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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-25
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Conventions Of EARLIER YEARS
Mark Hanna Was Boss Of
One Of the Most Com
pletely Fixed

rb. Mckinley convention Of 1886
vas ~ 4 afiyeT convention. II had been
iiIsd by the famous Marcus Aureli1s
Hanna bnsinessman Of Cleveland; U
y I vss fiYed that William Mckinley
.ss,,esnnsressmen :, s from Ohio, should be
Snominsted. n II was ftysd by ? carefully
Manned campaign of ofpublicity and iof.
earIaation n the Repnb nblican party Z
There SWns no uncertainty 40
me Tbs country Ssd experienced several
yaars 81 .ihard times following me
.nsnic of 1888. IN the west the depres.
sioa was greatest. The farmers nag
suffered poor crops and were unable
10 nay their mortgages ana interest,"
to eastern capital. !,
Mari Hanna was quick to realize the
psychology Of the situation. He picked
out Mckinley, who had been promin-
ent as q high tariff champion while N
Congress, and who was CONSERVE
five conventional and "sate" business
mans type Of candidate.
Hanna raised money without trounle
among businessmen to finance the
plan 10 make Mckinley the Republican
nominee. For more than year be-
fore he convention the work went OF.
m. n,octical workers In the Repub.
lican party organization were conytnc.
ed that Mckinley would be a good
tariff and prosperity candidate and IN
various parts Of the country little
paragraphs began to appear in the %
pers educating the voter to this idea.
AT the end Of the year the public
was educated" and the delegates
'thand.picked."
A few weeks before the convention
took place, an effort was made to
bring out Tom Reed, speaker Of the
House Of Representatives as a rival
candidate.
The Reed movement never develop
ed any strength. Long before they
met IN the convention hall, It was so
well recognized that Mckinley would
be nominated that the only interest
was that which centered about the
platform.
This was the beginning Of the free
silver controversy. The Democratic
convention had not been held; but the
Republican managers had noticed the
mutterings Of free silver. These NUT
terings were coming from the west,
and It was evident that the money
issue would have to be faced.
Everybody crowded the rooms oc
cupied by Mark Hanna. BE was the
recognized leader, and everybody
wanted to know what. he Intended to
do about the money plank In the plat
form. he was frank and determined.
He said the convention. would have
to come out flatiootedly for the gold
standard.
It did 80, and the tariff issue was
crowded into the background. Sound
money and prosperity were the Is.
sues, and the campaign slogan was the
famous full dinner pai1"-a tribute
to the inventiveness Of Mark Hanna.
The convention went quickly and
tamely through the forms Of nominal.
Inc an,aorhaa ond thai ALL .nlln a.A
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-25
Oh, Listen Here!
By ADAM $. LANE

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Of Hard
Day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-25
BOX FACTORY GIRLS
70 ELECT DELEGATES

The Midwest Boz Factory will
meet Thursday evening at $3.50 to
elect delegates for the summer indus
trial conference at Oxford. Ohio, to
take place In June. The conference
or council will be held from June u
to 30 and Will include ten wonderful
days Of compaionship and out o.,
door inspiration. The girls who Will
be elected as delegates from Ohio mad
West Virginia will have opportunity
to make new friends, to find q bigger
outlook on life and viii learn to live
life more fully. Booklets have been
sent to the industrial department Of
the "Y" In Fairmont, which pictures
. beVy Of white middied industrial
girls in a wide daisy feld-every face
aglow with sunniness.
The program consists Of study and
council two hours each morning ana
during the council hour there VIII pc
discussion Of various aspects OF the
historical setting Of the association Is
q Christian organization, technical
questions affecting club management
and right standards In industry. Tne
Bible classes will endeavor to'teach z
girls responsibility Is . Christian cit
ten with initiative and power Of lead
ership in her association, her COM
munity, her country and her world.
n L. ~ Al - .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-25
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Democratic Gang S~itsh J. |. 4
to Musgray.e 0ses
Night
SLACK RUNNING IIRll6
Judge Morgan Believed 70
be Making Splendid

