The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-28
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The Democratic city ccnTausion hao
come and ..went ana me icket nom.
mated last might locRs Il 1t VEN
easy picking. The ring slate wen,-.
through without craSl while 81.
was some dissensionsas Is the manner
in which the object Was u Sc accom-.
pltshed the end wat comnon ana nm
rule prevailed. Everything ilaa been
primed and cooked seysra houFs be-
fore R. L. Cunning ham ci,firrnan Of
the City Executive Committees called
the meeting to order t8i6f II II.
Neely, who had teen hing ii on
parliamentary usage aprsng the das
was made temporary chnirraan and
Walter s. Haggerty wts appointed
Iscrtbe. on motion ot Scott Lowe
the temporary organization was made
permanent
Tusca Morris was the cittnii snroc,-
ct which was to5 start the entsra ina.
chinery in motion o6n sha
organization was efiected rusca ins
troduced an omnibus solufion Which
twas little too much for tlla cIntche.
and sprung them when tic resom.
j tion received some severe soiting from
other envIous Leaders; IoFfis no
ition was that q cotnHiitta oh ofle,
OF business be appointed iiat 4 com.
lmittee on credentials which Should
ldetermlne the representa of each
ward and its vote for nc candldafea
for mayor be appointed ana that
committee on platform 81 1poinlod
1t was the second ciause Ia Morris
motion that was obiessIonabie AMI ".
R. Riggs proceeded 70 nut Ton
crimps in the motion RI position
was reinforced bg Alexis Holden and
DR.. H, @. Mckay George Lily want
led no chicanery to Rnoel him out
The motion was lost Isl vote 81 si
to 81.
At this tunctnre Henry S Isieeiy iu.
trodpced a motion that eieeant at
farms be appointed 70 eie me hail,
There we're 50 many prote Is ths
that the motion was not pF
w. A. Moorhead entered the room
during the confusion In a demanded
that the motion i,e stated again for
Ibis benefit. The chair sISed nj. Nor.
ris to restate his motion. Morris Ii.
tempted to restate at the same dime
/ sand yVfnhiYfrs seiHsns,g Z, ,.l,15t,,3 assi -
the conjunction oEsthe andwIch con.
isumed the greater part of tis dime.
He was called to order 81 James p.
Mccoy, who said that AIcrr Sgas only
asked to tell what shs nletion Mis- and
not to make an argument Aiorrln
was permitted TO 10 on. ne had ba.
gun another sandwich Wlisf W s.
Black called him 70 order on ylt,8aiiY
the same point raised 81 Afr II cor.
W. s, Black than moved that tha
committee on order os bn mes be ap.
pointed. The chaifnan aned the
following committees First ward
Howard Adams; Second ari 20. NJ.
Ralphsnyder Third waFsl d. Aiau.
ley; Fourth ward Scott aaj Fihh
ward B, F. Ramage.
On motion of s. j. sniisf commit.
tee on platform. one iaaf from asch
ward, selected By the ates from
the wards. This cofnnlttss was coin.
posed Of the following men First
ward, 7. B. Henderson; Second ward.
R. A. Watts; Third ward Waitcr Cor.
bin: Fourth ward. b d Bnlcher:
Fifth ward. Festus Downs
While the COMMITTEES on pIatforn
was sent ont to consume somotimo
over the resolutions 6lfe typewrlt.
ten the janitor of the codrt house ssus
hunted up and the Circuit Cohrf room
was opened. The convention moved
up to that room where The bnalnes
was concluded. sam Bntcher and
Leteher Jones were appointed SER
geant at arms. .eecher WedBed the
door at the rear entrance Is the bar.
The Republicans who rHnber r niany
as the Democrats occppied INC gallery.
All the standing room d the gnlIeiy
was taken.
The COMMITTEES on ord pf bhsluosa
made majority and minoritg rs
port. The majority report Waa slgn.
ed by Howard Adsns George b.
Ralphsnyder and B. II Raraase Tho
minority report was signed bg Scott
c. Lowe and Q. u. ianie The ma.
iority wna aceanffd