The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-24
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Edwards Endorsed BY Demo.
Gratis After Defeat at Full
Meeting Sunday.

"A number Of the union locals OF
the Fairmont district affiliated with
the local trades assembly held a
meeting in the Labor Temple in
Jackson street Sunday afternoon to
attempt. to decide on what candi-
dates organized labor would sup
port in the approaching primary
election. The MEETING failed to Of
ficially indorse any candidates and e
went on record byasvote OF Al to 16
against any Inducements.
AT a similar meeting held a week
ago Yesterday, a committee com.
posed or five Democrats and three Fl
Republicans was named by the pre-
siding officer of the meeting, Nick
Aielo, to investigate the labor rec
ords of the various candidates ON
both the Democratic and Republic
can tickets and 10 report back to
the meeting yesterday afternoon.
The committee went into session
at j O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and after carefully going over the
records of the candid ates and max
ing q thorough Investigation Of the
situation decided to make its report
to the delegates assembled at $3.50
O'Clock The committee was un-si
able to agree upon the tndorse-
ments OF any candid on either
the Democratic or Republican tick
cts for U. S. Senate, however.
"A resolution was offered by dele
gates representing the miners
union to indorse Charles F. Ed
wards, which was voted on and de-
featee by vote Of Al to 16.
" "A number of the delegates, think
ing that all the business OF the SEES
sion was over, left the meeting and
returned to their homes. Later In
the afternoon J. F.Fornash OF Graf
ton, who according to persons well
informed is a Democrat and had no
meeting entered resolution in-
dorsing Mrs. William Gay, Brown
and Charles P. Edwards and the
resolution was adopted. At the Z
time the resolution was raflroaded
through the meeting, only twelve
Republicans were in the meeting,
the rest having returned to their
homes believing that the business
of the meeting was finished.
The resolution to indorse Mrs.
Brown and Mr.. Edwards was sup
ported by men from Harrison and
Taylor County, who according to
representative members Of the ass:
sembly from this county, should not
have been allowed the right to vote
in the Marion County meeting. ISL
Democrats and Socialists, accord-f5
ing to local labor lead ers, were re-ge
sponsible for the Endorsement Of
Mrs. Brown and Edwards at yes
terday's meeting. Among the lead
iers in the movement, according5to
local men who attended the me et-&5
ing, were B. "A. Scott, a prominent
Socialist of Charleston: Willfanis
Rogers, we'll Known Socialist Of
this city; Alex Boyd, also a SociaL5s
list of this community. and J.SF. For
nash and W. D. Dadisman Of Tay-
Tor County, both said to be Demo "
Gratis III
Prominent men identified With
the labor movement in this section
said today that the men RESPONSE
Bile for the action taken at the clos
ing of the meeting here yesterday
afternoon had also attended the
meeting at Clarksburg on Saturday.
night when similar action wasss
taken. t.si 49,
Other candidates Endorsed by the
meeting were as follows :: & ;aSss
Congressional candidates:SR osen-s
bloom and Parriott. Republicans.
and. Kenney, Democrat.
State senatorial candidate: Jaco,6
Republican. AZ Is - q
House of Delegates: DR.. McNeely,s
Lands and Digs, all Republicans
Marion County commissioner: J. II
Leroy Sturm. 50 IS /. ;sssl9ss
Justice Of the peace: J.. u
B1ocher.
The personnelof the committee
named to indorse the candidates. n
which failed to reach an agreement;
and recommended that the assem-
bly, not tndorse any candidates. was
as follows: c. d. Summers, George
Wegeman, George Cunningham. a.
w. McComas, and Alex Boyd, DEM.
ocrats, and Herman Blake, George
Wilhelm and Pink Bartholow, #Ra.E
publicans. - &
AS a result OF the steamroller ac.
ton taken yesterday afternoon, it,
was said today that a, number Of
local unions in this county that do n
not agree with the action taken will u.
individually indorse candfdate$torS
the various offices on the ticket.
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