The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-03
THEY ARE C0NDUCTINGITHE.AF.
FAIRS OF THAT PARTY FOR
TWO PURPOSES ONLY.

GA4hoHVEi y I'LL Ihh11f EUhs Z
/ TWO PURPOSES ONLY.
! 70 GETsEVEN WITH s0MEENEMY
IN THE REPUBLICAN,
PARTY.
AND TO USE THE PROGRESSIVE
PARTY AS Am AGENCY TO-
BENEFIT DEM oGRaCY. II
CHARLESTON w. Va, Aug. s e
The die isscast. The fight son. The
sehders % the Republican party in
Fills state will Carry the battl & to The
sincere followers OF Colonel Rooses
sselts in West Virginia to show hem
that the self constituted bosses and
lead srs of the Pro oppressive spartyswlio
san wild with the state convention
acre this week are .hoodwinkingii
fNhem and are conducting ftheattairs
81 that party now for two Fpurposaees
and only two. namely:s
First 10 get even with some ems
cray In tie Repu hlicant party and
or personal Acknowledgement. IS E z
fSecondly . nae the Progressive
s,artyS as an sage ncy Of Sbenef to tile
.1emocratlce party and Its candidates
Theseg purposes one or the other,
Ind jim some cases both, actuatea
tlioRe who were in control and who
&.ictated stle action OF sfhc Progress
live; state INVENTION here last week.
Jome, and In this case that word Is;
lsed adyisedly. @lio attended stlle
convention! are sincere believers I'm
tlie principles advocated by Colonel
Roosevelt and as Senunciated in the
isrogr essivei national platform.
These few left the capital city after
che convention openly expressing,
their most utter contempt and ais
gust of athe method DIS sresortel to I'M
tile manipulation of the proceedings
ofStheg ton In "a way to carry
out the selfish desires OF those who!
are in control of the s.macllinery,,s d,
political asset that was supposed { tol
he missing In stheSranksgof Progress
N;
Y The Republicans will point to the
factFthat they have adopted as their;
creed in this state the latformi and,
principles of the Progressive party
and in every effort they have been
spurpod by those now In control OF
khe Progressive party and who are
ipnrsuing IN policy bent on wholesale,
obstruction. Every conc ession ask!
ed for by the ooseYeltI blowers has.
been gfantetiS ind the Thousand 81
men who followed the ex-presiden !,
inslits campaignSo 012 iarelsatisfledl
with tliesexception sUt5 tile little Co.
terie;nowrnsing ithe-Pr Progressive par,
KY organization for some personal
inurpose. II iG 4 FL u s.. Z
T. From the time: Of the converting 81,
THE state committee here to- the final
Wtnd-up iofS the triple headed 3conyenl!! y!
.tion when Che Prog essives wen / me!
chemically from a cong essiohal con-
iSention into d senatorial convention
without even the Formally 81 effect &
Ing IAN organization and mades ID
nomination for state senator with,
,onlytoneg county!in the idistrictirepre!
scented, the deliberations were farci:
fcal and swhollysdevoid sof any regu3
laritgt or standard OF procedure. "a
The 4 methods used ip puttinG4
through the sscheduled prof. gram were
.piratical and never before heard sos|
,in;theS affairs of any political organ!
ization. Those who, were suspected
OF opposition to the plan, OF action
outlined by Stretching and Handlan
were thrown out Of the convention
by "a committee on credentials, nosS
selected by the de legatcs, as has al
ways been the custom, but appointed
by the chairman of the convention.
George Hurd, who had been cliossl
EN- as the state commit teemanG from.
INicholnsi county, 80 take the place of
4: IN. Richards, whose loyalty to tliel
Handlan= strickling Organization had
been suspected and who headed the
Nicholas county delegation. put
over "a good one on the convention
when he introduced and secured tlieaI
adoption of Ia resolution commendins
tile altitude Of Colonel Roo seyeit inII
endorsing the didacy5 o. Mr.: Hin
man; a sregulg Republican, for goysii
ertorg OF New y ork.
Later, the four! or five men wliul
dominated the convention refused
Under threat$of expulsion even toll
permit the mention OF the name of:
any Republican unless &c be undeti
tile lash of9slanderons abuse, and
following this arbitrary dletatinn
and ainwarranted assumption Of au,
tliority. the majority % the legaiisI
chosen delegates TO tile congression
al convention, WHO had been lii:
strueted to vote FOR the nomination.
Of Congressman s.. b. Avis, withdrew
and conducted a convention whercl
they were permitted to give voice tod
the sentiment OF the people whoi
chose them.
In resolutions expressin Ing their pos
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