The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-07
JEFFERSON co.
GIVES ROBINSON
BIC RECEPTION
PUTS IN HARD DAY
OF CAMPAIGNING
Makes a Brilliant Speech In
Charles Town-Makes
Good Impression.

Special Dispatch to the lntelligencer:
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. o.
Speaking in the same court house IN
which John Brown was tried and con-
demned TO die for his historic raid on
Harpers Ferry, and the same court
house in which he sat annually as a
member OF the State Supreme Court
Of Appeals for eight years, until last
year, Judge Ira f. Robinson. RepuDli-
can nominee for governor, tonight al
dressed a large audience of Jefferson
county voters, including many Demo-
Gratis.
The speech followed hard day OF
campaigning. In high-powered motor
cars the Judge and his party toured
over excellent highways into every
nook and corner OF the county, stop
ping at Shepherdstown, kearneysYllle,
Leetown, Shenandoah Junction, Hall,
town, Harpers Ferry, this city, and
many other smaller places. The party
passed the historic residence Of Gen
eral Charles Lee, a native Of West
Virginia, Who was conspicuous as an
officer in the Revolutionary War, one
Of the three sites recommended by
WASHINGTON for the National Capital,
the spot where John Brown was
hanged, and many other places that
stand out in history.
Congressman George. ". Bowers
| joined the party yesterday at Berkeley
Springs and will remain with it while
the Judge is in his district.
Spoke at Shepherd College.
At Shepherd College the party visited
and Judge Robinson and Congressman
Bowers made brief non-political Speech
es. When they entered the room where
the students were convened they were
greeted with resoundinG applause. As
| n member Of the State Board OF Regents
when this State normal school was built.
! Judge Robinson probably had more to
! do with designing and constructing the
, building than any other person. In his
speech here tonight among other things
the Judge Snid
IN the office OF Judge or the Su-
promo Court of Appeals for eight years,
administering the laws annually m
| this historic court house. cndeavored
at all times to Cxtol that high ohice'
| to bring to it my best powers. to be
high minded OF the general interests
and of the equal administration OF the
laws. regardless of all else As gov
ernor Of West Virginia l cannot be dlf-
fcrcnt. The God given call. the recol-
| lectionS of a noble West Virginia an
ccstry would not allow"
Will Gain In Jefferson
! Jefferson county Is the caSternmoSt'
and so far as tho atmosphere that sur
rounds the lie and habits of it's popu'
; lace is concerned. II is also the south
ernmost county in tho state. In the
/ past /, has been unalterahly Democratic,
, but Mr.. Nathan Rradlcy. chaIrmtn or
| tho Republican county committee. de-
, clareS that the county will show a Dig
! increase in Republican votes this fall
! He said:
we were never more enthusiastic or
more hopeful In this county. There Is
/ perfect satisfaction among Republicans
I with the ticket. both state and national
! Judge Robinson. 7 am sure. Will get
many Democratic votes here because OF
his personal popularity through his dis
! tinguishcd service on the bench here
| and for other reasons applying - the
recently constructed Democratic stare
I organization. which we Republicans dc
! not like to discuss in detail for fear ut
being accused of injecting personalities
! into The campniGn.