The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-16

CHARLESTON. July 10-Stuart F.,
Reed. OF Harrison county, was nomi-
mated for secretary of state by the
Republican state convention on the
eighth ballot. The convention COM
pleted the nomination of an entire
state ticket at night session and ad-
journed.
For eight ballots Reed and Topping
ran neck and neck, Topping having
lead OF thirty votes on the first bal
lot. but Reed holding over him by a
few votes on every succeeding one.
Finally on the eighth ballot Reed was
is striking distance OF the necessary
number. and when Wood county was
reached on the roll and its thirty
three votes, which had been going to
Harris all the time, were thrown to
Reed, they served to put him over.
Reed Congratulated.
Before the result was figured up
Topping moved to nominate Reed by
reclamation. The motion was sec:
onded by Harris. and went through
with a whoop, and the hardest and
.gamest fight of the convention was
over. Mr. Reed was the recipient Of
many congratulations upon his mag
inificent race and quit the ground the
most popular man of the day.
On second ballot for superintend-
ent of schools at the afternoon SEES
sion of the.convention, Shawkey NOV
ed up to 427. and the end was appar-
,ent. AS soon as the vote was an
Inounced the names of Riggs, Tough
and Santee were withdrawn, and the
third ballot was called with only
Shawkey and Miller In the field. Be-
fore the roll call was completed Mil
Ter withdrew his name and Shawkey
was nominated by accramatlon.
! Eight Ballots Taken.
I For secretary OF state, w. E. Nor
irls. of Harrison county. nominated
Stuart F. Reed, OF Harrison. A. G..
Burdett nominated G. L. Topping, Of
Kanawha. j. Menter Caldwell noml-
mated John T. Harris. of Wood. G..
iB. Scott OF Brooke, nominated Joseph
Gray, of Writ.
|. On the first ballot Reed received
800 votes. Topping $50, Harris 1876,
Gray AZ.
On the second Reed 404. Topping
!3S9. Harris 63. Gray So.
On the third Reed 400, Topping
sSs, Harris 70. Gray 8.
On the fourth Reed 4O7, Topping
$50, Harris u, Gray s.
On the fifth Reed 414, Topping
1852, Harris 50. Gray 8.
On the sixth Reed 500, Topping
81, Harris 95.
On the seventh Reed 400. Topping
3S2. Harris so.
Made by Acclamatlon.
When Writ county was reached on
the roll on the eighth ballot 1t chang
ed its vote to Reed, having voted for
Harris for several previous ballots
and 1t was seen that Topping's cake
was dough. Wood followed suit
with Its thirty-three votes, which had
been also going to Harris, and the
fire was out. Before the vote was
announced Topping withdrew and
moved to nominate Reed by acclama-
ton.
The motion was seconded by Har-
ris and carried with roar. and the
convention adjourned until $3.50 p.
m to allow the delegates to get some
thing to eat, 1t being then $3.50.
The Night Session.
When the convention got together
for the night session nominations for
state treasurer were declared In or
der. w. w. Hughes named E. u.
Long. of Mcdowell, and A. B. White
named Newton ogdin, OF Peasants.
Long was nominated by vote of
517 to 500.
For elector-at-large J. II. McDer.
mott. Of Monongalia. was chosen over
j. J. Hetzey OF Berkeley. by vote of
SCI to 2SS. and ]. NJ. McPeake, Of
Fayette. over Phillip Goodwill, of
Mercer, by a vote OF 427 to 3s9.
Petty Beats Elliott.
The convention had decided to1
choose two members at large for the
executive committee instead of one
as heretofore and that business was
gone about. The member at large
was provided originally that color
ed man might be upon3the governing
body. Two were put in nomination,
G. 9. Barnett, of Cnpell,. and John s.
Noel. OF Fayette. o. A. Petty, oil
Kanawha and c. D. Elliott, of Wood,