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THE WEATHER - r M || M\ \ I | \7 7 | 1 fij ^ "T ' XJ A IV /T ClltCCU^OX J?LlHi ?I JiHtii' * EXCLUSIVE ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE " i * "' " ?' n"' _ ' ' ** * " ' " ' ' -? ' ?? i ^ i i ^ i ?? ? ? . ? t ??i ? ? ?? _ ? ESTABLISHED 1861. CLARKSBURG, W. VA? THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1908. PRICE TWO CENTS. C. W. SWISHER FOR GOVERNOR SUPPORTED BY SO HERB'S CANDIDATES WHO REPUDIATE RUMP CONVENTION . . C*t , J. S. Darst is Named For Auditor and W. G. Conley For Attorney Gen eral?Rush to the Wigwam mi i m > ?!?><< <"i w CHARLESTON, July 9?By nearly every single one of the candidates nominated for state office at Arnold C. Scherr's rump convention at the court house repudiating their own nominations and signing a candidates' pledge to accept and stand by the nominations and actions of the regular Repub lican State Convention as well as deserting the Scherr crowd of soreheads and appearing in the regular convention, the re volt of Mr. Scherr and his rump convention were thrown into a fizzle at the inevitable outcome of attempted,leadership by the crowd of office-hungry bolters who misled Scherr and took him in tow. With the rout of Scherr and his crowd there was a pell mell j rush to the regular state convention in the wigwam and a complete state ticket, headed by that cool-headed and able! statesman, Charles Wesley Swisher, of Marion county, was today placed in the field. The convention re-convened at 9:40 o'clock this morning. The first thing was a resolution that W. E. Glassfeock represent Monongalia county in the absence of the delegation from that county and cast the vote of that county for the candidates which that county selected at its primary election, the reso lution was passed. CANDIDATES' PLEDGE INTRODUCED. j Ex-Governor White then introduced the Candidates' Pledge, signed by John T. Harris, Newton Ogden, C. L. Topping, Joseph Gray, W. G. Conley, Myron C. Lough, Stuart F. Reed, M. T. Shawkey, J. S. Darst, R. A. Riggs, Mr. Santee, E. L. Long, T. | C. Miller and J. K. Hall, those who were nominated and placed; in nomination at Scherr's rump convention, in which these candidates repudiated their nominations by that convention. These candidates pledged themselves to accept and stand by1 .the nominations of the regular state convention and recognize this as the regular and authcrative Republican convention. Messrs. Harris, Miller, Topping, Gray, Long, Ogden, Conley, Reed and others made speeches before the convention pledg ing their hearty and united support to the nominees of the . regular Republican siate convention. v Nominations for state auditor were then taken up. C. W. Dillon placed in nomination J. S. Darst, of Jackson county. Charles Shuck, of Ohio county, placed in nomination James K. Hall, of Ohio county. The vote was taken and resulted in 604 for Mr. Darst and 206 for Mr. Hall. Harrison county's vote was 21 for Darst and 13 for Hall. Twenty delegates of the convention did not vote. Mr. Darst was declared the nom inee and upon motion it was made unanimous. CONLEY FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Nominations for attorney-general were next taken up. Mr. Hughes, of Preston county, placed William G. Conley, of Pros-! ton county, the present attorney general, in nomination and, Mr. Cunningham, of Tucker county, placed the name of A. K. Stallings, of that county, before the convention. When the roll call had reached Raleigh county the vote stood 486 fo> Conley and 160 for Stallings and Mr. Cunningham withdraw the name of Mr. Stallings from the convention and'Conley's nomination was made by acclamation. The convention then adjourned until 1:30 o'clock. For Governor, CHARLES WESLEY SWISHER, of Marion. For Auditor J'. S. DARST, of Jackson. For Attorney-General WILLIAM G. CONLEY, of Preston. N t \ DARST IS NOMINATED. The convention re-convened at 1:50' o'clock ana the nominations for sup erintendent of schools were takt-n up. W. T. 'George, of Barbour, placed In nomination Myron C. Lough, of Marlon. W. E. Glasscock placed Thomas C. Miller In nomination. Mr. Cree. of Brooke county, named R, A. ?Rlcgs, of this county. Judge M. H. Willis, of West I'nion. named J. W. 8antee. of Tyler county. Judge J. C. nurdette, of Charleston, named M. P. Sbawkey. of Kanawha county. Thfre were enthusiastic seconding speeclies""as there were on all of the other nomination; l>efore the conven-; tion. At 3 o'clock the first ballot was or-, d< red and it resulted as follows: I-ouKh. 182; Miller. 