Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-08-27
County Republican Convention.

Pursuant to the call of the County
Central Committee, the delegates to
the County Republican Convention
met in the Court House, at st. Clairs-
vile, at 1l3 O'Clock on Saturday, and
were called to order by Hon. w. s.
Kennon, upon whose motion Hon. d.
D. T. Cowen, of st. Clairsville, was
made temporary chairman of the Con-
vention. The temporary organization
of the Convention was completed by
the selection of w. A. Hunt for tempo
rary Secretary.
Upon call of the townships the fol-
lowing named delegates were reported
in attendance:
Colerain: VIM A Sharon, Orlando
Cope. Oliver Sidwell, d S Adams.
Flushing: o s Holloway, Jas Hol-
lingsworth, A Bethel, Jno Moore.
Goshen: 81 Porterfeld, King, G
Mead, A F Wilson.
Kirkwood: C Israel, VIM F Shep-
herd, n Carter, Ed Cowgirl.
Mead: Ell Welsh, Geo Crozier, Thos
Shaffer, A Dunfee.
Pease: DIR j NJ Todd, j B Rowles,
L G Sedwick, NJ G Mitchell.
Pultney: Fred Eberle, + C Morris,
] B Shenafelt, S G Gerard.
Richland: Chas Il Arick, w S Ken
non, Hush Mcmillan, John Stewart.
Smith: w Wilkinson, P Ielpbring-
er, L B Jackson, l. Kinney.
Somersett: A G Thomas, [ Shotweii,
Thos Wilson, st Clair Outland.
Union: Jas McConahey, ] w Lippin-
cctt, Daniel Nichols, a J Hogue.
Warren: B Piper, Schofeld, ] "
Lewis. B Hagar.
Washington: K w Lindsay, Dan
ford, E Perkins.
Wayne: Saml Thrall, J D. Thomp-
son, Jas F Caldwell, III ] Danford.
Wheeling: B Nichols, VIM Ross, w
Patton, John Henderson.
On motion of DR. ] M Todd, of Pease,
the Chair was authorized to appoint
committee of five on permanent organ
ization, and one of three on "Rules."
The Chair announced the committees
as follows:
Committee on Permanent Orgdnizo-
tion-Dr J M Todd, Pea-e; j G Israel,
Kirkwood; VIM Wilkinson, Smith,;
w A Sharon, Colerain; o s Holloway,
Flushing.
Committee ON Rutes-J M Lewis,
Warren; s c Gerard, Pultney; Thos
Wilson, Somerset.
After which the Convention adj djourn-
ed until 1 o'clock.
Upon the re-assembling of the Con-
vention in the afternoon, j. M. Lewis,
ESQ.,, Chairman OF the Committee on
Rules, reported the following for the
government of the Conyen ton, which
were adopted:
1st: The officers of this Convention
shall consist of President, Vice Pres't
and Secretary.
ID: The Convention shall be govern
ed by the rules usually governing de-
Lucrative bodies.
Sd: All nominations shall be by bal
lot.
4th: At each successive ballot after
the third, the lowest candidate shall he
dropped.
DIR j M Todd, Chairman of the Com
mittee on permanent organization, on
behalf of the committee, reported the
following for permanent officers of the
Conventions:
PreSldeDt-J.T Il. SchOfeld, ,Of warren.
Vice Pres't-Dr. A. J. Hogue, Union.
Secretarie5-W. A. Hunt, of the
BELMONT CHRONICLE, and J. b. Long
ey, of the Bellaire Independent.
Both of the reports We're adopted.
The permanent President, upon ia
king the chair, thanked the Convention
or the honor conferred upon him.
The following announcements were
hen made:
For Clerk of the Court, j. r. Mitch
Ill, of Pease.
For Sheriff, Vim. G. Cochran, of
oultney; BENZ. Shepherd, of Wayne.
For Recorder, j. A. Barnes, of War
en; Corwin Mead, of Wayne.
For Commissioner, Chas. II. Arick,
VIM. Barbour, Union; Isaac
Flushing; John Watson,