The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-08-24
Ard Clique with Aid Of Weston
Democrats Nominate Andrew Ed
miston as Candidate to be Slaugil-
tered in the Judicial Contest in
the Thirteenth Circuit.

Andrew Edmisfon, of weston WI S
nominated for Judge OF The Thirteenth
Judicial. Circuit in couventf n hela ~
tI1e Grand opera house here at two
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, compos-
I'd Of delegates from Harrison and
Lewis counties, with a number OF
spectators present.
The convention was called to order
by w. W. Brannon, of Weston VINO
announced Tony Harrison as tempor-
airy chairman, and Charles f. hoideh
and j. S. Edwards as temporary secre-
taries. The temporary organization
was then made permanent.
All usual committees, except Ghe
judicial committee, were dispensed
with
al motion carried that each OF tPe
two counties select one membe of the
executive commi ttee and that the
nominee OF the convention select the
third member and chairman of the
committee. p. ANBrannon was Sc
lecteds by Lewis county and Harvey
Smith by Harrison county.
Harvey +. smith announced that
Harrison county had no caneldate for
Judge, and w w. Brannon then plac-
ClSzSdIew Edmiston in nomination,
reading from manuscript.
II. a. Hcrnor, of Harrison county
seconed the nomination. He display
ed the rarcor and viciousress charac-
teristic OF him and forgot to get the
mote out of his own eye. First he
Though. Judge should be free from
all cliques, rings and co nbines, ana
here was where he took occasion to rub
II, into the Democratic court house
Clique, although he likely dld no'
mean it. The guilty ones WINGED,
however, and he might have known
he was rubbing them the wrong way,
Then lie appealed 70 the News and the
Herald, thus recognizing the latter as
Democratic paper. Tom IS gettlng
old and when he raised the race ques-
tion by denouncing the whole coIored
race because one or two had been
guilty OF crime. he showed the same
high degree Of dotage Henry @. Davis
himself possesses. Next hethundered
forth against the grandiuries, juries
and courts or the county,
and referred To the court house as
not a temple Of Justice, notwit hstand-
ing Brannon in his speech extolled
Judge Mason, the presiding Judge q
tho court, highly for bis virtues and
career on the bench. Then he sailed
into the saloons, gambling places and
other places with yiciousness that
would indicate that he never took
drink and forgetful OF the fact that
men who live in glass houses should
not throw stones and overlooking
some things that might be said about
the man whose nomination he vas sec
onding. But he did not say WORD
about how the old countyorder re-
rfme used 10 do things and how they
failed to look after the peoples inter
ests.
The nomination Of Edmiston was
then made by acclamation.
S. Walter Barnes. candidate Tor CON
gress, then made short address. the
main p-int Of which was that candi-
dates for onlce should be moral men,
which did not suit the convention.
That the clique turned Scott down
and forced him out Of the race =
shown by the fact that the Harrison
county delegation found IL necessary
to caucus for an hour and to consult
members Of the clique IL was also
-efuarked by Hon. w. y. McGary, oi
ll4 estpn, that the clique was trying 70
Z scott TO Withdraw.
tt.. 49, CeIehratIor