The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-03
CL IqJ
TIES
TICKET
pms ARE BEING LAID TO SEE
THAT 1T IS NOT SMASHED IN
q 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 Well As
Kennedy, Radcliff, Lewis and Sperry,
Randolph Lays Down.

Democrats politics are growing warm
as well as interesting. Several of the
candidates for county nomina tions are
virtually making CIarlssburg their head
quarters. They have found out that
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 to further their plans. They have
double task on their hands. One Is
to fight the Republicans and the other
is to see TO it 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 num-
erous star-chamber conferences have
been held for the purpose. They fixed
up slate time or two, with the help
of few of the Herald fellow. who have
declared their intention to help elect
Democratic sheriff this fall. but not tc
stand II was not the intention in the
first place to nominate Short for sher.
i'll, but there was nm object in view
That object. it is unnecessary to state
Mt this particular time. They saw that
it would not do and then they switched
N ~
pie, but the latest development in the
matter Is that they do not propose to
nominate eifl;er one of these two men
If they can help it. but they do not
want the country people to know it
They hope 70 have their tracks so well
covered up in the county convention that
the country Democrats viii not be able
to discover the underhand work they
have done.
Enough is known about their plans te
warrant the statement at 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 a moment. They
however. tried to tickle him little ny
giving him write-up in the paper and
saying some nice things to him. One
named Randolph in that district i
against Carter and as soon as it was
known that Carter was candidate. the
man who claims to have Tenmile Democ.
fracy in the palm Of his hand. began tc
see to it that Carter did not get his
Campaign under good Roadway. The
Democratic clique aoon learned Ran
dolph's position rs to Carter and that
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 PEG
pie are likely to be powerle.s in con.
vention. Bnt they are on their guard
as shown by the recent Democratic con
vention here. when prominent country
Democrats shouted out in open eonvcn
ton against the plan to trick them and
usurp their rights.
Another feature of this slatc-makinc
is that the clique does not want Scott
for judge ar,l in m innocent looking ar
ticle in the Now. they have begun t.
rub ii into III, ~ arguing that Yves
ton man -lau' he tie next Judge. They
show very magnsuimeus -pirit toward
Weston in ;aa respect 5m II i not
because tley really want . Lewis
county man. Init simply beeat.e they
want to rel rid Of Scott. They never
did let him have anything and they
never intend TO- if they can help it.
On the slate as il stands now c. W
DAWSON is to have the nomination for
nsscssor in the upper district and vii
liam o. Kennedy and Elias RadclifT. who
are a.piran;- Tor the place. are to be
given the cold shoulder, although 1t
may be arranged to give them few
votes In the convention with the hope
OF maSins them believe that there was
no Iix-up against them and that they
had fair shake.
It j. also doughnuts to dollars that
the candidate for prosecuting attorney
IS 10 be city fellow and the fact i
he has already been picked. For this
place are mentioned Ernest Lewis. N
F. sniIeT ana c. L. Sperry. The slate
says II j TO be Snider. Sperry and
Levi. are good enough Democrats they
say. hut the clique likes Snider better
for some reason taat it, members viii
not disclose now. For 4 while they
talked OF Ernest Randolph for the place
but h. has been in 50 many internal
contentious in hi home town and has
been a party to so much strife that they
are afraid to nominate him and 50 ne
had TO stand aside. At first they
Thought he had following that they