The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-16
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
HOLDS A CONVENTION
In the Court House Here TO
Nominate a County Ticket
for Fall Election.


Progressives of the county held a
convention Tuesday in the circuit
court room of the court house and
nominated a ticket for the November
election. Gregory's band was en-
ployed to furnish music for the oc-
casion and its principal number was
the religious hymn, Onward. Chris
tian Soldiers"
The ticket chosen is as follows:
For House of Delegates-George
.. Chorpening and G. H. Trainer.
For county Henry
E. Swiger.
For county school superintendent
Carl S. Lawson. There were four
candidates for this office, namely,
Mr.. Lawson. Stanley c. Morris, A. B.
Bumgardner and R. NJ. Fisher. No
selection was made by the first bal
lot. Al votes being necessary to nom
mate and the result being as fol-
lows: Lawson 81 and 71-120; Nor
ris, is. 4-5; Bumgardner, 10 1-16;
and Fisher IL. After the first bal
lot Mr.. Bumgardner withdrew his
candidacy. The second ballot re-
suited in 81 9-10 votes for Lawson,
26 lilo for Norris and for Fisher.
For clerk of the circuit court
Henry E. Reeder.
For county clerk-Howard Post.
There were four candidates for this
office and four ballots were necessary.
These resulted as follows: First bal
lot-Post, % plus; G. S. Elliott, 16
plusi G. A. Schultz, Ia plus; L. Wey-
man Ogden, rs plus. Second ballot
Post, rs plus; Elliott, 10 plus;
Schultz, 8 plus; Ogden, "a plus.
Third ballot-Post, 3S plus; Elliott,
2 plus: Schultz, plus; Ogden, 80
plus. Fourth ballot-Post, 40; Eli
oft, AS; Ogden, S3 IA.
Two sessions of the. convention
were held. the first one being at IL
o'clock in the forenoon and the
other at 1880 in the afternoon. Com
mittees worked out convention busi-
ness during the noon recess.
]. 3. Law, county chairman, called
the meeting to order and called upon
the Rev. G., D. Smith to invoke the
divine blessing upon the assemblage.
The chairman then appointed John
L. Rubl temporary chairman and U.
G. Reyes, Of Salem, temporary sec
rotary. This organization was made
permanent. Both Mr.. Law and Mr..
Ruhl made talks on assuming the
chair, the formers theme being that
the county organization must be in
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parties and the latter'a- that this party
1 was composed of the best citizenship
and was formed for clean politics.
Significant applause burst forth
when Mr.. Ruhl declared that the
Democrats had gone entirely too far
in revising the tariff for the good of
the country.
Upon motion of D. w. Boughner.
a committee on basis Of representa-
tion and committee on credentials
and order of business each to con-
sist of ore delegate from each mag
isterial district. were appointed.
| These committees were made up
as follows, the names first given
being UPON the committee on basis of
representation and the next upon the
other committee.
Clark district-George B. Chorp-
enlng and w. NJ. Conway.
Elk district. L. Young and Guy
Shuttleworth.
Simpson district-John l.. Cav
thorp and John H. Parks.
Union district-N. B. Terrell and
E. J. West.
Grant district-G. w. Mofrett and
W. NJ. Morris.
Clay distrtct-W. E, swiger and A.
II. Hess.
Eagle district-E. j. Weekly and
John w. Fortney.
Sardis district-omar W. swiger
and ]. D. Fortney.
Tenmile district-w. T.. Ritter and
Arby Warner.
conl district-E. H. Bates an D.
w. Boughner.
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