The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-30
TWo-ThiCds Of the Con-
vention Vote for Plank
Against Negro Voters
AFTER A BIG WRANGLE
Convention Then Adlourns un-
! til 30'Clock With But One
Nomination Made

3 .
CHARLESTON. July 3Oz0 one Of
the bitterest wrangies In the history
OF the Democratic party in this stats
took place in the Democratic state
convention today over the adoption az
what Is popularly known In the CON
vention as ''the two niger plank 2,
These planks, one providing for
the dtsfranchisement of the negro
anu the other demanding Jim Crow
cars We're referred back to- the con
vention by the committee ON rescI,i-
tons soon after the convention was
brought to order just before noon
with no alterations and with the rec-
ommendation that 1t be passed
This aroused the fire of a number
OF the leading party men and after d
lengthy ana acrimonious debate, the
vote was put and resulted In 7tD Ia
favor Of the two planks and 4f2
against them.
There were heated discussions BY
those in favor of the pianks ana <
those against them. Former Cow
ernor MacCorkle made a strong adss
dress IN which he appealed to the
convention not TO adopt the planlss
SAYING with strong emphasis that
their adoption meant certain tlcfeat
for the party In this state at the fail
election. After the adoption of the
two planks the convention adjourn
ed until o'clock TO take up tho
nominations for the rest Of tho ticket,
The two negro planks are as fol-
Believing that the extension OF
the elective franchise to d race in-.
.feriof in intelligence and without
preparation for the wise and prndent
exercise of a privilege Sc. vital TO tho
faf
a mistake, II not a crime, committed
by the Republican party during the
reign OF passion and prejudice follow
ing the Civil war, for political ends
and purposes, we declare that the
Democratic party Is in favor Of so
amending the constitution as to pre-
serve the purity of the ballot and
the electorate of the state from the
evils resulting from comforting such
power and privilege upon those who
are united to appreciate its import 7
ance as 1t effects the stability aud
preservation of good government.
I'VE favor the enactment of law
requiring common carriers engaged In
passenger traffic to furnish separate
coaches or compartments for white
and colored passengers"
John j. Davis. of Clarksburg.
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, worked for the adoption Of both
planks and made hot speech In fa-
vor of them.
CONSERVATION prevails among near
ly all of the party leaders over che
passage of the plaHts and they have
admitted that 1t means defeat for the
party this fall. They say the parry
could not even hope to win with such
tFo IN, VNHa ~
opposed to the planks are Joe and
VIII Chiffon and John t. McGraw
who made bitter speeches against
their adoption at last nights session
OF the convention and at today's first
session.
Prior to the report Of the resolti-
Hodges and Littlepage addressed the
convention, hashing and rehasl.ing q
lot of Democratic generaiities
AT o'clock this afternoon the deli
egates began to gather in the conven-
tion hall but were slow In assembling
CHARLESTON, July 3O-Louis
Bennett. OF Lewis county, was nomI-
mated for governor at the Democratic
state convention ON the frst ballot
just before dawn this morning.
The convention then recessed to
meet again at IL o'clock this morn-
ing to complete the nominations
John w. Davis placed Hodges In
nomination, w. w Brahnon named
Bennett and w. A. MacGorkle pre-
sented the name OF Littlepage,
The permanent organization OF the
convention consists of John H. Holt,
of Huntington. chairman: r.. II.
Hornor, Of Parkersburg, secretary,
and A. p Gardner. of Wheeling, ser-
geant at arms.
The platform indorses the Denver
platform, lauds Bryan and Kern and
pledges the support of the Democra-
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