The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-01
CLIQUE
! STATES
TICKET
PINS ARE BEING LAID TO SEE
THAT IT IS NOT SMASHED IN
CONVENTION.
SHORT NOT ON IT FOR SHERIFF.,
NOR is RICHTER, NOR is CARTER,
AND THEY NEVER WERE TO BE.
Davisson Gets Assessorship Nomination
Scott Out Of Favor, As Wen As
Kennedy, RadciiH, Lewis and sperry,
Randolph Lays Down.

Democratic politics are growing warm
as well as interesting. Several Of the
candidates for county nominations are
virtually making Clarksburg their head
quarters. They have found out thai
they are compelled to do this to keep
posted on how the cat Is hopping. The
little Democratic clique in this city and
one or two from the country are also
active as bees in honey.making time
SO busy are they that they have but
little time to devote to any thing else,
and, when they have other work to do
every spare moment is taken advantage
of 10 further their plans. They have
a double task on their hands. One is
to fight the Republicans and the other
is to see to 1t that certain elements
of their own party get nothing in the
nominating convention.
The Democratic court house ring has
been busy fixing up the slate and mum
erous star-chsmbcr conferences have
been held for the purpose. They fixed
up a slate time or two, with the help
of few Of the Herald fellows who have
declared their intention to help elect o
Democratic sheriff this fall, but not to
stand. 1t was mot the Intention in the
first place to nominate Short for sher.
in, but there was an object in view
That object, it is unnecessary 10. stats
at this particular time. They saw that
it would not do and then they switched
to Fighter to tickle other country peo-
pie, but the latest development in the
matter is that they do not propose ts
nominate either one Of these two men
il they can help it, but they do not
want the country people to know il
They hope to have their tracks so well
covered up in the county convention that
the country Democrats win not be able
to discover the underhand work they
have done.
Enough is known about their plans &c
warrant the statement sat this time that
neither Fighter nor Short are to receive
the nomination. The edict has gone
forth against them. The little Demo.
cratic clique here do not want either
one of them and that must settle It
they claim. And as for Carter, of Ten
mile district, they never did intend te
consider him for moment. They
however, tried to tickle him little by
giving him write-up in the paper and
saying some nice things to him. One
named Randolph in that district il
against Carter and as soon as it was
known that Carter was a candidate, the
man who claims TO have Tenmile Democ.
racy in the palm of his hand, began to
see to it that Carter did not get his
campaign under good headway. The
Democratic clique soon learned Ran
dolph's position as to Carter and thai
settled him there and then, unless the
country Democrats come to his rescue
The plans of the clique, however, have
been so well laid that the country peo.
pie are likely to be powerless in con,
yention. But they are on their guard
as shown by the recent Democratic con
vention here, when prominent country
Democrats shouted out in open conven.
ton against the plan to trick them and
usurp their rights.
Another feature of this slate-making
is that the clique does not want Scott
for Judge and in an innocent looking ar.
ticle in the News they have begun te
rub it into him by arguing that Yves.
ton man should be the next judge. They
show very magnanimous spirit toward
Weston in that respect, but it is not
because they really want a Lewis
county man. but simply because they
want to get rid of Scott. They never
did let him have anything and they
never intend TO, If they can help it.
On the slate as it stands now C. "
Davisson Is 10 have the nomination foi
N >.ssor in the upper district and vii
1st.-s2h " hehheoy anu nstihs nauehii, Whs
are aspirants for the place, are to be
given the cold shoulder, although il
mtSsSa arranged to give them a few
votes in the convention with the hope
of making them believe that there was
no fx-up against them and that they
had fair shake.
It Is also doughnuts to dollars that
the candidate for prosecuting attorne,
is to be a city fellow and the fact i
he has already been picked. For thii
place o. mentioned Ernest Lewis, NJ
IF. - land C., B. Sperry. The slat,
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