Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-08-09

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TIRE Belmont County Democracy met il
solemn conclave, last Thursday, to go through
the form of making candidates Sample
lark presided, and e. N. Gaumer Of thu
Gazette, and Cow of the LeGd.r, acted Sec
rctaries / i.e allotted number of tie faithful
! from each township were in attendance. The
q.icsiion of the basis of representation h,-rcaf
ter l.. Democratic conventions was discussed
pro and con with considerable warmth, and
fnully the following resolution was adopted
Resolred, That the various townships shall
be represented in future conventions as fol.
lows: Eacn township by two committeeman
at large and each one hundred Democratic
votes or traction thereof over fifty, by an ad
ditiOnal committeeman.
After the snbject of representation was dis
posed of, DIR. Cook of Bridgeport undertook q
little scheme which was afterwards developed
| to nominate candidates. for county officers
first, and leave the legislative nominations un-
til after other places had been filled, but il
wouldn't work just then, and announcements
( for the several positions were made. The
friends of Thomas Pyle, Jos Green, Harvey
Danford, David Wagner, Handel Vance, r
8 Clark, John M Gardner, DR. L Voorbies and
Ross Alexander, announced that these gen
tlemen were willing to Re made great at the
peoples expense. Seven ballots were had be-
fore any Of these gentlemen were struck.
Gardner, who by the way, was a little more
honorable man than was some of his oppo-
nents, led for the first two ballots, and held
his own with Danford up to the 9th ballot
when he stood 10 and Danford IL, and the
tricky Roes Alexander 8. At this stage DR..
Cook, Alexander's groom, who had sneaked
into the Delegate meeting as a reporter (?) of
the Wheeling Register, entered into compact
with the Danford men and transferred the Q
Alexander votes, giving Danford majority
of the votes cast and nominating him. The
terms of the trade were fulfilled and on the
first ballot for the additional Representative,
Cooks man, Alexander, received the votes of
the Danford delegates, and was declared nom
mated and the fraud was successful.
| Alex G Darrah Of Pease was nominated for
Clerk Of the Court by vote of % to 4 for
stephen Gressinger. Cook Kelly, who is
shrewd enough to know that the Republican
candidate will be elected, declined being q
candidate.
VIM. N. Cofland for Auditor, Henry
Frasher for Commissioner, and Nathaniel
Taylor for InArmary Director, were nomi-
mated by scclamation.
One OF the Eaton family, known es leaky
'Bob" received 26 votes, against for Kelly
of Bellsire, and was declared the nominee for
Prosecuting Attorney.
Another Of the Eaton's, Il. R., Of Barnes
vile, distanced all those outside of the Ring,
and was nominated for Treasurer on the first
ballot.
Up TO this time Bellaire had been intention
ally left out in the cold. Now came a contes,
in which her faithful were especially inter
ested, but it ended in giving Winans back
seat, and in bestowing upon one-horse in
surance agent named l.. g. Wright the NOM
nation for Recorder.
Thus ended the lesson, and Belmont county
Democrats have for their nominees, weak
and for the most part, very exceptionablt
lmen-some of whom bear little character fo
either ability or honesty. Every homes
Democrat in the county knows that some mer
on this ticket have been q stencil in the nos
trils Of all decent people for years.