The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-12
Democratic County Convention
Thoroughly Packed All Over
but the Democratic Bosses got Smell Very Sensations
chag.snade by the Country Democrats Against Mort Smith
Hez Crisis and the Gang, Who Grabbing at the
public cribfor Personal Gain. This Interesting
Talk Took Place the Day Before The
Democratic County Convention

Tohn-Hello Jim, is that you ?
.Iim-Yes, what is 1t John
John-Who are you going to nomi-
nate tomorrow for sheriff!
Jim-Mort Smith, of course.
Iohn-You fellows are not going to
nominate him are you? He doesn't
associate with any body and 1T VIII
seem strange for him toget to shak-
ing hands now.
Iim-well, he will get out and do
his best and will spend some money
and make up for that all right.
John-But he has never done any
thing to help our ticket when we
wanted him. / know several times
when we have tried to get him inter-
ested heretofore and he wouldn't thaw
put.
Jim-well, that's all so, but we have
10 get some one on the ticket that VIII
spend some money.
John-But he will spend the money
bn himself and no one else he VIII
make an Individual fight and let the
rest of the ticket 60. ;.
Jfm-Well, hold up now; let me tell
you something. You know there is
no chance to elect our ticket in this
bounty. Stand close to the phone, for
am going to whisper. We are going
10 rope in some old guys on the ticket
for the other offices and tax them
PRETTY keen and spend the money to
nlect the sheriff: that's the best thing
TO do.
John-But that don't suit us we
nave man out here that lsgoing to
be candidate for the legislature and
don't approve Of him being made a
,ats-paw of that way. Jim Dunkin is
The man to nominate for sheriff,
Everybody knows that he will act
square and treat the rest cfthe candi'
lates same as himself.
Jim But the thing is set up Tor
smith. Clark and Coal was packed SO
hat Dunkin won't get smell and we
ire going to have Jos Parrill nominat-
ID from Union and he won'tget vote.
John-But you see that won't 90,
We want to make, big howl about
he republicans packing the district
onventions and 1t will look very much
Ike the 'pussum calling the coon var
mint. What about the colored vote
Or Smith?
Jim-oh he will get that all right,
Or don't you know how he worked
) OF those old fellows for 80 cents a
ay and now that they are broken
own they can tell the rest of the
olored people what a good man ne
Ias to work for. Get close to the
hone, ] am going to whisper again.
lie never did give what Doc Gore and
be rest of the liverymen are giving
ow but the colored fellows will never
hink of that.
John But the colored people don't
pie for democratic sheriff, when
hey know that, he may stand at the
bills some day and enforce the law
ade by democratic legislature that
III disfranchlse them in this state.
Jim-Say John, don't talk SO loud,
me one may hear you. but answering
bat, you know the colored man don't
Ead and besides they are too Ignorant
think of anything of that kind. l
ii Won Smith will yef them
John But he voted for Mckinley
1896 and the democrats won't stand
that.
I'M Ee-nnn deny that, II he has
toIly albany about it.
T1g s-,they are already knock
Il ~ 70 ~ criss about the order
tig 5ussheSs, and you know it's
rd to deny, for everybody knows
ort and Hez are great friends.
That's been u years ago and
erybody has forgotten that
John-weli they "bilked" me for
30 once, and have not forgotten
at II am a democrat, and you know
eschool teachers feel friendly to-
ard the republican sherids, for we
nst confess that they have paid their
ders very promptly, and it's going to
unit. For politics or no politics, /
. not in favor Of any more diekering