The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28

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resu 1l % me 'feupie an th l achieo5
80 cony tton: and the action Sof the
National committee In providing
t nat 9the same condition would n tsi
er arise AGAIN s In a Republican Ma
tiohal convention. he told OF the
progressive ana republican obligaT
ion allke 70 support the hunting
ION platform s@hich was written by
y convention oVerwhelm1ngly pro-
press'se anu mentioned the planks
.hae i'aa ALREADY peen stulhlled by
'h n iesls!iaature as! wen as those yet
20 pe carried out, and he pledged
himself liii 70 carry them out 70 the
lettel ~ II tue republicans and pro pro-
eressives would set together and
s'ss the sta!e legislature 11l in SYM
pa.lhS win these promises: Many
over SPEAKERS addressed me :msett
ing n an api manner manner Congress-
man man hunter a1 III. MOSS sustained. thiy
reputation as an oratory9 afd| sgass
IsITfetea win generous Se9 applause az
ne discussed natipnal questtons|
|, Congressman tHughes alsos spoke an
= business man would. talk=to~th sI
peop'e7aha, showed <that tthe demo-
era'ie adminis sislt,O was not max
ing business better and gave specific
examples where 1t had injured the
business OF me country: Auditor
.ohh SHERMAN Darst, VINO was per-
naps gone lurther IN support Of the
progressive s principles than any
others republican In the state, made
a1reets appeal Tor harmony but he
alo NOT discuss In detail the meas
ures nc formerly esponscd In his
open pen. z ietter recently published. Sec.
retary ot' state' STUART y: Reed, In q
l'hl!'fea speech OF q Few minutes was
warmly appiauded, when bylt his
wen rounded sentinences he told Of
.tl.'s9l proposal TO the Con-
leae eSt ana applied the plan to
Luz Luz present situation II. the republt-
eah purity. sLincolh, ne SAID. told
those from whom ne difered that he
was wiiiing 70 compromise and all
Hhe 8aanHtte a !. :wriAtteS In the agree
Menr was fhe 5onne word "union"sat
me mead ana that the other side
might write the rest Of the agree
hent. 80 ne proposed that the re-
publicans write United Party" at
the head Of the agreement and that
the prosressiyes mightSwrite the
rest OF the plan Many pthers
spoke along the same lines and 1t
IS not possible to review the speech
In detail but; these references are
made 10 snow that there was the
greatest Willingness on the part of
l those present ITO bring about har-
meony by surrendering everything
but principle.
The meeting was more largely at
tended than was expected and was
as successful as anticipated it would
be. It was in fact a meeting of the
republican state committee attended
by the rank and tils OF the party
from all sections Of the state. ID The
committee was anxious. 8pset the3
real sentiment fof the Speopf tp sease
any action y might take 4 owafdsl
seeking party harmony. After the,
public hearing twas over the com
mftteet labored till four o'clock ein
the morning to prepare angaddress
to TO- tn the voters and invite the progress.
sives to meet 1t in conference at
Parkersburg on March is, and full,
carried 'out the sentiment OF the
meeting as. was SO publicly express,
ed. 4 (,
Nobody was SO foolish as to expect
that the progressive and republican
parties could be brought together in
one harmonious and militant work.