The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-21
Turmoil, Wrangling, Quarrels
and Drunkenness Feat
ure the Meeting.
MAN THROWN OUT OF HALL
Riotous Endeavor to Nominate
County Delegates at
the Court House.
That the machine Of the Democrat

That the machine of the Democrat
ic party has planned to have GU
and dried affair of the conyentIo,
cropped out as soon as the conyen
ton opened, but a strong potest wen
up and the DIRECTORS scored in tn,
frs. inning.
Whnty Chairman Ernest d. Levi,
called the convention to order shortl,
after II o'clock, with the court room
well filled. but not overrunning, Will
people. He read the call and thet
named fancy Harrison as temper.
airy chairman and Fred L. ShinI
temporary secretary. ]. Hornor Da
Wis then moved to make the temper
airy organization permanent but on
position developed. Edmund South.
ern, one of the old war horses, ask.
ing for fair deal. and John Pattor
introduced a resolution for the an.
pointment of the usual committees
This was accepted and the Davis mo.
ton was not put.
Committees were then announced
as follows:
Resolutions-Clay, A. j. Rice,
Clark, NJ. +. Snider; Coal, d. w. Nc
George; Elk, Walter Stewart; Sardis
S. Rittenhouse; Simpson, j., N. VIII
kinson; Union, S. NJ. Fleming; Ten.
mile, f. A. Orr: Eagle E. G. Garrett;
Grant. T. NJ. Hornor.
Permanent Organization-Cl Clay, C
l.. Watkins; Clark, G. L. Hickman;
Coal, Ellis Lyon; Elk, S. R. Bartlett;
Sardis. w. G. Gerard; Simpson c. j
Roy; Union Claude CASTOR; Tenmile
l.. w. Shahan; Eagle, L. G. Hardesty;
Grant, Charles DAVIDSON.
Credentials aud Representation
Clay, Lewis Rector; Clark, John
Stuart; Coal. James James; Elk
John y. Booth; sardis, B. C. swiger;
Simpson, II. NJ. Smith; Union, 8. s.
Floyd; Tenmile, Lihn Shahan; Eagle
IL. E. Richardson; Grant, Joshua
Smith.
Order Of Buslness-Clay, w. B.
Wilkinson; Clark, G. "A. Hornor;
Coal, ]. H. Davis; Elk, A. l.. Romine;
Sardis, Elmer Hannah; Simpson, H.
o. Graves; Union, e. w. Starkey;
Tenmile, Amos Carter; Eagle, Ray
Rogers; Grant, j. d. .Bassel.
Upon motion OF Harvey II. Smith
seconded by A. j. Findlay, the con-
rention then adjourned until 1880
O'Clock and the committees conven.
ed at once to make up their reports
AT the opening of the afternoon
session the executive committee elect.
ed was reported as follows:
Clark-J. w. Johnston and Lee
Maxwell.
clay-c. A. Short and c. NJ. TIE.
trick.
coal-M. j. Francis and j. H
Davis.
Elk-s. R. Bartlett and W. F
Bond.
Easle-soyd E. Horror and w. e
Swiger.
Grant,. p. Maxwell and James
h. VAN Horn.
Simpson,. N. Wilkinson and p.
b. Robinson.
sardis-L. s. Whiteman and Frank
Robey.
union-Truman Payne and w. o
Kennedy.
Tenmile-M. H. Davis and r. NJ
Carter.
The committee on permanent or.
ganization reported Judson Findlay
for permanent chairman and ]. Hor,
nor Davis for permanent secretary.
Carl Neff moved that the commit.
tees report be rejected and the TEN.
porary organization be made per-
manent.
Edmund Southern was shouted
down when he asked for majority
rule.
Ellis Lyon questiondl the author.
ity of County Chairman Lewis to or
ganize the convention. Lyon. had nc
objection to Harrison and Shinn, but
said there we're other other things
behind 1t. He wanted to know what
1t all meant.
A man arose and asked Mr.. Har.
rison IL he was a Democrat and in
sisted that Lyon sit down. The fel
low had an extra load of Democratic
whiskey on.
Lyon charged that prominen
gentleman wanted to defeat Flndla!
for chairman because he is Bryan
Democrat.
Ransell Johnson explained tina
Harrison is as good Bryan Demo
crat as Findlay, Southern jumpet
up and there was confusion tina