The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
BEAVERS NAMED AFTER EFF.
FORT TO POSTPONE FAIL
Wayne County Man to BE Democrat
ic Congressional Candidate.


Wayne County Man to Be Democrat
ic Congressional Candidate.
James F. Beavers, Of Wayne coun-
ty, was nominated as candidate for
congress by the democrats Of the
Fifth district OF West Virginia at
a convention held Tuesday morning
at Huntington. He. was selected
over w. w. Thomas, of Putnam
county, his majority being decisive.
Before the vote was announced the
Putnam delegation withdrew the
name of Mr.. Thomas and the nomi-
nation Of Beavers was made by ac-
clamation. O. j. Rife, Of Wayne
county, was nominated as candi-
date for presidential elector.
The story OF the convention, how
ever, is not told In the relation of
the nominations as the main inter-
est hinged upon an effort made by
certain elements In the convention
to have the convention adjourned
until July Is, in order that the party
might be guided In it's action by the
previous action of the Republicans.
This movement led to a somewhat
heated debate on the floor of the
convention chiefly between G. R. G..
Wiles, of Mingo county, and T. S.
Scanlon, Of Huntington The motion
to adjourn was not made until after
an elector had been nominated. R..
r. Aleshire made the motion that
the convention adjourn and it was
Immediately seconded. before a
discussion could arise Wayne P. Fer
guson, Of Wayne county, moved as
IA substitute that the convention pro-
coed with the nomination of candi-
date. G.. r. G. Wiles, of Mingo,
spoke in support of the original mo-
ton and there was something in his
speech which inferred that the chair
man of the committee had acted has
|tily and unadvisedly and without
the consent of his associates of the
committee in calling the convention
for this date. After Wyndham
Stokes, of Mcdowell, had sp ,ken for
the amendment, Scanlon went after
Wiles, denying that he had called
the convention without the knowl-
edge and consent of the committee,
and urging the Immediate nomina-
ton of candidate. The Substitute
was put and carried and tha only
fight of the day was over.
The convention was called to or
der by Mr.. ScanloffA at half pabt ten
O'Clock In the begfnning an fAvpca-
ton was offered by Rev. NJ L. Wood,
D. D., pastor Of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church After the fnyocaS
ton Mr.. Scanlon named as Temporal
ry chairman j. Graham Sales, OF
Mcdowell county, and as temporary
secretary ]. III. Long, of Huntington
with John w MILLER, Of Putnam
county, as the assistant secretary.
Before naming the organization Mr..
Scanlon made stirring democratic
speech in which he forecasted dem
ocratic victory in November. He de-
clared that the impression of Roose-
welt as hard man to beat was an
erroneous one and pointed out the
light vote in the Republican prima-
ries as an indication that half of the
Republicans want neither Taft nor
Roosevelt.
The convention dispensed with
the various committees and the bus
mess of selecting an elector was
taken up. Mr.. Sales called Stuart
H. Bowman to the chair to preside
while the elector was being nomi-
mated. The only candidates offered
were j. Graham Sales, OF Mcdowell,
and O. ]. Rife, of Wayne. Rife made
a runaway race and before the vote
was announced Sales moved that
Rife be declared the unanimous
choice Of the convention
Then the fight to postpone the
convention came up and was con-
Quoted amid speech making, cheer
ling and all the features which go to
make a convention seem real.
Jerome budding, of Putnam, pre-
sented the name of w. w. Thomas.
Before the ballot was completed
| It was apparent that Beavers was
nominated and budding moved be-
fore the announcement Of the vote
that the nomination be made unani-
| nous
Beavers was hailed to the platform
where he pledged the party his
strongest efforts to bring about his
election in November, together with
that of the remainder OF the party
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