WIN llne Weatnet pfefAille
over the county today ne bslh,'
.lect,o, q N nm b,oor, q. / ;,it Il,
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's1f torD0ul u '0'sss = sne gp'1s
exceptionally balmg atmcsp q ee'c e0a
ditioas reducing the farmer vote g!l|
having little TO d: +: With the nnlnbt'
ot'vstes cast Il tbe DIN d,ss,sis
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ine u'uA4 e'sss'o0 80 : $ .Ss Z Ky ~ y
YEARLY election otncias eegsgs ? =
long sit at the polling places 81 W
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Ne''.'on s:ssss ss,l
and drinking not 'sss e 4 sppss W.!
Gnavlng paass q nunseE .ls csee's.
aans ABOUT tne pohs gae1 i..I.' m,a
emotions as tle eountms ss. DessS 2.s
about the vorx {! q !, aoeis5l q 14'
the sidewalk polS1c iaas ana p5es
ticators engage thelr tascEite Fse,.
ton OF trading inside sun Al'p0
may in the last anaaysls prove ss,
dtscoacertins 70 me ysse J. elres zee
litter mther and tnitner On slscs''e
DAY.
While no doubt there IS q tsi, s|',.
ply Of Joy juice IN town tCdls 4 ii
evidently being distributed Win |s'
abandon and In smaller me..gr.|
tban in other days. Thsts N W..
few On the streets todsy MO 4,,hI
be- classed IN the common yg'l.0'.'
as being polluted M any Sel,s d
the word. Very common iidnos ~
risen 50 high m pr.ce that y s.q n''
Be handed out u any sa1cl1t Iiis'
than to give bat moment ~ la|'
ness-protraced :happid6s n|f
source heing cus ol t |'
there seems tSs b listls '0. |.
,jndse Hofs - | / ayiII El1i a.
h; this comfy md Hell il fI
Scattered iiion1s, ,i1n ll6
e was sailing sIchs "a 5ss 10.
The best indicdticn ii ths lltt l'|'|
the fact that the e1lly repofls
Grant Town gaze aonsscme' 3 S'd
Of only Il votes cseE Sstcsg4n g '
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-25
Farmers at Work AAd
Vote VIII bsI Iigh'

CHARLESTON. Nay
In the West Virginia 15ese 4,s
mary M ~ started 1t $50 this morn
Nth III, a heayy vote being eee y 81.
ssriy I hours OF the daysin t1's o|'|
SH thonyh Il slowed down lsteT, 911
ns,ssns r. were predic mon l1-1
q tS sH ~ eent of tbs Reluhlicl1 I1'.
and ~ IL much M Iess Of the DemocIs..r l'''
being cast. ... :.
Il WAS cloudy most q me 2
The rain last night WI no
10 stop farm work 10 tne * ~.
there vas some doubt = e4sq.4
extent Of the yutng M tle az
sections Of the country. 10 -l
81 any kind have been eissa
up to noon. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-25

clARKsBURG, 1kags '1'
c. ]. struck the primary s's ~. ''
With : vengeance n tMse eQq4
az ne election elefks en1 9 I'''
ers refusing 70 serve 1g5
allowed bylEN. As 1s1ss q
he voting places vert q. O .4.'
hnndreds 81 votsfsi had llo 0'Q' '''
IN n castfng ballots u ] I.| q
cincts girls were prc. !1.9
IS clerks, party le1eSts .ee
offieials were tusIlz else g ''I'
teh day and pree - D. =. +. =.
Confined sonsJ ). '..''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
ONLY ONE WAY
TO SAVE MONEY
Part Of a Mans Earnings Should Be
Placed in a Savings Account
Before It Ever Reaches
Individual.

