The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18
Secretary of State Delivers a
Brilliant Speech in High
School at Wallace.
MONSTER CROWD PRESENT
Lifelong Democrat Says Reed
Convinced Him That Free
Trade is All Wrong.

II hhAhN AAAtAAN r. ANNNAlt
inee for Congress from the Third dis
Irlct, was given great reception here
| tuesday night, when he delivered one
OF tho most brilliant political speeches
| ever heard in the district. at the school
house.
II was by far the greatest political
rally ever held in Sardis district. Tho
meeting was held In the gymnasium OF
the school house and at least 500 per-
sons crowded into the gym and heard
the next congressman. Many were
unable to goin admittance.
Convincing Argument.
Mr. Reed presented convincing ar
gument why members of all nartins
should this year support the Republi-
can national and state tickets. So
convincing was his argument that one
lifelong Democrat Wednesday MORN
| Ing declared that he was going 10 vote
the Republican ticket straight IL have
been In the darkness for twenty-five
years he declared After henrlng
Mr.. Reeds speech l saw the light, and
am going to vote tho straight Repub-
lican. ticket"
A number Of county candidates and
the county chairman. Roy u. Parrish.
were also present. and some OF them
delivered short and enthusiastic adj
dresses
a fine program OF music was rom
dered Just before the speaking began by
the Wallace band. which Is composed
, exclusively of Republicans, all voters
with the exception OF one. All are
members of the Harrison county
\ Hughes club. Tho members OF The
nand arc Homer Green. C. Il. Smith. l..
W. FOX. a. o. Kelly. w. r. Lambert
Z. =, Ashcraft, T, o. Hemper, George
!. Williamson. v h. Ogden, Bertice
sWiSer II. r llall and W. L. GrIbble.
Meet Many Voters.
4 When Secretary Reed and his party
arrived on The afternoon train they
were mot at the station by local COM
mitlee IN automobiles, and were escort.
Gu 70 me wallace hotel. where many
' voters called AID assured the candi-
uules OF tanir earnest support Many
we're Demccrats, aud they told Mr..
rye nVeG ma they were sick and tired oil
t,Ie wilson administration. and some Of
them also took occasion TO remark that
lhey TOOK no stock In the Democratic
tax argument.
the crowd began to assemble at the
nlgh school long before time for The
speaking TO begin. The crowd was en-
teftalned during the wait by an excel
leht program of band music. When the
speakers arrived at the high school the
gymnasium was packed to the doors.
Norris Is Chairman.
Omar w. swiger. prominent local
merchant, called the meeting to order
ana Stanley c. Morris, prlncIpaI OF
the Wallace high school, acted *
CHAIRMAN. Mr.. Morris spoke for few
minutes and then called on VIII b
MOTIFS, candidate for prosecuting ~.
torney; Charles A. Sutton. nominee for
Iudse OF the criminal court: RossI M
FISHER. candidate for the house 81
delegates; and Lloyd p. Griffin. nonii-
nee Tor sherif. All wcro received with
wlld applause, and their brief remarks
were cheered to the echo. John Moore.
OF bridgeport. and s. Il. Harrison, Jr..
OF Glarksburg. candidates for the HOUSE
OF delegates. were present
When MI Reed was introduced Nv
Roy u. Parrish, chairman OF the RE-
publican county executive committee
was present there was a persistent
plea that he deliver a short talk. This
is Senator Parrish's old home and ho
mas hundreds OF friends here. Mr..
Parrish responded to the wishes OF the
crowd with a short and pleasing adj
dress In which he predicted success
ior the Republican ticket from presi
aent down to constable. His predic-
ZION was received with wild cheering.
Speaks on Tariff.
When RI. Reed was introduced nv
tine chairman and rose to begin his
speech, he was applauded long and
Ioud. HIS speech was a masterpieca
OF political oratory and time after time
MS audience cheered wildly when he
drove home point The speaker de-
nounced the extravaganza waste Of the
democratic Congress and referred 10
mat party's long list Of broken prom
lses. The tariff question was Idwelt
upon at length by the speaker and his
logical argument In favor of a protec-
i've tarih convinced many Democrats
Taking up state issues the speaker pre-
scented figures to back up his REPUTATION
OF the Democratic tax argument. He
showed that the state of West Virginia
Is being run at lower cost per capita
than any other state in the union.
Striking Contrast.
The reception given Mr.. Reed and
the county candidates afforded a striI,-
ing contrast to that given the Demo
cratic flying squad" when 1t visited
this place several days ago. The crowd
that heard Reed was at least three
times as large as the one that attended
the Democratic meeting. There was
little or no enthusiasm at the Demo
cratic meeting, and 1t is recalled that
when at the conclusion Of the meeting
the chairman called for three cheers
for Wilson, the response was SO feeble
that the cheers could hardly have been
heard twenty feet away from the door.
About one-third those present Joined
In the first cheer, hut only the CHAIR
man and one or two others on tho
platform participated in the last one.