Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-04
Republican Congressional Con-
Venti0n.
A Magnificent Demonstration.
Beautiful Floral Display.
A ROusing Rally Of Solid Men.
GOOD NOMINATION.
AGOOD NOMINATION.

Pursuant to call one of the largest,
most harmonious and enthusiastic Con.
ventions ever Assem- bled in Ohio, met
at Steubenville, on Thursday last. AT
an early hour on Wednesday large
numbers of delegates began to arrive
in the city, and at once gravitated to
the friends of their respective chiefs,
around whom the various forces began
to crystalize-for never did we before
see men so literally ''freeze" to their
man as did the delegates to this Con-
vention, and while dignity, decorum
and the best of feeling pervaded and
permeated every movement in the
Convention, the interest in the out
come of the contest and the invincible
determination to win seemed to pos.
sess every friend of the respective can
didates, still not drop of bad blood
was engendered or exhibited, thus indi.
eating the good sense and superior
quality of the men of the Convention.
Then the royal Republicans of Steu-
benville succeeded most admirably in
making the Convention "welcome," +"
as their beautiful motto had it, but also
to realize that we were in the house OF
our friends. The floral decorations of
the Court House, where the Convention
met, were elaborate-wh hich, taken
with the grand auditorium, fine dis
play of bunting in the city, and the
hearty good cheer extended to all,
made us feel indeed comfortable. On
the arrival of each delegation COM
mittee of reception, with inspiring mu-
sic from Zeller's fine band, showed
how glad our friends up there were
to make US happy, and again we re-
peat they succeeded to perfection.
At precisely IL o'clock Capt. Alexis
Cope, of Belmont county, Chairman of
District Congressional Committee, call
ed the vast assembIage to order.
Rev. Ct. w. Gray, of Hamline M. E.
Church, addressed the Throne of Grace,
Invoking the:richest blessings Of Heav-
en- upon the Convention and its Ia
bOrs.
Hon. R g. Richards, of Jefferson
county, was chosen Temporary Chair
man, who made a rattling speech,
showing up the record of the Demo-
cratic party and its hypocritical pre-
tensions az utterly unworthy the con-
fidence of the people, and as thing
Iof
Such hideous mein,
That to be hated needs but to be SEEM"
Capt. Cope. of Belmont, was elected
Temporary Secretary.
After the appointment of the various
committees which had been selected
by the several delegations, as follows:
CREDENTIALS.
Belmont: Col G s s Baron.
Carroll: T Elder.
Columbiana: S 8 Fisher.
Harrison: l. M Branson.
Jefferson: Kennith Hogue.
RESOLUTIONS.
Belmont: Leroy Welsh.
Carroll: R II Lee.
Columbiana: Col FirestOne.
Harrison: DR. A G Nixon.
Jefferson: II M Priest.
ID. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Belmont: w A Hunt.
Carroll: r G Scott.
Columbiana: r w Taylor.
Harrison: D A Hollingsworth.
Jefferson: w r Burgoyne.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Belmont: DIR FL Capehart.
Carroll: w III Greer.
Columbiana: j X RukeDbrod.
Harrison: o g Cope.
Jefferson: John Underwood.
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.
Belmont: Nathan Holloway.
Carroll: n Westfall.
Columbiana: E S Holloway.
Harrison. III l. Thompson. %
Jefferson: w T Campbell. +
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. II
Belmont: F Anderson.
Carroll: Il s Kean. h
Columbiana: p @ Young. Ia
Harrison: DIR. w Beadle. t 1n
Jefferson: Chas Fl Spaulding. EC