186; Santee.; 115; Shawkey, 295; Riggs, 104. Har-1 rison county voted 10 for Loogh, 3 > for Sintee, 19 for Shawkey and lj (Continued on page 5.) OUR NEXT GOVERNOR CHARLES WESLEY SWISHER, of Marion County. - Nominated for Governor by Rebublican Stale Convention at Cliarleston. S WISHER NAMED A T NIGHT SESSION rle is Brought Before Conven tion and Makes Speech Midst Great Applause. ?CHARLESTON, July 9?Wien the Republican state convention re-as sembled at 7 o'clock last night, the credentials tommittee reported that there had been but two contests be fore It, those from Ohio and Mingo counties, and that In deciding them, (t had followed the decisions of the state committee. 'By those decisions the Hearne delegates had been se.at sd in Ohio county and the Shepard joody-Koontz delegates in Mingo the three last being for Scherr. The cgmmktee on permanent or ganization recommended that the temporary organization he made per manent, which was done by unanim ous vote. Report on Resolutions. The resolutions committee made a report. I'l indorsed the administra tion of Roosevelt and the national lilatform and candidates, recommend ed that the legislature pass a'local option law and also submit a prohi bition amendment to the people, de clared in favor of an anti-injunction law that would protect all persons alike and against boycotts and black lists as ltelng un-American, favored i measure to prevent undesirable im migration from coming to this country and a measure to preserve the natural resources of the country. The passage of a state primary elec-j tion law was promised, embodying| some of the features of the Cooper bill. The i Tax Laws Were I'raiwcl and the administration of Governor Dawson Indorsed, and a message of greeting and hope for his speedy re covery ordered sent to him at the sanitarium where he is now seeking health. The crowd was a *'111110 more en-> thusiastic than at its first meeting, and during the hearing of the reso-' lutions there were great outbursts of applause. They were adopted unan imously. Nominations for governor being de clared ill order, El'iott Northcott, of Canell. placed the na7.ie of C. W. Swisher before the convention. He spoke of the qualities possessed by his candidate that fitted him for the office of governor, his energy and am-, bltlon thct bad carried him to his, present high position without the backing of wealth or family In fluence and bespoke for him a most successful administration in the office, of chler executive of the state. Ilenroo XamccL Alfred Caldwell named William H. Hearne and in doing so paid his re spects to the Ogden newspapers, say tng that In the old Archie Campbell days the Intelligencer had standing as a Republican newspaper, but that it had fallen from its high estate un til nobody could be found to do It honor. ? ( ?Both Swisher and Hearne were sec onded by several delegates. Sam Dixon, of rayette, was one of the chief ones to speak for Swisher. Upon a roll call Swisher received 5-29 votes, Scherr 175. Hearne 72 and C. W. Dillon 5. Scherr and Dillon hud not been placed before the cot> ! vontlon. Swisher Speaks. Swisher being declared the nomi nee, a committee was sent out to bring him in. He was found waiting at the Kanawha hotel, and was soon gotten to the wigwam and presented to the convention. Me.was greeted heartily and spoke briefly and what lie said called for tremendous cheers and general applause. At the conclusion of the candi date's speech the convention adjourn ed until 9 o'clock this morning. REFUSED Is Motion for the Dissolution of an Injunction Granted by Judge Lynch. In Circuit Court here Thursday J ml Re Charles W. 1-ynch heard a mo tion by defendants* counsel to ' dis an injunction issued by him sev eral days ago in the case of William F. Barrett against George M. Kyle and P. M. Long, but the motion was denied. The injunction restrains K.vU and L.onc from transferring a new note for $1,000 made to take the place of an old note for the same amount and for the same debt after suggestion had been executed upo i it. ANOTHER PICNIC This One I* Held by the Star Sew ing Circle Wednesday ^ Tho Star Sowing Circle of the city ?not belonging to the Retail Mer chants Association?decided to have its own picnic Wednesday and so the -thirty-seven members packed their baskets and went to I'nion Park Wednesday afternoon where they passed the afternoon and evening In delightful social'enjoyment. GUTHRIE. Okla., July 9.?Acting Governor Ilellamy today ordered a company of the XatLonal Guards at Chandler to proceed once to the *cene of the Indian troubles. Other companies were ordered under arms. CLAYTON ADDRESSES DENVER CONVENTION Body is Permanently Organized ?Nomination Likely Today ?Kern Boom Swells. CONVENTION* H'ALL, DENVER. Colo.. July 9?The Democratic na tional convention resumed Us ses sions today with a feeling prevailing that the culminating day was at hand on the presidential nomination and platform. The feature of the opening hour was a speech by Permanent Chairman Clayton, who