The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-09
Ohio Congressional Matters.
Union Convention OF the 18th District
--Mr. bingham RenOminated UnAnI.
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Union Convention OF the 18th DIstrIc,
.-Mr. Bingham RenOminated UnanI
mOusIy.
The Union nominating Convention
for the 18th Congressional District Of
Ohio was held yesterday at Cambridge
the county seat of Guernsey county.
One Of our reporters was in attendance
and furnishes the following account.
II was apparent as soon as the dele
gates began to assemble that there was
a great prepOnderance of sentiment in
favor of the denomination of Mr.. Bling
ham, and even! before the caucasing Of
thecounty delegations twas certain that
he would receive the nomination by a
vote approaching unauimity. Col.
Poorman of the St. ClairsvilIe Chronicle
had some warm friends among the Bel
mont men, as had also Lorenzo Dan
ford, a very promising lawyer of st.
Clairsville. But the feeling seemed to
be that Mr.. Bingham is too valuable a
man to be spared at this critical time.
The convention met in the town hall,
at II o'clock a. M, and was called &c
order by j. z. Smith, OF Belmont, and
ppm LAS AAOAAlAAAdAAOLAg JuIRe j. 4
Barnhill, of Tuscarawas, was called &c
preside temporarily.
The following named gentlemen were
made temporary secretaries:
John L. Tallnan, of Belmont; Capt.
Ross W. Anderson, of Guernsey: J. NJ.
Daltzell. of Noble, and Major d. Cum
bingham, of Harrison.
Judge BarnhiIl on assuming the chair
returned thanks briefly and gracefully
for the honor conferred. He said the
great element and ingredient required
10 characterize the action and proceed
ings of the convention were deIibera-
ton and harmony. The country had
Just, as they supposed, passed through
Il crisis. and yet to the close observer it
must be apparent that although the
bloody drama may have passed, vet the
crisis is not ended, and the privileges
and rights that have been established
and restored need yet to be strictly
guarded.
The following Committees were, on
motion, constituted, the delegation from
each county naming a member of each.
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
Ingram Clark, of Harrison, Hon.
Isaac Welsh, of Belmont, a. Simmons,
Of Noble, J. L. McIlvaine, Of Tusca-
rawas, w. NJ. Earrer, of Guernsey.
COMMITTEE On CREDENTIALS.
Joseph Sharon, of Harrison, VIM.
Smith, of Belmont, r. w, Morris. of
Noble, Judge o. 2. Taylor, of Tusca-
Tawas, Hiram Foreman, of Guernsey.
COMMITTEE on ORDER or BUSINESS.
Messrs. Garfield, Phelps, Noble. Hon.
JnO. JamisOn, of Harrison, Mai.
Hayden, of TuscaTawas, DIR, Thos.
Clark, of Guernsey, DR.. w. H. West, of
Belmont.
Mr.. Sharon, of Harrison, moved that
a committee of one from each county,
be- constituted with power to appoint a
Central Committee for the COMPRESSION
al district to designate the times and
places of future Conventions.
Mr.. Welsh, of Belmont, offered as a
substitute tor that motion the follow
ing:
BesotUed, That there be appointed a
central committee of one in each
county in the Congressional dis
trict whose duty it shall be among
other things, to fix the time
and place Of holding conventions and
ton according to the Union vote cast at
the election for Governor next Drece-
ing such convention.
Mr.. Sharon said Mr.. WeIsh's promo
sition embraced too much. The ptlr-
pose of a Committee as he himself
contemplated, was simply TO fix time
ana place, and leave the conventions
themselves TO regulate their represen-
tation- The basis of representation in
TINS Convention was fixed in the State
convention. He did not propose to go
Hehlnd That action, but as for the future
ne would rather the question should be
lett 10 future conventions
Some further discussion followed.
when, on motion Of Senator Jarnis0n,
Of Harrison, the motion and substitute
were laid on the table.
a COMMITTEE on PERMANENT OFFICERS
was constituted as follows:
J. 3. Smith, of Belmont, Col. w. r.
Teter, of Noble, Levi Sargent. Of Tus.
caravans, John Nathan, of Harrison,
Abram Armstrong, ofGuernsey.
The Convention took recess
until one o'clock, P. NJ, at which time lit
having re-asseLnbled, --4 81
THE REPORT or PERMANENT oRsAHI.
TON
was read by tho Chairman. and adopt
ed, and the permanent officers: Installed;
Col. lHuRhIin- nf PRaS.