The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-09-12

Amid intense entnusiasm. Arthur -
I,horn.-ef HARRISON county. was nom
mated as the candidate for state sena
tor from the Twelfth Senatorial Dis
aria by Inc Republican convention q
ahe district which met III the casino At
Ijniqi park Monday afternoon.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman NJ G. Sperry At l:4-'
O'Clock. ali of the delegates having as
,senbI..d in their seats in the conven-
.tion nall.
Rev. isnyder, OF Witsouburg. deliver
ed the Invocation in which me asked the
divine blessing upon the deliberations
Of the. convention.
Chairman sperry then read the con
.yention call. at the conclusion OF which
4e reported that tine credentials Of al
the delegates from Lewis. Doddridge and
Harrison counties had been received by
the senatorial executive committee and
read the names of those entitled 70
vote in the convention. Lewis and
1oddridme counties were each entitled
to east l3 votes and Harrison 20
votes. as per the basis OF representation
81 votes in total, making q necessary
to nominate.
Chairman sperry then introdueed
LAFAYETTE C. Grille, OF Harrison county
.as the selection of tae committee toi
temporary chairman, and j. NJ. Foster
.of Lewis county, as temporary seere
tary. The two gentlemen took their
position upon the rostrum
Mr. Highland, of Harrison county
moved that the temporary organization
be made permanent; that the temporary
roll Of delegates and the basis of rep
resentation adopted by the committee
he made the permanent role and tne
basis, and that all committees be dis.
pensed with. At this point John Crib
BILE, Of Doddridge county, ut the coach
ing Of Senator Harmer, which could be
heard nil over the hall, got up and tried
to furnish 4 substitute after MIR. Hign
land had been recognized by the chairg
Aydivision was called FOR by Hnrn1er
the NoII call showed that the majority
Of the convention desired the origina
motion. accepted instead pf the substt
tute.
The chair accepted tne Jnotio9 which
had been slulg- seSondeh and the yoYeioi
the entiot4-etdq5iR faiyorAof NgdSPt
ing tile motion by q g6odly~snajority.N
Harrison county. then moved to pro
ceed with the nomination of State sem
ator. This was seconded and carried
The roll OF the counties was called
il. ii. shinn. Of Doddridse county in 2
stirring speech presented the name or
Arthur X Thorn. OF Harrison county
in nomination. At The mention OF Mr.
Thorn's name the convention burst into
tremendous cheering and it was some
time before order could be restored
The acclaim was deafcninG and lnstcd
for several minutes. At this point Har-
vcv Harmer became so dishcartened tnat
he left the hall and went out ON tos
vcranda with three or four Of his tpl
lowers. No nominations were made
by Harrison or Lewis counties.
Tll4 roll call resulted in the entire
yots vi Lewis. Doddridge and Harrison
toua Wv being east for Mr.. Thorn Mr.
Sbnlttislsorth OF Harrison, moved that
is Nomination be made by reclamation
ana this was done unanimously ana
4 Tiid the eeere Of widest enthusiasm
aud ~ -. he convention cried fol
Z .'rRi 3asorn, speech" MIR Thorn
th W the platform and addressed
tai sention.
Speech Of Acceptance.
Ar. Thorn spoiss VI follows:
,.NIr chairman and ,Gentlemen Of th'
twelfth Senatorial Republican Con
vention:
~ Am not insenaible Of tine honor yot
have conferred upon me. esteem u :
privilege and pleasure to be one o. o.