The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-11

OF THIS SEA son
Democrats City Convention,
Called a Joke by All,
Really, Is.

may well call 1t the tamest AFFAIR
that was ever pulled OFF in local po-
ltica history.
Numerically there would have
been but few there, II number OF
Republicans through curiosity had
not lent their presence. Even then
the court room was not halT filled.
AMI If the copyention was the climax
Of the reported "rousipg ward con-l
gentions' held Wednesday night
ne latter must have Ieen such as
9 result of their littieness in persons
9present.
The convention Friday night will
1e remembered a long time as one
not tusti&ying an, overflow meeting
nor the use of the term;
packed" house, however much he
convention itself may have been
packed.
Dlllisent efforts were made all the
1fterpoon to get Democrats to turn
2ut TO sven the attendance but even
many framed as delegates failed to
'espond.
James w. Robinson, chairman Of
he city executive committee of the
lartyt called the convention to order
Vt S:i1i5 O'Clock after waiting long
md anxiously for the crowd that did
not come. He read the call which
stated that there were to he twenty
delegates from every ward but there
vas not nearly so many as that. Mr..
Robinson then named A. j. Flndley
IS temporary chairman and A. Paul
Hertzog as temporary secretary.
Temporary Chairman Findley
sked the pleasure of the conven.
ion and upon motion of w. Guy
retriok the temporary organization
vas made permanent and the usual
committees dispensed with, the con.
'ention shying far away from the
7lbjeet OF resolutions owing to the
amous "dry" resolution some Of
tsmembers helped to adopt last
'ear. This was no surprise as the
Telegram had stated that that par
ticular resolution or declaration
would = not be ''reafirmed" this
ear.
TheoeOnvention then decided to
nominate candidates as they were
numbered in the cali. j. Horror
Davis nominated w. S. siers for
mayor and ]. w. Robinson named
Camden Sommers. Mr.. somners
got more votes than Mr.. siers and
was declared the nominee for
mayor. The vote stood so to 20.
MIR. sommers made speeches be.
'oro and after the nomination, in
whish he referred to the present
city government in highly compli-
mentary manner, and he said he
would try to do his duty if elected
mayor.
There was a one-Iballot contest for
chief OF police. A. Paul Hertzog
having placed Thomas R. Kearns in
nomination for that Office and R. D.
Mayo having named L. c. Hart. The
vote stood 55 to 45 in favor OF
Kearns.
With E. D. Lewis placing Hold c.
Dun:co in nomination for city
clerk, for which there had been
great search for candidate, Mr..
Dunfee was nominated by accla-
nation.
John r. Steele was named for col
lector and treasurer. Curtis r. |
Borgess. 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 a place on the water
and sewerage board.
Another ballot contest arose as
the result OF nominations for school
commissioner. Or. w. A. Fletcher
named ]. M. CoblIrn and Fred L.
shinn named DR.. c. 2 ogden. The
ballot resulted in G1 to SO in favorl
of Drsy Ogden.
William E. Trimble was nominted
for assessor by reclamation.
When at the opening OF the nomi-
nations some one moved that it take
fifty-one votes to nominate, a ripple
of smiles went through the hall as
i: was not believed there were that
many Democrats there, including
th1,a ,,.S,,. MA, MT jaIaeotas