The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-09
So Far as the Democratic
County Convention Gets Up
to Press Time.
MEXICO PUT IN THE SHADE
Feeling So Bitter and Conduct
So UnseemIy That Smith
Tries to Lay Down Rule.
NOMINEES SO FAR.
House Of Delegates.
Stephen G. Jackson.
Lucian D. Lowther.
County Commissioner.
Jesse D. Kennedy.

Harrison county Democrats in
county convention here Thursday
nominated county ticket, following
the conclusion Of heated campaign
~ candidates. the closing hours Of
which Just before the convention as
sembled marked most bitter feeling
and such unseemly conduct on the
part of several Of the candidates as to
receive merited rebuke on the part
Of him who was slated to preside over
the convention. The ticket up to
press hour is that of the machine
bosses insofar as 1t affects the per-
sona1 political ambition Of the bosses.
Squabbling among the candidates
and delegates started two hours or
more before the convention assembled
and 1t ted reached such a pitch when
z. @ Smith, OF Clark :lutg. assumed
the chair that he cautioned them not
to carry 1t into the convention.
Pacifier Smith Talks.
1.-THE strength of the Republican
party for nearly half a century" said
Mr.. Smith. was due to Its solidarity
and the weakness Of the Democratic
party during that time was due to its
division. Now the triumphing of the
Democratic lhity under tine matches
lieaiershio OF WooIro~ Wilson Is que
to Its similarity ana the weakness nf
the Republican party is due to its d.
vision. These divisions were due to
the fact that some Democrat had said
unfind things that left sting and a
wound in some Democrat and because
some Republican had said some un-
kind thing that left a sting and a
wound in some Republican. There
are some twenty aspirants for the six
odices tor which we are to make NOM
nations here today. There will be at
least twenty nominating speeches and
twenty seconding speeches. Let no
unkind word be spoken. let no thing
be done by Democrat against DEM
ocrat which any Democrat will have
occasion to regret. II we do this we
have the hope Of going into the cam
patgn with solid front"
The convention was called to order
at IL o'clock by Ernest d. Lewis,
county chairman, ana he named Mr..
Smith temporary chairman and ]. G.
Shaw temporary secretary. Upon
motion of Edgar, G. Hood the tempo
rary organization was made perma-
nent. Mr.. Hood also offered a motion,
which was carried without dissent,
that two committees be named each
consisting of delegate from each
district, one to be on rules and order
of business and the other on creden-
tails. These committees were chosen
as follows:
Rnlau and n.do,
Clay district, John Martin; Clark,
Louis a. Johnson; Coal, John A. Tier
ney; Elk. John C. Robinson; Eagle, E
I. tucker; Grant, Charles Hornor;
simpson, j. n. Currey; Sardis, Moses
=. Shaver; Tenmile, E. B. Robinson;
Union, Truman Howell.
Credentials.
Clay district, ]. H. Nuzum; Clark,
II. G.. Alexander; Coal. T. ]. Francis,
Elk, L. G. Stout; Eagle, NJ. J. Alexan-
der; Grant. 1. F. Maxwell; Simpson. J..
Q. Mcintyre; Sardis, A. ]. Nuzum;
Tenmile. E. B. Hickman; Union.
Clyde Currey.
AT the suggestion of John Patton, a
prominent figure in the convention,
the body adjourned for uinner:
Ball Starts to Roll.
The ball was started rolling at the
afternoon session with a report OF
the rules and order Of business con,
mittee, which set the order Of bust
ness and recommended that nomi-
mating speeches be limiteds to five
minutes and seconding speeches to
two minutes. and that 101 votes he
necessary for choice. The commit
tees report was adopted after q
squabble over an amendment to in.
crease the time Of seconding speeches
to three minutes.
The credentials committee report-
ed that It had found no contests and
recommended the voting of ten
votes to each district or the appoint-
ment of delegates to fill out district
quotas by the delegates present.
This brought a rise" from Camden
Sommers, who asked that the pro-
vision allowing delegates to, appoint
delegates be stricken out. John Pat
ton and 7. ]. Francis argued the
matter a bit and when a vote was
called there was so much noise from
both the ayes" and hayes" that q
division was called for. Mr.. SOM
mers's motion was finally lost, as a
result Of which further pickering en-
sued and caused SO much noise that
the chair was compelled to rnaore
order.
The report OF the committee on
credentials was adopted.
Legislative Slate.
Glen F. Williams, Of Clark dis
trict, placed Steven G. jackson in
nomination for the House Of Dele
gates and Willard F. Snider, OF
Clarksburg. in behalf OF the
delegates from Tenmile. nominated
Lucian D. Lowther, Of Salem, for a
like position. there being two nomi.
nations to make.
Apparently these nominations had
been previously arranged by the
bosses as there was no opposition
and the selections were made unani-
nous.
jackson Puzzled.
Mr.. jackson, however, said he did
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