The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-23
ILL Y MEN THROW
A WAY HIS BUTTONS

that Of medicine. He ridiculed the
lies circulated about him not having
a home" and about his not return
ing to his home county. Governor
Hatfield showed how Lilly and his
followers had embarrassed the ad-
ministration and when there was no
money and schools and hospitals were
about to have to close, Lilly issued
an opinion stating that the state
needed no more money.
When he closed the Lilly men were
as blue as the Robinson badges and
all wore long faces. The closest count
Of the house showed at least ten Rob-
inson men to each Lilly man.
The cheers that greeted the gov
ernor's remarks were prolonged and
mighty. 1t sounded the death note
to Lillyism in Mcdowell county. The
Lillyites were all frosted and wilted
here today. This afternoon few of
the leaders" Of the Lilly-White fac
ton got lot Of jitney buses and
some other cars and decorated them
with flags and Lilly pictures and ram
bled up the Elkhorn to make as they
said a. counter demonstration. The
cars were partly emptied, and others
loaded with the usual crowd of can
didates and hangers-on around their
headquarters. This was such Joke
that many Lilly men ridiculed 1t and
called 1t silly. The result OF Hat
fields clear cut talk was that many
Lilly men are now for the administra-
ton out and out, while all the luke
warns are hot for Robinson, and
some Of the strongest men in the
county are out for Robinson.
The matter now looks like a land
slide for Robinson and Hite in this
county. The latter people are sim
ply hilarious while the Easter f1ow-
ers are frozen in their beds. The
governor is highly pleased and says
Mcdowell can be counted on for a
great majority while every Robinson
Hite man feels there is hardly show
for the other fellows. Many of the
Lilly men are even now admitting
the hopelessnes Of their cause, but the
headquarters of the Lilly-Whites
seems flushed with the "wherewith''
and they will continue to make lot
OF fire works until after the primary.
Last night the Robinson-Hite Club
OF oimsted, two miles above welch,
had fine meeting with a crowded
house. Some OF the opposition had
hired all the jitney buses about
WEIGH to carry the voters away from
Superior and Olmsted, to a show at
WEIGH. all expenses paid. Despite
the free jitneys and carnival, the
Robinson-Hite Club had a great meet
ing.
At Kimball some four hundred vot-
ers met and the governor happened
in, passing in a car. He. made a fine
address, some of the hearers saying
1t was the best he had ever made,
After several others had spoken. in
Guiding DR.. S. A. Daniel, w, ]. Hat
field and j. B. Swope, a straw was
taken and every man in the house was
a Robinson-Hite man.
People here from other districts
say the same set Of facts prevail in
all the districts OF Mcdowell, except
In Big Creek, where Lilly has some
ghost OF following. ~
The day before Easter is cold down
here, and a mighty cool time for
White Ltllys. ~
Endorses Hatfield's Administration.
Elkhorn district is the residence Of
some Of the biggest Lilly leaders and
the stronghold OF the opposition. The
convention was called to order. BY
William Sadler. a Robinson man, and
was presided over by hard fightins
Robinson-Hite man, and delegates Of
the same faith were chosen. II The
convention further passed resolu.
ton endorsing Hatfield,s administra.
ton and the things he hasedone and
stands for. In this fso-called LII,
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