The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-15
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Aineng the visitors hers this week
was the Hon. John Marshall, said to
be the busiest little politician in West
Virginia and one Of the best. He was
the guest Of Hon. Isaac T. Mann who
drove him out to the ball park whera,
between innings, Hon. John RECALLED
the magnate with his version Of how
y happened that. at Wheeling, with.
ont his knowledge or consent, the
magnetic Mercer county leader was
made Q member of the Big Four with
that sang.froid and ease with which
an infant Is relieved Of its candy. It
Wt1lSbetrecalled by readers of t he con.
ventton proceedings that the politi.
cal prodigy Of Parkersburg had quite
2 deal TODD with putting across Mr..
Mann, who was not considered on the
blate, delivering q nominating speech
which earned him many anconiums,
highly deserved, by the way, and on
she whole about as tastily a compiled
oratortcal effort and as about as ef.
fecttyely delivered, as any speech
made upon that historic political &C.
casion; save and except, Of course, the
memorable effort of little Miss Kump,
the !suff sister from Illinois. Mr.. Mar.
shall is as modest as he Is youthful,
and does not take to himself all the
credit of the election Of the Bran.
we'll leader. He %cheerfully comedies
that there was undoubtedly an over.
whelmtng Mann sentiment in the
great gathering, as the series of en-.
thnsiastic ovations govern every time
ne mentioned the name OF Mann went
o lproye. As an aside, the enthusiasm
Tor lsaacgT. Mann was the only unex.
pected thing that was pulled off by
that convention. It was the one big
surprise to both the self.appointed
steering committee and the complac,
emit but deeply interested spectators,
Talking reminiscently Of that
Wheeling 5conclave. Mr.. Marshall was
wont toGremark: 1T showed to every.
body that Isaac T. Mann is today one
of the most popular Republican lead.
era In the state. He has the conf.
dence,S respect and esteem Of the mem.
beers ofSour party as no other leader
i can callito mind now has. There Is
no doubt in my mind but the party
members very generally are looking
10 this splendid citizen for a more
active guidance and leadership in the
future than they have received from
him heretofore. In the light Of what
happened at Wheeling, what a pity
Mr. Mann did not see his way clear
To- take on the responsibilities Of a
candidacy for the United States Sen.
ate. Many Of us can see now that he
would have had comparatively easy
sailing Into the harbor Of that hon.
OH.
Continuing: HAS 1t ever occurred
to you that, under certain conditions
which it Is not impossible might de-
yelop OF the national convention, West
Virginia may be called on again Ia
furnish the second candidate on the
ticket. In such an event as that, what
better material have we to offer than
Isaac q. Mann?' II any one of sew.
eral leading presidential candidates
i have In mind is nominated, Isaac T,
Mann would At in splendidly as a vice
presidential nominee. He would SUD,
ply q strength which the presidential
nominee would need. The nonina.
tton Of Roosevelt or Hughes, or any
OF the men who are regarded as ad.
vanced IN their views. progressively
os they ere, will certainly call for a
man ofthel high business standing and
character, and whose political record
~ such astthat Of this distinguished
West Vfrgtntan, as Hon. Isaac T. Mann
As strang and unlocked for things
have happened at national conven.
tions many and many q time. When
the delegates from West Virginia won't
to the convention In 1904 which nom.
mated Judge Parker, they never
Dreamed that they would play the con.
1picuous part they did. They eprung
tho candidacy Of HENRI Gassau9v Ds.