The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-16
FIRST BIG FROST
OF THIS SEASON
Democratic City Convention
Called a Joke by All,
Really, Is.

!" ~ IL ldu SGulGc4y euOu6u
HE to call 1t that. Those present
may well call 1t the tamest affair
that was ever pulled off in local po-
itica history.
: Numerically there would have
sspeen but few there, If a number o!
Republicans through curiosity had
not lent their presence. Even then
3the court room was not half filed
Z AMI II the convention was the climax
Of the reported "rouslng ward con-
yentions' held Wednesday night.
the latter must have been such as
result Of their llttleness in persons
present.
The convention Friday night will
be remembered long time as one
not justifying an overflow meeting
nor the use Of the term,
"paceked" house, however much he
convention Itself may have been
packed.
lDillisent efforts we're made all the
afternoon TO get Democrats to turn
out TO swell the attendance but even
many named as delegates failed to
respond.
James W. Robinson, chairman Of
the city executive committee of the
PARTY. called the convention to order
at S:15 O'Clock after waiting long
and anxiously for the crowd that did
not come. He read the call which
stated that there were to be twenty
delegates from every ward but there
was not nearly so many as that. Mr..
Robinson then named A. ]. Findley
as temporary chairman and A. paul
Hertzog as temporary secretary.
Temporary Chairman Findley
asked the pleasure OF the conven-
ton and upon motion of w. Guy
Tetrick the temporary organization
was made permanent and the usual
committees dispensed with, the con-
vention shying far away from the
suhject Of resolutions owing 10 the
famous dry resolution some Of
its members Helped to adopt last
year. This was no surprise as the
Telegram had stated that that par
dcular resolution or declaration
would not be "reaffirmcd" this
year.
The convention then decided to
nominate candidates as they were
/. numbered in the call. j. Horror
Davis nominated w. S. Siers for
mayor and j. W. Robinson named
Camden Sommers. Mr.. Sommers
got more votes than Mr.. Siers and
WAS declared the nominee for
mayor. The vote stood so to 20.
Mr.. Sommers made speeches be-
fore and after the nomination, in
which he referred to the present
Gig government in highly compli-
mehtary manner, and he said he
Rgpld try to do his duty If elected
major.
! SEhere was a oneIballot contest for
,ghtef OF police a. Paul Hertzog
ssea ing placed Thomas II. Kearns in
organization for that Office and R. D.
ssgayo having named l.. c. Hart. The
'tNote stood 50 TO 45 in favor OF
;Kearns.
WITH =. u. Lewis placing Hod G.
Duntee in nomination for city
Clerk, for which there had been
great search for a candidate, Mr..
Dunfee was nominated by acc!a-
nation.
John r. Steele was named for col
lector and treasurer. Curtis r.
Boggess placed him in nomination.
John Ward got the nomination for
superintendent OF street again.
olandus West presented his name to
the convention.
Vincent f. Cooke was named as
the victim for place on the water
and sewerage board.
Another ballot contest arose as
/ the result of nominations for school
commissioner. DIR. w. A. Fletcher
named j. NJ. Coburn and Fred l..
shinn named DR.. C. r Ogden. The
ballot resulted in 81 to 80 in favor
OF DR.. Ogden
William E. TrimbIe was nominted
for assessor by reclamation.
When at the opening OF the noml-
nations some one moved that it take
fifty-one votes TO nominate, a ripple
OF smiles We through the hall as
j.. was not believed there were that
many Democrats there, including
those who We're not DELEGATES.