The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-29
Democrats
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party presumably u Republican or
IFrogressive) and during the CONVEX
Fatioa thesman llol trld Him that he
had come out this afternoon to wit
ness the bull fight, "Dut gentlemen
continued EMr.,Neely, there wilt be
40 bull fight" But before tile gesn-
yention had hardly begun the hon
oraDlc chairman confessed that llc
mnst'withdraw the statement which
he had recently made.
Uses Hatchet For Gavel. h,
q. So. much disorder prevailed in: the
first part of the. convention. that
Chairman Nelly. who had been, US
ing a block Of wood for a gavel.
stated that he was unable to pro
cveed with the work of the ,cpnven-
tion without. O, heavy gavens to. en-
force his mandates for order. One
of. the delegates shouted, -..GetI u
sledge hammer" but the carpenters
@lro built the! sneakers stand had
left a'hatclct on the scene and tliis
was put into use and even Will. this
mighty instrument of authority, tho
chairman could not keep the dele
gates under control.
!, First Blood.
The first battleSof the day began
when Mr.. James Fowler, an old tim
Democrat, WHO has been attendini
Democratic conventions for s.
years, obieeted to thcmotion 10 dis
pense with the regular order Of bust
ness and proceed with the order A.
laid down by the ,cexcutive COMM.
tee, MIR. Fowler stated tllatIt this. ac
don was not Z the usual ometlrod o
proceedurel, in Democratic conyea
laid Sdownsby the executive commit
zee, had been given too much tpowe
and that they should have no. all
shortly whatever ito state ihowe the
business should sbe expedited. De-
spite the objections, of this old yeter-
an ioC many Democratic battles, ibis
remarks were Missed and drowned
out by those. who manifested tho
.doniineering spirit over the assem-
bly, and the motion was carried.
Nominations for House of Deleeates
ut took lust two hours Of the con
yentionts- time to name three candi
dates for sthe House OF Delegates
Six candidates were placed ebefor.
the convention. They were as fol
lows: Honorable VIM. d. Ice, c. L
Shaver md Z. o. Murray, the three
present members of the house; C. "
Martin. railroad engineer: join
L.; Wells, and John w. Harrington.
Although w. A. Hardway, car
penter and a man who represente,
the labor interest, had gone to thu
trouble and expense of making /;
canvass and having cards printer
announcing himself a candidate fol
The nomination, he. was unable IL
find anybody who would make tho
nominating speech and place ;hii,
name before the convention, sc. ,hifi
name was not presented. 1T is1un:t
derstood that Mr., Hardway, wloEwas
also a. delegate, left the convention
for a time. and refused to5take any
part in it, but later lie balloted 10
some of the contests. $50 5
Just after the nominating speech
cs were finished, j. D. Holden, ~
railroad conductor, who also placed
Mr.. Martin in nominations protested
TO the convention against the re-
nomination of5c, L. shaver, saying
that he was unfair to the railroad
mon. Mr., Hol den stated that he was
the representative OF the railroad
men and as such had been authors.
led some time ago to correspon with
Mfr. shaver in regard to some legis=
lation which they desired and that
AIR. Shaver, although representing