1.-THE only way for a man regularly to
save money, unless he be enc of those
individuals possessed of an extraordi-
nary unrelenting character" accord
ing to Samuel Crowther. writing in
System, "is for the money to be pass
ed into the savings account before it
reaches him-that is to put him in
the position, once he has made his
resolution, Of having to make another
resolution to quit saving in order to
stop the process.
FINALLY, take the convenience of
withdrawal A man will rightly hest
tate about going into any system of
saving which locks up his funds for
any long period Of time. The aver
age worker has no great margin be-
tween income and outgo, and he has
to be prepared for rainy day-for
a birth, for a death, for long illness.
He cannot afford to put measurable
part of his funds out Of reach. If
his money is to go from him for
long time he very naturally will not
deed away anything like so much as
he would if the money were always
available. On the other hand any
system of saving in which withdraw
ais may be easily and secretly made
is faulty. The funds should be avail
able upon short notice, there should
be penalty for withdrawal, which
penalty should be large enough to stop
withdrawals for frivolous purposes
and vet not so large as to work any
thing which savors of injustice on
man who legitimately needs the
money"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
TRAFFIC ON
RIVER TOPIC
Chamber of Commerce Secretaries
VIII Meet In Minneapolis Next
Week for Discussion of
This Matter.

! Commercial club secretaries or rep
resentatives from the upper Missis
sippi river cities will meet in the
rooms of the Minneapolis Traffic as
ISOLATION September % for the pur
pose of discussing means for expe
diting the establishment of com
merce on the upper river The aim
will be to get the government to
carry out it's promise to establish a
barge line between ST. Louis and
Davenport.
/! The government owned barge line
is now in successful operation be-
tween St. Louis and New Orleans
and is being offered more tonnage
than it can possibly carry. New
from time to time, but even then the
line cannot keep up with the bust
ness offered it. This fact, it is be-
lieved, will interest private capital
in the establishment of similar barge
lines, and once this movement gets
under way the lower portion OF the
river will come into its own again,
Re-establishment Of commerce on
the upper river cannot be brought
about until the government owned
barge line mas eSLdUllSueQ lHe pUSSl
bilities of such service In the orig
inal plan such a barge line was pro
vided for, but the government has
been slow in getting it into opera
ton. In fact, some Of the equipment
for the upper river service has been
completed, but has been turned over
to the lower river barge line.
1t is believed that if proper pre-
sentation of the facts with respect to
the upper river situation is made,
the government will lose no time in
establishing the upper river barge
line.
The operation of the government
owned river boats now is in the
hands of the engineer corps of the
army Assurance has been given
that the entire barge system will be
given a thorough testing to establish
it's value. 1t is believed by the inter
ests of the upper river section, how
ever, that the true value OF a barge
line cannot be realized until it is
operating from the twin cities all the
way to New Orleans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
TROPHY CUPS
PRESENTED
boys of Christian Church VIII se
Given Their Honors for Cham
pionship in Church Ath-
ietc League.

Appropriate ceremonies for the
Presentation of the trophy cups won
D the Church Athletic league will be
observed tomorrow morning at the
Sunday school hour at the First
Christian church.
The boys of this church have won
kups in both class A and class B.
The older boys between the ages or
Fifteen and eighteen won their cup IN
track, and the younger boys between
Ithe ages of twelve and fifteen won
their cup in basketball and indoor
Baseball.
The Christian church lads will keep
|the cups until teams from other
churches win them by excelling them
in the various competitive games
waged by the Church league.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
SPORT FANS
ARE PLEASED
With Football and Base5all Both To-
day There Was No Lack Of Some
Place to Go for the
Local Fans.

Football and baseball overlapped in
keokuk this afternoon. The high
school football team played it's first
game with Milton, starting at two
o'clock, and the Keokuk baseball team
IN the Iowa state league played its
last of the home season with Burling-
ton
The weather was ideal for baseball,
but much too hot for football. The
Milton team came to Keokuk by au-
tomobile and for this reason the game
was called early.
Tomorrow the Keokuk baseball team
Madison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
AirpIane Defective.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-The J. l..
all metal monoplone used by. the air
mail service, appears to be defec;
tive in it's gasoline feed machinery,
Acting Director White Of the air
mail service said today.
The J. L. planes were recently in
two accidents in which four flyers
were killed White made his state
ment concerning the ]. l.. on advance
reports from the committee investi-
eating the accidents.
"This defect can easily be RENE
died, we believe" he said. Then the
J. L. will be as safe as any other
plane If we fail to remove the de-
feet, we shall, of course, stop using
the J. L."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
Indiana Coal Famine.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 1S.-A
coal famine threatens the industrial
and educational life of Indiana Jesse
Eschbach, chairman of the state coal
commission, warned the interstate
commerce commission at Washington
today. The coal commission and the
public service commission joined in
a Geographic appeal for modification
of the recent order prohibiting the
routing of coal cars to wagon mines.
Municipal light and gas plants and
public schools are without coal in In
DIANA" the telegram said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
New WORLDS Record.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. IS
Eighty thousand spectators lining
the race course at the state fair
grounds this afternoon saw Ralph
De Palma in, his special, set a new
worlds record for circular dirt
track. He did ten miles in Z minutes.
AM seconds.
The best. previous time was min
utes, sc seconds.
On the third lap Of the twenty mile
event a cinder hit him on the Cog
giles. smashing the lenses and imbed-
ding a piece of glass in one eye. He
continued to"lead the field and fin
ished first in this event in 16 min
utes, s seconds, another new worlds
record The best previous time was
16 minutes, rs seconds.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
YOM KIPPUR
NEXT WEEK
Jewish New Year Will Be Celebrated
From Sunset Of the Twenty-frst
to Sunset of the Fol-
lowing Day.

