The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-21
TAKES AN HOUR
TO ORGANIZ +

hSets " tHS COliillllllee ana de-
noutced the attempt to repudiate the
conventions committee and charged
that there were wheels in the party.
He roundly roasted those who wanted
to reject the report.
The vote was then taken on the
motion that the report of the con:
vention be rejected and the tempor-
airy organization be made permanent.
Mr.. Hornor told the chairman that
he knew the motion was out OF or
der.
Lyon tried to substitute the report
of the committee for the motion.
This was declared out of order.
K James w. Robinson was called to
the chair and the man with the booze
on was on his feet, but was taken
out of the hail.
The fight grew more heated at this
point. "sit down." SIT down." was
heard all over the house.
The motion lost by a vote of 40
to 149. and Findlay and j. Horror
Davis were declared the permanent
officers of the convention, after an
hours wrangle.
The stranger again yelled for
Bryan and was again taken out.
Flndlay and Davis went to the
chair. and then Findlay put a mo-
ton that the committees report on
permanent organization be adopted.
This carried. 1Nindlay then made a
brief speech claiming this to be al
Democratic year.
The committees report on Gre
dentlals showed no contests and 1t
recommended that each district have
10 votes and that 81 be necessary to
a choice.
The report of the committee on
order of business was as follows:
Report on permanent organization.
Report on credentials.
Report on resolutions.
Election Of delegates to the first
congressional delegate convention at
Fairmont May 26.
Election of delegates to state dele
gate convention at Wheeling May %.
Election of delegates to the state
nominating convention at Charles
ton July 2S.
Walter Stewart then read a set of
resolutions fayoring states rights,
claiming Roosevelt. had adopted a
number of Democratic principles, fav-
oring the Oklahoma constitution, ask
ing for tariff for revenue only, strict
or immigration laws, declaring for
Bryan and instructing for him, also
instructing for Willard f. Snider for
delegate to Denver and for w. Scott
for judge of the supreme court for
the short term.
delegates to Fairmont were named
as follows:
Clark District-A. j. Findlay B.
F. Garfield, Charles Gaylord and NJ.
F. snider. Alternates, e. j. Wood,
Lee Maxwell, John Dolan and Perry
G. Williams.
Coal District. w. Robinson, NJ.
j. Francis, ID. w. McCeorge and FL
lis Lyon. Altcrnates, G. A. w..
sheehi. Thomas Kearns. Florinus
Reynolds and David Booth.
Sardis Districts. T. Rittenhouse,
]. w. Gerard, L. S. Whfteman and
A. S. Robey. Alternates, Homer
z. D. Orr, William Garrett
and George Ashcraft.
Union District-D. l.. Hall, N. q.
Boring, William Jarvis and w. II.
Call. Alternates, II. G. Curry, l.. r.
Mcmillan, James Findlay and Claude
CASTOR.
ELK District-John ]. Booth, John
C. Robinson, j. NJ. Hester and Frank
Mills. Alternates. Elias Radcllff. g.
A. Lewis, John Props and j. NJ.
White.
Eagle District-lA. c. Ice, Ray
Rogers, R. E. Richardson and Bell
Hess. Alternates. w. N. Malone, Ira
B. Anderson, S. R. Garrett and w.
e. Swiger.
Clay District-W. B. Wilkinson. j.
s. Maloy, u. q. Hawkins and George
w. Martin. Alternates, S. j., Lowe.
j. L. Riffee, s. A. Elliott and w. e.
Tetrick.
Grant District-A. ]. Booth. T. j..
Kniseley, j. d. Basel and 7. M. Hor-
nor. Alternates, Charles Post. l.. C.
Keener, William Randolph and
Joshua Smith.
Simpson District. H. Hurry, H.
M. Smith, P. B. Robinson, and ]. N.
wilkinson. Alternates. Frank Bart
lett, G. M. Sullivan, N. H. Green and
"A. j. Wilkinson.
Tenmile District-Lihn Shahan,
Ernest Randolph, Ray Morgan and
r. M. Carter. Alteruates. F. A. Orr.
G. G. Ogden. Harry Dakon and A. j.
Holden.
The delegates to the Wheeling con-
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