The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-17
Albert ]. Kerns, Of Marion, is
Made the Permanent
Chairman.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
ToATanse the Business of the
Meeting and Report
Tomorrow.

Only about fifty delegates were
present In the court house Wednesday
Afternoon when State Chairman E. w.
Mills. of Fairmont, called the state
convention of the Prohibition party
of West Virginia to order for the pur-
pose of naming state ticket The
convention experienced considerable
difficulty in organizing but after
lot of supurfluous talking and out OF
order motions and arguments were
INDUCED in, the usual committees for
the arrangement of business were ap-
pointed with instructions to report
to the convention tomorrow.
State Chairman b. w. Mills, of
Fairmont, called the convention to
order at 1880 o'clock and announced
the object of the convention to be the
nominations of candidate for COVER
nor and other state officers and dele
gates to the national convention of
the party at Columbus, o., on Julyy16.
The Rev. w. D. Reed, of Mounds
vile, offered a prayer.
A. j. Kearns Chairman.
Mr.. Mills announced that the state
committee had selected Albert j.
Kerns, of Marion county; to act as
temporary chairman OF the conyen-
ton, and ]. q. Cunningham, OF
Ritchie county. as temporary chair
man and these gentlemen assumed
those positions.
In taking the chair Mr.. Kerns said
in the course of brief speech that
President Roosevelt, in a recent
speech, emphasized the Importance
of the American home as the bulwark
of our society ard government and
said that the liquor problem consti-
tuted the greatest injury to the
American home and that 1t is the
duty of the Prohibition party to
drive the saloons out of business.
The temporary organization, upon
motion duly carried, was made per-
manent.
Rules and Order of Business.
The following were, nominated and
selected as committee on rules and
order OF business for the convention:
Squire Anstead. of. Nicholas county;
the Rev. w. ID. Reed, of Mounds
vile; H. Clay Hedges, of Harrison;
%. j. Fleming, OF Marion, and the
Rev. G. "a. Winebrenner, OF Fayette.
]. w. Bedford, OF Parsons, made a
motion that special committee on
rules to govern the regulation of
the ProhiBition party in the state be
appointed to report to the convention
tomorrow. The motion raised a con-
siderable amount of discussion, many
of the delegates believing that the
state executive committee should at
tend to that work. A question as to
where the state committee had gone
was raised, 1t being stated that 1t had
done nothing for SO long time that
sight had been lost of 1t.
The motion, however, prevailed.
Other Committees.
The Rev. Mr.. Reed made a motion
that committees Of FIVE each, on plat
form, resolutions and credentials be
appointed. This was carried.
Objection was made to the creden-
ttal committee on the ground That the
call for the convention stated that 1t
would be mass and not delegate
convention and the committee would
therefore be useless.
The following were appointed on
the special committee on rules by the
convention: Z. NJ. Barnes. of Lewis;
Is. Dorsey, of Marshall; Rev. Mr..
Bedford, of Tucker; Hiram Lewis, of
Clay, and G. H. Williams. Of Brax-
ton.
Recess Taken
While the chairman pondered up
on the appointment of the other COM
mittees. a recess of thirty minutes
were held during which Mr.. Mills
held conference with the county
committeeman present.
Charles Z. Newlin, of Indianapolis.
ex-state chairman of the party in
Indiana, will deliver free address in
the court house tonight at s o'clock
at mass convention.