The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-07-07
DEMOCRATS
STUFF
BALLOT BOX
MORE VOTES CAST THAN THEY
HAD MEN PRESENT AND SOME
ONE RAISES HoLLER.
GAG RULE USED AT ANOTHER CON
vENTIoN AND SCRAMBLE EN-
SUES FOR DELEGATES.
Order of Business Fixed Up in Both
CLARK and Coal Alike, ust Like a
Slate = Ready made Ballots Handed
Around by Members of Clique.

The Democratic district conventions
,Sere held in the county Thursday aft
ernoon to nominate district officers and
elect delegates to the county, congress
sionaI, judicial and senatorial conven-
tions.
In Clark district W. Scott called the
convention TO order with about 20 in at
Tendance. and read the call.
John W CofTman and Ransen John
son were placed in nomination for per-
manent chairman. The ballot resulted
in 2s for Cofman and II for Johnson,
who was declared chairman.
P. N. Robinson was chosen secretary
by acclamation.
Charles F. Holden offered the follow
ing on order Of business:
Members Of executive council, district
officers, delegates to congressional con
vention, judicial delegates, senatorial
delegates and county delegates. Cam
den Sommers' motion to reverse the or
der was lost and HoIden's motion pre-
vailed.
r. A. Garrett was elected member
of the executive committee, VIII Tiomp-
son having his name withdrawn.
4 motion that the executive commit
tee name the district officers was lost
by an amendment to nominate them.
Joseph ParrilI and corbin B. Bradford
were nominated for justices Of the peace.
L. c. Edgall and G. E. Brooks were
nominated for constabies.
Delegates to the various conventions
we're then selected ~ follows:
JudiciaI-ITarvey F. Smith. J. J. Da-
Wis and T. Harrison; nlternates. ,. w.
CoFman, P. C. Williams and W. S. Seirs.
Senatorfal-Lee Maxwell. Edward Bus
scy and Marsh Martin; alternates, w.
G. Kester, a. f. GTeathouse and Hugh
AIearns.
County Delegates-chnrles 1. HieiS
man, r. c. White, Ransell Johnson, Lee
Maxwell. Hugh Jarvis, J. w. Davis, As
bury Greathouse. Joseph Parrill. 7. N.
Hood and VIII Thompson; altcrnates
w. Wood, c. p. Howell. 1. r. Hof. Eli
ward Busscy, l.. G. Smith, w, s. Siers,
Albert Carter. John Clifford, I. D. Hol-
den, b. d. Cox.
Congressional. w. Davis. William
Trent and John DoIan; alternates. r. \
Garrett. G. L. Hickman and r. G. Smith
Gag rule prevailed throughout. When
the required number were put in nomi
nation. no more names were allowed TO
70 before the convention, and in several
instances names were unceremoniously
dropped after the quota had been pre-
t.eutcd. When the time came to nomi
nate county delegates dozen men were
on their feet at once and it was scram-
bic to see who named his man first.
over IN Coal district there were not
nearly rs many people, but they had
the votes all the same. Ballot box stuf'
fing was resorted TO and the result show
ed more votes were cast by nine than
we're present A long wrnngle en4ucd
but nothing was accomplished. They
kept the stufTing up. Another feature
was the readymnde tickets passed
around by members of the. Democratic
clique. Still another feature was the
prominent part some of the Herald gang
took in the affair.
Andrew Lyon and Charles Bonnel
were nominated for eonstables and the
selection OF candidates for Justice of
the peace was left TO the executive com.
mittee. NJ j. Franci. was chosen mem,
bcr of the executive committee.
Delegates were selected as follows:
judicial Osmnn Swartz, II. i. Wallis
and p. L. Mcdonald; nltenates, J. p
Allen, Arthur stemple and John Tierney.
Senatorial-Amos Payne, J. F. Aller
and J. II. Davisi nlternates; d. X Reed,
r. d. Mayo and \. R. Mason.
At 4;30 o'clock, press hour, they were
still wranglfng over county delegates.