West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-10-29
CASH IN ADVANCE
MUM BER :
STANDPAT CANDIDATES
Are Political Traitors and Unworthy
OF the support Of the People This
fall, Says Roosevelt TO Monster
Morgantown Meeting

MoRGANrowN. w. Va. Oct. 27.--
Declaring that the standpat Rcpubli-
can candidates for Congress I'm West
virginia were not worthy OF the sup
port or tho voters this fall; that they
were traitors TO tho progressive cause
ana should not be tolerated by the
supporters OF that faith. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt. of New York.
created furore when he addressed
Two monster meetings hero today.
This was the first appearance this
campaign of tho Bull Moose chief In
West Virginia and doubtless his last.
Tor his time is booked until election
eve. His coming was auspicious be-
cause he was greeted by Progressiyes
from practically every county I'm the
state. AT least ten thousand people.
n majority of them visitors I'm Nor
gantown. heard the speaker at one
or the other OF the meetings.
Special trains from all directions
began dumping visitors into the city
early I'm tho day and at noon when
the Roosevelt special arrived, the bust
ness section In tho vicinity of the
court house and railroad station was
iammod with people.
The original plans were to have the
speaking In the open and for this
purpose n platform was erected in
front of the court house. Surrounding
this crowd of six thousand had gath
cred an hour before the colonel was
due to arrive. A cold wind, through
which snow sifted, came with daylight
and IL was decided at the eleventh
hour To have one meeting in n local
theatre-the largest I'm town--and to
hold the overflow In the open. This
plan, noised around. caused the play
house to be packed by eleven O'Clock.
| After the speaker and his party en-
tered the hall. the police closed the
doors, prohibiting others TO crowd
within, for the jam in the aisles was
said to be dangerous. The full seat
ing capacity of the theatre, said to be
| 5000, was occupied, and hundreds
stood In the passage ways, on the
stage and at windows and doors.
| The line OF mar ch was lined with
people. mostly women and children,
and the colonel was cheered contin-
uously from the time he stepped from
his car until he began to talk In the
theatre. On his return to the car he
was applauded by thousands who fol-
lowed him to tho station. AS his train
left he stood upon the platform wav-
ing his hand and shouting farewell to
his newly made friends.
| IL wish could have had fifteen min
utes more to talk" he said to the re-
porters at the station. Had / been
accorded this time, would have said,
and ] want to give out as statement,
that the Progressive party stands for
the conservation OF the resources of
the country; that they shall be held
by the nation or the States for the
profit of the people and not turned
over to corporate or private interests
to create new crop of financial ba-
rons to the detriment of the people,"
Hon. Harvey w. Harmer, of Clarks-
burg, candidate for Congress in the
| First district on the Progressive
ticket, introduced Colonel Roosevelt
Mt the theatre. But few words were
said In doing this and Immediately the
New Yorker dived into his discussion
"The Republican party is more re-
dictionary today than at any time In its
history" began the speaker. when
the Republican candidates for Con-
gress from West Virginia were stump
ing their districts. was given to un-
derstand by my friend, Major Charles
ID. Elliott, and others, that they. IL
elected, would support the policies Of
the Progressive party; but tho first
thing they did when they reached
Washington was TO cast their votes for
n reactionary Mann for speaker OF
the House. These men are not wor-
thy of the support OF any man who
believes in the principles of the Pro-
gressive party.
"The statement has been made that
| am not in sympathy and accord with
the whole Progressive ticket In West
Virginia. / now most emphatlcally
say that this statement is false and
hope and trust that every voter in the
State who believes i'm Progressive
principles will support every nominee
OF the party
THE Republican candidates for
Congress in West Virginia, beyond a
doubt represent privilege and special
interest" declared Colonel Roosevelt.
you people who believe in Progress
sivc principles al outlined I'm our party
platform should stand solidly behind
Shuck. Keim, Harmer, Elliott and ev-
cry other candidate on our ticket"
The speaker paid his respects to
Congressional Candidate George Bow
ers of the Republican ticket in this
district lie said IL Bowers were
elected he would follow the dictation
OF such reactionaries as Penrose,
Barnes and Crane and ne made
strong appeal for Keim.