The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-19
MEN
ARE NOMINATE
By REP BLICANS
AT Their City Convention for
City Officers the Coming
Twelve Months.
TICKET HEADED BY GORDON
Great Outpouring of the Voting
Population and Widespread
Interest in Convention.

Interest in C Convention.
Amidst cheers that rocked the old
court house to its foundations the
winning ticket for the city election
to be held Tuesday, Aprile s. was
completed Thursday night in mass
convention there. It is as follows:
For mayor-G. II. Gordon
For police chief-Harry L. Brooks.
For city lerk-Albert J. Bishop.
For superintendent OF streets
Edward w. Laubenstein.
For member OF water works and
sewerage board Will II. Lewis.
For collector and treasurerAr-
thur K. Thorn.
For assessor-Jo ohm D. Owens.
For member OF board OF education
Robert Morris.
While there WIS only one candi-
date for each of several nominations,
tests. 4 ballot being necessary to de-
ttermine 4 race between two cand1-
dates for superintendent Of streets
and two ballots being necessary to
decide one between three candidates
for assessor Throughout the entire
proceeding, however, good feeling
land enthusiasm prevailed, giving ev-
lidence that the party will go through
the campaign strongly united ana
with a common purpose.
When the convention was called to
order promptly at s o'clock by Will
liam G. Osborn, chairman OF the eS-
ecutiye committee. the court house
auditorium was packed, hundreds
being forced to stand up both inside
and in the hallway outside. Mr.. Os-
horn asked former Senator Charles
C. Coffman and William u. Geppert
ito act temporarily as chairman and
secretary. respectively, and the con-
tvention made the selections perma-
nent.
BY resolution. it was decided to
1 the official list OF delegates. to allow
each ward ten votes and to require
twenty-six vctes for choice.
i,rhorn's Great speech.
Mr. Gordon was placed in nomlna-
| ton for mayor by former Senator
Arthur X. Thorn, Of the Fourth
ward, who made one OF the most
stirring and sensible convention Id
dresses ever heard in the auditorium.
He pointed out that the position re-
tquired experience in public AFFAIRS,
executive ability. breadth OF mind.
int gritty and temper
Y IleuIAIe dill VI ll1SA VII. 80
idon possesses. There was no other
nomination and when Mr.. Gordon
was named by acclamation the con
Ivention went wild with enthusiasm.
Mr.. Gordon was called upon for an
expression and in a few words ne
thanked his fellow citizens for the
honor and promised his very best eff
forts in making the race for the OF
flee and IN filling It's duties in the
event OF his election
# Harry L. Brooks. the present pop
ular and efficient chief of police, was
renoniinated for that position with
out opposition5after Lafayette G. Grille
Ihad presented his name before the
Iconvention and briefly referred to
the splendid record Mr. Brooks han
I: made in the Office.
i State Senator Roy e. Parrish pre-
lsented the name OF Albert J. Bishop
as candidate for the nomination for
city clerk and he was nominated by
Reclamation, there being no other
candidates.
First Contest.
The first contest OF the evening
came with the selection ola nominee
for superintendent of streets. Vir-
Egil T.. Highland. of the First Ward,
! presented the name Of Edward J.
DOYLE. a former holder OF the Office.
and DR. W. B. Conway. OF the Fifth
ward presented the name OF Edward
IJ. Laubenstefn. popular young civil
engineer. the delegates Of that ward
having been instructed to Vote for
him. In the resulting ballot. Mr..
iLoyle received ten votes from the
i5Fi-st ward. five: from the Second
and three from the Third, total of
ieighteen. while Mr.. Laubenstein re-
iceiyed five from the Second. seven
from the Third and ten from the
Fourth. and Fifth The chairman Of
1.-THE Fourth ward del egationsex
that it had been instructed in the
ward primary to vote for Mr.. Lau-
i bernstein. Mr.. Laubenstein was
Therefore declared the nominee OF
the convention. Upon motion of Mr..
Doyle the selection was made by &C
iclamation.
Mr.. Doylesgo up and ndeavoredtto
lexplaln how it came that he did not
make q better race. but said be
tbowed to the will OF the convention
land would continue to be faithufu1
lRepublican just the same. Some OF
his remarks being in the character
Iistic Doyle style, caused much met
riuent.
Water Board Praised
w. o. Taylor. OF the Second ward,
presented the name Of Will H Lewis.
la Democrat, for the position OF water
works and sewerage board m ember.
after explaining that the legislature
when creating the board had pro-
5S1ded for the selection of members
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