The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-05
Republicans from All Parts of
State Here for Commit
tee Meeting Tonight.
GAINES TO TAKE STUMP
Judge Robinson to Start We'd
neSday on Swing around
the Circle.

loT inc great drive on tho Democratic
/ trenches. which will start Wednesday.
following the meeting Of the state
executive committee, which will DO
held at o'clock Tuesday evening.
Big Guns Arrive.
TWO OF tho fOrty-two centirnetars.
Judge Ira II. Robinson, of Grafton,
candidate for governor, and Joseph
Holt Gaines, of Charleston, state chair
man. arrived early, coming in Monday
night and taking up headquarters AZ
tho Waldo hotel. The gubernatorial
candidate and tho state chairman held
number Of conferences Tuesday, al
which plans for the campaign wera
mapped out.
Judge Robinson will lnaugurate his
speaking campaign Saturday, when ho
Will travel through Fayette county
by automobile. The week following
WIN DC strenuous one for the candi-
date as ho will deliver u number OF
addresses in the southern end OF the
state. He will return to Clarksburg
on the fourteenth, and said that after
That date he would be under direction
OF the speakers bureau OF the state
committee. In announcing his timer
airy for the coming ten days, Judge
Robinson said that he intended TO
make q vigorous campaign and in re.
Ierring to his swing around the circle,
which begins Wednesday, said: "Mr,
Cornwell will hear from me before /
get back here"
The candidate is in fine trim for tho
campaign. He recently returned from
Atlantic City, n. j.. where he spent
Two weeks resting UP for the cam.
palgn. The rest apparently did him
great amount of good.
Vigorous Campaign.
state Chairman Gaines announced
that although the campaign would be
snort IL would be one of the most Wig
ofous ever conducted In the state. He
expressed himself as being Of the 0piri-
ion that the public did not want d
lengthy campaign. One OF the most
interesting announcements made by
Mr.. Gaines was that he would take
me stump for the ticket This will
DO good news to all Republicans for
Mr. Gaines's reputation as an orator
and convincing speaker is well known.
The itinerary for his first speaking
trip has not yet been arranged. He
VIII attend the meeting OF the state
committee here Tuesday night and viii
return 10 Charleston Wednesday. Tho
TACT that he Will be on the stump will
make II impossible for him to spend
much of his time at state Headquarters
mere, and In his absence Secretary
Charles G. Coffman, OF this city. will
be In charge. Although he will re-
turn TO Charleston Wednesday, Mr..
Gaines said that he would probably
return here in few days.
Judge RobinsOn's Itinerary.
Judge Robinson will leave here
Wednesday morning for wheeling
where he has been invited to attend
the state fair, He will be there We'd
nesday and Thursday, but has NO
speaking engagements, though II is
probable he will be prevailed upon to
make speech or two before his de-
parture. Friday he will speak at
reunion OF the Blue and Gray at Raw
enswood. This speech will not be po-
litical. He will spend Saturday tour
Ing Fayette county in an automobile.
meeting the voters, and will probably
deliver short talks in the towns he
VIII visit. Monday afternoon he will
MI his first real speaking engagement,
when he will address the voters Of
Raleigh county at Beckley, the county
seat and home Of Attorney General IA.
a. Lilly, who opposed Judge Robinson
in the primaries, but who Is now give
ing his enthusiastic support to the
candidate. Monday evening he will
speak at Winding Gulf, Raleigh
county mining town. He will 60 10
Blneield Tuesday to attend the annual
Elks reunion. He has no speaking
engagement in Blueheld. On Wednes-
day, the thirteenth, he will leave for
trip over the Norfolk and Western
railroad, reaching Clarksburg on the
following day. By the time he arrives
back in this city more extensive
speaking campaign will probably be
mapped out for him by the speakers
bureau, and, after short rest, he Will
be on the stump again.
Many Here for Meeting.
Indications Tuesday morning were
that practically every member OF the
state committee will be here for Tues
day nights meeting, and as result
It was thought probable that the meet
ing place would have to be transferred
from state headquarters in the Elk
bridge building, Glen Elk, to the ash
sembly room of the Waldo. Nothing
definite had been announced at noon,
but at headquarters some doubt was
expressed as to whether there was
room enough there for the meeting.
The visitors will be given royal
reception at o'clock Tuesday might
by the Republican city and county
committees and other party workers.
!. Wade Coffman, circuit clerk and sec
rotary OF the county committee, viii
make the address OF welcome Short
talks will be made by others. Music
will be furnished by Gregory's First
regiment band.
Immediately following the reception,
the committee meeting win be held