The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-02-18
THOUSANDS GREET THE EXECUTIVE AT
NORTHFORK, KIMBALL AND GARY
HE FLAWS OPPOSITION
Announces That He is Not Candidate For
Any Ofiee---Declares Himself For Judge
Ira E. Robinson For Governor

hisso1y u McDoweii OOunty Inc LIN
coin Day celebrations planned two weeks
ego wss the greatest success Of any like
celebration ever attempted and the
triumphial tour Of Governor Hatfield
through Mcdowell County aroused the
citizens ~ never before and absolutely
crushed the opponents Of his admins
tration and put to flight the few remain
ing Lilly supporters As early as nine
O'clock Saturday morning hundreds of
people were at Northfork and at II
o'clock the Grand Theatre, in which the
Hatfield Robinson Republican Club was
in session, was crowded., and when Gov
Hat6ssd and his party arrived At O'clock
there we're more than $40 people around
the doom clamoring for admission. The
locai committee on arrangements decided
that in order that all might hear the
speeches the meeting would be held in
the open Air. in front OF the Northfork
High School and q conservative estimate
places the number Of persons who stool
for two hours on the damp ground ami
ssseened 10 the able speech OF the Cover
nor at zoo and there were many of the
most representative Negro women OF the
county in the crowd.
NORrHFORK MEETING.
DR.. A. :. Adams, Chairman of the
Local Committee, was master OF eere-
monies and called upon Prof. X r
sims, President Of the Bluefeld Col ,red
Institute, to introduce the orator Of the
day. Prof. Sims delivered one Of the
abiest and most brilliant Introductory
spe~ches ever heard here, in which he
paid beautiful tribute IN the martyred
President, Abraham Lincoln, and spoke
OF Governor Hatfield ss being Of the
Lincoln type The Governor was greet
ed with loud and long applause. lie
spoke at length OF the life and example
OF Abraham Lincoln, what his life meant
70 the nation and bow West Virginia
~as effected by the life of Lincoln. He
quoted extensively from the speeches OF
Lincoln on questions Of public moment
and applied them To present day con-
ditions. Toward the close Of his speech
he reviewed the work OF his sdninistra-
ton. announced that he was q candidate
for no Office, that he Was for Judge Ira
T.. Robinson for governor, spoke in the
highest terms OF the record of the ex-
Judge and his fitness for the office of
gov.rnor. His tribute to Lincoln aud
his praise for Judge Robinson brought
forth loud and long appliance. At the
close Of bis speech the Governor intro
duced Hon W. r. Hite Of Huntington,
candidate for the Republican nomination
for IT, : senator. Mr.. Hite appealed
70 the audience for favorable consider
stion Of his candidacy. The impression
made by Mr.. Hite was favorable Music
for this meeting Was furnished 10y the
Elkborn Cornet. Keystone Eckmaa and
the Wilcoe Progressive bands.
KIMBALl MEETING.
Governor Hatfield and about SD per-
sons boarded No J at 3:lJ y. m. and
went n KimbsIl where the second Lin
coin celebration was beld. This meeting
vss held I'M the Peoples Theatre which
We crowded To the doors, not even stand
ing room Vas N be had Outside Of the
doors were throneed hundreds ~ people
who could not gain sdmittaDce. There
we're prssent approximately JD people
with IN equal number tunnel away.
Constable Hensy Richards called the
meeting o. order and introduced HON.
T. Edward Hill a. master Of cerrmonie-.
Mr.. Hill, in brief speech. stated the
object Of the celebration, referred g. the
meesing II thu II-'iieid- Robinson Ke-
publican Club hrid Ie morning and
- The address - tn lsepublicsn voters
of West Virgins .JOrted unanimously
ny 4SD men b ~ representin N 2
ssery msgi-ierixl di-trhf in the coubt,.
and called npon EDITOR VI. It. whittico
~ resf the sddre-s Az use conclusion
Of the reading Any. W. n. Harris Of
Keystone ws- called upon 10 introfnce
shs Governor. The -T~~ch Of Mr.. Hsr-
re wss able and elo,nent anil was Q tean-
siful tribute IN tie mstc.sIrss speaker Of
ne orcssion.
Governor Hst6eld could not proceed
sish his spesrh Tor s-versl minutes Re
esnse Of the desienirg applause which
srssesd him After the demonstration
he'd snbsidet the orstOr took MP and
hsndlsd IN mastery style some phases Of
isessn's life ncs touched upon in his
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