The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-10

Delegates Threaten to Expose
Steam Roller Methods In
Democratic Convention.

The complete county ticket put up
by the Democrats Thursday afternoon.
In their county convention IN the
court house, which was in progress
when the last edition of the Telegram
went to press, is as follows:
For county clerk. ]. Crews, trav-
cling salesman, of Bridgeport.
For circuit clerk-Iester Mcmillan,
furniture dealer, of Clarksburg.
For county commissioner-Jesse D..
Kennedy, of Lost Greek.
For House of Delegates Stephen G..
Jackson, Clarksburg attorney, and
Lucian D. Lowther, a Salem merchant.
For county school superintendent
Edward Richardson, school teacher
i OF Shinnston.
Farcical Affair.
The contest for the county clerk
ship was farcical affair. that went
five ballots with five candidates in
the field. w. Guy Tetrick, who has
been In the clerks office for more
than decade and who was slated for
retirement by the bosses, led in the
voting up to the fifth ballot when the
nomination was swung "kerplunkr to
Mr.. Crews. The other aspirants were
David B. Carper, Fleming Il. Holden
and ]. Ransel Romine. The balloting
!! was as follows:
First ballot arper 35i511; Holden,
80 7-11; Tetrick, So 10-11y; Romine, So;
Crews, 80.
Second ballot, 25; Holden, SO; Tet-
rick, 20; Romine, 81; Crews, 40.
Third ballot-C arper, 26; Holden.
~; Tetrick, 81; Romine, 26; Crews,
49. At the close OF this ballot, Flem-
ing Holden withdrew from the race.
Fourth ballot arper, "a; Tetrick.
81; Romine, 80; Crews, 6s. Romine,s
name was withdrawn at the end OF
this ballot.
Fifth ballot carper. 10; Tetrick,
"a; Crews. 125.
Clark Delegates Wrangle.
Clark district delegates had bitter
Wrangle during the balloting for coun-
" clerk, David Carper appealing to the
convention that the steam roller was
being used on the delegation and ask
ing that the delegates be polled. r.
s. Douglas explained that the dele
CATION was being voted in accordance
with Instructions given at the dele
gate convention when vote was tax
en- on the three candidates from the
district.
Earlier in the convention delegate
from Clay protested against being
bound by instructions and the chair
ruled that delegate, following the
example Of Bryan in the Baltimore
convention, need not feel obliged to
vote according to instructions. This
ruling was applied in the Clark dis
trict wrangle, the steam roller was
backed out in the aisle and the Clark
delegates voted as they saw fit.
Mr.. Carper threatened to expose GER
tain high handed manipulations in the
delegate convention and declared he
would tell the whole story, though he
did not like to, II the steam roller
continued in use. The chairman wise
ly saw to 1t, however, that this revela-
ton was not made.
There were also five candidates for
the. circuit clerkship, namely, Lester
Mcmillan, Harry T. Wilson, Arless ].
Harbert, Thomas s. Ling and James
H. MCGEE.
On the first ballot Mcmillan got 81
votes, Wilson, II; Harbert, %; Lang.
"a; and MCGEE, So. Wilson's name
was then withdrawn.
On the second ballot, Mcmillan got
1871 votes, Harbert, 4; Lang, 81; and
MCGEE, 81.
Morrison Canned.
Four ballots were necessary to de-
eide whether A. P. Morrison, present
incumbent, Edward Richardson or
Joseph james should have the nomi-
nation for county superintendent of
schools. Richardson won out as fol-
lows:
First ballot-Richardson, 6s141s;
Morrison. 691-19: James 604-s.
Second ballot-Richardson 20; Nor
rison. 72: James. SO.
Third ballot-Richardson, SO; Nor
rison, n; James, SO.