The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-14
Slip Up to Two Almost Caused
a Hole to Be Punched
Through Slate.
PARTY FEALTY DOUBTED
And vouching is Done by One
Another for Democracy
Some Brain -Storming.

Questioning and vouching for one
anotheFs Democracy, selr-laudation.
denunciation of others ana adherence
to the slate nxed up by the same set
of men, who FOR years have aspired TO
get control OF city airairs by playing
loyal at times TO their party and dls-
loyal at other times under the false
colors OF pretended reform featured
the Democratic city CONVENTION held
in the court house Friday night at s
O'Clock, an unlucisy day for the nom-
inees.
The court house was fairly wen
filled but there was plenty OF room
for more and there was no hundreds
turned away as one paper is ever
prone to say. Nor did any one suf-
focate and run any risk of suffocatfon
Still, there was a good deal Of hot
air and spread-eagIe speeches as In
the olden day.
!, A good deal OF noise was made at
times but that was ON the slate pro-
gram, and those attracted by Idle
curiosity and to see the funny
stunts laughed occasionally but did
not make any enthusiastic demon
tstration.
The ordinary Democratic ringster
or cliquester is never happier than
when some one Is being denounced.
J in fact, it has never yet been possible
for that kind OF Democrats here to
hold public meeting without pick
ing flaws, finding fault and denounc-
ing everybody but themselves. II Is
their same old trick and they can
learn none other. They cali that en-
thusiasm. Maybe 1t IS but It Is not
the kind that wins votes.
James w. Robinson called the
meeting to order and read the call
| for the convention. He then named
A. ]. Findley as temporary chairman
and d. NJ. Ogden was called upon 70
act as temporary secretary. The tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent and it discharged Its duties in
perfunctory manner, without engag-
Ing in any OF the braln-storming and
wind-jamming.
Cut and dried the custom OF ap-
pointing committees ives not OBJ
served. but instead all committees
were dispensed with. and John j.
Davis in lengthy speech later enun-
ciated the platform denouncing every
thing in the history Of the city adj
ministrations the last several years
and rebnlsing lot OF the reformers
for deserving them, when they aban-
doned their own party for the time
being to get into power.
After this the alatA went through
although It narrowly escaped being
cracked a time or two. And in the in
stance OF one OF the ofiiees there was
a deep scratch, which the pencil
pushers had overlooked.
John ]. Davis urged the nomina-
ton Of Taney Harrison for mayor,
but the latter declined. and 3. y.
Wood was then nominated.
Joseph stealey was named for
chief OF police and Fred L. shlnn
for city clerk.
Following this there was a dispose
!. ton to punch the fist through the
slate, when It came to nominating a
candidate for street superintendent.
Three candidates were placed in nom
ination-John Ward, Thomas Tins
man and Michael NJ. Bradford. The
slate had been wen framed however
and 1t was an easy matter to keep It
intact They paid their high respect
to Mr.. Bradford, llfe-long Democrat
we suppose, by giving him FIVE votes.
They did just a little better by. Mr..
Tinsman, another rock-ribbed Demo-
crat. by giving him ming votes Ward
received SO votes and was declared
the nominee.
Hugh callaghan, as suggested by
the Telegram, was indorsed for COM
missioner OF water works, being the
Republican nominee for that ofEice.
The name Of John w. Coffman, re-
tired leader OF the reform forces ana
their late chairman. was mentioned IN
connection with the office Of collector
and tneasurer-an office SO ably filed
at present by Captain John r. Steel.
but Mr.. coffman declined to go be-
fore the people. Here is where the
deep scratch in the slate was dlscov-
cred and the convention was 50 nom
plused that it finally decided to let
the executive committee quietly an
up the break.
E. D. Reynolds was nominated for
assessor and in making his speech OF
acceptance, he reviewed in an enthu-
siactic manner the work BE did years
ago as county assessor.
The cameI's back was broken when
It came to the ofice OF school COM
missioner. There was number OF
Democrats who were heard to say 1T
is a dirty shame not to indorse Uncle
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