Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-06-27

mtitee on Reports of County officers,
Ia. R. Conway, EdW. Goldberg and
Decol VanHorn; committee on resolu-
tons, Sarah Blenko, John Raikes and
| Comrade Maxwell were elected, as
were a committee to audit secretary
and treasurer's books, C. H. Kidd,
Walter Boyles and A. L. knight.
At this point the convention adjourn
ed for 80 minutes recess. The Finnish
Socialists had prepared a luncheon in
their excellent eating room, where
they served ice cream, cake, sand
wiches, coffee and fruit
The afternoon session was called to
order by Chairman Kintzer. Deco
Van Horn Of Salem, was chosen chair
man of the session. The committees
at this juncture went into session.
| While this was being done important
party matters, matters of tactics and
policy were discussed, and the advis-
ability of forming a. cooperative
store in Clarksburg was touched up
on, but left open for a future time.
The constitutions committee made
it's report. Discussion and debate
arose over several points as proposed
by the committee, but was adopted as
amended in short order. It was de-
cided to nominate county officers at
O'Clock providing the platform com
mittee had reported. At $3.50 it came
in and reported out of committee a
real Socialist document in keeping
with the national and state platforms
4 Immediately when this was disposed
Of nominations for county Offices
we're taken UP. Where a contest of
two or more candidates for one Office
appeared, it was decided in Rules to
refer the name of the two candidates
receiving the highest delegated vote to
the membership Of the county.
The ticket as it will be referred for
preferment is as follows:
Judge-W. R. Jones, Clarksburg.
Sheriff.. T. Wolf, Mt. Clare; A.
R. Conway.
Prosecuting Attorney-Deco Van Horn
Salem.
House of Delegates 1.-TWO to be select
ed)-Marcel Mayer, Salem; Chas. j..
Kerr, Shinnston; c. R. Mcintyre, Lum-
berport; c. K. Weaver, Union
Heights
ASSESSOR Henry M. Schultz, Adams
ton; Otis L. Singleton, Clarksbrug.
J County Commissioner-Hile Mont
Iross; C. H. Kidd.
! County surveyor to be field in by
County Committee.
Several magisterial districts select
ed tickets and reported at this conven-
ton. Clark: Board of Education,
Harry v. Vandegrift, Broad Oaks;
Justice Of the Peace, Earnest G. Long
and Harry c. Midkiff; Constable, Roy
Smith aond W. T. Raikes. Ten Mile,
Board of Education, F. E. Davis;
Justice of the Peace, W. T. Riley, Bris-
tol,and Peter Gains, Salem; Constable
c. A. Lynch, Salem; P. G. Skinner,
Bristol. Eagle, Board of Education,
Geo. H. Robey; Justice of the Peace,
Stephen Brown; Constable, G. R.
Swiger and A. B. Moore. Grant,
Board of Education, o. H. Atkinson;
Justice of the Peace, G.. G. Wolf;
constable, N. G. Combs.
The following Magisterial District
Committeeman were selected; Clark:
]. Flanagan, A. F. Nay and E. H.
Kintzer; Ten Mile, A. R. Conway,
Deco Van Horn and Walter Bishop;
Grant, G. c. Wolf. A. L. Knight and
E. A. Simons.
The convention adjourned to meet
in the headquarters at Clarksburg
Sunday, p. m. All delegates are to
be in attendance. to complete the
work of the convention, the selection
of campaign committee and hearing
reports Of other committees. The
general impression is that Harrison
county belongs to the Socialists.