The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-15
AMERICAN Mine SWEEPER SUNK IN NORTH SEA
DEMOCRATS HOLD
WARD MEETINGS
Delegates Chosen for City
Convention to Be Held
Saturday


Democrats of Fairmont last even
ing held series of ward meetings for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the city convention to be held in the
court house on Saturday night when
two candidates for city director will be
chosen.
First Ward.
The Democrats OF the First ward
met at the Columbia street school
house with j. Il. Miller presiding. At
torney II. n. Rose was chosen chair
man and T. b. Henderson secretary
The following delegates were chosen
to the convention: j. R. Dunham, T. B.
Henderson, A. w. Hovatter, j. c. Stea
ley, A. B. Stealey, H. H. Rose, S. l.. ia
cobs, L. L. Morris, l.. c. Minor, G. d.
Preston, ]. d. Summers, A. II. Seaman,
Beading, John l. Frum. Chas Hatfield
L. II. Keener, j. B. Nichols. j. n. Rad
cliff Howard Adams, j, r. Miller, Clar-
ence Fisher, and A. p Harr.
Second Ward.
Second ward Democrats met in the
East Park school house when Levi, b.
Harr, acting as chairman and E. C..
Curry as secretary.
These delegates were elected: Levi
B. Harr, r. Q. Musgrove, j. A. Jami-
son, w. l.. Meredith. A. l.. McIntire,
w II. Barnes, o. B. Maddox. +. c. Cur
ry, j. L. Leech, F. c. Even. Emmett
Poe, c. II. Jenkins. l.. c. Musgrave,
]. G. NJ. Donham, F.. Il. Wagner, E. C..
Nu2um. T. D. COnnell, B. F.. Mclntire,
c. E. Minor, j. j. Barry and G. c. Nor
man.
Third Ward.
The Third ward meeting was held at
the Evansville school house. T. A.
Hunsaker was hartman and Pearl Pit
ger secretary. These delegates were
named: T. a. Hunsaker, Fred r. Cole,
V. B. Tucker, p NJ Pitzer, f. j. Hun
saker. c. L. Gaskill, A. c. Polling, C..
w Yates, w. A. Wilson, e. l.. Tucker.
c. l.. Hall, Jarvis Collins, W. T. Rich
ardson, James Fleming
Fourth Ward.
Fourth ward Democrats met at the
Miller school. Arthur D. Simon acted
as chairman and Earl II. Smith as sec
retary. These delegates were named:
Sam Leeper Lloyd Sample, w. d.
Straight. Fred Haney. c. E. Smith, DR..
Will Ogden, James Murphy. NJ O.
Mooney, l.. j. Michael, Earl II. Smith,
Hood Phillips, John McAteer, Irwin
Crawford, A. ID. Simon, Edward Slack,
R. G. Burnupp, William Conaway, P. G.
Farnsworth, James Hood, George
Roush. Frank Lloyd, Frank Gump,
Frank Crawford, Tom Deegan, Frank
Mark, j. F. Cole, George Kidd and VIII.
liam Israel.
Fifth Ward.
At the court house the Fifth ward
Democrats held a meeting. Sheriff A.
NJ. Glover acted as chairman and At
tary. The meeting was called to order
by Lawrence Cunningham.
These delegates were chosen: June
Arnett, Paul Raymond, R. L. Cum
ningham, Harry Buckley, A. E. Mar.
shall, Walter Augustus, M Powell, p.
NJ. Hoge. John Burchinal, Chas. h.
T1anley. Al. Jepson, C. H. Riggle. A. M
Glover, w Kenneth Barnes. Thos. A.
Deveny, Edward Brown, E. Sherwood,
Wilbur Graffius, John McNary, II. j.
Price, Art Kern, Chas. d. Barry, John
Helm, Walter NJ. Linn.
Sixth Ward.
Butcher school was the meeting
place for the Sixth ward Democrats.
Charles w. Evans was chairman of the
meeting and E. E. Meredith was sec.
retary.
These delegates were chosen: C. W.
Evans, Tusca Morris, o. S. Mckinney,
S, Ray Holbert, John l.. Gill, John w.
Haney, P. j. McGraw, NJ. Z. Ashcraft,
w. H. Spedden, R. Sidney Reed, w. r.
Haggerty, Henry S. Lively, DR.. H. r..
johnson, DR.. H. D. Causey, F. j..
Smith, Boyd Reed. John w. Polling,
John H. Rock, Jr., S. E. james, John
Hartley, Raymond Hedlin, Smith Hood
and e. E. Meredith.
Seventh Ward.
At the Virginia avenue school the
Democrats of the Seventh ward met.
George Wegman acted as chairman and
Clyde Morris as secretary.
These delegates were chosen: Geo.
Wegman, Charles Getters, Morgan
Chambers, Clyde Morris, Ed. Holbert,
Mike Morgan. Joe List, Henry Mar
tin. George Rosenmerkel, Lewis Beebe,
Robert Springs, August Farr and ]. E.
Watson, Jr.
Eighth Ward.
The Eighth ward Democrats met at
the White school. Ira Aiken was chair.
man and Attorney David R. Ritchle
was secretary.
These delegates were chosen: o. j.
Watkins, Sam R. Nuzum, w. NJ. Bry-
ant, Ira Aiken, DR.. C. S. Thomas, d. A.
Ritchie, w. G. Bosserman, S. B. Miller,
Carl Riggs, VIM. Schimmel, C. F.
Knapp. Harry Hamilton, Ernest Nc
Coy, c. w. Cnowden, Joe Anderson,
Reuben Anderson, T. L. Burchinal, L.
G. Boggs, A. M. King, Dalton Simon,
]. E. Fraker, C. v. Abbott, Denny Tai
bott, A G. Martin, DR.. L. B. Burk. AL
ternates: (10) James L. Gettings, Jay
Straight, H. T. Daugherty, Dorsey v
Abbott, Frank Freeland, Tom Hamil-
ton, 7. l.. Wilmouth, Bernard Arnett,
Carl Beatty and Challen Ice.