The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-22
gen. ABEu[[Y
/ PAYS RESPECTS
TO GOV. Hatfield
Was outspoken on That
Topic in Saturdays
Speech.
-
He ANSWERS CHARGES
Made Two Speeches in the
County,B 9th of Them
Quite Interesting.

General Abe Lilly who seeks the
Republican nomination for Governor
spent a busy Saturday in Marion Co.
The energetic gentleman from the
souehern end OF the state made two
addresses with in the county. His
first speech was made at Warrington
In the afternoon; his second was made
Saturday evening a THE court house
here. Abe Lilly believes that music
goes with political feast, and for
this reason both speeches har bass
band preludes. The general Is noted
for being a pepper box and he put
sufficient Of spirit into his address to
hold his hearers although there was
considerable more Zip" to his Fair.
mont speech than the one in Manning.
ton.
Many wnet to the meeting at tho
court house Saturday night anticipat.
ing series Of explosions and a won.
dertul display of political pyrotech.
mics. It was understood that Mr..
Lilly might lift the hide right Of
some of those who were "agin him..
Those who went expecting this sort
Of. performance went away disappoine.
ed. Mr.. Lilly said wha the had to say
in clean.cut manner. He paid his
compliments to the present governor
Of West Virginia in no uncertain terms
but did so without doing anything that
could be construed to be breech OF
the law OF nations. As to his rival,
Judge Robinson, Mr.. Lilly had no word
OF abuse. saying that the only thing
he had against Judge Robinson was
the fact that "he wants what Your
old Cousin Abe Lilly is going to get"
Mr.. Lilly answered few campaign
charges that have been made against
him. In the first place he said that
his enemies claimed that he was not
a good Republican. The candidate
emphatically declared that he "had
been rocked in Republican cradle.
named for the greatest Republican
president and had always been one OF
the staunchest supporters OF the party
in the state"
General Lilly further stated that
he was not against the administration,
unless Governor Hatfield could be cali.
cd the administration. lie was very
outspoken and left no doubt in the
minds OF his audience OF Just how
matters stood between Governor Hat.
held and Mr.. Lilly, and was very bit:
ter over the fact that Governor Hat.
field had taken the stump at the last
hour against him for Judge Robinson,
saying that II was the first time in the
history OF the state that UGH a move
had been made by its chief executive.
General Lilly stated that while GER.
tain members of the state press who
were fighting his candidacy were very
abusive OF him, that no paper which
was supporting him had taken occa.
sion to abuse Judge Robinson.
And while | am on the subject OF
newspapers" said the speaker, 81
want 10 say word OF praise for the
very excellent Republican paper in
this city This paper has assumed
the attitude of strict neutrality in the
primary election. It prefers to extol
the virtues Of all Republican candi.
dates and minimize their vices rather
than to take part in any intra.party
campaigns, thus reserving intact its
great power and influence as Re.
publican newspaper In this section for
the big campaign which lies beyond
the primary election. For such an at.
titude 1t is to be commended. for It is
doing all in its power to allow tho
people the right to designate their
nominees at the primaries free from
any restraint, which was the funda-
mental purpose OF the primary law.
Mr.. Lilly's meeting at Warrington
was not, Of course, OF the same mag.
nitude as the one In Fairmont. Per.
haps $50 people heard his address in
front OF the Bartlett hotel. A band.
who Mr.. Lilly's friends say was hired
by the opposition. played while Gen.
eral Lilly was speaking and caused
some little confusion to the speaker.
Nobody seems to know anything def.
mite about the second band, only that
II was on the Job for some reason or
other.