The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
Principles of the Party Abandoned
and Party Itself Openly Deserted
by SChemers Who are i'm Col
Iusion With Outsiders.
Regular Democrats Who We're Candidates for
Nomination We're Given Cold Shoulder and
Shabby Treatment and Slate Prepared by
CoIlusionists Was Nominated Much
Democratic Dissatisfaction Follows

The so.called Democratic. city convcn-
tlcn was held in the court house Satur.
day night, beginning shortly after eight
o'clock and lasting possibly on hour and
"a half. The term, "so-called,. is here
used, owing to the apparent fact that
there had been collusion between two or
three, or possibly a half dozen Demo.
Gratis, and less than half dozen other
persons, who are sailing under false
colors, so far as politics are concerned
and who seem to have dictated the ac-
tion OF the convention in most particu.
lars. AS a result of this collusion the
ticket, with an exception or two, that
these four or five fellows had Matched
up in star-chamber meetings was nom
mated by the convention. The slate
they had fixed up for the convention was
scarcely broken after 1t was presented
to the convention, although there was
an attempt studiously made to deceive
some Of the legitimate Democratic aspir.
ants for office who had worked in the
ranks for years and been most faithful
followers of the faith and the party. 1t
was well known that they were candi-
dates. but some of them had to undergo
the humiliation of not even being pre-
sented to the convention, notwithstand-
ing the open declaration that every
Democrat who was candidate for nom.
nation had the right to have his name
before the convention and his claims duly
considered. These candidates themselves
and their friends not only saw the decep-
ton and the sugar.coating, but the disin-
terested spectator also saw it plainly. 1t
was really so nagrant and 80 plainly
shown, in every act, that none could fail
to see it and those engaged in It could
not cover it up.
The convention was called to order by
Charles f. Holden, chairman OF the exc
cutive committee, who announced the OBJ
ects of the convention and called Mil
lard F. Snyder TO the chair as temporary
chairman. A motion was then made To
appoint committees on order of business
and resolutions, but another delegate
'aought it was proper first to have
temporary secretary, aud the motion TO
appoint committees was withdrawn, until
after r. G. Altizer had been named as
secretary. The other motion then pre-
vailed and the convention decided 10
have committees on order of business and
resolutions.
Committeeman on order OF business
were appointed as follows: First ward
T. NJ. Donahne; second ward, Charles Il.
Brooks; third ward, ]. c, Vance; fourth
ward, osmond swartz; fifth ward, John
Davis
On resolutions the committee was as
follows: First ward, A. c. Rector; sec
ond ward. Harvey f. Smith; third ward,
Robert B. Phillips; fourth ward, ]. w.
Robinson; fifth ward, D. w. Jacobs.
The committee then retired to sep
arate jury rooms and during their alb
sence there was nothing doing in the
convention. but the appearance Of the
order of business committee revived hope
that they would get through before mid
night, but that hope soon died out as
the committee on resolutions had tc
ponder long over an abusive tirade that
had in all probability been prepared be-
fore the convention hour, as Il bore sew.
eral ear.marls. So impatient did the
delegates and the officers of the conyen,
tion become that it was deemed exped.
lent for the secretary TO wait on the com.
mittee a time or two to apprize it OF the
long delay. Finally the committee made
It's appearance and the only outbreak Of
the evening occurred at that iuncture
The committee on order Of business
recommended that the temporary organ.
ization be made permanent and that ti,r
nominations be as follows: Mayo7
chief of police, commissioner of water
works, clerk, superintendent Of streets
collector and treasurer. assessor and
school commissioner The committees
report was adopted although il did not
say anything about how many votes ii
would take TO nominate and that never
was fixed.
The committee on resolutions then
had one Of It's members attempt 10 @re