The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-07
And 1t is Officially Decided That
He Speak near the Rail-
way Station.

| on second street was not large
enough to accommodate the large
turnout Of members at the meeting
OF the club Friday night Many mem
bers were unable to gain access to
tho crowded hall. but showed their
great interest IN the club by remain
ing around the door and receiving
the news OF the work going on inside
as IT was passed out TO them.
Harry c, Hoffman. president. called
the club to order promptly at 8
| o'clock. aud Guy II. Burnside, secre-
taTy. then read the minutes OF the
previous meeting. which were ap-
proved. AS the principal object OF
\ the meeting was to make arrange
ments for the reception OF Charles
Evans Hughes when he speaks here
next Wednesday. National Committee
man V. l.. Highland was asked to
state to the club the details OF Mr..
/ HuGhes's visit.
Mr.. Highland announced that Mr..
/ Hughes would make but one speak
Ing tour in West Virginia during the
campaign and would speak in only
| four towns; namely. Clarksburg,
Petersburg. Huntington and Char
lesion.
Owing to the strain on the candi-
date. no speeches would be made in
the small towns along the route but
the energies Of Mr. Hughes would be
conserved for the set speeches in the
above named cities.
Tho next question before the club
was whore Mr.. Hughes should speak
I n - hn1Fav4nH that ~
| the time as possible should be given
/ TO the speech, and It was inadvlsa-
/ Bile that any time he taken in carrying
I the candidate back and forth through
1 the crowded streets OF the city. on
motion OF w. T. b. GLENN II was
decided that arrangements would he
made for Mr.. Hughes to speak at the
Baltimore and Ohio station and that
a platform would he erected there
for him. The large expansc Of Balti-
more street will enable 10000 or
moro people TO hear the candidate.
sherman c. Denham moved that
( five ommittees-reception platform.
music, order and ladies-be appoint
\ cd, and President Hoffman asked L,
I X. Richards, Roy f. Parrish and v.
I L. Highland to come forward and as
sist the president and secretary in
naming the committees, which were
announced as follows:
| Reccption-V. l.. Highland. Col.
/ Henry Raymond. Senator Nathan
Con. W. II. Taylor. Lucius Hoge. Jr..
( Bradley Reynolds. 4. ]. Martin. c. b.
| Maple. Frank Cavalle, Z. w Eakin,
! s. i. Milstead, Robert Horr;s, D. H.
KYLE, II. C. Huffman. J. Il. Flint, 6.
i II. Gordon, and G. W. Dudderar.
Platform-L X. Richards, Guy Ly-
ons. II. U. Crummit. John NJ. Flani-
I gan, John Sopher. DR.. D. G. Louchery,
Il. Merendino. John O'Day. D. T, Rob
inson. George y. HOLMAN, John T..
Flynn. Tom Jones, James A. l.. Day,
Fred Howard. G. W. Furbee and
| Claude Ryan.
Music Howard L. Cunningham.
II. A. Russell. W G. Meeks. W. G..
Osborn. ". 7. p. GLENN. n S. Long
abaugh. II. II. Davis. Aaron Wilson.
A. j. ROLAND. L. Harper Rogers. John
Romigh. Thomas Patton. J. W. Car
ter. Charles L. Patton, Harry Douds.
and n. d. Wilson. ST.
Order-H. l.. Brooks. +. W. Lau-
bernstein. Robert Shuttleworth, z. \.
Rider. Mcigs Kramer, John u. Stea-
lev. Tom Hardman. Charles Moore,
Harry McCuc. o. r. Sartor Thomas
4 Burke s. G. Denham. Fred Thomp-
son. l.. G. Lockwood. Robert Nc
Chung. Frank W. Price. and w. H..
Cole.
/ I.adies-Mrs. c. 5. Smiley. Mrs. 5.
Il. Harrison. Mrs. l.. r. Souders, Mrs.
Harry G. Hoffman. Mrs. l. Wade Coli
man, Mrs. j. j. Devinc, Mrs. Lucius
Horc. Mrs. r. T. Shuttleworth. Mrs.
John a. McNicol. Mrs. Harry y. Cur
! I'm. Mrs. Harry VI. Brown, Mrs J.. X.
richards. Mrs. V. L. Highland, Mrs.
n. q. Gearhart, Mrs. r. T. Lowndcs.
Mrs. Nathan Goff, Mrs. Thomas
Boehm, Mrs. Stanley Swiger. Mrs. I.
r. Parsons, Mrs. B. F. Robinson. Mrs.
Robert Morris, Mrs. w. ]. Parkhill.
Mrs. Z. b. Deison. Mrs. Scott H.
white. Mrs. Harvey W. Harmer. Mrs.
Homer w. Williams, and Miss Sue
Gordon.
dressed the club IN an eloquent and
convincing manner and showed the
fallacy OF the Democratic claim that
Wilson had kept this country out OF
war. Mr.. Taylor said that no nation
or combination OF nations had want
ed war with the United States during
wilson's administration and that II
was impossible for the president and
; his advisors to get US into war. The
speaker further said that the Demo-
cratic administration through its pol
icy OF weakness. vaccillatIon and lack
of foresight had placed this country
In such a position as to be held in
profound contempt by all foreign ma
lions. He answered the Democratic
question Of why trade horses while
crossing n stream?" by saying II any
man were attempting to cross a sew
enty-foot stream Cor possibly eight
year Democratic administration on a
blind horse that could not swim and
was going around In circles and get
ting in deeper all tho time, and had
al A