
Of its rank and file or of its leaders.
He said the Progressives would surely
win In the fall elections and aroused
much enthusiasm by the mention OF
Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
S. g. Smith, of Wheeling, moved
that inasmuch as there was but one
candidate in the field. the conven-
ton should resolve itself into COM
mittee of the whole for the adoption
of resolutions and then proceed to
name candidate. This was carried.
Ira L. Smith, of Fairmont, OBJ
tanned the floor for the purpose of
offering set of resolutions. He re-
ceived considerable applause and was
/. invited to the rostrum. He said
much guessing had been done in
newspapers as to the present political
attitude of Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and declared that in his belief the
colonel stood today exactly as he did
in 1912.
Tho resolutions offered were quite
lengthy. They affirmed the platform
Of the Progressive national conven-
ton, declared against fusion with
either of the old parties, opposed in
iorsement of any person not now
recognized as loyal member OF
the Progressive party, favored equal
suffrage for men and women, direct
primaries for the nomination OF state
and national officers, nation wide
preferential presidential primaries,
adoption of the initiative, referendum
and recall; and campaign contrfbu-
ton publicity by legislation, con-
demned caucus rule in legislation,
declared for protective tariff
which shall equalize conditions OF
competition between the United
States and foreign countries both for
the farmer and the manufacturer,
and which shall maintain for LABOR
an adequate standard of living; in
dorsed a non-partisan, scientific tar
ID commission, recommended tariff
legislation schedule by schedule. IA
yored various labor laws, urged the
establishment of a federal non-po-
litical commission which shall have
active supervision over industrial
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce, favored the passage of a
national prohibition amendment, OPP
posed any treaty with the republic Of
Colombia providing for the payment
of $25, 900 900 from the American
taxpayers ITO satisfy the greed of a
handful of money grabbing poll
ticians OF Colombia" opposed any
action OF the federal government
which may be construed as a waiver
of our rights to pass our own vessels
Of any class" through the Panama
canal with or without the payment
of tolls" viewed with great appre-
hension the Virginia debt legislation
and declared any Judgment rendered
should be paid by the federal gov
eminent. and that any question OF
the assumption of any obligation
should be submitted for authorize
ton, to the voters of the state.
Charles j. Schuck, of Wheeling,
placed Harvey W. Iarmer. OF
Clarksburg, in nomination and sec
onding speeches ware made by J. d.
Parriott, prosecuting attorney OF
Marshall county; DR.. T. Z. Ice, OF
Warrington; j. Ed. Law, of Clarks-
burg; George A. Laushltn, of Wheel
ing; and DR.. Harry "a. Hall, of
Wheeling, DR.. Hall moved to make
the nomination unanimous and the
motion was carried with a w0irl.
Mr.. Law, of Clark -burg. explained
that while his words might lhave tile
effect, he did not secoli Mr.. Har-
mer's nomination as Mr.. Har-
mer was not candidate and did not
seek the honor.
Mr.. Hammer, being called on for a
speech, declared a man would not
be any sort Of man who did not lis
ten to call to duty for the benefit
OF mankind In view OF which he
would make the great sacrifice and
accept the nomination. He promised
his best AfIorts and said he would
stand sduarely and faithfully upon
the platform adopted by the conyen-
ton.
Senator Clapp, who was then pre-
sented to the convention, talked
about the purposes OF the Progressive
party and the causes which led to IT.
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