The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-07
Big Noise ia arty fairs i;
What That Bunch
Likes II

EotwIth tahding the party pfeju.,
dice and ltS chafaoterls tie haffowa
ness as possessed By the DemocFati6
gang here eaalgsnt praise, Of tile
present city administration and die
eonduct 81 city affairs The last sew
eral years crept {copfousls into the
Democratic city convention Wedness
day night The only real fault I'm Il
fling was about a small setcion of
Sycamore street and a part Of South.
Third street9np against the E.6wndes
Ihill evidently prompted by selfish
Interest. Even in those two Trades
against the superintendent Of city
streets, 1t was admitted that he had
done much good work and clean
istreets were accredited to him. The
course OF the board Of education,
whose members are all Republican,
Twas praised highly as being nom
partisan. Great emphasis was laid
ON the question Of taxation, the In
tent evidently being TO rebuke the
Democratic ticket last year for its
declarations Of fortssfour cents on
The dollar instead Of forty-fonr cents
ION the hundred dollars, the latter be-
ling the Republican program at that
time.
/ In point Of attendance at the con-
tvention, there was nothing to point
Ito with pride as the court room was
only little more than half filled,
land many Of those there, were loyal
FRepublicans who will be found work.
ling for and voting their own party
Iticket. There was studious effort
made to inject enthusiasm into the
convention but. it did mot peryade
Thoroughly even among the delega-
tions. In all, the convention was a
Etame affair, /.
3. D. Lewis acted as chairman Of
1.-the convention aud Boyd Fl Hornor
Twas secretary The following ticket
Twas named: ;;
For mayor-c Clarence W. Leggett.
For chief of police Pearl W john
son.
For clerk-Neming H. Holden.
II For street superintendent Homer
In. Martin.
For collector ana treasurer
David o. Booth.
For assessor Robert a.. Loar.
For water works board member
Vincent E, Cooke, ,ys..,,...
For school commissioner-H Harvey
F. Smith.
L: G. Hart, an av6wed candidate
for chief OF police before the con-
yention last year as wen as this year
was handed lemon in the shape Of
thirty-six votes, when It took fifty
one to nominate.
W. T. Hickman, placed in nominal
/ ton for street superintendent; also
got nothing but tropical fruit as the
convention gave him only thirty
eight votes. It was at this point that
the Sycamore street fault finding
came up in an inflammatory speech
by James w. Robinson who was in
the legislature last'year. He deemed
IL wise as he said to 90 into .re-
mote" part of Glen Elk to get man
to repair a section of Sycamore
street and then Mr.. Robinson talked
very complimentary Of the street
cleaning work done by the superin-
tendent Of streets I'm other parts Of
i the city. Another member Of the
convention compllmented the con-
\ vention for nominating Mr.. Martin,
talking the ground that while he had
been in the saloon business many
years he had not. lost his Democracy
but remained true and steadfast "a
the faith all the time. This probably
Twas taken to be an especial fitness
ION the part OF Mr.. Martin to perform
1.-THE duties OF street superintendent.
II The big lemon was saved for the
finish. William H. Lewis got it with
tout given respectable ceremony, The
!; gang believes in noise as a chief
qualification OF members of the water
lsworks and sewerage board and Il
facted accordingly by giving Mr.. Lewis
5only twenty-four votes out Of a
hundred. So.
When Harvey F. Smith accepted
the nominatiop for school commis+
9sioner, he grew eloquent lnthis prais =
of the non-partisaa and highly cap
able conduct Of school AFFAIRS here
the last several years,
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