gave a sonorous pre sentation of the party's aspirations and made a severe arraignment of President Roosevelt. There were fre quent demonstrations and wild en thusiasm came from the listening thousands, suggestions of the name of Bryan being an unfailing signal tor a tumultous clamor. The convention will likely hold sev eral sessions during the day, with a probability of a night session if neces sary for the adoption of a platform and in all likelihood the nomination of a presidential standard bearer. Kern Boom Grows. The 'boom of<Iohn W. Kern, of In diana, for the vice-presidential nom ination received fresh Impetus today. It was announced during the day that Judge Gray, John Mitchell, labor leader; Governor Douglass and ex Governor Francis, of Missouri, would not permit their names to be pre sented. The Indiana delegation im mediately began to work up senti ment for Kern. If they receive en couragement they expect a meeting will be Ijeld tonight with the vle?[ of making -arrangements for the pre sentation of his name to the conven tion. His delegation Is solidly be hind him and more than a doze-i states have pledged to support him In the event Gray continues to refuse to allow his name to be presented. The report of the committee recom mended Henry D. Clayton, of Ala bama, for permanent chairman; Urey Woodson, of Kentucky, for secretary, and John I. Martin, of Missouri, for sergeant-at-arms. In all other re spects the temporary organization was made permanent. A committee of three was appoint ed to escort the permanent chairman to the platform. Clayton was cheer ed to the echo when introduced by Mr. Bell. Three little girls of Den ver In red. white and blue were help ed to the platform before Clayton be gan to speak. They presented Clayton with large bunches of American beauties and he in turn kissed them. A gale of mer riment swept through the hall when some one In the midst of the kissing called out "Hobson, Hobson." At 12:03 Clayton began his address. CONVENTION HALL. DENVER, Colo., July 9?Yesterday's strenuous proceedings and the late session of last night had a marked effect on the delegates today afld they were slow in reaching their seats. Patriotic Airs Played. At Hi o'clock, the hour set for convening, scarcely a hundred dele gates were In their places. The com mittee on permanent organization had been ready with its report ever Blnce Tuesday night, tflmply holding It for ratification after the credentials com mittee had completed its work. The hall began to fill more rapidly after J1 o'clock. During the wait before the convention was called to order a land kept up a lively fusillade of patriotic selections and called out the enthusiasm of the delegates. Convention Called to Order. At 11:30 o'clock Chairman Bell called the convention to order. Rab bi Koch, of Seattle, offered a prayer, after which Senator McCreary, of Kentucky, presented the report of the committee on permanent organiza tion. mm Of Embezzling State Funds is Col. Hutson, Jury Finds. CHARLESTON. July 9?The Jury In the case of the state vs. Former Assistant Adjutant General Col. A. H. Hutson. charged with the embex rlcment of state funds, after being out something over half an hour returned a verdict of not guilty. PLANKS SELECTED ON INJUNCTIONS TICKET ? Is Named by the Scherr Rump Convention at Charleston. . CHARLESTON, July 9?After re convening: In the court house yester day afternoon Arnold C. Scherr and his rump convention, after first mak ing him the alleged nominee for gov ernor of West Virginia, went through the form of naming the following state ticket, which has since been re pudiated by the candidate and a large number of the delegates: Governor?A. C. Scherr. Auditor?James K. Hall. Secretary of State?John T. Har ris. Attorney General?R. A. Stalling. Superintendent of Schools-?T. C Miller. Treasurer?C. X. Snodgrass. The matter of choosing two elec tors-at-large was left to the rump ex ecutive committee, the hope being that some arrangement may be made so that only one set of Republican electors will be named. The rump state - executive com mittee chosen is as follows: H. C. Ogden, of Ohio; J: Doyle, of Mar shall: W. R. Meservle, of Ritchie; U. G. Amett, of Mason; J. R. Ev ans. of Lincoln; T. E. Houston, of McDowell, J. M. Sanders, of Mer cer; D. Mayer, of Kanawha: G. C. Mcintosh, of Fayett; Amos Bright, of Braxton: B. F. Bailey, of Taylor; Harvey W. Harmer, of Harrison; A. Fredlock, of Mineral; A. R. Sell ings. of Mineral; W\ H. Summer/, of Berkeley. GUILTY But Jury Spares Life of Negro Assailant in City of Parkersburg. PARKERSBURG. July 9?Charles Brown, the colored man who has been on trial in the Wood county circuit court on a charge of criminal assault upon Myrtle Combs, the younff. white girl of Moundsville, was found guilty, but his neck was spar ed. The jury recommended that h? be punished by imprisonement in the penitentiary at Moundsville. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Martin are the Ruests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Martin in Parkersburg. Long Delay on Platform at Denver-rAntis More Than Third Strong. 'DENVER. Colo.. July 9?When'tho Democratic national convention *fet 11:35 o'clock last' night adjourned until 11 o'clock this morning after hours of acrimonious debate over the report of the committee on creden tials, one snag had .been removed from the channel through which the candidacy of Bryan must pass on Its way to his nomination for the presi dency. By a vote announced as 615 to 387, the convention .rejected tho minority report frim the committee on credentials and adopted that of the majority committee, the principal practical effect of which wan to un seat a group of contested delegates from Philadelphia hostile to the can didacy of Bryan, and more partlcn larly, friendly to the interests of Na tional Committeeman Guffey, of Pittsburg. In addition the report as adopted added four to'the representa tion of Oklahoma and thus lour to the total strength of the convention.. These four are Bryan men.' ~ Ant Is More Tliun Tlilril Strong. To how groat an etxent this vote really represents the ^ultimate anti Bryan strength In the convention was an interesting and highly important .Question debated on all sides this morning. It requires a two-thirds vote to nominate, and 387 Is com fortably more than one-third of 1,006. Supplanting the ten Guffey men by 'tea Bryan men makes a net difference of twenty and the addition of four Bryan men from Oklahoma would increase the gain to 24, but even that would leave the anti Bryan strength more than the third necessary to prevent his nomination If this vote had been on the quVition of nomination. But It was not, and comparatively few observers this morning professed to regard this vote as really a test of tlie strength of either side on the question of the nomination. There is still enough uncertainty about It to Intensify the Interest, and the hour, of convening the session found an excitement high and in creasing. The permanent organization of the convention was delayed by the ques place can be Intelligently dealt with, it Is expected the address of Repre sentative Clayton, of Alabama, as permanent chairman, will be deferred until late this morning. (Continued on page eight.* FESTIVITIES ON AT UNION PARK Where Merchants' Outing and Picnic is Being Held with Big Attendance. After the band concert at the court house, which commenced at 12 o'clock noon, Thursday, all the city merchants, retail clerks, and hund reds of city people gathered up their baskets full of picnic goodies, and started for Unlon^Park. prepared to spend the afternoon and evening In such enjoyment as can only be found at a regular, old fashioned picnic. Stores Close Most of the stores did not open at all Thursday morning in order to prepare for the great occasion, ex cepting grocery stores, which remain ed opened until 11 o'clock In the forenoon. At press hour the city was practically deserted, all business suspended, and nobody in sight ex cept the town clock and policemen. One of the features of jhe after non was the free concert by Shaw's orchestra, at 1:30 o'clock, shortly af ter the merchants and others began to arrive at the park. Several extra cars were pressed Into service by the Traction Company, but even these could not adequately handle the crowds, and the traction officials are considering the advisability of takng out extra cars to help convey the multitude of people that are in at tendance. flail Game# a Feature. But the feature of the picnic Is the baseball games between the fat and the lean mrchants and the clerks. The game between the merchant* was commenced at 2 p. m.f and Is still in progress. While the winning team Is scheduled to play the clerks at 3:30 p. m. Bands Play Several selections will be played by the band during the games, and at their close all the picnic baskets will be opened at the park. After aU have had their fill of good things, thera will be dancing at the casino, com mencing at 8:00 o'clock and lasting until 10:40, after which time the ; merchants' first annual picnic *wlll be over. Shaw's orchestra will furnish music during the dancing. Free Ixwonadc. Local wholesale houses have fur nished sugar and Temons. and with free ice donated by the Ice plant, there will be an abundant supply of Ice cold lemonade for everybody. This 1* the first outing e\?r given by the Retail Merchants A ?? 'atlon to the pubic of Clarksburg a??u vicin ity and it Is the earnest hope of Clarksburg people that the affair will become 'a regular and permanent in stitution.