Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-04-25
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A HASEsvIi,lIE CORE 'poDdent of the (
Columbus Journal, in what's otherwise
!, very S. sensible communication, makes
tie following very remarkable coi,nPc-
ton of the Govcrnolsllip and free ALus- Z
l;iuglm b.ilg2s: -,-t...a .s l 4
TITS CONVERSIONS.
Tho candidates in greatest !aycr here
are. tien Il. u. Hays OF Cincinnltl, 'fe'l;
(oHtu o. Columbus, Con. t'arheid Auu
ion. G. Dclano. if Belmont County had
not, through her Representatives, takeii
s.ci, a b ,se AMI unprinciplcd course on
tie s,.b'ect of tlc flee MuSH'hSuin !
bridres at this point, her h1nored son |
vouId have been III full strength. Com-
mon insults might he i'orne, but shame
ful, cowardly and Iniscr!y statements,
sJch ns prevailed among the press ana
representatives from Belmont, cannot
.t ION the "forgct and for,sivep theory.
Why the action OF Belmont County
Representatives aud editors should have
anything 20 do with Gen. Governs pros
-,ect or chances for nomination in the
Republican Convention, we are at loss
10 SEQ. Gen. COwen has nothing 10 90
w th the newspapers of this County ana
Is not responsible for the actions OF
Mossrs. West, Patton and Davenport
and the effort OF this correspondent to
G ,4tea prejudice against him by con-
.,ectiug his name with the bridge ques-
ton, il pretty conclusive evidence that
lac is no friend OF Gen. Cowcn, aud - III
the employ or interest OF some other can
didate. We VIII present Gen. Cowen to
the Convention as candidate for Gov
e.nor of Ohio, bccause we believe he is
thoroughly qualified to ill'the high po-
st:on, and we think the Convention
ought TO nominate him. But ifthc Con-
vention shall think differently and NOM
mate some other man the Neprcsenta-
t.vcs Of Belmone County and the editor
of tie CHRoNIcLE will not stop to in
ouirc whether he was for or against the
Muskingum bridge swindle, but VIII sup
port Him Us the nominee Of the. Hepub
lican Party. - -H ~ 90.
We did what we could TO defeat th'
Tree Muskingum bridge scheme because
we thought it was a great outrage upol
bridges they never used. But we neVe
rscd any "shamcfal. cowardly and mis-
criy statements" to accomplish the defca
of the scheme, and we neither attempted
10 control the action of members by per
s0,,a' applications and solicitations, no
by the use of more Su6Stdi,tidt arguments
WI az we did, was to represent to tn
lie yislature, in n con ise manner the in
equity OF the hrnic, In an oXt'a fon
our office which was laid upon the desii
of the members of the House of Repre-
sentativcs the day before the final vot
was taken on the bill, and in this "
otiIi think VIC did just "hat 1t WAC on
dutyto do In tho premises.
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THE State Republican Convention
meets at Columbus on the 19sh of june
IT viii be necessary to hold a Count
Convention at some date priorto the lot
orJun", to appoint delegates to tina
Convention. Would it not be as we
for Us to hold our County nominatin
Convention some time in June, carl
enough to appoint the delegates To til
INtllc touNthlioHi uilu mug hitN' va
Convention answer both purposes" W
are inclined to favor an early conventio
aud long campaign this year, 50 TIN
the questions involved may be fully di
cussed. Having Justice and right q
our side we never fail to increase O'
strength in this County when We full
and thoroughly canvass IT, If our opp
nonts think they have anything. to ga
by discussing before the people the
sues of the coming contest, they can
accommodated with an opportunity, al
the people ofboth parties would be plea
cd To have such discussion occur, af
would willingly turn out TO hear ther
Republicans shall We have an early Coz
vcntionp Democrats, shall we lla'
Joint dIscnssionsp 't
Nh. HRBLEY, IN relating an inteTes
ing incident in his boyhood, lately us'
the following language:
When / was nine years old, there u
exnrrteuly auDpareu ono uny In NV fut