Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-04

committee on permanent organization,
by John W. kennon, its chairman. report
ed the officers of the temporary meeting
for permanent officers. The committee on
credentials reported all delegates present
except one each from Flushing and
Pease townships, and that the former
vacancy had been filled. They recon-
mended that the vacancy in the PeaSe
delegation, by the absence of Louis Cook,
he filled by Joseph Finney, the first al
ternate in the order of the published list.
Several Bridgeporters didn't like the
substitution of a man from the upper
precinct to represent them, in place of Il
man from their own place; but after
considerable of a rumpuS over the queS-
| ton, the chair decided in favor of Mr..
Finney as being the right man. The
decision of the chair was appealed from
and he WAS sustained. The committee
on rules reported the ordinary rules.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following:
ReSOired. That We recommend the en-
dOTSement of the Democratic State plat
form adopted at Columbus, June 1. 1879.
and deem it unnecessary to report any
additional resolutions for the action of
| this convention, except the following:
ReSOLred, That we recommend TO the
delegates to this nominating convention
to ignor all local questions, and to NOM
mate ticket that will be unanimously
supported by the Democracy of Belmont
county, at the ensuing election.
The report was adopted.
Nominations being called for. the irol-
lowing persons were announced as can
didates for Representative:
G.. r. Atkinson, of Somerset.
G.. W. Scott, of Pultney.
Ross J. Alexander, of Pease.
H. DanfOrd, of Wayne.
VIM. Patterson, of Goshen.
Hamilton Eaton, the present incum-
bent of the TreaSurer's office, was re-
nominated by acclamation, under sus-
pension of the rules, as was also r. NJ
Eaton, the present Prosecuting Attorney.
For Commissioner, the following per
sons were named:
Owen Meehan, of Richland.
David Park, ST., of PeaSe.
\. w. Anderson, of Pultney.
VIM. Hardesty, of COlerain.
Nathaniel Taylor, of Wheeling.
The name of Taylor was withdrawn.
For Infrmany Director, the names of
the following persons were presented:
Robert McKelvey, of Union.
David Lyle, of Wheeling.
j. B. Ritchey, of Wheeling.
Samuel Campbell, OF Pichland.
Wm. King, of Richland.
The names of candidates having been
announced, the delegates withdrew to
the City Hall and organized the Delegate
Convention by calling Hon. John w
KennOn to the chair, and appointment of
). @. Hamilton, Secretary, with j. W.
Shannon and w. A. Milligan. Tellers.
Persons other than delegates and re-
pOrterS were excluded, and the ballOting
proceeded, with the following results:
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Is ballot-R. J. Alexander, 20; Atkin-
son, 80; Scott, /; DanfOrd, IL; Patterson,
3. Mr.. Atkinson having received the
majority of all the votes, was declared
the nominee.
COMMISSIONER.
The second ballot for Commissioner
resulted in the nomination of Owen
Meehan, the vote standing aS follows
Meehan, %; Anderson, IL; Parks, 10
Hardesty, ).
INFIRMARY DIRECTOR.
James b. Richey, of Wheeling town
ship was nominated on the third ballot
which resulted as follows: McKelvey
%; