Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-11
Davis and md Bryan Head
Democratic Ticket.

The long drawn out contest for the
Democratic presidential nomination
closed Wednesday afternoon when the
nomination of John w. Davis, of
Clarksburg, West Virginia, was chosen
to head the ticket, and Charles w.
Bryan, Governor of Nebraska. was Sc
lected as Davis running mate.
The convention was the longest in
history and it required 1903 ballots be.
fore the nominee was named, and
when the winner had received 818|
votes, Taggart, of Indiana, moved to|
make the nomination by reclamation.
The presidential nominee is consid-
cred one of the brainiest and cleanest
of Americans and has rendered distin.
guished service to his country. Many
are under the false impression that he
is son of the late Henry Gassaway
Davis, of West Virginia, one time Vice
Presidential nominee of the Democratic
party. John w. Davis is son of John
j. Davis, of Clarksburg, and is of
another family than the one which
furnished the party with its Vice Pres
idential candidate several campaigns
lsince.
| His forebears once lived in Wood
Istock and his father was close friend
of the late Judge Henry C. Allen. They
were associated through legal matters
and the nominees father several time.
visited Woodstock during the lifetime
of Judge Allen.
Il 1t is matter of local interest tina
the ancestors of John w. Davis cam,
to Woodstock from Maryland over ,
century ago, and the craftsmanship o
one of these is responsible for severa
Igrandfather's clocks in Woodstocl
: homes. One of these is owned b.
Hugh Morrison, Jr., and it was mad
about 1857, and SO good is the work
manship that it still runs over a cen
tltury and half since its making. Mrs
Ell William B. Allen, at Birds Nest Inn,
b also the possessor of one of these oil
!, clocks, made by Caleb Davis, which
encased in solid mahogany and is near
ly nine feet tall. This clock is an he'll
i loom in the Newman family, of whic
e Mrs. Allen is a member.
The nominations meet with tn
general appreciation of party leader
throughout tile County, and news al
counts indicate that the convention az
journed in happy mood.
i'll Senator Walsh of Montana, adopte
a steam roller methods to prevent hi
own nomination as Vice Presidents
candidate, and during the interil
{ occasioned by the adioinment of til
n convention Bryan was agreed upon 6
e the Davis running mate.
I'll The presidential nominee is
, Presbyterian, and it is matter of II
: terest that all of the Democratic pres
Il dents since the civil war have bee
ell members of his faith. He is 81 yeal
d old and has law offices in New Yor
6 and Clarksburg.
IL Bryan is brother of the Peerless
= leader and as governor of New Yor
Is he has been one of the outstandin
N political features. being a progressi,
= and close to the farming interests.
McAdoo, who led the balloting @
scores of ballots, refused to CONNER
on the nomination, altho the leader
express satisfaction at the choice.
The selection of Mr.. Davis was
lie satisfaction to the Virginia delegation
II and commenting on the nomination
8 Mr.. Davis, State Chairman Byrd said
"My first choice, of course, W.
. Senator Glass" said Mr.. Byrd. "M
'e Davis was my second choice. Til
e nominee is a brilliant man. He wi
I. bring strength to the party. Ibeliev
\ in months time all the dissensior
we had in our convention will be fol
IL gotten.
RI "The Democratic party has way
IS fighting its hardest after a hot battl
for nomination. That was true afte
,, the Baltimore convention that name
Wilson in 1912; it was true of til
-IChicago convention that name
r cleveland in 1892. We have splendi
f man to lead US this year, and am con
WINGED firmly he will cement th
lparty."
Expressions from National leader
were also in an optimistic vein.