The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25
PRESIDENT HODGES OF UNI
YERSTTY, SPRUNG ON
DELEGATES BY
BOSSES.
Nomination Made UnanUnous. but
Beall Sticks TO the Last
Chance
A Perfunctory Convention With
out Any Spirit or En-
thusiasm.
BY JOHN e DAY

PARkERSBURG. June -. - The
state Democratic convention this even
ing nominated DIR. Thomas f. Hodges.
president OF West Virginia university.
ior Large At the die
tation OF the machine and the federal
office-holdiag clique Colonel WyIe
Beau and the Hon. Hal DePue were
as much as told they did not measure
up TO the size OF the Office. In fact.
some OF the speakers made no bones
OF telling this long kept secret In open
meeting.
\ more boss-ridden convention never
assembled in West Virginia than that
which sat In the '.freless cooker" po-
utely called a tabernacle. for many
aweating hours and responded to the
crack Of the boss's whip.
" was really humiliating to a num-
Der OF old time Democrats who sat
on the stage and Witnessed the spec
tacle.
All Arranged.
Early this morning the word was
parsed around that Dr. Hodges would
De the nominee Very few were in
ciedulous. Dr. Hodges was talked 10
night. and II is said that he practically
egreed To accept IL the party demand.
cd the sacrifice" De Pue got cold
feet early in the day and conferred
With his opponent. Col. Beall. asking
him TO join him in Withdrawing from
stick until the last county responded
TO the roll call. And he did
Both OF these gentlemen may now
mink u was significant hat opposite
one entrance TO the "fireless cooker"
convention hail was steam roller,
and across the road from another en-
trance was a graveyard.
Hodges Nominated.
Hodges. and John A. Preston, Of
treenbrier, had been nominated. and
AnH IL
Non. Walker Pendleton arose and
withdrew the name OF De Pue. and
seconded the nomination of Hodges
While the balloting was going on II
was seen that Hodges would get the
necessary majority. and the changes
began with Greenbrier which switched
~ solid vote from Preston to Hodges.
quickly followed by Hampshire, Mon
roc and Wetzel. Before the changes
began Hodges had $40 votes and Beall
rs with a few scattering for Preston.
6ealfs friends saw defeat and former
Senator Zilliken left the Brooke coun-
- delegation and whispered some
thing to Hon. G. w. Osenton. of Fay
cite. who Immediately climbed the
Iosfrum and withdrew Bealls name.
moving that Hodges nomination be
made unanimous. which was done.
There was little enthusiasm. and
ST. hen the chair declared the nomina-
tion OF Hodges the delegates rushed
toi the doors. leaving about one hun
cred TO hear the platform read. which
as received with comparative in
difference.
No Enthusiasm.
The entire proceedings of the con
-ention were without life. the dele
their masters. The only outburst was
occasioned when the band played
Dixie" and How Dry ! Am" But to
begin at the beginning. The conven-
ION. which was a small affair for a
state gathering. did not convene until
chairman OF the State committee.
named Senator Sam Woods. OF Bar
hour. temporary chairman. and Hon
G.. NJ. Wetzel. OF Jefferson. temporary
secretary.
Senator Woods detained his hearers
for over an hour In the delivery of
what was considered the keynote
speech. II was the usual Democratic
Iehash. in which Wilson was loved
and Bryan adored Chairman Woods
however. lodged the tarif question
He paid his respects 10 the state ad-
ner In praising the income tax Sen
ator Woods perhaps forgot how he
mveighed against IL In the Legislature
He was also hot for a statewide pri-
nary. but neglected TO say he op-
posed II when II was before the leg
4-lature.
After the appointment OF the usual
'ommittees. the convention recessed
until o'clock Before adjourn
ing a very pathetic telegram from
nited states Senator J. Ham Lewis
was read by the secretary 10 in
i0rmed the convention that the Sen
afo judiciary committee could not
POSSIBLY spare the eminent services Of
senator Chiffon and consequently he
you'd not be present There were
other very good reasons which de
TERED him from coming N Parkers-
burg
The Machine Lineup.
The orders Of the bosses. Chiffon
md Watson. we're carefully carried out
.r putting tho convention In the hands
n senator Woods. e NJ Wetzel and