The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-10

principles arc III general slight There
is no exception 70 this in Farming ton,
however. the difference WIS sutficiens
10 cause the assembly OF aupther con;
ITeutton November under the name
3of Exerybodys Rartys and we are
told! itswas a highly nthnsiastic gath:
sering The convention declared for
permanent improvements and nomt'
mated the following ticket: For May
or, Henry j. Hatzel; for Recorder, q
n. Musgraye; for Council, G. ~.
Straight, r. G. Cooper Joseph Dutch,
j. q. Wells and J. H. Coleman. The
nominee for Mayor being absent he
was escorted to the convention by
a committee appointed by the chair.
man and was given a rousing recep-
ton. Upon motion all the nominees
of the convention were required to
appear before the convention and de
clare their intention OF standing by
the will of the convention.
1t will be noted that R. Cl Cooper.
Joseph Dutch and G. N. Straight arc
nominees on both the Citizens I'm
proyement Ticket and Eyerybody'a
Ticket, while W. L. Hoffman and j.
.P. Parks appear on both the Straight
Curb and Citizens Improvement tick
cts.
At the convention of Everybody's
party Mr.. W. E. Maple, who was sec
retary and treasurer OF former good
roads movement In Lincoln district,
made an address which resulted in
turning the convention. Immediately
after its adjournment into good
roads meeting, which, It is believed
will bring good results. After discus
sing various methods OF organizing
into a permanent movement to secure
the Improvement of the roads Of LIN
coin district 1t was decided to call
a mass meeting Of the people OF Farm
ington end of the district at the au-
ditorium of the Pennington public
school Tuesday, December 10, 1914,
and. to secure one or more speakers
Of reputation and experience TO aa-
dress the meeting on the subject OF
district road improvement. A COM
mittee of the following gentlemen
was appointed to thoroughly adver-
tIse the meeting and secure the larg-
est possible attendance: J. E. Pigott.
r. ]. Downs, l.. c. Snyder, Jno. Il.
Wells. Jno. A. Book, G. N. Straight'
A, v. Lynch. Each member OF the
committee was assigned special ter
rItory to cover with advertisements
Of the meeting.
A number Of men prominent with
the improvement in Warrington ana
Fairmont districts are expected to at
tend the meeting and lend their ex-
perience to the furtherance OF the
movement, which is of the greatest
interest, not only to Lincoln district,
but to the county and even the entire
state of West Virginia, as 1t is an
other advance in q movement which
will finally cover the state with the
finest roads in the world.
1t is the intention at the meeting
on the 18th to secure the services OF
sent this end OF the district, and, when
This is done similar movement VIII
lie instituted at Worthfngton and the
two committees united into one cen
tral committee to proceed with the
necessary arrangements to put the
matter before the people at the ear,
lest possible date.
While the people foremost in the
movement at Worthington have not
been interviewed concerning the mat
tcr 1t is assumed that an equal in
tercst will be shown in that end OF
The district and that there will be no
delay in pushing the organization aud
improving the roads of the district.