Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-15
and Geo Griswell, of Pultney, were an.
FOR SURVEYOR,

and Geo Criswell, of Pu!tney, were an.
nounced.
FOR SURVEYOR,
, Marshall Thompson, Richland; John
A Mitchell, of Pease; Jesse Thomas, OF
Union, and T A Rodefer, of Mead,
were placed in nomination.
This completed the announcements,
and the Chair called over the list and
required the necessary pledge, after
which u recess was taken by the Mass
4 Convention, the delegates retiring to
4 Welday's Hall, to make the nOmina.
tons. AT the Hall the Delegate Con-
vention was organized by the selection
of r S Clark for Chairman,J F Charles
j worth, Sec'y, w NJ Lupton and Jesse
Brandenburg, Tellers. A resolution
admitting the press gang, was adopted,
and on motion, the balloting for can
didates was proceeded with.
Probate Judge-1st Ballot: Cochran
35, Kelly 20, Talbert 6. Heskett 6, Neis-
wanger l, Swaney 5, Riley 6-total rs.
Necessary TO a choice, 40.
ID Ballot-Cochran II, Kelly "a,
Swaney 8, Riley7.
Thomas Cochran was declared the
nominee.
Sherif-Thos Carr, of BarnesviIle,
received the nomination on the 7th
ballot, having 40 votes; his next high
est competitor was III ID Meek, of Bell
aire, who had 24 votes.
| The following is the 1st ballot
Swartz s, Mitchell 3, Boden 4, Carr s,
Mckinley 2, Patterson 4, Myers 9, b.
len 2, Davis 3, Meek l3, SheckIe 2,
johnson 8, Umstead 2, King 3, Dorsey
3, Rice 0, Pruitt 0.
Swartz withdrew on the 4th ballot,
and Dorsey on the 9TH, and johnson
and Umstead were dropped after the
to come in US dark horse after the
9Th ballot, and received votes.
| After the result for Sheriff was an.
nounced, the proceedings of the Con-
ventiOn were OF little interest to dele
gates, and many OF them left the Hall.
! In tact, few cared who carried off the
the balance OF the offices, as it Was
pretty generally conceded by them
that the Democratic goose was cooked.
hltfrmGTy DirectOr-The present in
cum bent, VIM. Parkinson, WAS nomi'
mated on the 1St ballot, receiving Al
votes, to II for Clayland and 9 for Nc
| Kelvy.
iStu'UeyOr-M Marshall Thompson, of
Richlanu township, carried off the Sur
veyorship On the first ballot, receiving
30 votes, Thomas %, Mitchell 5, Rode
ter l.
Coroner-P R Chapman received,
vote, l. w Jones 16. Geo d Creamer 6,
and Z B Kennedy 81. Kennedy was
declared the nominee.
The nominations being made, the
Delegate Convention adjourned and
reported their doings to the Mass Meet
ing, which re-assembled in the Court
House. The nominations were ratified.
The Committee ON Resolutions re-
ported as follows:
Resolved, That we adopt the resoIu'
tions of the State Convention as the
sense of this meeting and fully endorse
the proceedings of that distinguished
body.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of
the lsst Legislature meet our unquali'
fed appreciation; commencing in earn
est the work of reform as shown in the
economical administration of the State
Government by the reduction of sala'
ries, together with other expenditures,
to the amount Of 500. 900; all of which
was ably sustained by the members of
Belmont county botl. in the House and
Senate.
Resolved, Tat the Democratic par
ty Of Belmont county demand retrench'
Inent wherever practicable in all de-
partments of the Stale Government,
Executive, Legislative and Judicial, as
well as in the county offices.
Which ware adopted, after which
the Con vAnIiun adjourned.