The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-03
Republicans Will
Gather to Renew
Allegiance to
Party
CROWD IS EXPECTED
Meeting Will Be Held in the
d, Circuit Court
Room.

Probably the largest crowd that has
ever attended Marion County polti
cal convention will be present at the
Republican county convention to be
held here Saturday afternoon at the
court house. County Chairman Frank
r.. Amos stated today that lie has al
ready received the assurance of the at
tendance Of moro than 300 prominen,
Republicans in the county, and that
the committee had obtained tho uxa
OF the circuit court room instead oi
the county court room for the accom-
mediation of the crowd. ......a
Not only the candidates from all ov'
er the county, but the gre-t mass oil
Republican voters, farmers and work.
ing men, are planning to come to Fair
mont Saturday to attend the meeting
Old and men and young men, from the
remote corners OF the county will be
here and renew their acquaintance
with each other and allegiance to the
principles OF the Republican party.
The meeting is to be more of an In.
formal social affair, at which the vo.
! fers can discuss the prospects in the
various communitys for the county
wide svitcory this fall, rather than a
stiff formal parlimentar:. proceeding
where the leaders do all OF the talk.
ing and the voter IS afraid to express
his views.
Personal invitations have been sent
out by Chairman Amos to all of the
candidates and committee men and
many of the prominent Republican
workers In the county, Owing to the
great amount Of work that has sud,
denly fallen 10 the chairman, in ar.
ranging the details OF the meeting, 1t
was impossible to send all OF the Re.
publicans in the county special invi.
tations. However every one will be
heartily welcomed by the entire coun-
tyscommittee and this convention will
be the beginning OF the tive cam.
paign In this county. ...
The work Of the convention begin.
ming at p. M, will be to select twenty.
one delegates from this county to the
state convention to be held at Hunt
ington August 10. This will l'xely be
disposed Of promptly and be followed
by 10 number of short talks by .,romi.
nent Marion county Republicans.
Among these will he Harry Shaw,
Hon. w. s. Meredith, E. NJ. Showalter,
]. "a. Meredith, Rolo Conley, who is
the Marion county members OF the
state judicial executive committee
Howard D. Atha, Marion county mem.
her Of the senatorial comittee, E. c.
-Frame. of the county executive com,
mittee, Frank A. Amos. Marion county
member of the congresHon committee,
Hon. Thos. w. Fleming. republican
candidate for congress, First district,
Earle Morgan, candidate for prosecut.
ing attorney, Brooks Hutchinson, Wal.
ter Eliason and Geo. W. Bowers, can.
didates for the house OF delegates
from this county and R. l.. Cunning.
ham.
The plans for the opening of the 10.
cafsrepublican headquarters Office will
be disclosed at the meeting and a mum.
berfof other minor matters will come
upsfor discussion. The Executive com.
mittee this week Is working out the
details of the headquarters office plans
so that as soon as the convention is
over the actual work of the campaign
for state wide Republican victory
may be ably assited by the loyal Ma.
rion county Republicans.