The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-11
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Judge r obinson axes strik-
ing Statement at Polit-
zeal Meeting.

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PITTSBURGH, March 1.-THE Dis
patch this morning prints the tolloW
Ing account OF q political meeting held
at Weston, w Va. The article was
written by Aloysius Coll, stan CORES.
pondent:
The popularity OF Judge Ira 3. Rob-
inson, Republican candidate for cover
nor, was strikingly demonstrated In
a rousing meeting held here ana at
tended by a5crowd which packed the
Lewis County Court house. A bliz-
card which for intensity has not Of
ten been witnessed in West virginia
ragged all Wednesday evening, but, not
wtthstanding such dtscouragtng eie-
ments, the meeting was attended by
many gray.haired party patriarcns
who could not possibly reach their
homes till midnight or after This
meeting was typical OF the reception
given Judge Robinson everywhere Ia
the state. a more detailed descrtp-
ton OF the effects OF his speech is
important because 1t is the back
ground of a sentiment which, II 1t is
maintained, undoubtedly means that
he will sweep the whole northern and
central sections Of the state In the
June primaries, and IL he carries only
a few far southern counties the odds
are heavily with him that he Will be
easily nominated in June, with increas-
ed odds that he will be the next Gov
ernor Of West Virginia, and elected
at that by record-breaking major
ity.
The Weston Band serenaded the
Judge at his hotel before going to the
meeting, and later played at the Court
House. Ex-Governor A. B. White
candidate for United States Senate,
who had made formal address here
a few nights before, when Attornew
General A. A. Lilly. Judge Robinson's
opponent, also spoke at length. hap
pened to be on his way to Orlando ana
went to the Court House to hear the
address. ~
The big court room was crowded
when Judge Robinson entered, and he
was given long rounds OF applause.
Attorney Charles P. Swint OF weston.
who had presided over the White LII
ly meeting, called attention to the TACT
that Governor White was In the house
and introduced him.
Governor White spoke only briefly,
dwelling upon his long friendship with
Judge Robinson and the battles they
had fought side by side for the party.
He said his recent address In weston
had been severely criticised by the
Democratic press Of the state as rab-
idly partisan especially with reter-
ence to President Wilson's Mexican
policy as compared with his European
policy II believe In UNFOLDING the
President of the United States, ne
said, land standing by him, but can
only do this IL the President VIII stand
in one place long enough to give me
the chance"
Judge Robfnson's address was q
vivid plea for service to the state, FIRST,
as 1t related to the unselhsh deVotlon
to the big problems confronting west
Virginia by the Individual, and second,
through the medium of party organi-
cation. He spoke for an hour and
half. At times he was eloquent, schol-
arly and forceful in his phrasing OF
broad truths, and always interesting.
Following his campaign attitude. ne
did not mention his opponent. the
fabric OF his argument was that west
Virginia presents to her cit1zenshlp
problems greater than those OF It's lore
bears; that "these can be more readily
solved by following more closely IN
the footsteps Of the Master OF Men
than in the PRONUNCIATION OF legisla-
tive enactments; that laws are Just
and efficient only when they are the
spirit OF manhood, the vital spiritual
force OF the whole people"
Speaking Of his candidacy he said:
"As a candidate before the people OF
West Virginia, you must depend upon
what you yourselves know OF me- l
became q candidate not so much Tor
nolitIcal preferment, highly as esti-
mate this gift at the hands or the peo'
Me. but out OF desire to serve the
state. to assist and to do my part in
soIving the problems that are here
for all of US. was not alone in this
cali to service-men like you are the
cause of my candidacy, and men like
Won viii decide this issue Once the
call was SO insistently made, gave
II consideration. l was free from fac
tfonalism, and had been. ! believed
that I could do service to the state,
through the great Republican party.>
which has so often proved that 1t can
be trusted with the solution OF big
problems of the people, and ] am here
now asking that. you see in yourselves
the statesmen that you are, each ana
every one, invested with all right to
make and enforce good government
through the vote in your control
"Once ] am Governor" he continu-
ed. ut seems wholly unnecessary for
me to say that no man shall dictate
to me beyond the rules of right and
reason" He said that the state had
enacted enough legislation to last for
n raneration, and that not much new
legislation was needed; that the laws