Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-09
In Harmonious Mass Con.
vention Democrats this
Afternoon Selected
Standard Bearers
REPUBLICANS
ARE SCORED
High and Burdensome Tax
es, and Public Ex-
,po .,s.o ~ travagance.

A Democratic mass convention held
at the, city hall this afternoon by the
voters OF Beaver Pond district re-
suited in tho following nominations:
For president board Of education,
w. n. Thomas Of BIuefieId.
For school commissioned, A. e. Biv-
ems of Ada.
For justice Of the peace, George r.
billiard.
For constable, Jerome Mitchell.
The convention was called to order
shortly after 2 o'clock by w. Il. Ross,
district committeeman. who in neat
address after stating the object of the
meeting, expressed ultimate faith in
the Democratic situation, entertaining
no doubt but that both district and
county tickets will be victorious at the
fall elections. He based his conclu
sion upon the misrule, high taxes and
misapplication of public funds under
the present Republican machine The
taxes, which he said are practically
confiscatory, operate as barrier 10
the investment of outside capital in
the county.
Mr.. Ross arraigned the Republican
party for insincerity on the liquor
question I'm that the one man who con.
trolls the organization in both Mer-
Ger and Mcdowell counties. turned the
former dry for what he believed to be
political expediency, and caused forty
six saloon licenses to bo issued the
same day in the latter.
T.. j. Phelps was called as tempo.
rary chairman and George Strader as
temporary secretary. Upon taking
the chair Mr.. Phelps referred to the
oxorbitant expenditures i'm the county
particularly in the instance of the
SCHOOLS Reference was made to the
high school building where 1900. he
said, was involved I'm the securing os
the contract. One member of the Ire.
publican school board Is I'm California
and he thought his remaining there
would prove beneficial to his health
lie had heard that the proper wav In
eXterminate rats is TO turn tho ligbt
INTO the rat hole, and nc was fully ad.
Vised that the turning the light upon
the dark doings of the Republican
Mercer machine. would aid very ma.
terially in giving the people n run for
their money.
On motion of ID. NJ Easley the tenn.
porary organization was made per.
manent.
Nominations being in order. w u
Ross placed the name OF w. II. Thorn.
as before the convention as president
OF the school board He regarded Mr.
Ihomas as shrewd business man
and one who would look after tbo
peoples interests. On motion tbo
nomination was made unanimous
r. NJ. Calfee, in nominating A. T.
BiVens, gave n thorough oxpositio,
of republican extravagance- ha didn't
hesitate TO say crookedness in several
instances-in the district. and tho
burdensome taxation which It. has on.
tailed
Mr.. Bivens was likewise named bv
acclamation.
D VI. Easlcy nominated George l.,
Dillard for the Office Of Justice Of tho
peace setting forth Mr.. billiards. OK.
cellent qualifications. since he is an
able lawyer and his present incumb.
ency has demonstrated the fact that
nc is just judge. Mr. billiard re.
ccived the unanimous vote.
For the Office Of constable there
werc three aspirants. r. n. White.
George G. Kits and Jerome Mitchell.
a vote by ballot was taken which re-
suited as follows: Mitchell. 81;
White 46; Kitss, II.
Mr. Mitchell having secured a ma.