The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-06
REPUBLICANS
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OF Judge w. S. Meredith. Judge e.
M. Showalter and ]. A. Meredith,
and that while he had been defeat.
ed twice for that honor he had not
been so honored but had been made
president Of the Board ofEducatiou
OF Union Independent district. Mr..
Shaw called upon Mrs. Jeanette
Arnett Leeper as chairman OF tha
Women's Republican county execu.
tive committee, who responded in a
few words in which she lauded
Judge Meredith and spoke Of his
dealings with the women in the re.
cent election and OF the womeu's
high esteem for him as a man and
leader.
Judge e. NJ. showalter was
next called upon as the only real
after dinner speaker In West vir-
ginia and he true to the charge,
made one OF his characteristic
speeches. Judge Showalter spoke
feellngly Of Mr.. Meredith as Ma.
rion county republican chairman
and stated that the Marion County
Bar association had been signally
honored in his selection to the
supreme court bench. George W.
Bowers, state senator from Marion
county paid tribute to Judge Mere
dith and predicted that what was
Marion 0ounty's loss in his de-
parture from this city would be
the states gain.
At this point in the proceedings
Judge James A. Meredith himself
was called upon by the toastmas.
ter to tell the assemblage what he
thought Of Marion county aud It's
citizens and he rallied to the chal-
leuge by stating that there was
no community or county like Fair
mont and Marion county and
stated that after 10 years Of resi-.
dence here that he was 10th to
leave the city and felt some times
like staying yet but that he hoped
to return here after three years
and again take up his residence.
He was greeted with tremendous
applause before and after his brief
talk. Mrs. Meredith when called
upon. thanked the people for the
tribute they had paid to
Mr.. Meredith and stated
absolutely that they would
never have gone to Charleston but
for the fact that they expected to
come back to Fairmont eventually
and asked that their places be
left for them awaiting their re-
turn. She was also given an ova-
ton. Mr.. Shaw stated that their
names would be kept on the poll
books.
After a few words Of admoni.
ton to the new Judge blythe toast.
master who asked that he not
favor Marion county citizens be-
cause they were Republicans but
not to decide against them for
the same reason. Laughter and
good humor reigned supreme dur.
ing the hour and a half that the
love feast held sway and the best
Of good spirits and good will pre-
vailed enough to be thoroughly
convincing to those present that
the same live organizationL Of
Marion county Republicans exist
ed as was evident at the election
last Fall. Fully two hundred men
and women Republican voters
present.
AS the hour grew late and peo-
pie must get back to offices and
places Of business and as the
crowd was dismissed by Mr.. Shaw
some one in the rear OF the as
sembly room started up "shouE
Old Acquaintance be Forgot" and
this was taken up and sung by
everyone. Altogether the affair
was one long to be remembered
not only by Judge and Mrs. Mere
dith but. by the two hundred loyal
Marion county Republicans who
gathered to pay homage to lone
they loved and honored.
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