The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-19
However Crowd Is Not Sure
Tusca Morris is Not Up
to so1nething.
SOME NEW CANDIDATES \
Tom Deveny's Aspir ratiops
Puzzle to the Polite
ians.

me pest guess on the streets today
Is DIR. ]. A. Jamison and Squire w.
w. Conaway as the nominees Of the
democratic party to serve the city
on the Board OF Directors. subject to
the election August 10
This Is the big guess though a.
another which Is also Q fayorlto ID
for The Morris. .Conaway combination.
Curb stone sages insist tfat Con
away will be one Of the men nomin.
ated and Jamison will be his running
hate. East siders whose Influence
means considerable. insist on hav.
ing Democratic Representatives OF,
the Board Of Directors and for this
reason the candidacy Of Dr.. Jhm4 4|oA
who formally announced through the
press today, Is regarded asrather foi
midable.
The talk is going the rounds today
that the candidacy OF Tom Doveny
may change the outlook sconsiderabIy.
Daveney has for years been i liench
man to the party and now II he de-
mands open and above recognition
by his party he may cause some trou-
BILE. Rumor has 1t that Tom and Tus.
ca are not the.rbest OF friends, that
they have not even exchanged greet
ings Of the day. for. @ perfod Of five
years. Deveney is known 70 have
considerable following. but whethef It
is influence enough to cope with the
influence Of the "big building II vilI
not be known until the Convention IA
in full swing tonight Suffice Il Ia
say. however, that Deyeney IL not
loafing on the street corners 80 much
as usual today and Is believed TO be
out doing considerable SelectioneerIn<.
Squire Conaway seems to be the
surest guess as he Is yariously con
pied with names of other aspiranta.
He is believed to be acceptable to the
''big building" though this morning
1t developed that he may not be their
candidate either. The s.big sticl<s''
not long ago let It drop, whether pur
poselyl or inadvertently remains to-
be seen that Squire Conaway was a
good man and would make q strong
candidate.
The "bis sticks have played tho
political game logn enough to know
how to drop hints to be used to fh1.
advantage and the mystery which ia.
day seems to surround Conaways can
didacy is, to say the least, rather
interesting.
Dopesters have II that really tho
original ticket was j.. Waiter Barnea
and w. d Straight but various con-
flicting causes having developed 50
that they may not receive the wanted
support. In other words the big
bunch may see the ..handwritinE o..
the wall" and, be obliged to somewhat
modify the slate.
Barnes Is persistent IN his donfaf
that he will mt be q candidate yet RI
NOR has It that his name probably Will
he sprung before the Convention 70.
night.
ther gossip Is to the effect that
Clem Shaver and Tusca are not on
fight to finishe tonight ON slate
the best Of terms and that they may
which Is concealed up each Of their
sleeves.
wiseacres 90 SO far as 70 state that
It is probable that the names OF the
Corporation" candidates. have not
been sprung on the curious public
and that tonight they WIN come forth
as dark horses
At any rate there Is going to be 1
hot time In the old town tonight. OF
course the "big steam roller may b6
oiled to such Q nicely that It WIN
glide over its victims aspiranta mot
favorable to the corporate interests
$50 readily as not even TO cause q
squeal or squirm.
Some more timber Developed today
on the curb" when the dopesiera
handed It out that despite the fact
that they had no announced he names
OF the Hon. o. s. Mckinney and Col
waitman 81. Conaway would be added
to the scramble The talk IN connec-
tion even went SO lar as to intimate
| that Col. Conaway might be the rum
ming mate Of Clyde Morris.
Everywhere one looks today enc
Of these numberles aspirants for tn.
office Of "city dadv can be seen with
several voters cornered engaged |1
low conversation and little is heard
except convention talk.
Well anyway the agony VIII soon
be over and the Courteous public VIII
know which two among the number
less candidates. for the honor Of scry-
ing their city on the Board Of Dir1cto'<
have heen f1fckefi sif