The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-14
BUSINESS MEN ARE
NAMED FOR COUNCIL
AT WARD MEETINGS
All the Conventions Are
Largely Attended and
Harmony Reigns.

Well known and successful business
men were nominated at the RennhI,.
can ward conventions Tuesday might
as couneilmanic candidates to be vot.
ed for at the city election Tuesday
April 2. The ticket is regarded az an
exceptionally strong one and a win
ner 1t is one that every citizen Of
clarksburg may well most heartily
support at the polls as IT Is represen.
tative as business mems ticket, ready
to use It's best endesyor to promote
the development of the city and to
guard zeaiously It's city's beS inter-
ests.
Deep and harmonious interest 10
the degree of keenest earnestness
marked the various ward conventions
and the attendance was gratifying at
all Of them and at several 1t was 50
large a sto prove most overwhelming
to the enemy's nominees. There wac
every omen of greater triumph at
the polls for 1t election day than has
ever been achieved.
Great Crowd in the First.
At least 900 persons attended the
First ward convention, which opened
over the s. and B. laundry. The
crowd was so large that the floor be-
gan to go down, and 1t was necessary
to move the convention to the East
End pharmacy.
Committeeman James ]. connell
called the convention to order ana
named S, F. Milstead as temporary
chairman and James j. coughlin tenn
porary secretary. Upon motion Of
John c. Williams the temporary or
ganization was made permanent.
James ]. conneil and John ,.
Kearns were placed in nomination for
council but Mr.. connell withdrew be-
fore vote was taken and Mr.. Rearns.
was then nominated by acclamatlon.
James j. connell and s, F. Mil
stead were chosen as members. Of the
city executive committee.
Large Representation.
There was very large representa-
ticn at the Second ward convention in
the Garlic school house. Committee
man William A. Harrington presided
and George C. MCKINLEY was CHOSEN
secretary.
Benjamin F. Thompson was nomi.
mated for council by reclamation and
he responded in neat speech o.
thanks.
William A. Harrington and Robert
shuttleworth were elected members
of the city executive committee.
Truman swager Chosen.
Down at Justice G. H. Gordon's Of
hce in the Third ward, ]. Truman
swager, we'll known, popular and
successful business man long ldena-
fed with the mercantile trade Of
clarksburg, was Unanimously nomi-
mated as the party's candidate for
city councilman.
There was good attendance, when
Committeeman Frank r. Moore, the
best mayor clarkEburg ever had. says
the Democratic newspaper, and as
sented to by everyone, called the
meeting to order and named Jay
Refer temporary chairman and w. C.
Morrison temporary secretary, and
others came later. The temporary or
was made permanent, and
then Mr.. swaser was chosen as the
candidate in that ward,
Fourth Ward Nominee.
The Armstrong club house in the
Fourth ward Was filled TO overlooking
when Leonard Peck was called to the
chair to preside eand Charles II.
Griffin was chosen secretary. Mark
one of the well lsno7rn bus
mess men of Mulberry street, was
nominated for conncll by reclamation
and Charles L. Patton and Leonard
Peck were chosen members of the
city executive committee.
Big Crowd In Fifth.
over in the FNth ward. where
I4ucius Hoge, Jr.. business man, was
nominated for councilman. the crowd
was SO large that section Of the
flooring in the council chamber. In
which the convention was held, COL
lapsed under the great weight and
several persons narrowly escaped in
jury by a falling Ale cabinet. with
rare presence Of mind. Dale Dean. the
city janitor. leaned forward and
caught the cabinet before 1t had
toppled over.
Charles W. Moore, committeeman.
called the meeting to order and asked
Clarence Waldeck to act as temporary
The temporary orgaulza-
don, on motion, was made permanent
Thomas Boehm placed Lucius Hoge.
Jr.. in nomination and as no other
nominations We're madee. 1t was, on
notion. declared to be by exclamation.
Sir. Hoge made brief speech OF
hanks in response to loud cheering
ind insistent calls.