Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-05-25

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Belmont, Cunningham s., Dunbar 4.
Jefferson, Dunbar 80.
Harrison, Cunningham 10.
Noble, Cunningham II.
Guernsey, Cunningham %.
On motion of Mr.. Hayes, of Jeffer-
son, the election -of Maj. Cunningham
was made unanimous, and cries OF
cunningham ~ brought him TO the
platform where he thanked the Con-
vention for the honor conferred.
Mayor Oliver, of Steubenville, offer
ed the following resolution:
ResO}red, That the Chairman of the
Republican Central Committee of the
several Counties of this Congressional
] District, shall constitute the Conges-
sional Central Committee of the Dis
trict.
Which led to considerable discussion
and finally to call of the counties toT
their members of the District Central
Committeeman. They are as follows
Belmont, a. Corr,
Jefferson, ]. O. MCGOWAN,
Harrison, d. y. HoLLINGSWoRTH
Noble, W. IL. COOLEY,
Guernsey, w. NJ. FARRAR.
Alexis Cope, of Belmont, offered the
following resolutions which were unan
imously adopted:
Resolre,i, By the Republicans of the
10Th District of Ohio, that we begin the
Centennial year of our national indie,
pendence with full faith in the funda,
mental principles of the Republican
party, and with confidence in its a5il
ity to accomplish all necessary reforms
in the public service.
ReSoiUed, That we heartily endorse
and approve the successful efforts o
Republican officials in exposing and
furnishing corruption in the civil ser.
vice, and we demand of the party the
nomination Of such candidates as are
known by their record to be in favor oI
thorough civil service reform, and
whose names are a sutiicien: guarantee
that such reforms as are required will
be speedily inaugurated.
| ResOLUed, That we cordially endOrss
and approve the official record OF ouI
Representative in Congress, the Hon
Lorenzo DanfOrd, and present him a=
our unanimous choice for reelection
A portion of the delegates of Guern
sey being dissatisfied with the commit.
teeman from that county, protested
against his appointment, and one OF
the delegates stated that he was not in
sympathy with the Republican party,
and that couple of years since he ran
for office on the Democratic ticket,
and made a motion that the appoint
ment be left TO the county committee.
Considerable talk was INDUCED in upon
this resolution. Hearn, of Harrison,
favored the resolution, and said that
Republicans should not give office TO
political converts, or prOdigalS, simply
becsu5e they came back TO the party
This remark brought Poorman, who
was looker-on in the Convention, to
his feet.
Mr.. Hayes, of Jefferson, replied
warmly to PoOrman, and said his plat
form, was to put no one but genuine,
tried and true Republicans on guard.
Here the discussion, which waxed
warm, was abruptly ended by the pre-
vailing of motion by Hunt, to lay the
motion and subject on the table.
Hayes proposed three cheers for Dan.
ford, which were uproariously loud.
Some one who was anchored among
the small squad of BristOw men, moved
three cheers for B. III. BristOw, which
was responded to feebly by not over
dozen delegates, assisted by few per-
sons in the back part of the Hall, who
had been gathered in for the occasion.
The Hayes men were not to be out
done, and deafening cheer after cheer
went up for Hayes, completely squelch-
ing the BriStow men. At this point
Mr.. Hunt offered the following resolu-
ton, which was carried by large ma
jOrity, the few Bri5tow men only v0-
ting in the negative:
ReSOlUed, That it is the sense of this
Convention that the ResolI lions offer
ed by Dir. Cope and adopted by the Con-
vention, be not considered as endOrs-
ing any particular candidate for the
Presidency.
The adoption of this resolution left
the Bristow faction in rather unpleas-
ant predicament, and to relieve them
selves, one Of their number moved
that Convention endorse Benz. II. Bris-
tow for the Presidency, pending which
the Convention adjourned.
: The splendid music for the occasion
was furnished by Heatherington's
Band, OF, Bellaire, and was highly
credtable to its members.
Capt. Danford having been notified
of the action of the Convention, by its
Chairman, after adjournment, the fol-
lowing dispatch was received:
WAsHINGToN, d. c., May %, 1876.
To Hon. J. L. UPDEGRAFF,
Chairman Congressional COace4tion:
Your telegram received. Permit
me to thank you, and through you, the
Convention and Republicans of the
District, for the nomination. | accept
it, and shall endeavor to prove myself
worthy of the confidence thus gener-
ou Iy rendered me. l.. DANEoRD.