The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-26

Republicans Choose Wells burg
Man to Succeed lanes S.
Lakiri, Resigned.
70 HOLD A CONVENTION
Governor Hatfield and Others
Make Strong AddreS eS at
Committee Meeting.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 26. Thomas
]. Sherrard. paper manutacture q
Wellsburg, was last night elected
chairman of the Republican state
committee, to succeed James S. halEln
resigned.
The vote was unanimous. sheE-
rard is q member Of the committee
from the first senatorial dIstttcts No
other names were voted upon
The names of p. 2. abbott OF
Huntington; H. Roy Waugh, Of Buck
harmon. and Mike II. King, Of ElkiEts.
were suggested SUIT each declared
they could not serve IL elected.
The committee adopted g resolu-
ton offered by Thomas Al. Brown OF
Parkersburg, Inviting the Progfes-
sive state committee. with, 9 view 20
getting together for the coming cam
paign The resolution further ASKS
that congressional. county and dis
trict committees extend similar inYt-
tations to the respective Progressive
committees.
March is is the date set for the
meeting and Parkersburg 10 named
as the place.
Chairman Joseph Handlan, Of the
Progressive state committee, wired
the members of his committee 70 the
effect that the Progressives VIII NOT
ainaIgamate or com bine. but Will
stand for separate and distinct tick
cts throughout.
When the Republican state COM
mittee convened, the meeting Was
turned into an open meeting for
speeches in general for Repu blicans
and Progressives.
About 500 representing all sections
of the state, were present and adj
dresses were made by Governor Hen
rv n Hatfield and others
All the speakers favored amalga-
nation and cooperation of the Pro
gressiyes. asking that the committee
go as far as they could toward get
ting the Progressives back into the
Republican party and toward agree
ment as to candidates IN counties
where 1t is impossible to get the Pro-
gressiyes to give up their organiza-
ton.
State Auditor John S. Darstg Roose
welt Republiean, said the rank and
file of both patries are Demanding
that the reconciliation be,{s accom-
plished ITO refuse to- obey that
mandate" he said. would mean the
utter decentralization of both fac
TONS"
Gov. IL. d. Hatfield was the chief
figure at the meeting.
At the afternoon session which was
turned into an open meeting the state
executive made stirring peech set
ting forth his faith in the Republican
party and its progressive principles
II believe the Republican party has
in 1t the virtues to reform any abuses
which may arise and abuses always
arise in any party which grows large
enough to elect constables, said the
governor.
II am a Republican because I am
in favor of true progressive princi-
pies, the same as are the majority
of Republicans in the state and ma
ton. We can accomplish great
things better through the Republican
party than through any other When
my party refuses to stand by. these
great principles then / win fail to
stand by my party"
Amalgamation of warning factions
of Repu blicans, so-caIled stand pat
ters'' and progressiyes was urged by
the governor as necessary thing if
the Repu blican power in this state is
to continue. He reiterated his wish
TO carry out every pledge made in the
platform adopted by the Huntington
convention.
congressman J. a. Hughes and ii.
H. Moss were among the prominent
visitors at the day meeting.
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