The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-15
County Convention Held at
Grafton Yesterday Was
Big Event.
MANY ATTEND MEET!NG
Representative Men Will Go
to Wellsburg and to
Wheeling.

3GRAFTON, April ia convention
Of the Republican voters Or Iayior
county was held at the court, house
| Yesterday afternoon and 1t was mark
ed '.by oil the enthusiaslsul that mas
marked such Republican gatherings
since this county became factor IN
nolitics. The convention was well al.
tended, practically all the districts OF
the county being represented. whiic
n delegation OF Fairmont men were
likewise mingling with the local re
publicans An address by the Hon. I.
w. Fleming, OF Fairmont, candidate
for the Republican nomination for Con-
Rress from the second district, was one
y ofthe closing features OF the meeting.
Or. j. g. Nicely, Robert 4. Cunningham,
Wilbur Brand aud w. j. Wtegel' OF the
Fairmont West Virginian. were ike
wise here from Fairmont.
In the absence OF DR.. A. X. war
den at the gathering Of the delegates,
County Committeeman Alonzo BART
lett, called the meeting TO order. At
torney o. E. Wyckoff was called 10
preside as temporary chairman ana
Ross 3. Johnston as secretary pro TEN
ON motion, this organization was nade
permanent and the convention look
llp its business.
Chairman Wyckof announced that
the purpose was TO nominate iele'
gates 10 the district convention at
Mellsburg on May and the State Re'
publican convention at Wheeling on
1say 4. He spoke briefly OF the pow
v Fot the party, the display OF en-.
i nsiasp, Of this year. and the assur'
-lances OF a grand and glorious victory
at the coming election. :,
The selection of delegates was CALI
cd for at once. and after some discus.
tefonl litlwas- ID decided< select these1dete5T
gates by districts. A canvass OF the
Iebublican vote at the 1912 election
:Itowed that Taylor county was en-.
titled 10 IA votes in the proportion OF
eco. .hscreek. 1 Flemington, =; knotts-
vile. .; Grafton, 4. and Courthouse, =.
"a roll call OF the districts iouhd
& EBoothscrccli and Flemington district
not represented
The convention resolved into dis
tricts arG !egates from the various
districts were named as follows:
Grafton District
wheeling Conventional. c. Love.
Sidney Burdett and Dr.. A. r. War
den. :, ~,
s7Wellsburg Conventional W. Bud
dett., Or. A. n. Warden, a. c. Love
and Harry Rogers.
Court House District
Wellsburg Conventional. c. JET
gferys. s: ii. Sommervillc. a. D. Gaff.
N. ii. Holt, William Dabney. Alonzo
bartlett, DR.. A. C. Sinsel, Philander
Bartlett, V. T. Handley and ". NJ.
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wheeling Convention-Dr. c. a. Sim
sci. Philander Bartlett. V. T. Handley,
O.. G. JefIorys. William Dabney. Il,
II. Holt, S. H. Sommervillc, A. B. Gall,
w. MereI Watkins and AlonZo Bart
lett.
z (Above delegates to cast four "otes
in respective conventionsl.
Fetterman District
Wellsburg Convention = L. D.
Vaughn, Harry Baker, NJ. Compton
and A. L. Blue.
Wheeling Convention-W. z. Leon
4 ard, ]. G. CT Clair, J. Frank Wilson
and D. O. Swain.
KnottsVilIe District
Wheeling Convention-Gordon Nc
Intosh and C. c. Colebank. Wells
burg Conventional. NJ. Morgan and
James Williamson.
a motion that the county chairman
appoint delegates from the unrepFe'
sented districts was reconsidered and
the convention as whole elected such
delegates as follows:
Boothsereek District
wellsburg-Albert kunst; Wheel
ing-Harvey Scranage.
FIeminston District
Wellsburg Convention. D. Mar
tin and John NJ. Ross.
wheeling Couvention-Stanley Hal
Ter.
The report Of the districts as a
whole was then accepted and ratified
by the convention.