The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-07
Y0IJA Men D ON
MATED CONVENTION

Of order especially ate" there had
sl,tsen so lengthy a deadlock, and mems
feeling were az pitch OF Intense ex-
element. was next TO impossible
SDeazer Cannons voice and he has
a pretty good one was lost amid the
din and he was forced to use mega
phone. II was an amusing sight TO
see him roaring his decisions aud an
r.ouncerlenls through the instrument
is this harder job than running the
House well. l don't know about
that" he replied. = nave seen the
House get just as wild as this con-
ventio,i dare be, at times during the
80 years l nave been member.
The delegates got pretty sore at
Uncle Joe" sometimes, for ne ap-
piled the rules Very strictly Darn
his old pictures" said country dele
gate he ought to be showed that ne
can't choke OF, the minority in Re-
publican State convention the way ne
does ii on the Democrats down there
at Washington" Once or twice there
was dissatisfied ones who Missed MIN,
but when the thing was over these
temporary animosities seemed forgot
ten and q vote OF thanks for his ser
vices AS chairman went through with
rush
There was no mock modesty about,
the candidates for governor. IheS
did not sit in their headquarters wait
ing for telephone news from the con-
vention, but were right on the ground
circulating among the delegates. some
had their wives with them, each sur
rounded by a little group OF women
friends, and they kept the rather COM
plicated TALES on the roll-calls with
the carefulness of old stagers. Ihere
were two womea who were candidates
for office-trustees of the State Uni
versity-and each had her headquar-
tiers at the leading hotel, hammered and
placarded, and there received her
friends and tried to capture delegates.
One of them, Mrs. Busey, won one
of the three nominations. polling over
]. 900 votes on the last roll-call of the
convention.
Yates Banner Makes Trouble
Col. Lowden had band in the hall,
which enlivened the proceedings be-
tween the- pdllOts, SSpVSieaii' go
Thursday, when it looked for time
as though Lowden would win out.
AS soon as the last county had been
called, the band would break out
with "There11 Be Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight" and other lively
airs. changed, however, when Low
den fell off 100 votes on later ballot
to Goodbye, Dolly, I Must Leave
You" AS counties changed their
votes from one candidate to another
there was cheering for the gaining
side, mingled with groans and jeers
from the others. On one ballot De
TO Lowden His colleagues threw
him on the floor and sat on him real
hard. but he fought his way to ms
feet and got his vote in. Some over.
Jealous Yates people had planned. a
little spectacular play and secretly
hung a large furled banner upon one
of the Orders of the building. AT
a supposedly suspicious time 1t was
unfurled, revealing large picture OF
Yates. This set the opposition Wild
Speaker Cannon ordered it to be taken
down. condemning the affair in such
strong language that the Yates ,peo-
pie Kissed him vigorously The tear
ing down of the banner nearly caused
a riot. Blows We're exchanged, and
for a time serious trouble seemed inn
minent.
The Lowden and Yates delegates
marched in procession to the armory,
one with banners marked 'Lowden
forever" the others, Let Well
Enough Alone AS each could mus
ter from 400 to 800 delegates, the
professions were not small, and crea-
ted much enthusiasm as they went
along the streets. Springfield people
seemed to have the keenest interest
in the proceedings. AT the end OF
each ballot a man with a megaphone
came out on the public square up
town and announced the result, and
everybody came out of stores and Off
ces and to the windows of the old
Courthouse wherein Abraham Lin
coin used to appear before the courts,
and then proceeded to discuss the
probable ending of the struggle.
Plan to Defeat Cullon
Now that the thing is over, a gen
eral shake.up and entirely new deal