The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-15
Prominent Delegates From the
County Accuse City Delegates of
Intrigue and Attempts to Manip-
ulate the Convention---Latter
Make Feeble Attempt of Denial.

The Democratic convention held aer
Friday afternoon was one Of the mos
strenuous in the history of that part,
any where. mere were bitter denun
Citations OF one another and deelama
tions Of vindictiyeness that added fue
to the flame.
The country delegates were ,especiall,
bitter towards those of the city an,
their leaders made ugly accusation
against the latter, such as accusin.
them OF being in intrigue to manipulat,
the convention and bring about eondi
fions that they are positively and un
alterably opposed to. and there was only
weak attempt of denial.
There was bitterness about the in.
examinations and insinuations taat prom
ised at one iuncture to result in a row
and it looked like it would end in a
fight without anything being done. and
it is believed such would have been the
case. if the delegates from the county
had not ontnunibered the city delegates
and proved louder mouthed and strong
cr in declaration than their city brethren
and virtually overpowered the latter.
The convention opened shortly after
one o'clock. when County Chairman Rob
ert A. Garrett called it to order and
named w. Scott as temporary chair.
man and J. w. Robinson temporary sec.
retary.
AR. Scott stated that the object Of the
convention was to select 27 delegates TO
the Convention to be held at Charles,
ton April 20 which will elect delegates
al large and delegates from the yarions
congressional districts to the Democratic
national convention.
Then Mr.. Scott proceeded to instruct
the convention as to what sort of men
they should send TO the convention. and
first called attention TO the fEct thai two
candidates for the supreme bench are %
be nominated at the Charleston conven,
lion He insisted that men of judicial
mind should be sent as delegates and
men who could be. trusted. Next Mr..
scctt attempted to instill into tile con.
yention some Jefrcrsonian Democracy
by reading seYerali.soyings of Thomas
Jefferson
10 expediate business. a. ii wa, term.l
ed, the temporary organization was then
made permanent
Then began the row. John Patton
wanted TO dispense with the committee
on credentials but wanted committees
on resolutions and delegates. John. !.
Davis did not want any resoluting done.
md thought it would not be safe or
proper 10 do 50. He merely wanted a
committee ON credentials. & This idea
lid not strike the people from The coun-
fry. who got it into their heads that
they were to he given the cold shoulder
IN the proceedings and Edward South
ern. of Sardis district. talked in vigor.
Gus terms Of plot TO usurp their right.
in favor If Parker for the presidential
candidate. and then he denounced cleye-
landish and ParlSerism. with all the
might that was in MIN and gave notice
that he would bolt the ticket. if such
were TO CONTROL the party.
Ira Post was no less bitter in his
denunciation of the high-handed manner
in which if was undertaken to rob tho
country people Of their rights in the
convention and he detailed the various
stages of the Democracy Of the present
day He referred TO the divisions in the
party and denounced one elment as
working surrtptiiiously, secretly and
stealthily TO accomplish it, de.pieable
ends. He even accused them Of resort
inr 70 bribery and corruption He ser
iously objected 10 sending delegates IL
the Charleston convention unipstructed
and therefore demanded that the conyen-
ton have committee on resolutions.
John W. Davis then wanted 70 dis
pense with all the committees except
one on delegates. This was offered ~
a substitute. The convention promptly
voted It down. and at that point il was
seen that The delegates from the country
wore in control. Next they voted down
iusf A. quickly the amendment, offered
by John J. ID sig and then sustained Mr.
Paston's motion,
There was then a long wrangle over
how they should. appoint delegates, but
inaIly N. +. snider's motion passed that
a eenmittec Of lo-l from each district
appoint two delegates from syery mag
isferisl district. spd seyep delegates 1 AZ
large. to be submitted, 20 jhe convention
fer ratification. There was some oh.
ieetion 20 this but II went through.