The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-17
/ .AROR I e ADFR CONVICIS sba 81
ARE ASKING FOR PARDONS Il
JOF{NSONlZED BUNCH
STAGED BY MACFIlflE
Democratic County 0fficehoId-
ers Band Together to
Run Everything.
few trusted henohmen q &c

A few trusted henchmen of the
democratic machine, about seventy
five other Democrats. who were very
.imueh in evidence in an ornamental
/ way, and about 100 Republicans at
i tended the convention of the afore-
said machine in the court house
Monday night and carried out pre-
viously arranged program. Louis a.
johnson, a young attorney VINO re-
GENTLY came here from Virginia, was
nominated for mayor Other nomi-
nations were also made.
Why the convention was held in
the court room is hard to under
Ietand for any wise theatrical man
ager would have paid a good price to
have had it staged IN his theater.
But there.was also pathetic side to
1.-The affair 1t was really pititul TO
see some Democrats, good men, nc
doubt, their faces wreathed In SIn1les,
really thinking that they had as
much to do with the procedure as
ANYONE else.
| Chairman Fred Il. Shtnn OF the
CITY execut i've committee, called the
convention to order and named percy
Byrd temporary chairman, and J. ".
shaw, temporary secretary. A mo-
ton to make the temporary organl-
cation permanent was carried.
A motion that committee on res
olut!ons he appointed, that nomt-
nations rne taken UP and that ac-
ton be taken Later on the re-
Iport of the resolutions comm t
Itee was carried. Right here the ma
Chine demonstrated that it doml-
mated the convention. A motion
| that each ward delegation appoint 9
l member of the committee was Voteu
ldown and instead a motion was car
/ nh n
1.-THE members of the committee Inc
1 following were appointed to the com
lmittee: L. p Caulfield, b. FRANK
IEornor. John S. Rixey, Carl w. Men
land nv d. Newton, all of whom MAJ
their parts rehearsed thoroughly
Sheriff Ross F. Stout placed IN
lnom nation the name OF Louis =.
johnson for mayor after deplc u y
, his physical prowess. A motion that
1.-The nomination be lby exclamation
twas carried.
/ Herman Douglass was nom mated
ifor chief of police by the same pro-
lcedure there being no opposition.
w. R. Johnson had no opponent !.
ifor the nomination for city clerk and
.h.s nomination also was unanlliio -,e us.
4 The carefully prepared slate was
ismashez1 to srlithereens when no one
Ewcs1ld accept the nomination for the
| inh Of city collector and treasurer
Somebody evidently got sore at the
/ machine and refused to carry out MS
ipart of the program. Others; "ne Ss
names were placed in NOMINATION aoI
the office, were afraid to accept u loE
fear If bringing down the wrath Oh
+ba MIC bosses upon their heads ana
motion that the matter be posi-
noned and that the city executlVe
/! com mittee be empowered 10 HI liz liz
Vacancy was carried.
I Perry &C.. Williams's name va
4the first placed IN nomlnatloh
for the Office and he pro pro- -
~ Withdrew it, stating that u
,yas without his consent. d. NJ. Og-
don then placed in nomination the
name of Fleming Holden and IateI
.uyitbIrew the nominaJon, statlns
+ba+ he did so at Mr. Holden's re-
Guest Taney Harrison was the next
nominee for this position. Mr. Ia -,
rison stated. IN Lengthy speech
maj he thought this was time 'When
etiSAU cod strong. able men should
s.al<e sacrifices for the good of the
city Judging from his speech.
/, - y.on,eer would have taken him to ne
iona Of these good, strong, aole nIsL
I,,,f he refused to make the sacrlllGe
and declined the nomination.. a.
stated that he would be giad
handle the city's money waal lS.1 Sc :,
4 Tlnnt no one SCI 4OhS4J
ith.at he would account for eVsSs
red penny of it. A nloIiOn
OFT OF IRWIN BUILDING -
| tG1a+ the nomination be posi-
| noned and that the city executlVe
Committee he empowered to MI tae
Jyocancv was then made and carr, ca;
th,Is ff1suring that the bosses VIII
mend the broken slate to their own
liking. -. norni-
| NE;obaaI NJ bradford was NOM
r,+e5 .Sor superintendent Of streets
For. member ofy-the water works
I'D sewerage board two names were
placed in nomination They Wel =
those of DIR A. r. Ttnoerlss eIs,s,a an
iCharles l.. Hickman. DR.. IllLlpsr :,
l ialIxa was chosen by a vote of 81 20
/ to ia 1-3. ,,or,;,a+efi
Glenn r. Williams was nonllnaSSH
Tor city assessor by acclama tlon;
mr.. II. e. Sloan was nominated LOT
namber of the school board 'py ths
same procedure .44ae On
The report of the commlttee "a :
lrasolntfons was then read. 1T couIa
| have been read. as soon as tne -
yenfion. assembled just as Wen IN
mis- wouldn't have looked nice -
S Stsr1 was adopted and the commit
| ace discharged with thanks.
! Srhe convention was then aoJo1 ~ ~
ed much to the satisfaction OF al ~
attendance.
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