The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-05

The Prohibition county convention
met in the court house here ut 1880
O'Clock Friday morning for the purpose
Of nominating ticket for county Offices.
There was fair attendance.
Rev. w. D. Reed, of Wallace, chair.
man Of the county committee, called the
convention to order. Singing followed
and Rev. B. a. Shadduclz offered prayer.
Mr.. Reed then named Prof. T. NJ.
Kemper, of Salem, us temporary chair
man of the convention and J. w. Flani.
gan, recent candidate for the Democratic
nomination for assessor. in the lower dis
trict, was named as temporary secretary
On motion of John t. Griffin the tenn
porary organization was made perman-
emit.
Mr.. Reed then named Prof. t. F.
order stated that he was glad to know
that they had nominated district of
fcers nearly an over the county and that
he Thought it well to begin at the bot
tom and go up. In speaking of sardis
district he said it was strongly limited
that both old-line parties intended to
combine to defeat Prohibition candi.
date in that district. 1--WE have got the
old parties afraid OF u.s." he said, "and
they believe that unless they can secure
our support they are lost"
Mr.. Kemper thanked the convention
for the honor and then asked that they
proceed to business.
Rev. Shadduck was given a seat in
the convention to have voice but no
vote.
Upon motion of T. NJ. Donahue it was
decided that each delegation should have
ten votes and that the delegates present
from each district should have the power
to cast the full vote.
Also upon Mr.. Donahue's motion a
committee on resolutions and order of
business were decided on, the delegations
selecting one member each of these com
mittees.
The committee on resolutions was as
follows: Clark district. +. b. Martin;
Clay, F. NJ. Hawkins; Coal, Lee Lyon;
Elk, Fielding Feed; Eagle, A. w. Mar
tin; Grant, w. NJ. Morris; Sardis, a. j.
Nuzum; Simpson, R. E. L. Stout; Ten
mile, E. A. Wftter, and Union, Rev. w.
NJ. shultz.
Following was the committee on or
der OF business: Clay district, A. G
Boywer; Clark, t. NJ. Donanue; Coal,
Jasper Pew; Elk, R. C. Talbot; Eagle,
II. c. Hedges; Grant, NJ: L. Haselden;
sardis, Rev. Isaac McIntire; Simpson
Rev. Knots; Tenmile, Rev. E. A. witter
and Union not represented.
Rev. Reed moved that when the con,
..yention adjourn it be until l2.45 o'clock.
This carried.
Van Hurst moved that the nomina-
lions be made in open convention, his
motion having been sprung by the sug
gestion that they might be made by o
committee. Hmst's motion was adopt
ed.
Rev. shadduck, VINO has been acting
as field agent in this county, then made
a verbal report of the work he had done
and reported amounts raised for the
campaign fund us follows:
Wallace, 5000; Salem, s5.o3; West
Milford, sl.45; Romines Mills. $2.32;
Lsinberport, 1926; Shinnston, s4.55;
Bridgeport, $500; Adamston, se.ls, and
court house, 500, making total of
kss6.es, and from this was to be deducted
about $500 as lbs incidental expenses in
The way of hand bills and so forth.
The committees were instructed to
meet at once in the court house and the
I.convention then took recess for dinner
The committee on order of business
Recommended that nominations be made
for the House of Delegates and the
Dcounty officers down and take up col
lection. The report was adopted.
Rev. Reed made the suggestion that
the officers be named in order of bust
ness, but nothing was done with the
suggestion.
Tie committee on resolutions report
ed AZ follows, and the report was adopt
ed:
]. we Che Prohibitionists of Harrison
County, in convention assembled, ne
,iSnowledge Almighty God AZ the right
full source of al just government,
IN we affirm and endorse the nat
lsionai and state platforms OF the party
ind declare our allegiance to the same.
So aFc opposed to the saloon, licensed or
unlicensed. yesterday, today and for
ever, with all the vices That Il fosters,
ssneh IS tho Brothel. the gambling denI