The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-08
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! ris, Frank MURPHY, z.F. Davis. pr
G III. Hrcwnfietd. Worth Fleming, Joe
Wathermax, Ed Holmes. leoIored), j..
E. Smith, teoiored) Walter Murray,
5feolered), Creed Jones, teoIored), c..
E. Mecray. Jr. and Or. Hal Hail.
TIE Fourth ward conv=nt>jn was
called to order by Committeeman
George E. Holdren. who named
Thomas w. Fleming temporary chair,
man and James A. Meredith tempe
rsry secretary. On motion Of James
E. shinn seconded by Captain Thomas
Reed the temporary organization was
r1ade permanent. Captain Reed put
the molten and there was NOT a dis.
sentiHr vote. ~ -
The call Of The meeting WE read. On
retien Of p. 3. swearinuen seconded
by Jacob kcrns the convention adopt.
ed the order Ct business rs outlined
In tho call. ~ y ~ r..
iaom.,atiens for. councilman were
declared In order. A.. Sweeney Flem-
ING placed the name Of m. w. Ogden
before the convention and Charles VI.
Robinson named Or. o. Henry. p.
3. swearinger and James e. shinn
we're appointed telIers. The eanva IS
OF the vote showed that Ogden had
rs votes and that Henry had So votes.
Ogden was declared the nominee.
For committeeman from the Fourth
ward Justice wv. Boydston present
cd the name Of James A. Meredith and
, George e. HcIdren was named. The
result Of this election was that Mere
dith received "a votes and that HoI-
dren got Sc votes. Meredith was de-
'cIared elected. &
| The following delegates were ST.
!eeted to represent the ward In the
Lefty convention:
Frank Thompson, VIII ,Enale, r. p.
Hall, Thos. Reed. Jas. shinn. g.. L.
Martin, T. F. Tucker. Dan Yeaeer, c.
! w. Robinson, p. C. Jones, L. s. Elem.
ing, Ray Harden. John Henshaw, Rob.
ert Johns, II. J. Ross. J. M. Jacobs,
.ohn L. Lehman. George Gross, Bren.
s"earingen. A. s. Fleming, A. L. Lefu
man, John G. Smith. George HoIdren:
IT. w. Fleming, L. NJ. Wetzel, j. y.
Lee, c. r. Shaw.
a. S. Fleming Introduced a rescIu.
rtion BY which he sought to bind the
delegates from the Fourth ward to
support the candidacy of C. E. Read
for mayor. This resolution was on
Eo<ed by Captain Thomas Reed ana
Charles w. Robinson. Or. 90. Her,
~ moved that the resolution he fa!i
/. CIR the table. Dr. Henry's motion car.
ried. The only. dissenting vote wac
that of A. S. Fleming.
In the Fifth ward Committeeman
w w. shroye- called the convention
to order; and named Dr.! c. L. Holland
Temporary chairman and Carter L.
Faust as temporary chairman. On as
Stunning the chair DR.. Holland asked
/ TIC pleasure of the convention. c. w.
Walker nominated Walter. EIiason fo-
permanent chairman and Harry En-
gle fer permanent secretary. L. C..
Fitzhugh moved that the Temporary
organization b. made permanent. w.
W. shroyer put the mot.,n and 1t car.
rI.d by vote of 81 to 4s.
Nominations for councilman wer.
then declared in order. Harry Enole
presented the name Of c. S. Pltzer and
! M. G. Loush nominated George HUFF.
man, In the vote that followed pftze-
had SO votes and Huffman mad 55
.ot.:.
M. c. Lcugh moved that Pitzer's
nomination be made unanimous,
committee consisting of M. C..
Tough, John Guy Prichard and Or. :.
II. fdiller presented tho following res.
o'hIonG which were adopted:
| The Republicans of. the Fifth war;I
|rf the city Of Fairmont In convention.
f#ssen,bled, deeming it wise to permit
tie citizens of the city to give expires.
sion regarding the matter of "For Ii.
eense" and Against License hereby
pass the relcHing resolutions: Be
iit resolved that the committeeman
Fe!teted by this convention be instruct.
Cd to vote fer man for chairman of
: said municipal convention who viii
support ballot commissioner favora.
bic to placing "Ftr License" and
/ Against Lieense" on the ticket to be
voted for at the conljrr eitv .t..+;.
Resolved furtrer. That the nomi.
nee OF this convention be instructed to
abide by the will Of the people If they
ERE permitted to vote on said question
and IT not allowed to vote ON said
question to abide by the last pubic
expression Of tile people which was
against license.
The following delegates were seIee..
ed to reneaeenB Il.