The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-12
Over the Question Of Ratify
ing or Rejecting the
Mugwump Ticket.
WOOD is FAVoRED
By a Majority Of the Dele.
gates Chosen at Ward
Conventions.

An occasional cropping out ef the
bitter feeling existing between a III
sided Democracy over the question 81
4 ratifsiRg or rejecting the mugw,nn,
ticket provided the chief excitement
Of the Democratic ward convention
Thursday night. At some Of the con-
ventions men refused to vote. Others
declared they We're mugwunps. and
still Others said nothing but declined
to vote. In but two OF the wards, the
second and third, were Citizens
League candidates endorsed Tor coun-
Gil. In the fourth the League nom
lnec declined 10 accept the nomtna-
tlon unless the Democrats endorsed
1.-THE League ticket. This was not
done. In the nth there was but one
name before the convention for the
councilmanlc nomination. In the first
ward the Wood slate was broken and
the contest was pretty evenly divided.
After the smoke of the battle cleared
adherents Of Mayor E. j. Wood esti-
mated that he had at least 65 or the
hundred delegates to the city conven-
/ ton, which ensures his denomination.
Mixed Delegation.
| At the first ward convention.
James keenan, was made the, party
nominee for council aud mixed DEL
egatlon was selected TO represent the
ward in the city convention, a slate Of
delegates who had not signed the
mugwump ticket ana who were ad-
llcrcnts OF Edward j. Wood having
been broken.
Committeeman w. Roy Byrd called
the meeting to order in vacant store
room on Depot street few doors
north OF tho Nuttcr House. read the
call and asked p. J. keenan, 10 preside
and Leo p. cautield 10. act as lsecre-
tary.
John a. Tierncy. James keenan, and
W. Roy Byrd were nominated for
councllmcn. but Mr.. Byrd asked to
be Withdrawn. Mr.. keenan, was named
over Mr.. Tierney by a voto of ls to II.
r.. II. Barnett and Percy Byrd were
appointed tellers.
When the result was announced by
the clerk, a motion to make 1t unah-
imous was proposed, seconded and
carried without dissent.
Then motion was made and Sec
onded to appoint committee OF
three to select the convention dele
gates. An amendment was offered in
crcasing the committee to five. Then
NJ. L. Moran started a discussion by.
offering an amendment TO the amend.
ment. providing for the selection Of
the delegates by all present. In the
talk that followed 1t was brought out
that every man had been presented
with typewritten slip bearing names
of twenty men for delegates. Some iidI
not like the slate idea aud wantcd the
slate broken. Mr.. Tierney explained
that the slips were made up for the
purpose Of showing that the men
whose names upon 1t were not mug
wumps and had not signed the mug
wumps' petition, having been asked
as to that Names were then propos-
cd in one. two, three order and in
dorsed without dissent, the result be-
ing as follows:
w. T. Byrd. Fred d. Wood, Thomas
Kerns, p. j. Madden, John A. Tierney,
Harvey +. Smith, W. Roy Byrd, NJ. F.
Moran, Vincent Gocckc. John A.
Tlerney. R. n. Barnett, Thomas SPELL
man, Michael Crowley, James Keenan,,
Jefferson Bradford. olandus West,
Joseph Gill, P. j. keenan,. Leo r.
caufcid. Thomas GILL
w. Roy Byrd and Fred B. Wood
were named as executive committee
men,
Endorse Scott White.
Prominent Democrats withdrew
from the convention in the second
ward, when II became evident that 81
was the intention To endorse Scott II.
"A4tct AHP CltINelS League CHIlutu0Iel
for council
a. ]. Findiey presided and b..
Frank IIornOr WAS secretary.
+ Charles Van Horn and Al, Findiey
were chosen as committeeman.
Delegates were selected as follows:
j. H. Stephenson. NJ. NJ. Carr, John
W. Stuart. a. ]. FindIey. +. j. stout.
Hugh Jarvis, Isaac coston. W. B.
Costom II. C. Bartlett. Marshall Co
burn. r II. Williams. DR.. c. c. Jarvis,
B. Frank Hornor. Ed. Mcdonald. E.
B. Smith. wyle A. Smith. Robert
Pool. J. S. Adams, E. X, Stout and
w. 7. Hickman.
Hornor Is Endorsed.
Lynn S, Hornor. nominee on the
Citizens League ticket. was endorsed
for council by the third ward con-
vehtion. which was presided over by
E. r. Hood. Douglass williams acted
as secretary.
John Rooney and E. F. Hood were
selected ia Inembeps al the exeenfIve