The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
BIG FOUR ARE
BEING NAMED
IN WHEELING
To Go to the Chicago National
Convention of the Republic
can Party June I.
BIG CROWD is PRESENT
As Temporary Chairman Wells
Sounds Keynote ina Very
Stirring Address.

WHEELING. May 4-The Repub-
lican state convention for the selec.
ton Of four delegates-at-large and
four misunderstanding to the Re-
publican national convention to be
held In Chicago beginning June Z
convened here Thursday. There
were 40 delegates and hundreds oe
spectators. including many OF the
leading politicians of the state.
: State Chairman T. ]. sherrard. of
Wellsburg. introduced as temporary
chairman w. Edwin Wells, a leading
pottery manufacturer OF Newell, who
IN his address pleaded for return to
the policy OF protection and urged
ample preparedness for possible
.cventualities.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and the committees
were appointed by senatorial dis
tricts.
During the morning the state Re-
publican committee passed on con-
tested delegations recommending the
seating Of the delegation from Ka-
nawha county headed by Samuel b.
Avis. There were forty-four dele
wates involved in this contest. In
the contest from Wetzel and Putnam
counties. the seating OF delegates
certified by the chairman and secre-
tary of the county committee was
recommended. Mr. Wells said:
This opportunity that has been
graciously given me by the state COM
mittee to preside for while over
state convention OF West Virginia
Republicans; the opportunity to
make some brief mention Of the mo-
mentous Issues for which Republic
cans will fight in the coming nation
al campaign l accept with keen APP
probation of the responsibilities i'm
posed. and OF the honor conferred.
West Virginia conventions of our
splendid party are always notable for
intense earnestness and enthusiasm.
They are marked by fine exhibition
OF party spirit, that working in har-
mony sweeps everything before II.
1T requires only glance over this
body of men, or Just little mingling
with them In the Hobbies of the ho-
tells. to demonstrate that this con-
vention is to be no exception to the
West Virginia rule.
I'm striking contrast to the pres
ent harmony on national issues, our
party, four years ago. at the Hunt
ington convention, was divided by its
allegiance to opposing party leaders.
On account Of that division, our state
was lost on national issues, and that
same division, nationwide, lost us
the country. But happily, that old
wound is healed, and waving all
questions OF who was right and who
was. wrong, we are here today with n
single purpose to start an irresistible
movement to recover all that was
lost and more.
1.-THE Ratchet is buried, let us
hope. beyond the peradventure OF
resurrection and this convention
should celebrate our first grand re-
union. That all breaks in the ranks
may have taught some lessons that
are good for the political souls OF all
Of us. This may be our 'Pentecost OF
Calamity
Intense interest Is being mani
tested here in the contests for state
Offices, but we must not forget that
the official duty OF this convention is
to select four men to represent the
state Of West Virginia as delegates
Continual nm napaQl