The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-14
TICKET named
Big Noise in Party Affairs is
What That Bunch
Likes Best.

Notwithstanding the party preju-
dice and Its characteristic narrow
ness as possessed by the Democratic
gang here. effulgent praise OF the
present city administration and the
conduct OF city AFFAIRS the last sew
eral years crept copiously into the
Democratic city convention Wednes-
day night, The only real fault fini-
Ing was about a small setcion of
Sycamore street and a part of South
Third street up against the Lowndes
hill, evidently prompted by selfish
i interest. Even in those two Trades
against the superintendent of city
streets, 1t was admitted that he had
done much good work and clean
streets were accredited to him. The
course of the board of education,
whose members are all Republican,
was praised highly as being non
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 forty-four cents on
the dollar instead of forty-four cents
on the hundred dollars, the latter be-
ing the Republican program at that
time.
In point of attendance at the con-
vention, there was nothing to point
to with pride as the court room was
only little more than half filed,
and many Of those there were loyal
Republicans who will be found work
ing for and voting their own party
ticket There was studious effort
made to inject enthusiasm into the
convention but 1t did not pervade
thoroughly even among the delega-
tons. In all. the convention was a
tame affair.
E. d. Lewis acted as chairman of
the convention and Boyd E. Horror
was secretary. The following ticket
was named:
For mayor-Clarence W. Leggett.
For chief of police-Pearl V. John
son.
For clerk-Fleming H. Holden.
For street Observation-Disclosures
D. Martin.
For collector and treasurer
David o. Booth.
For assessor-Robert A. Loar.
For water works board member
Vincent E. Cooke.
For school commissioner-Ha
F. Smith.
L. G. Hart, an avowed candidate
for chief of police before the con-
vention last year as -%elr as this year,
was handed lemon in the shape OF
thirty-six votes, when it took fifty
J, one to nominate.
! w. T. Hickman, placed in nomina-
ton for street superintendent, also
; got nothing but tropical fruit as the
convention gave him only thirty
4 eight votes. 1t was at this point that
the Sycamore street fault finding
came up in an infammatory speech
by James w. Robinson who was in
the legislature last year He deemed
, it wise as he said to go into re
mote part of Glen Elk to get a man
to repair a section of Sycamore
street and then Mr. Robinson talked
very complimentary 81 the street
cleaning work done by the superin-
tendent of streets in other parts of
the city. Another member OF the
convention complimented the CON
. vention for nominating Mr.. Martin,
} taking the ground that while he had
been in the saloon business many
: years he had not lost his Democracy
but remained true and steadfast 70
the faith all the time. This probably
was taken to be an especial fitness
on the part of Mr.. Martin to perform
the duties Of street superintendent.
The big lemon was saved for the
J finish. William H. Lewis got It with
out given respectable ceremony. The
gang believes, in noise as a chief
qualification of members of the water
works and sewerage board and il
acted accordingly by giving Mr.. Lewis
only twenty-four votes out of a
hundred.
When Harvey F. Smith accepted
the nomination for school commits
sioner, he grew eloquent in his praise
of the non-partisan and highly cap
able conduct of school affairs here