The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-20
Turmoil, Wrangling, ouarreIs
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
ic party has planned to have a cut
and dried affair Of the convention
cropped out as soon as the conven-
tion opened, but strong potest went
up and the directors scored in the
first inning.
~ County Chairman Ernest d. Lewis
called the convention to order shortly
after IL o'clock, with the court room
well filled, but not overrunnlng, with
people. He read the call and then
named Taney Harrison as tempor-
airy chairman and Fred L. shInn
temporary secretary. j. Hornor Da-
Wis then moved to make the tempor-
airy organization permanent hut op-
position developed. Edmund South
ern. one Of the old war horses, ask
ing for n fair deal, and John Patton
introduced a resolution for the APP
pointment OF tho usual committees
This was accepted and the Davis mo-
!, tiop was not put
Cammittees were. then announced
as follows:
Resolutions Clay. A. j. Rice:
Clark, NJ. F.s.Snider; Coal, d. w. Nc
George; Elk, Walter Stewart; sardis,
s. Rlttenhouse; Simpson, J. ~. VII
kinson; Union, S. NJ. Fleming; Ten
-miie, r. A. Orr; Eagle e. G. Garrett;
Grant. 7. N. Hornor.
Permanent organization-Clay, C.
i. Watkins; Clark, c. 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. c. Hardesty;
Grant. Charles Davisson.
Credentials and Representation
Clay Lewis Rector; Clark, John
Stuart; Coal, James James; Elk,
John u. Booth: Sardls. B. G. Swiger:
Simpson, H. NJ. Smith: Union, S. S.
Floyd; Tenmile, Lihn Shahan; Eagle.
IL. e. Richardson; Grant. Joshua
Smith.
Order of Buslness-Clay, W. B.
Wilkinson; Clark, C. A. Hornor;
Coal, ]. II. Davis; Elk, a. L, Romine;
sardis, Elmer Hannah; Simpson, II.
o. Graves; Union, f. w. Starkey;
Tenmile, Amos Carter; Eagle Ray
Rogers: Grant, ]. D. Basel
Upon motion OF Harvey f. Smith,
seconded by A. ]. Findlay. the con-
vention then adjourned until 1880
O'Clock and the committees conyen-
ed at once to make mp their reports.
AT the opening OF the afternoon
session the executive committee elect
ed was reported as follows:
Clark. w. Johnston and Lee
Maxwell.
Clay-c. A. Short and C. NJ. Te-
trick.
coal-M. J. Francis and ]. H.
Davis.
Elk-s. r. Bartlett and W. F,
Bord.
Boyd E. Hornor and W. E.
Swlger.
Grant. r. Maxwell and James
q. 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. II. Davis and r. NJ.
Carter.
The committee on permanent or
ganlzation reported Judson Findlay
for lmanent chairman and ]. Hor-
nor Davis for permanent secretary.
Carl Men moved that the commit
tees report he rejected and the tenn
porary organization be made per-
manent.
Edmund Southern was shouted
down when he asked for majority
rule.
Ellis Lyon questionon the author
ity OF County Chairman Lewis TO or
Eanize the convention. Lyon. had nc
objection to Harrison and Shinn, but
said there were other other things
behind 1t. He wanted to know what
1t all meant.
A man arose and asked Mr. Har.
rison II he was a Democrat aud in
sisted that Lyon sit down. The fel-
low had an extra load Of Democratic
whisley on.
Lyon charged that prominent
gentleman wanted TO defeat Findlay
:. for chairman because he is a Bryan
Democrat.
Ransell johnson explained thai
Harrison is as good Bryan Demo
graf rs FlndlaS. Southern jumped
mp and there was confusion that