West Virginia
Centennial celebration for the John W. Davis presidential nomination Sunday in Clarksburg – WV MetroNews
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A West Virginian accepted the nomination for President of the United States 100 years ago and that nomination is being marked with events Sunday in Clarksburg.
Clarksburg-native John W. Davis remains the only West Virginia native to be nominated by a major political party to run for president.
His nomination came out of a nearly three-week long Democratic Party Convention in New York City in 1924, the longest convention in history.
On Aug. 11, 1924, Davis accepted the nomination at a rally on Goff Plaza in Clarksburg. Reports said there were more than 70,000 people there. It was also broadcast live on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh. Davis lost to incumbent President Calvin Coolidge a few months later.
The John W. Davis Centennial Commemoration will be held at the Waldomore Mansion in downtown Clarksburg beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The special guest for the event, Cyrus Vance Jr., is the son of Clarksburg native, former lawyer, politician, and diplomat Cyrus Vance who had a close connection with Davis.
“John W. Davis was a lawyer and a person who came in and out of government and hugely impacted my father. Interestingly, I think some of that career choice passed on down to me, and I feel very lucky to have a connection with Clarksburg and with John W. Davis,” Vance said Friday during an appearance on MetroNews “Talkline.” “It’s great to be back here where I visited often as a child.”
When John Vance, Cyrus Vance’s father, died in 1922 unexpectedly, Davis took him in and adopted him. This was after Davis, who was born in Clarksburg in 1873, had served as the ambassador to Great Britain and was a presidential candidate for the first time in 1920.
“My dad was born in West Virginia, and at the age of 5, he lost his dad, and John W. Davis became his surrogate father,” Vance said. “John W. Davis, as you know, had an extraordinary career as a lawyer and also in public service.”
Cyrus Vance Sr. went on to serve as Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter. He resigned in protest in 1980 following the failed covert attempt to free the American hostages in Iran. Vance also served as Deputy Secretary of Defense, General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Secretary of the Army, and Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
“It was clear to me and all of us in our family that John W. Davis was a huge influence and a positive one on my father’s life and career,” Vance said. “That’s the message I got as a child.”
Cyrus Vance Jr. has served as the Manhattan District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney and supervised grand jury investigations, including those involving the Trump Organization. He now works with the law firm Baker McKensie, specializing in corporate cybersecurity matters.
Davis also had significant work as an attorney later in life, including presenting more than 100 cases in front of the United States Supreme Court, still more than any other American attorney.
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West Virginia
Man Drives to West Virginia To Buy a Camaro IROC-Z, Finds Really Bad News Under the Hood
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This 1985 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z has been trapped under cardboard boxes and whatever the family threw on top of it for ages. The detailing expert found it online and just had to have it. It’s got the original hood and gold wheels. But it won’t be easy to drag it out of its entrapment.
First, he has to dislocate tons of cardboard boxes sitting on top of the poor Camaro. Trash buried it alive. The owner is giving a helping hand. They try to pull it, but it doesn’t work. They try to push it, but it doesn’t work, either. So, the next attempt is with the help of a Snatch Block pulley. And it finally works. The Camaro is out in broad daylight for the first time in over 20 years.
RJ drove all the way from Cleveland to West Virginia, which is at least a five-hour drive away, to get this Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z but did not expect such a high price for a car that has been sitting in a barn for 23 years. The owner, John, is asking $7,000 for it. But RJ plans to make a final offer of $5,000. However, he will start low. Very low.
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The Chevy does, however, have sentimental value for John. It was his high school project. He rebuilt it with his father and friends. It was originally red over a gold interior. But John hated everything about that color combo, no matter how special it was at the time. You know, teenagers have their ways…
The 1986 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z went from red to black
So, he chose to paint it black and put in a gray interior, with many components donated by a newer Camaro model, but doesn’t say which one. They also retuned the suspension and put in a new auto box. The IROC-Z was already sitting 5 inches lower to the ground than the standard Camaro. So, the aggressive styling is something that made both RJ want one of their own.
But John had a family later on, kids came, and the car was not family-appropriate. He parked it in the barn in 2021 and never took it out again. John also gives RJ the bad news. The 350-cubic-inch V8 engine caught fire once because the fuel pressure regulator was leaking. In its good old days, the V8 pumped out 220 horsepower (223 metric horsepower) and 320 pound-feet (434 Newton meters of torque). The owner says that it still ran after the fire. But he hasn’t started it, let alone drive it, in over 20 years.
With that bad news in mind, RJ starts negotiating at $2,500 and ends up with the car paying $4,500. The hood lifted up on the wall is included in the price. He pays cash and drives away.
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Once in their detailing studio, RJ and Mike find a lot of surprises. First, the front wheels are marked with the “FRONT” lettering. As expected, the rear wheels read “REAR.” The wheels are where the detailing begins. Pressure wash comes next. It will reveal all the issues that have shown up on the body of the Camaro over all these years.
They remove the insulation under the hood. Since it was affected by fire, they no longer need it. However, the cabin turns out to be somewhat confusing. The seller did tell them that there were parts from a newer Camaro in there but did not tell them which. The speedometer scaled up to 115 mph (185 kph) might be one of them, as well as the CD player. The odometer reads 14,445 miles (23,247 kilometers), just switching to 46. The low mileage confirms the 23-year-long parking.
They want to have the Camaro IROC-Z up and running
The seats are terribly dirty, but the stain extractor works miracles on them. The leather center console cleans up nicely, and there are hardly signs of the wear and tear you would normally expect from a car that rolled off the production line almost 40 years ago. That’s because it wasn’t driven, of course.
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Photo: WD Detailing | YouTube
The IROC-Z is missing the wheel center caps, but RJ and Mike have already ordered four of them. The original hood finally goes back on the car.
Once the detailing is completed, RJ and Mike take the 1985 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z to experts to have all the mechanicals fixed and get it running. The best-case scenario is driving it back to their detailing studio. The worst-case scenario is probably paying for the fix more than they paid for the whole car.
Once they lift it, they see rust all over, wires hanging, holes in the floor, and some leaks. The best part is that they did not run any power on it. The last thing they wanted was to have it on fire once again. They are going to leave the car with Adam and his team and come back for it when it’s ready. Ready for the best-case scenario. For the moment, an engine swap is out of the question.
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West Virginia
BREAKING: DL Brandon Caesar Commits to West Virginia
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Moments ago, West Virginia scooped up another commitment in the 2025 recruiting class picking up a pledge from defensive lineman Brandon Caesar of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He posted his commitment on his Instagram story.
Caesar chose the Mountaineers over offers from Alabama, Duke, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Texas A&M, USC, Wisconsin, and several others.
Stay tuned for more on this developing story.
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1 dead in motorcycle crash on Interstate 64 in Dunbar
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