The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-13
STRONG TICKET FOR COUNCIL IS NAMED
AT THE F4EREPUBLICANCTTY WARD PRIMARIES
Cits District Conventions Are Large
y attended and Hearty En-
thusiasm is Manifested.
DELEGATES ARE sBLEcrED
Candidates for Council Are aIessrs
Smiley, Halterman, Ernst,
Hart and Lynch.

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The Republican city convention
Will be held at the court house at
1880 o'clock tonight for the purpose
Of nominating city ticket for the
election TO be held Tuesday, April 2.
! The ward conventions were held
in the various wards last night, at
which candidates for council were
chosen, delegates elected for the
I convention tonight and members of
the executive committee named.
Councilmanic Ticket.
The candidates for council are as
follows;
Eirst ward Charles s. Smiley.
Second ward-C. W. Halterman.
Third ward-Charles NJ. Ernst.
Fourth ward-Charles NJ. Hart.
Fifth ward-Truman j. Lynch.
First Ward.
There was a large attendance at
the First ward primary and enthusi-
asm ran high throughout the session.
Committeeman H. H. Davis called
the primary to order and after read
ing the published call of the execu-
tive committee which explained the
purpose Of the meeting, called Mi
chael McAndrew to the chair to act
as temporary chairman. Motion
was made to have the chair appoint
secretary which was carried and
William L. Geppert was named. On
motion which was duly seconded the
temporary organization was made
permanent.
Charles s. Smiley for Council
Chairman McAndrew then an
nounced that the nomination OF a
candidate for councilman was then
IN order and the name of Charles s.
Smiley was presented. Mr.. smileys
name was received with hearty ap-
plause and after the chair had ask
ed If there were any other nomina-
tions and none we're made, Mr..
smiley's nomination, upon motion
which was carried, was made by ac-
clamation.
The chairman then announced
tha the selection OF delegates to
represent the ward in the general
congention to be held tonight was
next in order and upon motion of E.
q B. Warner which was carried, the
chair was authorized to appoint a
committee Of three to choose twenty
delegates and report TO the primary.
The chair appointed v. L. Highland,
John Kearns and Thomas Burke.
The committee retired for a confer
ence and reported the following nom
inattons which were upon vote rat
8 med;
First Ward Delegates.
N. J. McAndrew, John Mulheran,
E. B. Haymaker, A. A. Crawford,
Thomas Hardman. Thomas spillman,
]. ]. conneIl, P. j. Lyden, James
Howe, John F. Kearns, Thomas
Burke, Mike Gill, s. F. MilIstead, H.
Q. Coyne, Thomas Ward, v. L. High
land, William L. Geppert, w. E.
Hursey, Thomas Congleton and e. B.
Warner.
John Kearns and F. B. Haymaker
were nominated for members of the
city executive committee by accla-
nation and the convention then adj
iourned.
Second Ward.
Committeeman U. G. Showalter
called the primary to order in the
second ward and after reading the
executive committees call as pub
lished, called R. B. Wilson to the
chair! w B. Robbins was nomln-
ated for secretary and upon motion
the temporary organization was
made permanent. DR.. c. w. Hal
terman's name was presented for
the nomination for councilman and
he was made the nominee. Upon
motion committee of three was
appointed by the chair to select
twenty delegates to represent the
ward at the city convention, and the
committee after conference, re-
Ported the following names which
were ratified by the convention:
Second Ward Delegates.
Dr' y. 9. showalter. s. r. Griffin,
william Fricker, E. S. C. Hoimboe.
John n. Knox, R. B. Wilson. Lee
RUM, W. c. Palmer, ]. ]. Denham.