The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-14

Best Mayor Clarksburg Ever
Had is Chosen as Head
Of the Ticket
CIR EAT ouTPoURING
OF Voters a the City Con
yention TO Nominate a
Republican Ticket

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Sounding the death knell of tho
Democratic machine ticket Tor the
city election Tuesday April tho
Republican convention Wednesday
night marked most anspiuious
opening of the city campaign and a.
ticket was nominated whose triumph
viii be most complete The conven-
ton Wednesday night was the most
enthusiastic ever held by aily 20
litical party for The selection 81 q
municipal ticket for clarksbnrg
In point of attendance. Il was the
largest municipal Convention eyer
held in lclafksbufg ifteen On
twenty minutes before the hour APP
pointed for the convention 10 con-
vsne there was a oonsEant stream OF
voters entering the court house and
ct s o'clock when ii Z convention was
called to ordersby william or
born, chairman Of the cifg xecu-
tive committee the circuit court
room was filled 10 ogeraowiag ana
many PERSONS were Unable to eet
into the room Standing room was
at a premium as the seats were not
only all tiled but the side and mid
die aisles as we'll We're iaamed
The great turn out ana the unani-
nifty at action gave the convention
the appearance % q grea town mass
meeting Of voters one 81 tie re-
markable features was that not
single dissenting vote was cast On
any proposition or candidate except
in the selection Of nominee tor
member Of the water works and
sewerage board, II which instance
the vote was practically unanimous.
there being only 1--WE opposing votes.
Chairman Osborn called william
H. Taylor and William d Geppert
as temporary chairman and score
tary respectively, and upon motion
the temporary Organization was
made permanent after the object Of
the meeting had been told
The following resolution was prs
sented and adopted on motion o.
Virgil L. Highland:
THAT there being no contests the
list Of delegates published IN the
Telegram of today be made the per-
manent roll, thar an eommittses Be
dispensed with, that each ward be
to ten votes IA the conven-
ton and that tWenty-six votes be
necessary to a. choice
The, order Of bptiness vas voted
to be nominations according to the
call
I. Wade CoHman placed the name
Of Frank R. Moore before the con
vention as a candidate for mayor.
dwelling especially on the dlghity;
diligence and fidelity Of the mayor
In the discharge Of IFS duties. The
nomination was made By accIama
ton and Mayor Moore called
upon made STIRRING speech ii
which he dwell upon the splendid
financial condition 81 the city, the
great progress made BY It the iast
three years and the fact that The
city has large amount 81 money d
The treasury and owes no man
Mayor Moore said claT ssburg Wts
The best little city IN tic United
States He stated that charlestor
has bonded Indebtedness 81 $751;
BOO and there property owners pay
! portion of the cost 81 paving
streets and have 70 lay the side
walks. Parkersburg has bonded
OF S49Ss 900 and
ioating debt Of $50 400. Fairmont
las bonded Indebtedness Of 1916
300, foeting debt Of $4,000 and
water famine necessitating abond
ssue of 100000 within a Few
weeks. clarksburg,s bonded indsh
'dness falls far below that 81 any 81
he cities mentiOned There Il "a
loatlng debt here and the city has
S25,0O0 and ssO, 900 Ia is
while keepins e bond
ID debt down 70 such low fgurea tie
administrations has installed q mod
I'm water system and with a few
'epticns paid Tor al the street