The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-08-22
AFFAIR
WAS THE CONVENTION

Gockayne and Joseph Slippner.
From Ohio county the delegates
were Andrew t. Sweeny, James 3.
Bremen, Ignatius Bremen, E. p.
Hughes, George E. Kurner, Harry
Clayton, 2. Fl. Hankey and j. r.
Meek.
Those present from Marion coun-
ty. r A. G. Martin, Tusca Morris,
W. B. Ice, o. S. Mckinney, DR..
Thomas, F. R. McClelland, L. w,
Kelley, J. w. Barnes, J. p. Alkire,
Jack Everson, E. i. Meredith, G.
NJ. Alexander, W. R. Hickman, p.
B. Richardson, j W. Hess, Elmus
Toothman, S. NJ. Parish, Jacob w.
Carr, W. R. Hickman, Nimrod
Taught. Smith Hood, Jr., ". n.
Brant, C. C. Coffman, F. l.. Thorn
as, Joseph Ice, F. ". Bartlett, c.
Powell, a. A. J. Gaskill and B. F.
Blackstone.
The Harrison county delegation
present was J. W. Robinson, John
Dunkin, John j. Davis, E. d.
Lewis, E. E. Fighter, Edmund
Southern, NJ. j. Francis, Ernest
Randolph, 7. j. Dennison, Lloyd
Fultz, Minter Holden, John Har-
bert, W. Scott, H. F. Smith, T. NJ
Honor, J. N. Wilkinson, j. II. G.
Lang, J. NJ. West, II. T. Carter,
Elias Radcliffe, l.. S. Whiteman, F.
DAWSON, j. Fl. Maxwell, s. B.
Snider, j. B. Hickman, T. J..
Kniseley and E. L. Martin.
The convention then took a re-
cess until 80 O'Clock.
Though they had the Johnstown
band, they could not muster a crowd
of encouraging proportions. OF
the 1876 delegates of the district
fewer than half of them were there,
and the spectators were about the
same number. In all about $50
people attended the convention.
1t was. indeed, a tame affair,
what applause there was being de-
signedly merely to make it appear
that they were not at all disheart-
ened or terrified. But throughout
there was every indication that they.
felt they were enlisted in a hope
less cause
The convention reconvened at
l 80 with a fair sized crowd pres
ent
The committee on order of bust
ness reported as follows:
Frst-Permanent organization.
misunderstanding.
Third-Bases of representation.
Fourth-Resolutions.
Fifth-Nominations.
The report was adopted.
John W. Davis and j. W. Rob
inson were named as permanent
chairman and secretary respectively
of the convention.
Mr.. Davis made a short address
tending to show that the Demo-
cratic party is alive political eorSse
and asked credit for his party for
the policies o being pursued by
the Republican national admins
tration. He labored quite hard to
speak such words as would encour-
age the convention and appealed for
harmony.
The committee on credentials
reported that each county be entitled
to the number of votes as Stated in
the call.
There were no contests and the
committee on basis of representa-
ton had no report to make.
George Bambrick, of Hancock
county, moved that the committee
on resolutions report in favor Of
William J. Bryan for president in
1908, and Edmund Southern
amended it so as to cad that he be
a candidate for president as long
as there is life in his body. The
motion carried and Mr.. Bambrick
was appointed to notify the com
mittee of this action.
+ The resolutions committee not
being ready to report a recess of
FIVE minutes was taken. the band
played and Thomas r. Hornor made
a speech. Again was compliment
tary mention of President Roose-
welt and his policies made. He al
so wanted his party to have credit
for those, policies. The usual de-
nunciation of everything RcIy5.
lican was denounced by him. He
received tame applause.
John j. Davis. chairman of the
committee on resolutions, read a
long list of typewriter resolutions,
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