Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-05
Democratic Senatorial Convention
r. E. Chambers Nominated--At-
tempt to Make the Nomination
Unanimous--R Rich Proceedings.


FLUsnING, Aug. 90, 1861.
Correspondence of the BELMONT CHRONICLE:
To-day the disunon Democracy of Bel
mont and Harrison counties assembled here
for the purpose of nominating Senatorial
candidate to be beaten at the ensuing cleo
ton. From the talk among the delegates
and others before the time of meeting il
was evident that perfect harmony with re
gard to the candidates did not reign through.
out the ranks. In Belmont Chambers was
the choice Of majority; but the Douglas
element was dissatisfied, and delegate
from Harrison declared that no Breckin-
ridge man must be nominated. Harrison, il
appears, had settled on Boyles, but there was
some soreness on account thereof. One
delegate talking to Union man, whom he
enormously supposed to be of like faith with
himself, opened his mind freely branding
Boyles as too much of an abolitonist.
After dinner the convention organized,
with Mr.. Pierce Of Cadiz, in the chair, X. s.
Clark and John j. Ray Vice Presidents,
and g. N: Allen and NJ. j. w. Glover, Sec.
rctaries. Several townships Of Belmont
were nnrepresented. but enough were ,pponr
ent from other townships to FIJI all vacasdie ies.
Just at this time John Fl. Heaton moved
the nomination of Chambers by accamatop,
but this crafty maneuvre did not win, for
Mr.. j. johnson arose and said that ''Bein
as there's division he would offer the name
Of MIR. Mcdonnell, who was an old farmer,
an old tax payer an old Dimecrat and an
honest man. He didn't want no LAWYERS
nor doctors nor no SIGH quack squirts. "
Some one here stated that there must be
n misunderstanding, as Boyles certainly wa,
the choice of Harrison Beside, Mcconnell
was no speaker, and as their presses were to
be >ienced they must have some one who
could plead the cause with his tongue. =
johnny Heaton endeavored to quash the
matter by moving that they proceed to bal.
lot, but in this he was again toiled. Mr..
Donohue understood Mcconnell would not
acnept. Eccentric John johnson said he
(McC. did not seek the nomination, but
would accept if he received it, and added
we don't want no office.seckers. DR..
Camrbell said Chambers was no Office seeker
and had a character above reproach.
A ballot was then had, which resulted as
follows, Belmont going solid Tor Chambers /:
Chambers 3S, Boyles %, Mcdonnell 3. So,
by the superior wire working of the St.
Clairsville clique and the treachery of the
Breckinridgers of Harrison, that county
was a second time cuchred out of its man.
Chambers, on being introduced to the con-
vention made speech the amount of which
was that he endorsed the Columbus platform
and Jewett's letter. r. s. Clark then
spoke at considerable length, making his
usual speech, except that | thought the
pathetic and spread eagle part little more
extensive than common.
Mr. Pierce was called for, and in response
spoke, among the other things of mobs in
general and the tribuations of the Gazette
and Citizen in particular; which was an
excellent paper, though he had never read
it, complimentary to j. II. H. and said
that it it was mobbed that it would be re-
vcnged by the burning of houses and barns;
and so of other papers, so that the time
might come when man might travel at
night from one end of the State to the other
by the glare Of burning buildings and towns
j. II. H. was so ungrateful as to be absent
during this touching appeal for his safety.
When Pierce had perforated resolution
was passed approving the Columbus plat
form, and the convention adjourned.