Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-23
WAS 4 NOTABLE VICTORY
Aftermath Of the Contest for Dele
gates to Judicial Convention.
FAULKNER'S NOMINATION SURE
Vote in Convention WIN Stand 81 10 "a
in Favor Of The Berkeley
County lurist
County, Jurist

iudge for this circuit. which was held
in the three counties OF Berkeley,
Morgan and Jefferson on Saturday,
was notable victory for Judge =.
Boyd Faulkner, despite the efforts OF
the Jefferson county combination to
defeat the Berkeley county man As
was announced in The Evening World
on Saturday. Judge Faulkner carried
both Berkeley and Morgan counties,
securing enough delegates from these
two alone to assureshis denomination
in the convention which viii meet in
Martinsbnrg in May.
The delegates In Morgan county
were selected at a mass convention,
and it was unanimously agreed to
give Judge Faulkner the privilege Of
selecting his own delegates. Morgan
has six delegates in the judicial con-
vention.
The election held in Berkeley county
for the privilege OF naming the dele
gates was spirited one, and resulted
in an overwhelming victory forJudge
Faulkner. The polls opened at noon
and closed at shutdown. and all after
noon a crowd of interested spectators
and workers stood about the court
house watching the ballots roll in. 1t
was a remarkable contest because OF
the large number of voters from the
out-of town. precincts who deposited
their ballots. The vote resulted In
Judge Faulkner securing 1853 to 1lS
for Thomas G. Green, the Jefferson
county candidate This gives Judge
Faulkner the % delegates from Ber-
kelley county.
JEFFERSON PRIMARIES.
Complete returns from the demo-
cratic primaries held in Jefferson
county last Saturday disclose the sur
prising fact that nearly the full vote
of the democratic party was cast.
This is understood, however, when it
is remembered that a nomination IN
that county is equivalent to an cleo
ton, and that the candidates bend
every effort to get out tie vote at the
primaries. knowing that the real work
is done at that time. The vote on
Saturday was as follows =
For Judge of Circuit Court Green,
S64; Moore, S14; Faulkner, 46S;
Beckwith, 1885,
State Campbell, 2,019;
Burkehart, $40.
riff-GaIdner, 1861; Wilt, 976.
States Attorney Mason, /, 46S;
Busl,ong, 507; Beltzhoover, SAG.
County Commissioner-Ro
4, S79; Moore, GAL.
G. w. Conrad received majority
of 673 for assessor in First district
and &c. w. Athey 456 in Second dis
trict. O. M. Wetzel, for Legislature.
and James X. Hendricks, for county
surveyor, had no opposition.
Judge Faulkner will get but two or
three votes as result of the peculiar
rule adopted by the executive commit
tee compelling HIM to secure major
ity at each precinct in orderto get a
delegate. An illustration of the un-
fairness of the rule was seen in the
Shepherdstown district.
In the first precinct cf this district
Judge Fanlkner received 81 votes,
Moore 26, Green 23 and Beckwith 30.
Moore got the delegate.
The second precinct showed Faulk-
,ner 6s, Moore 10. Green 90, Beckwith
-23. Judge Faulkner got the delegate
because he had more votes than all
the Others combined.
In the shird precinct Judge Faux
,ner got 45 votes, Moore 81 Green ~,
Beckwith IA.
The total vote of the Shepherdstown
district was Faulkner, 157; Moore, 70 /;
Green, 81; Beckwitb, 60. Yet Judge
Faulkner got only one delegate, while
Moore, who, received fewer than half
the votes given to the Berkeley conn
tv man, got two delegates. The jeff
erson county rule was that Judge
Faulkner must secure more votes than
all the other candidates combined, and
failing III this, the delegate should be
given to tho highest Jefferson county
candidate, no matter if the latter had
only half as many votes as the Berkel-
-ey county man.
Judge Faulkner also got one dele
gate from the Harpers Ferry district,
and it is not sure that he will not get
one or more from other districts. The
vote in the convention will stand 80
for Faulkner to "a for Moore. of Jeff
erson, who seems to have a small
plurality over the other part OF the
combination. Judge Faulkner's nom
:nation for the third term is absolute
J ly sure, Notwithstanding the efforts
of the hog combine to beat him.
Judge Faulkner is naturally highly
;4ratified at the splendid vote he re-