The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-16
WHY HAS VINSON
Continued from page L,

oecOEdlOu Oh the bL6L0 OF west Viz.
ginia to be conferred by a Judge OF
a criminal court.
Verses one and two can certainly
be written down as "pifne." They do
not contain the reason why the Re-
publican party has lost such q de-
sirable member az Mr.. Vinson, or why
Hall, Houston, Nickel, and Lilly have
conspired to secure the defeat Of
Judge Robinson.
Verse three provides that Grant
Hall should be made chairman of the
Republican State Executive commit.
tee. Verse -four that Abe Lilly
would be made temporary chsirman
Of the State convention at Hunting.
ton, his speech to have been o. K.'d
by Judge Robinson.
A great many Republicans would
like to know whether Grant Hall is
attempting to defeat Judge Robinson
because he (Hallj was not made chair.
man Of the Republican State commit.
tee. His peculiar fitness for the posi-.
ton probably entitled him to it, but
a man OF sufficient calibre and size
to be made chairman OF that import.
ant committee ought to be too large
to get sore and refuse to play because
II was not handed to him
1t is thought Marcum has given a
rather childish reason for the disloyal.
ity OF Hall. and one of which Grant
must be somewhat ashamed. Had he
not been already disloyal to the Re.
publican party, II is hard to believe
that the failure to secure a coveted
Craftsmanship would have driven him
to support the Democratic nominee.
1t Is hardly likely that the Democratic
party will hand him Craftsmanship OF
any kind.
Many Of Grant Halls friends would
have been delighted to have seen him
chosen chairman OF the Republican
State committee. and would have en-.
deavored to have brought about that
result had 1t not been for the
fact that he had been openly and
avowedly against the Republican party
for the past several years, and not
member OF that organization.
That Abe Lilly would have presided
with dignity and read with much
eclat his expurgated speech, no one
questions. That he was not chosen
chairman OF that body must have been
somewhat OF disappointment to him:
but Honest Abe" can give more
honest reason for his betrayal of the
Republican party than that furnished
MIN by Marcum in verse four of the
Huntington illumination. A great many
friends OF Generally Lilly will be dis.
appointed at his open conspiracy with
Vfnson to defeat Judge Robinson. sim.
ply because he Uilly) was not made
chairman of q convention which neith-
or Judge Robinson nor any other lone"
or twenty" men did or could control.
If Lilly and Hall cannot excuse their
personal acts because OF a disappoint.
ment OF their ambitions, what must he
said OF Taylor Vinson? Does a man In
West Virginia. white, black or "enu.
tral. believe for one moment that
II. i. Vinson is knitting Judge Robin
son because Grant Hall was not made
chairman Of the Republican State com.
mittee. and Abe Lilly was not made
chairman Of the late Republican con.
vention held at Huntington? II any
such Republican exists, he ought to
pluck few Of the feathers out OF the
wings OF his imagination and replen.
ish the denuded tail OF his Judgment. |
Believe me. Taylor has a more sub.
stantial reason for hetraying the Re.
publican party. As an expert betray.
er OF that organization. with a long
record behind him, we can assure
You that Taylor Hever gets out of the
party fold except on satisfactory
arrangement"
The remaining items in the Hunting.
ton fiasco. except wherein they are
too silly for enjoyment really become
funny. Judge Robinson Is to be knit.
ed and defeated because he and Lilly,
with some Of Lilly's friends-of course
some OF Lilly's friends meant z. r. |
Vinson. Grant p. Hall and ]. II. Mar
cum-were not permitted TO write a |
platform and force it down the threats |
OF the convention held at Hunting.
ton. This platform was to studiously |
ignore Governor Hatfield and his ad-
ministration. Every Republican In the
state knows that long before the time !
OF this alleged conference In New
York. the delegates had been chosen
> the Republican convention at Hunt.
ington. Judge Robinson was busy in |
his own campaign, and did not even
participate in the selection OF the dele. |
gates from his home county. He had
no part in selecting the delegates to
that convention.
It is also well.knovn fact that the |
chief work OF that convention was to
chose two candidates for the Supreme |
Court Of Appeals Of the state. That
being the case. 1t was generally believ.
ed expedient by the members Of the
Republican party that convention |
should be made up largely Of the mem.
bers OF the bar of the highest stand.
ing throughout the state. In SO far
as It was practicable to do so. We
venture the assertion that the dele.
gates to the Republican convention at |
Huntington, regularly chosen and &C.
credited to that convention. comprised |
at least four.flfths OF the Republican
members Of the bar in the State Of
West Virginia engaged in the active
pratice of the law. None but a fool
would assert that Judge Robinson and
2. T. Vinson combined, or the entire
Vinson combination. could control and
dominate that convention, or could
have rammed ready.made platform
down its throat.