The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-07-15
Mr.. Slenp
, Nominated for Congress
While Proeressives Split.
Bristol Herald Courier

At an enthusiastic Republi-
IAN convention held in Bristol
Thursday. attended by over
Ava hundred delegates, Con-
I FRESHMAN G. Bascom Slemp was
dominated for reelection. AT
snother convention held in
Bristol at the same time, John
s1 Rose, of Abingdon, was
{ Nominated as the Progressive
candidate for Congress in the
s.Nipth District. The nomina-
lion of Rose did not come, how
4 Ever. until the Progressive con
Mention had split and two
Thirds Of the delegates had left
Sthe hall and entered the Re
spubIican convention, whore
Sihey were given seats as dele
gates
81 The nomination of Slemp was
Sconceded before the Republican
convention met, despite the
sfact that he persisted to the
slast that he was not a candidate
sEand did not desire it. He ac-
cepted the nomination, how
i$eyer, and pledged the conven-
rion to make the best fight
possible.
Attempt at Compromise.
Il Efforts of the Republicans to
harmonlze the Progressives and
sunite them for Slemp were only
partially successful. After the
Progressive convention had
split on the question of sending
a committee to confer with the
Republican convention in an
effort to unite on a common
platform, the majority of the
delegates left the Progressive
convention and joined the Re-
publican convention, including
n + II. Witten, of Buchanan, who
was permanent chairman of the
( Progressive convention, and
Senator j n. Harmon, of Taze-
we'll, who was chairman of the
Progressive committee on reso-
Slutions. He was the Roosevelt
elector for the Ninth District in
the last presidential election.
Senator John IL. Catron, of
Wise, had expected to accept
the Progressive nomination,
but he refused it because of the
split in the convention and the
lack of harmony. However, he
remained in the Progressive
convention and pledged himself
\ 10 support the nominee.
At u o'clock Thursday the
Harmeling theatre was being
rapidly filed by the Republi-
cans. a few minutes before
the hour the entrance of Mr..
Slemp moved the crowd to pro.
longed cheering. He was cs.
corted by Senator j. G. Noel TO
the stage, which was decorated
with palms. A portrait of Alb
raham Lincoln graced the
center of the stage and was
ilanked on either side by por-
traits of Mckinley and Roose-
welt. On the stage with MIR.
Slelnp were Tom j. Munsey, l..
Summers, Mr.. Slemp's secre-
tary, y. p. Crockett, Mayor G..
NJ. Warren, of Bristol, Senator
j. c. Noel and G. N. Pendleton,
Slemp's district manager.
Upon the stage was seated
the Bristol Military Band.
The whole lower floor of the
Theatre was occupied by the
various delegates. In the bal
eony were seated spectators,
among whom were a goodly
number of Progressiyes.
Chairman 9. N. Pendleton
called she convention to order
al l2:2O and announced that it
would be opened with a prayer
Oy Rev. L. j. Crumley.
After the conclusion of the
prayer, Mayor q. NJ, Warren
addressed the audience with "A
speech of welcome.
Welcomed BY Mayor Warren.
Tie said that it made no diff
ference whether he stood before
democrats or Republicans, he
was addressing the flower of
c'tlzenship of the Ninth dis.
5lct, and said that he hoped
bfistoi would welcome them