September % is observed as Yom
Kippur. the day of atonement, by the
Jews throughout the world. This is the
greatest fast of the Jewish year. From
sunset of the twenty-f1rst till sunset Of
the twenty-second the observant Jew
neither eats nor drinks, but devotes
the day to fervent worship. Yom Kip
pur is distinctive among Jewish holt
days, for it is not associated with
nature or with history 1t is q day
for the searching Of the heart to find
peace with God.
The fast originated in Biblical times,
and is described in the sixteenth chap
ter of the book of Levitscus. In those
days the people tasted and afflicted
themselves while the high priest made
atonement for the entire house of
Israel. This atonement was made
in ancient fashion by sacrifices, and
especially by the symbolic rite of
driving the scapegoat into the wilder
ness to bear away the sins Of the
people
Now prayers take the place Of sac
rifices. In modern Judaism prayer is
the right form of approaching God.
Jews devote the day Of atonement to
prayers for the forgiving of their sins
They avoid all ordinary and sordid
interests On this Sabbath of Sabbaths.
The fasting is abrogated, however,
for children, old people and the sick.
or in times of famine and pestilence,
or such contingencies as are incident
to the deprivations of war.
The aim Of Yom Kippur Is atone
ment through prayer and repentance
These contain no element of media
ton through either a redeemer or
sacrifice. The only true repentance
comes through change of heart and
an effort to do better. Each human
being stands before his Maker seek
ing in honesty to make his record
clean.
A feature of Yom Kippur is the
memorial service Men and women
think of their dear departed and of the
great and good who served mankind
in times of stress, when
many brave men are offering up their
lives, fervor animates these prayers by
which their memory is honored and
their ideals are preserved.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
AMERICA FIRST
is KEYNOTE
Senator Harding Speaks From Front
Porch Today to Delegation OF
Citizens Of Foreign
Birth.
[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent.

by Raymond Clapper. United Press
Staff Correspondent
! MARION, Ohio, Sept. 18.-"Ameri-
| ca first" was the keynote of speech
delivered today by Warren G. Harding,
republican presidential nominee, to a
| front porch delegation composed of
/ American citizens of foreign birth.
! LET US pray that America shall
never become divided into classes and
shall never feel the menace of a n.y.
phenated citizenship" he said
Harding warned against America
attempting to NEEDLE in European af-
fairs and asked:
How can we expect American uni
Ity; how can we escape strife, If we,
in America, attempt to NEEDLE in the
affairs of Europe and Asia and Africa;
attempt to end the rivalries and jeal-
ousies of centuries of old world
strife?"
The detailed itinerary of Harding's
southeastern trip was announced to-
day. The party, including Mrs. Har-
ding. will leave Marion Sunday. Sep
TENDER 26 for Baltimore. Speeches
also will be made in West Virginia
and Kentucky.
The most cosmopolitan group OF
people ever assembled at the front
porch heard Harding's address.
Senator Harding told them that
though they were, in large part, men
and women of foreign birth, he did
not address them as such. but as
Americans.
Touching on social betterment.
Harding said, in part:
with the same interest in a COM
mon good, l urge now, and shall with
increasing convictions always. urge
that America shall give her citizens
the benefits Of social justice and the
conservation Of human resources
which a humane democracy owes to
citizenship I do this not only in be
half Of those in whose interest un-
thinking persons might believe | de-
sired America to act but in behalf
of all America This nation Of ours
is the best in the world for all per
sons to live in, and for all men and
women to love with all their hearts.
Our standards Of living are the high
est. I insist that they shall be kept
so.
Above all, we must give our atten
ton as a nation to American child
hood because American childhood is
the future citizenship of America. 1t
is impossible, my countrymen, to
have an America such as we would
have her until there are no failures
upon her part to protect American
childhood and American Motherhood
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18

