The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-18
O. ASSCOCK DESE d
BIZ own DEL p 81 ION
Is Accused Of Trying to
''Hog" Allo the Honors
q III Chicago.
HUBBARD is BlTTER
Toward Him and Becomes.
Mulsh When He is
Turned Down

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CHICAGO June The West
Virginia de1egation VIII not present
the name Of Gofernor Glasscocs for
the nomination for vice president
nor il his name IS pre- ented BY any
person Will tie delegation vote solid
for him.
There - extreme bitterness among
some OF the members 81 the delega-
ton because o. what they consider
the governor determthatlon 70 hog
all the honors. The trouble broke
out over the Organization 81 he del
egatton. William =. Hubbard *
pressed q desire 10 be chairman Of
the delegation but the governor slso
became candidate M. Hubbard
was defeated by two vote utter sew
eral bitter speeches had Ii "a made IN
the caucus. Mr.. Hubbard then lett
the room after refusing q serve on
the committee on credentials for
which he had been slated n his
absence he was elected vice chair
man Of the delegation but when he
was informed 81 the fact he tated
that he Would not accept Il and would
resign today.
Some Of the Other officers Of the
delegation threaten 10 resign aiao.
sh6dlde there be 4 chance fot West
Virginia TO present candidates for the
nomination for the Vice pTesldencys
IT Is understood the names 81 Senator
Borah OF Idaho, Governor johnson 81
California, and others VIII be second
ed By delegates from West yifginia
showing their deseftion 81 eiasseocl.
Should there ID bolt 81 the
Roosevelt delegates, it Is understocd
that not all Of the west Virginia
delegates will follow him. Should
the delegates walk out and tine TAFT
conventions be declared regular Il
would leave Senator scott as nations
a commit teeman and many Of the
delegates from west virginia VIII
stick to the Taft consentlon "a order
to prevent that from happening
A good many 81 the west Virginia
delegates are ndefstood to be OBJ
posed to boiling the eSnyention what
ever happens.
Several OF the Taft supporters from
West Virginia have arrived Among
them are State chairman virgil u
Highland. former Stats Chairman
Sam Y. Matthews, Isaac J. Mann, w
F Hite. Sherman q. Benham and
others. They are kin no part Ia
the proceedings, but nisreiy looking
on and some Of them have 10 tickets
for the leonyentiop, Senator Scott
having given to the Rooseyel people
from the state an ID had, even bny.
ing some to give them
A compromise between the factions
in the West Virginia delegation has
been effected w p Hubbard reused
to accept the vice ciairmansnip 81
the delegation and Elie place was left
vacant Governor Glasscock remains
chairman but Mr. sIHpbbara was made
floor manager Of the deiega lion with
full control ofit and power 70 de.
tetmine what action shait be taken
in emergencies.
D. B. Smith, of Huntington, was
today selected as vice chairman Of
the convention for West virginia. It
has not been decided, IN view Of the
compromise between classcock ana
Hubbard whether the state win
support the governor Tor vice presI.
dent. s.
WFale the Chicago poiice, were scat.
tered througbOnt tii6 convention han
a special squad seemed to be sta
toned close to the yEest vlreihia deli
egation; Whether 1t MS by accident
or design could not Be alcertained
but the delegates maintained good or
der.
The West Virginia delegation
cheered Justify when Governor had
ley OF Missouri. asserted that many
OF the delegates on the temporary
roll had not been legally elected ana
that any candidate nofnindted by their
votes could not expect and would
not deserve the support Of the Amer
lean people.
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