The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-12
democratic County Convention
Thoroughly Packed All Over
btte Democratic Bosses got SMELL Very Sensational
chareesmadsby Country Democrats Against Mort Smith,
Hez criss and the Gang, Who are Grabbing at the
Public Crib for Personal Gain. This Interesting
Talk Took Place the Day Before The
Democratic County Convention.
IoAn-Hello Jim, is that you 2

IoAu-Hello Jim, is that you ?
Jim-Ye s. what is 1t John?
John-Who are you going to nomi-
ate tomorrow for sheriff ?
.Jim-Mort Smith, Of course.
Iobn-You fellowsare not going to
ominate him are you ? He doesn't
ssoclate with any body and it Will
lem strange for him to get to shak-
BIZ hands now.
JIm-Well, he will get out and DO
is best and will spend some money
I'D make up for that all right.
John-But he has never done any
hing TO help our ticket when we
anted him. / know several times
hen we have tried to get him inter-
ted heretofore and he wouldn't thaw
BIT.
Jlm-well, that'sall so, but we have
get some one on the ticket that Will
lend some money.
John-But he will spend the money
himself and no one else he Will
AXE an individual fight and let the
st ofthe ticket go.
Jim-Well, hold up now; let me tell
bu something. You know there is
B chance to elect our ticket in this
bunty. Stand close TO the phone, FOR
am going to whisper We are going
rope in some old guys on the ticket
II the other offices and tax them
Eetty keen and spend the money to
ect the sheriff: that's the best thing
do.
John-But that don't suit US; we
ave a man out here that is going to
a candidate for the Legislature and
don't approve Of him being made a
lts.paw of that way. Jim Dunkin IS
he man to nominate for sherin,
verybody knows that he will act
uare and treat the rest of the candl'
ties same as himself.
Jim-Bnt the thing is set up for
NTH. Clark and Coal was packed SO
lat Dunkin won't get smell and we
e going to have Jos Parrill nominat-
from Union and he won't get q vote.
John-But you see that won't do'
want to make big howl ABOUT
e republicans packing the district
INVENTIONS and it will look very much
ke the 'pussum calling the coon var.
Int. What about the colored vote
Smith?
Iim-Oh he will get that all right,
don't you know how he worked
; of those old fellows for so cents a
y and now that they are broken
wn they can tell the rest Of the
ored people what good man he
$ to work for. Get close to the
one, am going to whisper again.
never did give what Doc Gore and
rest of the liverymen are giving
" but the colored fellows win never
nix Of that.
ohn-But the colored people don't
e for democratic sheriff, when
" know that he may stand at the
Is some day and enforce the law
de bya democratic legislature that
dlsfranchise them in this state.
im-Say John, don't talk SO loud,
pc one may hear you, but answering
It, you know the colored man don't
q and besides they are too Ignorant
think Of anything OF that kind. l
you Smith will get them.
ohn-But he voted for Mckinley
1895 and the democrats won't stand
that.
~ Eeaan deny that, II he has
toIg aniany about it.
~ s,they are already knock
NJ u Criss about the order
snE buSfhess, and you know it's
d to deny, for everybody knows
II and Hez are great friends.
i'm That's been II years ago and
ryhody has forgotten that.
ohn-Well they "bllkedn me for
y once, aud l have not forgotten
I II Lam democrat, and you know
school teachers feel friendly to-
ID the republican sheritfs, for we
ST confess that they have paid their
ers very promptly, and It's going to
Mt. For politics or no politics, !
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