letter from Vera Cruz declaring 4
German named Janken has arrived
there intending to use that city as a
base for campaign of sabotage
against the United States.
The letter contained no further de-
tails
During the war, it was learned,
Janken was accused of participating
in various plots against the United
States. Embassy officials were in
cIined to believe Janken might know
something about Thursdays bomb
explosion in New York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
MASON
IN DES MONIES
Col. J. M. Griffiths Is Ninety-seven
and His Friends are Claiming
Honor Of Senior in the
Country.

Des Moines now claims the oldest
Mason in the country.
Thos. Magee who died the other
day at Lancaster, Pa, at the age of
s6. was declared to be the oldest
Mason in the United States if not in
the world. He became a Mason al
Norristown, Pa, seventy years pre-
ceding his death He was a soldier
in both the Mexican and civil wars
Colonel J. M. Grfffths of Des Moines
is believed to be Magee's successor
He was made a Mason in 1851 and
has therefore belonged to the ordel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
CONTROL BILL
FOR WORKMEN
Italian Premier Faces Storm as Result
OF His Decision to Appoint Com
mission to Devise Industrial
System.
JBy Camille Cianfara, United Press
Staff Correspondent

Thy Camille Cianfara, United Press
Staff Correspondent
ROME, Sept 1S-Premier Giolittl.
on resuming his duties today, faced a
storm growing out of his decision to
appoint commission to devise new
industrial system which would give
labor a voice in management of indus
try.
The premier's decision met with out
spoken disapproval from employers
but there was a general disposition to
accept the scheme rather than disrupt
business by permitting striking work
ers to go on holding and operating
plants while the Confederation of La
Dor enthusiastically supported the
premier's plan, socialists were dis
satisfied They feared a heading off
OF a socialistic scheme OF government.
The Italian press generally APPROX
ed the premiers action Newspapers
were inclined to avoid discussion or
the control bill, making few sugges-
tions as to the form it should take.
The Corriere D'Italia expressed
doubt that the Confederation of Labor
could make metal workers evacuate
tho plants they had seized. Evacua-
tion was one of the demands of manu-
racturers before they will consider
control bill.
"a fine example of bolshevism IN
government" was the arraignment of
tba idea Rationale for Giolitti's de-
cision.
Turin and Milan manufacturers De-
lieved there was small chance lor I'LL
mediate adoption of control Dill.
Plant seizures spread to- Rome, &C
cording to reports today.
Two small plants We're said to nave
been taken over by workmen. There
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
Office Boy Famine.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Wall street
hopes the Office boy famine will be
relieved by Monday.
After the explosion, worried moth
ers all over New York telephoned
their sons to hurry home and soon the
street" was stripped of runners and
office boys 1t looked for while as
if the boy shortage would seriously
handicap international banking opera
tions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18
Nav Buy Up Bonds.

UTnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Secre-
tary Houston, of the treasury depart
ment, hopes to see the government
huving upwards Of s20O000,OO0 worth
Of Liberty bonds during the current
fscal wear. which clds next June 80,
it was learned today.
How far the government will be
able to go toward realization or thus
hope is as yet uncertain, because the
amount of revenue and expenditures
cannot yet be forecast. ,.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-18

tunlted Press Leased Wire Service.l
ROME. Sept. 1S.-Italy has pro-
tested sharply against Jugo-Slavlan
encroachment on the 1913 boundaries
Oh Albania it was reported here today.
The move was based on a report
mat Serbian trops had occupied
large section off northern and eastern
ainania, advancing over territory not
belonging to Serbia. The Belgrade
government was said to have inform-