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Show Dawson Nominated is I West Virginia. I Sconss of Wild, Disorder in H Republican State Con- 'H vention. Senator Elldns Delivers Address Pro-dieting Pro-dieting Victoty nt Polls in November r WHEELING, VT. Va.. July 12.-At tho IH cose of tho first day of the most turbulont I rclltlcal coavention in the history of tho HH State, following the bitterest fight tho party has over experienced. William Mer-cer Mer-cer Owens Dawson Is the Republican nominee for Governor of West Virginia. IH Claims of accessions from tho ranks of tho Dawson followers mado by tho man-agers man-agers of Charles Toter's candidacy deter-mined deter-mined tho Dawson leadora to make a test of strength, early in tho dav. nn.i n Mn, when a motion to ulspcnsc with Uic com-mltteo com-mltteo on credentials, resisted stubbornly fnToo'aafy. Carrlfld by m0ro' oX,,0.Pawson I'oplo followed up their advanuifie and, despite scenes of the wild-?hL(ilsord?r' wild-?hL(ilsord?r' dur.lne- Which Senator Elklris. .Vf'W"1 t0 wlUl(1raw from his position. or chairman, they forced a nomlnatiori - il before the platform was prepared. v morning, but the candldato Is named. Tho remainder of tho ticket will bohosen Wednesday, but the big fight Is io16 convention was-called to order at ll tr'Ht ?n0ck inJlV Wh9il"P Park casino, rour miles easrof tho city. Sonator ElklnA 1 paarlonowJs:Chalrma 110 3,oke' h"1 Senator Elkins'e Speech. "Tho Democrallc party, in Its dcslro to 1 capture this State, has nominated for Ice-President one of our most dlstln-gulahed dlstln-gulahed c tlzens and tho foremost Demo-SH..,.llith,a Demo-SH..,.llith,a s,tot:J but ln Is. as in most eerj thing else, tho Democrats mado a' H mistake. tM Senator Davis, to vhom I nm so nearly M related and for whom I cherish feelings of tho h ghest regard, admiration and af- 1 rcctlon, Is a man of affairs and an experl- IH enced statesman, having served his Srtato 1 ?fed'tably in the Senate for twelve years. M .VI th these quallflcatlons and this fitness, H he should huve been named for ihe llrst: H place, Instead of a man without a record H and without business or political experl- jH enco. "West Virginia cannot bo beguiled into giving up protoctlon and sound moncv 'H to make Judgo Parker President, ovor j'f M V,V 9 'olng they make Senator Da'vls r -H Vice-President. H ITo Doubt of Republican Victory. H "I have not tho slightest doubt or vie- ll tory next November. There Is no good tM reason why a Republican should chongo ll UK vote on Statu and national politics. Jl but many and weighty reasons why ho H should not. H "The Democracy or West Virginia ad- Hl yocates the astounding proposition, should IH it come into powor In tho State, to dls. IH iranchlso 15,0(4) loyal colored Republican! lH and rob them of the rights of citizenship M guaranteed by tho Constitution, and for M which many cf thorn and their fathers H fought In tho wars of tho Union. Rcpub-1 M llcans must and will resist tills propoal- IH tlon, because It is not only wrong in it- IH self, but unfair and unjust to a large body of law-abiding, worthy and Industrious H Roosevelt's Administration. H President Roosovclt has given tho peo- H pie a wise and pure administration that jlH commends Itself to all of our people. Tho TH President lias so commended himself to H the people that ho has been renominated1 jH without opposition, und with him. ror H Vice-President. Charles Warren Fair- JH banks, one of our purest, ablest, most ex- 1 M perlenced and conservative statesmen. H Under the leadership of these men, with lM a Hag of protection lloatlng high over it, jH tho Republican party will triumph. jl "President Roosevelt already stands as IH ono of the remarkable llgurcs In our his- lH tory. Ho walks hand-in-hand with des- fll tiny and at times seemingly compels It IH .to do his bidding. The American pcoplo IH will not turn away froar-hlm to risk or H follow ono untried man on 7inMVu1lii?l,OU3' H evaslvo and uu-Amfarlcan platro'rnTv?uo ll Democratic platrorm says: 'Wo dcnom?r5k- HH protection as a robbery or the many toW H enrich tlio row.' 10 vw. JH "On the gold standard and sound monoy Al questions It la silent as the grave. Brvan !HH prevailed and sound money and tho gold IH standard were crucified on a cross "of ' .'" 1 IH |
