The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-11
The Democratic Convention at Bell.
aiTe, Ohio.

dlIe3 OnlOs
Especially reported for tho IntelIgeneerl -
Yesterday afternoon at II o'clock the
Democracy Of the Sixteenth Congression.
al District oil Ohio assembled in conven-
ton in City Hall, Bellsire: It was not q
body Of cumbrous proportions, there
being only between thirty and forty dele.
gates in the district who found time or
disposition to 60 through all the formula
OF nominating Democratic candidate
merely for the purpose Of keeping up an
organization.
The convention was organized by the
election Of J.S. Foreman, Esq, as both
temporary and permanent President OF
the convention.
The President, in few brief remarks,
stated the object Of the convention, and
having done 80, announced that the nom.
ination ol candidates for the consideration
Of the body was In order, Whereupon 8
Voorhies, Of Belmont county, presented
the name OF ]. W. Ksnnon, ]. N. Estep,
OF Harrison county, presented the name
OF Henry Boyles, William Barton, OF
Guernsey, presented the name Of Newell
Kennon, and E. B. Winans. Of Belmont,
presented the name Of Dr.. ]. II. Estep; a
gentleman from Noble presented the
name Of B. F. Spriggs.
Before the Convention proceeded TO q
ballot, j. N. Estep, alter expressing his
appreciation OF the compliment rendered
him In the presentation OF his name,
rendered his declination Of the honor and
his name was Withdrawn.
On the announcement that the ballot
ing was now in order, the Convention
proceeded TO ballot with the following
result:
Belmont "a, for J. W. Kennon; Guernsey
1S, for Newell Kennon; Harrison 10, fol
Henry Boyles; Jefferson 10. for Henry
Boyles; Noble II, for Henry Boyles.
Il being evident that Mr.. Boyles had
received the largest vote Of any candidate,
before the result Of the ballot was an
nounced, the Belmont and Guernsey dele.
gates, through their Chairmen, asked
leave TO change their votes to Mr.. Boyles,
thereby making his nomination unani-
nous.
The nominee being called for came
forward and in very briei speech ex-
pressing his qualification at the honor
conferred upon him returned his
thanks 10 the Convention. Upon the
questions Of the day he had little 10 say
farther than that he was opposed 10 the
civil rights bill. he did not, however,
venture any suggestion as TO how the
important question OF the rights Of the
colored element Of our American popula-
ton was TO be settled or disposedoi. At
the conclusion OF his remarks DR., ]. NJ.
Estep was called for and responded in a
speech Of twenty or thirty minutes in
length, and filled with the peculiar
clAptrap Characteristic Of talk In which
. man has nothing particular 10 say.
BE went back into the good old DAYS
when he bought the best broad cloth suit
in the market for twenty-five dollars (hin
wedding suit we understood him 10 say !
and compared those days with the latter
days, these days Of high prices. He In,
formed the small but intelligent audience
that they were now paying 25 or 80 centl
more for coffee than in those halcyone
days Of his twenty-five dollar wedding
\ suit. We opine that the gentleman forgol
Ibis locality In his coffee statement, forgoI
that the good people in this vicinity car
buy coffee In Wheeling at 25 cents pei
pound, and they will hardly believe thai
) he ever saw the day when he got coffee
for nothing, and what was better, i've
cents per pound for carrying Il away. AL
ol his remarks were about OF the ssmt
consistency. BE was o non.protectivt
man, would let American industries take
care Of themselves, or was In favor only
! ol such protection as would give . rev,
! enue, but he didn't figure up Tho amount
} Of revenue necessary 70 carry on the gov
. eTnment without increasing the taxation
ot tho people. Altogether his speech, CON
lslderinR that he 10 supposed 10 renreaepI