The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-07-15

this being the vote: Brilles, "a; Miller,
sss; Gorby, s24; Anderson, As; Trotter,
1os
Three withdraw.
Trotter Immediately withdrew, then
Brilles came out of the fray, and Prof.
Anderson was the third to step out. 1t
was evident that the questions of geog-
rapny, etc, were cutting figure and
the upstate men and Prof. Trotter saw
at once TINT there was nothing doing.
to use an expressive term.
The ballot which resulted in the nomi-
nation Of Miller BY SoOl-G 10 sos so
was as follows. the first figures being
NIiller's, the second Gorby's:
Barbour l2. o; Berkeley II, o; Boone
o, 5; Braxton ), s; Brooke 5, ,; Cabell
0. "a; Calhoun !. 5; Clay ). /; bod
bridge 2, 10; Fayette 10, 20; Gilmer G.
/; Grant %, o; Greenbricr I, 5; Hamp-
shire 4, 0; Hancock 6. D; Hardy ., ?;
Harrison 0, &c; Jackson 8. IL: Jeffer-
son s. o; Kanawna 8. 40; Lewis 6, 4;
Lincoln o. II; Logan o. ;; Marion %.
o; Marshall /, "a; Mason /, 90;
Mercer 0, o; Mineral II, 0; AIiugo G. o;
STonongalia Is, .; Monroe 10. 0; Nor
gan Z, O; Mcdowell ., O;s Nicholas 5.
2; Ohio %, p; Pendleton ). 3; Poca-
hontas 5, o; Preston %. o; Putnam IA.
o; Raleigh ?, .; Randolph o, II;
Richie Is, 2; Roane o. IA; Summer
Z s-12, 44-l2; Taylor I, 4; Tucker 4.
Wayne Is. Webster o, > Wetzel o,
s; Writ 4, 4; Wood 8. %; Wyoming
G. o; total 800 l-6. s95 sc.
Secretary of State.
Nominations were called for score
tary of state. L. NJ. Wade withdrew.
C. +. Hart nominated George Evans. OF
Berkeley; and Morgan, of Marion.
named Swisher. dozen counties sec
onded Swisher. Tom o'Brien said he
represented the aggressive element.
Mr.. Hart withdrew Mr.. Evans name.
Evans took the floor. He said the peo-
pie of Marion county should have two
delegates, because it is large enough.
Vandervort, of Wood. was about to see
ond Kendall. but withdrew his
name at Kend1lrs request Swisher got
up to speak and the chair made him sit
down.
y +. Bailey, of Taylor county. said
he was TO name A. c. Love- but in view
Of Swisher's great lead he moved to
nominate Swisher by reclamation. 1t
! was carried. Swisher was called to the
platform. He made a short speech,
thanking his friends for the magnani-
nous and unanimous nomination. He
said the party would get every man on
the ticket in Marion county. He said
,they would increase the majority 10000
in the state. The convention went wild.
For the Judgeship
Nominations for judge OF tile SUI
prene court to succeed Judge w. H.
Dent were called. George c. Sturgiss
nominated Frank Cox, of AIorgantown.
The chair impressed upon them the fact
that the judgeship is very important
matter, and should be treated with gteat
consideration. The chair enforced abso-
lutte quiet in the convention.
Draxton yielded to Ohio. A. G. Flick
erson took tine stage and nominated
Frank W. Nesbitt. He said Ohio county
has never been represented on the su-
preme bench by Republican Judge. He
asked if ii was the win of the conven-
tionto take superintendent of schools,
secretary of state and supreme judge
from one district, one county in effect.
Calhoun county seconded the nomination
of Cox, as did Gilmer. Peter Pugh, of
Hancock, seconded the nomination of
Nesbitt. He pleaded for Panhandle
man on the ticket. Congressman Dayton
said tine convention turned down his
''hope" when it turned down Teter. BE
then seconded Frank Cox's nomination.
W. L. Gla.scock also seconded Cox's
nomination in ringing speech. Nc
Dowell county seconded cox's nomina-
ton.
Senator Koran, of Nicholas county,
took the floor and seconded Frank Cox.
w. F. Hubbard took the stand and sec
onded the nomination of Frank w. Nes-
bitt. Every word almost brought forth
appreciative cheers from the convention.
The following of the Ohio county man
seemed to be strong and it was apparent