The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-18
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Of choosing four commissioners and
sixteen councilmen to serve as the
first governing board Of the city OF
Greater Fairmont under the new
charter.
Last evening the Republicans
democrats and PrOgressives met
and held city conventions for the
purpose OF putting In nomination
candidates for the board Of affairs
The Prohibitionists had already
made their nominations.
Republicans.
Clifford G. Meredith and u. F. Da-
Wis are the standard bearers of the
Republicans in the first campaign
under the new city charter. These
men were nominated for commission
crs last night in the city convention
assembled In the county court room
The convention was called to order
by Claude Fleming, chairman of the
city executive committee who named
Judge L. F. Morgan temporary chair
man and Carter l.. Faust temporary
secretary. The temporary Organiza-
tton was made permanent.
Harry Shaw offered resolution
asking that the convention make the
representation from each Of the eight
wards Is 1-2 instead of the basis
fixed by the executive committee.
There was considerable debating on
this resolution which when put to a
vote was lost.
Judge Mason Offered a resolution
80 empower the executive committee
in the future to base the number Of
votes of each ward according to the
number of Republican votes cast at
the preceding election, This resolu-
ton prevailed.
The convention voted to nominate
only two candidates for commission
or. On motion Of NJ. W. Ogden the
wards were allowed to cast the full
vote Of the number OF delegates re-
CARELESS of the number of delegates
present.
The convention was then ready for
the nomination of candidates. John
c. Mckinney. Jr., presented the name
of ]. S. Walker, of the First ward.
pr. ]. a. Graham presented the name
of z. r. Davis of the Second ward.
Third ward had no candidate but
seconded the nomination of Mr..
Walker. Fourth ward was without
candidate. When Fifth ward was
called Attorney Rollo j. Conley pre-
scented the name Of Clifford G. Mere
dith, Of the Eighth ward. Attorney
John Guy Prichard named Arch A.
Hamilton of the Sixth ward and At
torncy NJ. WI Ogden nominated Cur
It's B. Fleming, of the Eighth ward.
The nominees being placed before
the convention it was decided that
the first candidate receiving ma
jOrity of the votes in the convention
should be declared candidate for
commissioner to be voted for in the
city election to be held on December
8, and that after nominating one
man the convention should then pro-
coed to nominate second candidate
for commissioner.
The convention then divided into
ward conventions and the following
organizations were effected:
First ward-John s. Scott. chair
man; John G. Mckinney, Jr., sec
rotary.
Second ward-Harry Shaw. chair
man; e. B. Carskadon, secretary.
Third ward-Charlcs Neptune,
chairman; A. p. Jones' SECRETARY.
Fourth ward-E. W. Howard,
chairman; l.. NJ. Davis, secretary.
Fifth ward-Paul G. Armstrong,
chairman; w. ]. Wiegel, secretary.
Seventh ward-James Myers,
chairman; George II, Brobst, sccre-
tary.
Eighth ward-J. 0. McNecly,
chairman; NJ. e. l.ough, secretary,
The first ballot was taken without
any result. Mr.. Meredith, received
majority OF the votes on the second
ballot and was declared the first
nominee. i.
On the third ballot Hamilton and
Fleming withdrew from the contest.
Davis defeated Walker by a close
vote. On motion Of Walker the NOM
inution was made unanimous,
Tho executive committee was en-
powered to fill any vacancy that
might occur on the ticket.
Democrats
Anthony Bowen and J. Walter
Barnes were the successful candi-
dates IN the Democratic convention
last night which met In the circuit
court room. The convention was a
long drawn out affair and it was
nearly midnight when Mr.. Barnes
was put across as the second nomt-
nee Of the convention.
George NJ. Lilly, chairman of the
city executive committee called the
convention to order and named w.
d. Straight temporary chairman and
Frank e. Raymond temporary Sec
rotary. The temporary organization