The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-05
Majority by Regular Vote prefer to
Have the Place for Sheriff on
Ticket Blank Rather Than Have
His Name on It---ReIative of
Short Gives Him Bad Name
ar. shinn Intimates Strongly that He has
Weakness, Showing Lack of Character as
Mothers will Testify RandoIph's Name
provoked Storm of Observation-Disclosures
Deserted for Democratic Nominees,

and the corruption of elections.
III. We have no harsh words for
either OF the dominant political parties;
but we will maintain the self-evident
truth that the liquor traffic can never
be abolished 50 long as patriots and an
archists, Temperance men and salonists,
Christians and grafters, work and vote
for the same party. To all men who
have teh welfare of the nation at heart,
we give the invitation, ''come out from
among them and be We separate"
". We declare that any vote cast
by any man for candidate or set of
candidates who win, if elected, consent
to the continuance of the saloon, is q
vote for the saloon. There is no neutral
ground and we challenge the candidates
of the old parties from President down
to constable, to say on which side of
this great struggle they viii be found
if elected to Office.
The next was the taking up of col
lection.
Rev. Reed called attention to the fact
that he had a $1,000 check from the w.
c. t. U. of Sardis district, for the con-
vention to use in sending the Mountains
State Patriot to persons in that dis.
trict.
Rev. w. D. Rede was named by Rev.
snadduck for the House of Delegates.
Tenmile district named T. F. Kemper
for the place. Gucian Lowther, of that
district, named Ernest Randolph. BE
said Randolph had sent his regards to
the convention and word that he would
like to have the Prohibition nomination
Mr.. Davis stated that two years ago
when the Proh1bitionists held a meet
ing at Salem the night before the elect
tion to pledge their vote, Randolph re
fused to say now he would vote. A
short time ago Randolph attended Pro-
hibition convention, made speech and
| gave money for the Prohibition party
and since then had been nominated by
the Democrats. Other counties in the
state nominated straight Prohibition
tickets and looked to Harrison county
to do likewise and he hoped the conven
ton would not disgrace Itself by fuz-
ing with other parties. Rev. Gardiner
advocated Randolph's nomination. T..
NJ. Donahue also seconded the nomina-
tion of Randolph and spoke in behalf OF
the Democratic party. he nominated NJ.
/, j. Francis. Kemper withdrew in favor
OF Randolph Rev. Shadduck said Ran
dolph had declared himself in favor of
the state and national platforms of the
Prohibition party. Shadduck said if
they nominated Francis it would be
against the conventions declarations.
Rev. Shultz declared that the en-.
| dorsemcnt of the candidates of the other
parties, would De bending the knee to
Baal. Lowther then read declaration
written by Ernest Randolph to the con
vention. Davis, of Salem, called the
attention to the belief that at the last
convention of the Prohibitionists, either
by tine committee or some one else, a
scheme was matched to let the Demo
Gratis nominate first and then 8he Pro-
hibitionists would endorse them. Rev
Reed declared that Randolph would be
Prohibitionist after he was elected
but ne wanted the convention to be
careful along other lines.
The convention took a vote on Ernest
Randolph, resulting at follows: Coal,
l6 for; Clark, 10 for and no; Grant,
for; Sardis, 8 As for and 10 against;
Elk, for; Clay, Is for; Simpson, 8
for; Tenmile, IS for and / against; Rev
Shultz, of Union, declined to vote; Eagle
for and 6 against.
t. NJ. Donahue moved that NJ. j
Francis be voted for in the game way,
but Mr.. shadducls objected to It and
wanted the two men, Reed and Francis
voted for. Francis received only three
or four votes and Reeds nomination was
made unanimous.
Rev. sbadducls moved that the place
for sheriff be left blank.
Rev Reed read letter from Short de-
claring for Prohibition. shinn, of Clay,
said Short had told him that he did not
want anything like ne had written to
Reed made public. He thought Short
was very good man, hut not man of
character and he knew the mothers OF
shinnston would uphold him in his cs.
innate of Short.
Donanie saw the workings of the old
parties ard said he could see things
wrong.
Martini from Lumberport, said he
thought he had come to Prohibition