The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18

Barnes anu mayor henry .. Livery
proposed the name Of S. B Miller;
Attorney Francis Thralls offered p.
NJ. Hog and Or. L. n. Yost, asked
the convention for the support Of j..
Fay Watson. A Holden gave dis
sertation pointing why the conycn-
ton should nominate Seymour AFcln-
tire.
Fred M"Tntire moved the conven-
ton that as there were two candi-
dates to b. named that the delegates
vote for two men on one ballot, MIR.
Mckinney pointed out the fact In
that manner the convention was
doubling It's strength and that 1t
would b. possible to have three can
didates named when only two in
tended. The balIOting under the Me
Intirc motion was taken once and 1t
was seen that 1t was accompanied
with endless confusion. Mr.. McKin7
ney moved that the convention to
vote in the regular order. The Nc
Kinney motion prevailed.
When the convention got down to
good working order it moved along
smoothly. The progress of the cv-
ening was repeatedly impcded by
some OF the wards voting more bal
lots than there we're delegates and
this nccessitatcd taking extra bal
lots to correct the vote.
Barnes and Bowen both accepted
the nomination and declared that If
cIrGt,u they would do their best to
be the best commissioners that they
knew how.
The city executive committee was
empowered to fill any vacancy that
might occur on the ticket. The NOM
nations made for council in the,
ward convention were ratified by
tie city convention.
ProgreSsives.
The city mass convention of the
Progressive party met last night In
the city hall and placed in nomina-
ton Il ticket to be voted for at the
coming city election. The CONVEX
ton was called to order by County
{ Chairman Ira l.. Smith who named
Attorney Trevy Nutter as temporary
chairman and r. e. Stcaley, secre-
t&ry. MIR. Nut%r made a short
speech that was applauded to the
echo. The temporary organization
was made permanent.
On motion of Attorney \. l.. IlclI-
man the committee adopted an order
of business. All committees were
done away with except the commit
tee on resolutions. Messrs. a. l..
Lehman. A. J. Stone and f. 0. Thomas
composed the committee on resolu-
TONS.
While the committee on resoIu-
tons was at work the convention d.
, idod into ward organizations and &e-
Icctcd their committeeman and nom
mated their candidates for council
man. ..-.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported and the following resolutions
we're unanimously adopted:
We, the representatives Of the Pm
gressive party OF the city Of Fair
mont, county of Marion and state of
West Virginia in mass convention as
sembled, with firm faith that the pur-
noses therein set forth will finally
prevail, re-affirm our adherence IN
toto to the platform of the Progress
siye party adopted ut it's first ma
tionGl convention held in Chicago
August 7, 1912. We assert that the
ideals OF right as first set forth by
those great progressive leaders
Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lin
crIn, and maintained by Theodore
Roosevelt, Hiram w. johnson anu
our other great Progressive leaders
will in tile end be adopted by the
American people as against those OF
Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Murphy. Mr..
pcnrose and Mr.. Tybart, Mr.. SmOOL
and MIR. Sullivan.
We believe in commission form
Of government for municipalities, but
We believe that the same as adopted
BY our city can be Il success ami
thereby commend itself to the great
majority of our people only by th"I
election Of Officers. who believe IN,
and stand for, all honest, efficient
and economical administration OF
affairs.
The Progressive party believes in
property rights; believes that nor
mally the rights of property and OIL
humanity coincide; but sometimes
they conflict, and where this is 50,
We put human rights above property
rights. We believe that the admins
tration Of justice should be human
led.
We believe public health and saai
lation to be of vital importance III
our city and we pledge ourselves to
use our best efforts to establish
proper and efficient public health
service.
We believe in the civic and moral
aplift of our city and we pledge our
selves to labor to create an awaken
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