The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18

WASHINGTON; b. C., April 1S.--
An audience OF nearly 1000 sat in the
galleries of the House Of Represents.
lives on Sunday and heard a series OF
eloquent, impressive and beautiful
euloates!deltVered in memoriam OF tne
late Representative Gay Brown. Jrp OF
the Second West Virginia district,
Thtssthrong OF people was entirely out
ofJpfoportion to the very meager aud
isncosEwhich usually assemble on. &C.
castons OF this kind, and was in itself
. Striking proof. of the wide acquaint'
sSueeiand popularity of Junior" Brown
inftheEcapital of the nation.
Representative M M. Nicely, OF the
sFifStg district, occupied the Speakers
chair, except when he took the floor
toSdallyar one OF the finest memorial
addresses that has been heard in the
House In q long while. During that
time Representative Adam B.: Little
anaEes OF the Third district presided
sntendid 5euoSies were delivered also
by C6nRTessman.atlarge Howard
Sutherland and Mr. Littlepage.
SThefegwas an array Of mastery trt'
butSs spoken by members from other
sthfeSl and we're intimate friends OF
the dead congressman and had q gen
ainey affection for hin. These speak
arbF were James r. Mann, OF Illinois;
JudaaICullop, of Indiana; Heflin, Ala
5sbatna; Saunders, OF Virginia; Hays
SCAHtornIe; Gambler, Mississippi;
HuFnS, South Carolina; Kitchin, North
sCnf0llne; Foster, Illinois; and Taylor
ofAYfansas. Dr.. Foster also read res
oIufions adopted by the committee on
mi6aS and mining of which the de
GeS6SSd was q member.
Zfnsthe Speakers gallery we're Mrs
SBrnSNSthe widow; r. N. Brown. son
ainiSw and his father DR.. Brown, oil
bPnrkersburg, Private Secretary Eos,
ter SiEler, Judge Neil Fortney, OF
KinTEood, and Mrs. l. j. kenneyr
nioshSr OF Mrs, Brown.
k number Of prominent West Vtr'
EintalS who were In the city attended
SSannEit them Judge IRA Robinson Hon,
RSenTFe III. Bowers, Attorney General
d AZ lilly, Sam b. Moptgomery
Houston Golf Young, Col Mike King
Hen.sR. I. England, G. n. HenninG
saHdsE. q. Long:
sunday was "rest day. for the cal
.yaeadeFot Republican candidates that
SSIes touring West Virginia and arous
SinE party Interest in a statewide pri
mary which is expected to show by
ita TtotaiSy6 that the Grand Old Party
WillSput across a victory In the state
next November which Will set a new
Sr66otd. And this city was the place
s0esFafEeshlng and IcinVigorating rest
for these worn and weary pilgrims
and patriots. They had finished a
Strenuous spdllbinding, handshaktng
WSekja amid the blaze, enthusiasm and
sdS~r1onatratlye harmony OF q congres
sl6nal convention at Berkeley Springs!
which was the biggest and the best
SthatsthespRrty has held In the Second
Sdistfict.i In many "a year. Frank Rey'
mods the Keyser lawyer who has
attended every district convention
Sthef7has been held for something less
than century, said so and every
sb6dyithare agreed with Frank.
nhlt convention made two thing!
evident 10 every calm and detached
YohSlfYer OF Its operation:
EEifst: The spirit 10 slbmerge ev
Seflthihslto a Determination Wtn,
aSspld:f The Second district {
Overwhelmingly and pfeponaeratingly
n tSSef Of the npntnatlanA OF aSmht
whS Nasiborn IN n ltEed init albhtl
itfl - I'm last Wtnsbf WHEN ne WA
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