The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-15
0Ll CANS
SELECTED
DELEGATES

$4,000 0S+NS.
ions we're held Wednesday after
noon nthis county for the purpose
sof mining delegates to the Congress
ionai eaatoriaI and county con-
yentions Of that party. The district
tonsentfons We're held as follows:
Clark district, Court House,
eiafksburgS .
Coal district, K. of p. building,
e~iarksburg
Clay district, Shinnston-
Eagle district, LumberPort.
Elk district Romines Mills.
Grant district, Lostcreek.
Sardis district, Brown.
Simpson district, Bridgeport.
Tenmfle district, Bristol.
Onion district West Milford.
But little interest was taken in
the conventions; and the attendance
wa slight. They were tame affairs
all over the county and General Apa-
seemed to reign supreme.
The men who have been manipu-
iating the Democratic party in the
county for years, to the disgust of
many of Its members, had their own
way, as the party in general stood
aloof and silently let the other fell
Ws 90 ahead with it, but the omen
IS they Viii not be so silent at the
poll hen a mighty vote viii be
poled aoainst such manipulation and
the candidates selected by the dele
named Wednesday.
About a bakers dozen attended at
The court house. g. F. Holden pre-
sided and j. G. Shaw was secretary.
committee composed of w.
Scott, Frank I'll. Rhodes, and John
Davis named the delegates, as
follows:
CongressionaI-W. Scott, Ernest
Lewis and John j. Davis; ~alternates,
g T. Arnett, Barney Cox and w. S.
Siers.
senatroiaI-R. G. AItizer, Fl. F.
Smith and @. B. Sperry; al~ternates,
N. ". Smith, n. T. Houston and
John W. Coffman.
County-Frank n. Rhodes. J. W.
Johnston. J. ". Carter. W G. Kes-
ter, j. J. Dolan, P. G. Williams, D.
w. acobs, Harrison v. Carter, John
A. Gawthrop and J. G. Shaw; al
ternates NJ. Fl. Golden, j. H.
Grapes, @. T.. Hickman, Roy Byrd.
"a w. Garrett, Lee Maxwell, j. W.
DAVIS, IS. B. Snider, T. c. White and
g Smith
The selection of district candi-
dates was left to the executive COM
5dittee.
Charles F. Holden was reelected
o0mmitteeman for Clark district.
Nineteen Democrats gathered to-
fether in theSK. of p. building in
Glen Elk, and proceeded at once to
the transaction of business.
County Committeeman NJ. j..
FRANCIS called the convention to or
der and C. A. W. Sheehi was named
as president and James w. Robinson
as secretary
The first order of business was the
namingso delegates to the Congress
sional convention, and the following
men were named: J. w. Robinson,
William J. Prim and M. J. Francis ;
alternates, Florinus REYNOLDS John
Tfernev and Beverly Koon.
The following Senatorial dele
gates were named next: J.. Carl
NauCe. 1ldEEN IlOpus anu LhoAAdS
REYNOLDS alternates, Howard Jones,
John O'Donnel and Thomas Hay
mond.
The delegates to the county con-
vention were the following gentle
men: A. J. West. William J. Prim,
John L. Sehon, Ellis Lyon, It, p.
REYNOLDS. Samuel Andrews. D.. X.
Reed. E.. d. REYNOLDS. jeff Brad
ford and James It. Drudy; alter
mates. W. j. Junkins, G. d. Elliott.
James Garrett. N. r. Morrison, M.
j Francis, W. A. Maxwell. d. w.
McGeorge. DIR. James, r. ID. Mayo
and Clarence Kidd. BY motion the
n rs of the president and secretary
OBJ convention were added to the
iist of committeeman.
James W. Robinson next put in
nomination the name of Richard F..
Macon, the present incumbent, for
the presidency of the board of edU-
cation. J. W. Flanagan and James
@. Garrett were also nominated. but
the latter withdrew. Balloting was
resorted to for the determination of
the candidate. and the vote stood.
Mason 10, Flanagan Q. Mr.. Mason
was duly nominated.
However. the convention squared
MP in a measure with Mr.. Flnnnigan