The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-05-25
PUBLICAN PRIMARIES
TO BE HELD JUNE IA

The county Republican executive
& "a committee held a meeting IN the
COURT house Wednesday and fixed on
THURSDAY. June ii, as the date Tor
holding the primary election IN TINS
county for congressman and state
senator
The Committee was largely at
tended and quite harmonious. There
was a careful exchange OF views ana
sey ,S one seemed bent on acting IN
i satisfactory manner to all and the
committee was careful to take no
action that might in the least offend
the rank and file of the Republican
party in Harrison county
while a resolution was introduc,
Ia 10 nominate county and distrlct
candidates at the same primary, we.
IN seemed 10 be the sense OF most all
B present that it was too early to
name county candidates, as the time
was too short to give candidates an
opportunity to announce themselves,
sna no date was set for that 1t is
highly probable such candidates may
not be nominated until after the
irst Of August and it may be done
BY mass convention
The committee was called to or
der IN the court house by Chairman
& = Reed shortly after II O'Clock
and James N. Hess was called to act
\ i ,,s'' secretary in the brief absence o.
4 Charles q. Co6man. The
Committeeman present were as fol
lows:
Coal ames n. Hess.
Clark-F. B. Haymaker,
Eagle Taylor Williams and y
i. Riblett
q Elk-Robert Shuttleworth.
Henry Bennett.
S2 s; SIMPSON,. D. Fitzhugh and
4. .r E, n T.. Steele Wit
proxy from W. 3. Leonard, ana !
]. Codmans
Grant D. j. Nutter.
Union ~. ]. Ayers.
Chairman Reed stated the object
Il me meeting as being to take &C.
hon providing for the nomination
n iS candidates for the coming cam
na;en and then had open house tol
Inv and ali Republicans to express
themselves and make suggestlons;
O. A. Ashbufn, Of Doddrldge
so, I, candidate for The nomina.
lion for State senator to succeed
George e. Cole, was introduced ane
made II a short address, which was
T ,,,, received. He informed the
c Sr flat the district primar,,
4 10 had been held in his county and
a n felt sure he had his own county
Recess was then taken until one
o'clock ~. ~.
5,tional members present were r
r Moore, Of Clark district, and :
). A Z DIV. q Union district. J
nj Knox had James n knox s,
1roxv from Clay district, and e. "
coffman had B. NJ Aliens iron
In opening the session Chairman al,
Reed gave an opportunity tor snel =
s sneeches. Mai. A. G. Moore, Gol
s ~ s, uoymond and Mayor Har'
yey W. Harmer briefly ADDRESSED
fhe committee.
a resolution was offered IAl ~
Thursday, June IA, as the da1e 10
holding the congressional, senator.
;sl;snd county primary, but this was
Chaneed so as to hold a primary OF
mt day only to get the sense Of the
Rsnnblican voters on candidates fo '1
,oneress and the State Senate, ano
candidates for the respective once,
Who , receive the largest number o.
votes to have the privilege Of nam
fnr his own delegates TO me COZ
xention. r,.,,:s 1.
Frank r. Moore, Taylor Williams nam
sSa q. ID. Fitzhugh were appolnteo'
\ committee to draft and report
rules. and regulations for Aold1nt
tie primary
The ceinmittee reported prac,
cally the same rules and reguia-
;ons that were observed Two yeaIs
ADO md la year.