The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-29
GREAT STREET PARADE IS
MORE THANONE MILELONG
Opera House is Taxed to the
Limit and Hundreds Can
Not Get In.
CoRNWELL is SCORED
Watson as the Democratic
State Boss is Given Sizzling
Attention. loo.

sHINNSToN, Oct. 2S-For a towr
of only 1000 inhabitants, Shirnstor
tonight gave the Republican nominee
for governor, Judge Ira E. Robinson
a wonderful demonstration.
Assisted by delegations from
Clarksburg, Lumberport and Gypsy
a parade OF marchers more than a
mile in length was formed and to the
music of two brass bands passed
through the principal streets. Judge
Robinson rode at the head Of thu
procession and was greeted from the
crowds that massed on the sidewalks
along the line of march.
The opera house where the meet
ing was held accommodated only l.,
900 persons and consequently hun
dreds who could not gain admission
were disappointed in not hearing the
speech.
Greatest Ever Given.
Many local people declared that
the demonstration was more than
twice as big as any ever given here
10 a candidate for the governorshtp
or any other office.
In his speech the judge stamped
organization as a most audacious and
impudent character when he assumes
the role OF appealing TO labor 10
vote for Wilson and Cornweil. lie
said:
MIR. Watson is sending out a let
Ter making an appeal for labor to
vote for Wilson and Cornwell. In
view OF his record among laboring
people | not only brand this as audac-
ity. hut downright impudence. How
Inconsistent is such an appeal. Wat
sons own actions prove his feelings
toward labor A few weeks ago q
number of men employed by him
about his celestial grounds at Fair
mont. taking care OF his so-called
farm and looking after his blue rib
bon horses. presented written ap-
peal to him for a reduction from
ten hours of labor IL day in his em-
ploy to nine hours. This did not
meet with mere explanation and re-
fusal on his part. II Eet with his
personally going forth ard dischars-
ing every one of those men
Cornwells ; Abuse.
Referring to the campaign OF per-
sonalities being conducted by his op-
ponent. Judge Robinson said:
Here is sample OF the perFon-
alities into which Mr. Cornwell has
drifted: In his Fairmont speech he
said that had a wishboue but no
backbone. In answer to this / want
to point him to the old days when
we were in the state senate togethet
where l answered every roll call
without missing vote for two ses-
sions, and he so frequently took to
the cloak ROOM"
For the first time tonight the judge
made reference to the Democratic
campaign cry of Hatfieldism by say
ing:
There is no danger that Hatfield
ism will ever frighten me or weaken
me, as 1t did John Cornwell when he
refused to answer a recent challenge
for joint debate. He was afraid OF
the present governor. I have never
been afraid OF him."
Taking up the failure Of the Dem
ocrats to carry out their platform Of
1912. especially as 1t applied to
Clarence W. Watson. the Judge said;
Broken Promises.
In 1912 they promised TO eXter-
inmate the trusts by proceedings In
the civil courts and to prosecute in
the criminal courts the heads OF
those same trusts. In their cam
paign text book they published a list
of trusts they proposed to annihi-
late, and 1t is interesting to note
that in that list we find the Consoli-
dation Coal Company. of which
Clarence W. Watson is the head. ]
do not say that the Consolidation
Coal Company is trust. l do not
know. but the Democratic campaign
text book said 1t was. 1 do not know
that Mr.. Watson should be criminal,
prosecuted. but the Democratic cam
paign text book In effect said he
would be. They have not kept thar
plank Of their platform, and instead
they have allowed Mr.. Watson to
take hold of the Democratic party in
the state OF West Virginia; TO throw
Col. McGraw aside: to discharge
Cameron c. Lewis as chairman of