The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-12
Chairman White Calls Upon Republicans
of West Virginia For 10000 Majority
ALL FACTIONS UNIlED;
MESSAGE AT LUNCHEON
Get-Together Dinner at the
Mcclure Hotel, Preliminary
to Convention, Is Rouslng
Success

Il have IN my pocket a this mo-
, rent The assurance that every faction
of the Republican party in West N!r-
gtn!a w:ll sol!dly support the entire
Grand Old Party ticket. and l assure
YOU that when the ballots are counted
, on tho night Of next November second.
West Virginia will have rolled up a
majority Of 10000 votes for the ticket
! in the nation and state. The state COM
mittec vii! not be satisfied with less
and were going 10 get that majority.
I This statement. from the lips OF state
, Chairman Mont l.. White. at the close
! OF an afternoon of. fcastinG and speech
making. al the close OF the Repuhl!con
! hotel yesterday. was greeted with A
storm of cheers from the gathering
which was held preliminary 10 the Re
! publican state convention.
! .And II the enthusiasm and unan!mity
: - purpose expressed in the speeches OF
! a dozen OF the par,y's best state ora
! tors and the applause OF the luncheon
| gu+stn Is a criterion. Chairman Whites :
prediction will easily be fulfilled.
The get-togethcr luncheon at the Nc
, Lure hotel vas attended by pracuca!ly
every state and OHIO county candidate.
and tho state and Ohio county. conf
imittccmen. as we'll as by number OF
! prominent party leaders from every sec
! t:on OF the state. Harmony and good
! fellowship prevailed. and the affair wa 8
! 50 successful that the state committee
! interrupted the proceedings long enough
TO vote II one Of the best affairs OF
! the kind ever held in the state, and
I extended vote Of thanks 20 the OHIO
county executive committee aud Citl-
zcns Of Wheeling for their hospitality.
Hon. Charles +. Carrigan OF Mounds
! Vile was al his best IN the capacity
: rf master OF ceremonies. The orators $
wcrc Hon. George a. I.auEhiin. or
Wheeling. Captain George NJ Ford, can
lNf np1
schools: Major John c. Bond, ca moi
+ date for state auditor, Judge Z: T.
Morgan. candidate for governor; Hon.
James II. Stewart: candidate tor state stat
s-rSsman Tt,Ss m. .aT"' wGns Goodykoon;-, Of the
I Fifth congressional district; State
, Treasurer W. :. Johnson, At.orNoy-Gen-
cral +. T. England. Hon. Il L. Talman.
, Rosenhloom. candidate for congress
from the First district. and state Chair
man NJ z. White.
! Prof Elmer q. Hoezle had charge of
| program Of musical selections ana
! novelty stunts that kept the convention
! in spirit OF good humor between ad-
| program and the banqueters Joined
! heartily III the chorus singing Of popu-
lar novelty songs.
! \ feature OF the gathering was the
introduction Of Edison records Of poli.
! tical addresses. on the senate address
! Of Hon. Warren .. Harding on The
! LeaGue of Nations" tho other an ad-
dress of Nicholas Murray Butler. his
! famous uratiom on Save America. TIE
! instrument produced the orauons so
/ plainly that II was hard TO realize the
| speakers themselves were not In the
| banquet hall. and both addresses we're
| checred Justify. although tho orators
! themselves were hundreds OF miles
! aNdy.
/ Or. G. W. otto called the gathering TO
! order when the guests were seated At
the banquet table, and introduced IN:
| nas:mast"r. Hon. I. L. Carr!San. Jr.
| charles II. Robinson. pastor % the,
First United Presbyterian church of
Wheeling. pronounced the invocation.
and the gathering remained standing L"
! sing America" Then tho luncheon was
served in the splendid style Of the .lc-
| Lure hotel. in banquet hall profusc!E
decorated for tho occasion.
sToastnagters Address.
We AVc mot hcrH today, Just on IN"
cvc Of our great state convention. sad
Mr.. |arriCan In his opening address,
under circumstances tina; were never
NOR" Favorable to tho grand old Rerun-
liran party w arc beginning great
campaign that Will send tho Hon. War
rtu e. Harding Of Ohio to tho White
House At Washington on tho fourth or
March next. and were going to cleo:
I the entire Republican tick"r. national
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