The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-09-05
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
County Candidates Except for County
CIerkship-Flne Address,

StNi RSiiF Y thS HdNt IoNt
The ProhibltionistS held their coun-
W convention In the court house Tues.
day. The convention was called TO
order by the chairman of the eSecu-
tive COMMITTEE, Rev 3. II. shadduck,
ofShinnston, who named Rev. W. F.
Tyree as Temporary chairman and
Rev. b, II. Bayles was made tempor-
AIRY secretary. Upon motion the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nsnt
Committees were appointed on reso-
lutions, order Of business and finance.
The committee on resolutions con-
sisted of Rev. j. b, Cook. Jasper Pew,
DR. Grimm, Rev. Caufeld, Rev. Sbad-
duck, That Oh order OF business con.
sisted OF Rev. Bayles, o. V. Riley and
II. O. Hedges; on finance, Ellis A.
lers,
i p. Riddle was appointed TO meet
Clinton N. Howard OF Rochester N.
", at the train aud escort him TO the
mass convention that night In the
court house.
The old executiyecommitte was COM
tlnued for another year.
The committee on order of business
reported IS follows
First, the adoption of resolutions;
next, the report Of the committee on
endorsing nominees of the other polti.
cal parties; third, the nomination or
candidates in this order, county super
intendent, House OF Delegates, county
commissioner, circuit clerk and county
clerk
Prohibition resolutions were read
and adopted.
Clinton T. Boggess, the republican
who was nominated by the democrats
for the same ONCE, was nominated for
county superintendent, II having been
declared by the Rev. Shadduck that
Borgess. had told him ne was an un.
compromising ProhibitiOnist.
j D. Bassell, the democratic noml-
nee for county commissioner, had
written to a committee that the pres
ept liquor laws are amply sufficient,
II properly enforced, but in order to
get the support Of the convention he
promised to be against license in Har.
rison county. The position taken by
Mr.. Bassell was 50 unsatisfactory to
members Of the convention that con.
siderable discussion arose as TO the
proprioty Of endorsing him. 1t was
argued that his position was not strict.
Is In line with the Prohibition party.
There was also much discussion over
the advisabIllty Of publishing Mr.
BasSell's letter. One preacher was op.
posed to 1t because he was afraid II
would lose the nominee the vote OF
some rednosed democratic saloon
keeper, as he expressed il. They II,
nally decided to make him their can.
dldateand publish his letter To pro.
tect the party In the event he should
betray them later.
Arthur X. Thorn and f. A. Yost
excellent business men and citizens
we're nominated for the House Of Dele.
gates. They were present and made
speeches of acceptance.
Otto v. Riley, another excellent
young citizen, was nominated for cir.
cult clerk.
Afera short conference among the
leaders, it was decided that the con.
ventlon was not In position to nomt
nate candidate for county clerk. III
IL was announced that
Holden, the democratic candidate,
had been conferred with but that he
had not consented % declare himself
against license.
The report of the treasurer was read
and the conventIon'then TOOK a recess
until $50 at night.
At night Rev. Clinton N Howard
made sfne temperance address TO
large crowd of people.
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