The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
GIVEN
Bic RECEP PT|ON
IN TYLER COUNTY
MAKES TWO STRONG
ADDRESSES YESTERDAY
Sistersville and Middlebourne
Go WildOver Appearance
Of the Candidate.

MIDDLEBOuRNE, ". Va, Nov. j.
Only small percentage OF the Dig
crowd that assembled here today 10
hear Judge Ira f. Robinson. the Ike,
uublican nominee for governor, coulu
crowd into the court house, anu COL
seouently many were unable to hear
the speech.
Mr.. ]. \. Underwood, one OF the 10,
cal managers for Attorney General
Abe Lilly in the primary campaign
presided over the meeting. He de-
clarrd that lie, in common with the
thousands of Republicans who sup
porlcd General Lilly in the Primary,
intended to vote for Judge Robinson
and thus prove his resentment or inc
efforts of the Democrats TO organize
the Lilly supporters into punch OF
| bOltrrs. The men who supported
Judge Robinson in the primary, "ald
AIR. Underwood. are still with MN,
/ so il is up 10 those OF US who support
ed Mr.. Lilly to show our Republcau-
| ism. We cannot shirk our Responsible
| ity, for if Judge Robinson were defcaT-
| ed the Lilly supporters would be re-
SponsibIe. We are not going 10 make
. such 4 surrender to the Democrats.
In his speech the Judge declared
| that he was against one man RUE
| Dossism or invisible government III
any form he said.
am making a fight against the
dominance Of one man Clarence w;
! Watson, in this campaign. | woulu
! fight just as vigorously the doml-
! nance of any one man in our own par
ify. Let me repeat that ! am pound by
| the platform Of the Republican parry
/ and as your governor expect TO opeE
! the dictates ri that platform. Let us
! get away from that small line OF look
! Ing 10 personalities and individual
whims and fancies, and look to the
measures and party policies back OF
/ the men.
Your ballot does not belong to Toli
| 10 be used 10 satisfy your personal
likes or dislikes. You have no Tlsnt
TO cast it to satisfy crouch. 1t is
YOUR sacred duty and obligation to So
: ciety 10 cast your vote out OF your
best conscience and Judgement for the
/ urincinles you conceive TO he most
/ beneficial for the general welfare "
all the people.
At SistersviIle.
In his speech here tonight. Judge
Ira T. Robinson, Republican NOMINEE;
! for Governor, declared that the Golo
! Dust Twins, Watson and Chiffon, are
again on the job in the campaign,
GLiIton' it individually. as candidate
for the United States Senate. ana
, Watson running BY proxy for Cover
! nor.
There is deep laid scheme TO take
away your sovereign rights, ana II
| :. of Most Virginia 10
| rise in defense Of the home land, the
! Judge told his audience. promise
! TO give 10 the people OF the state a
personal oversight of the business of
, The Government in West Virginia.
which will eliminate all abuses and
pledge them that the doctrine or
I equal rights 10 all and special priTl-
leges to none shall ever prevail.
| The meeting here tonight was de-
clared by many local people 10 nave
been the biggest political meeting
/ ever held in Sistersville. It was en-
thusiastic from beginning to end.
When Judge Robinson entered the
hall a great crowd was waiting for
him and gave him a wonderful oVa'
tion.
In the course of his speech the
Judge said the campaign is nearing
/ it's end. The Democratic nominee,
! a Mr.. Cornwell, throughout all Of it
failed to offer q single constructive
! policy in behalf Of the pu blic vel.
fare. The promoting and advance of
. our state. All OF his talk to the peo-
pie has been along the line of petty
appeal TO the small things of life.
To passions and to mere predudlceS'
; | really pity him for he has shown
/ that he is one who cannot live above
/ the fog. either inpublic duty or pri-
| waite. In contrast to all thiS the poll,
cies represented by my candidacy are
not my individual policies but th>
combined judgement of a great poll
! tcal party seeking TO promote human
! hetterment as it has done in West
. Virginia for the past twenty years,
! giving 10 the state reputation among
! The sisterhood of states for cfficien-
cy through its governmental aGen-
cies in behalf of all the people who
! dwell therein.