The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
JANE LEW NAN NAMED
TO HEAD DRY TICKET
Ait a State Convention Here
Attended by About One
Hundred Men.
ELECTORS SELECTED
AS Well as Other State Nom
inees, Committeeman
and the Like.

Prohibitionlsts of West Virginia
in state convention were engaged in
nominating a full state ticket for the
next general election at the Te.e-
grsm's press hour Thursday after
noon.
The platform adopted too late to
be published in this issue covers the
range Aot views held by Prohibition
lists.
J.. Goodloe Jackson, of Jane Lew.
Lewis county, was named by aecli-
nation as candidate for governor
The name of the Rev. DR.. T. c.
Johnson, of Charleston, was pre-
scented but withdrawn.
U. "A. Clayton, OF Fairmont,
chairman of the state committee Of
the party, called the convention to
order at 1880 O'Clock in the court
house with about 100 persons pres
ent.
Squire Halstead, of Kessler.s
Cross Lanes, Nicholas county, was
made permanent chairman OF the con.
vention and Jay E. Cunningham, OF
Pennsboro. permanent secretary.
Committees were then appointed
as follows:
Icredentials-o. j. Fleming, OF
Fairmont; H. W. Anvil, of Parsons;
and w. H. Bayles. OF Mercer coun-
H.
Resolutions-J, w. Bedford, OF
Parsons; j. Toward Holt, OF
Moundsville; and j. Goodloe Jack
son, of Jane Lew.
While the committees were out
framing their. reports, representa-.
tivse of various Prohibition news
papers an periodicals addressed the
convention in behalf OF their publi-
cations. an Alvin N. Thatcher, OF
Boston, a noted singer. delighted
the convention by singing temper
ance songs.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee giving the names OF accred-
tied delegates and showing that
twenty-three Of the fifty-five coun-
ties of the state were represented at
the convention was unanimously
adopted and recess was taken I'M
til o'clock in the afternoon.
Delegates were named to the ma
tional convention at Atlantic City, N.
j.. to open, July 10. as follows:
W, c. Whisner, U. A. Clayton, ]. o.
Stout. A. NJ. Brooke, j. E. Cunning
ham, S. Dorsey, j. w. Wysor, o. j.
Fleming. J. W. Bedford, Troy Hard
man. G. w. Kennedy, Dalton Dorsey,
n. s. Steele, j. G. Jackson, T. NJ.
Marshall. l. H. Griffin, A. w. Martin,
L. E. Peters. T. c. Johnson, s. C.
Hanes, w, A. Howard. H. C. Hedges,
]. c. Grissinger, G. W. Ogden, j. H.
Holt, Squire Halstead, Ross Kidder,
G. D. Merrick and P. NJ. Marot.
Alternates were chosen as follows:
A, F. Bumgardner, R. E. Stout, H.
H, Mittong, j, B, Morgan, ]. G. Nes-
tor, W. E. Pierce, D. NJ. Scott, F. NJ.
Wilson, John Harold, j. W. Warner,
]. 0. Dell, George W. Anderson, o. R.
snodgrass, D. j. Gordon, W. W. Cor
don, G. A. Remington, A. o. Brooks,
w. NJ. Long, W. C. B. Moore, J. L.
Sellers, j. W. Kennedy, T, W. Martin,
F. Fl. Allen, ]. P. Clay, Warren will
son, ]. L. Ryan, T. N. Barnes, ]. p.
Talbot and H. Wise.
Presidential electors were nomi-
mated as follows:
F. P. Kelley, of Falrmont; n. S.
Steele, of Morgantown, and H. w.
Anvil, Of Parsons. electors at large.
], 2, Holt, of Moundsvllle, for the
First district; ]. w. Myers, Of Phil
ippL Second district; George Kirk.
of St. Adams, Of the Third district;
T. NJ Marshall. of the Fourth dis
trlct; and B. H. White, of Beckley,
for the Fifth district.
W. A. Clayton, of Fairmont; Jay
e, Cunningham, of Pennsboro; T.
NJ. Marshall, of Gilmer county;
and Squire Halstead. of Kessler,s
Cross Lanes, Nicholas county, were
nominated for national committee
men, two of which were to be
chosen. The balloting resulted in
2O3 votes for Mr. Clayton, 1856 for
Mr.. Cunningham and So for Mr..
Halstead. A motion then prevailed
to make the nominations of Messrs.
Clayton and Cunningham BY accla-
nation.
Prof. A. NJ. Thatcher aroused
big applause by singing two tenn
perancel songs and NJ. s. Larmore,
of Indiana, then delivered an i'm
pressive address on the uncompro-
missing prohibition OF the liquor
traffic throughout fhe ITnftaa ctotas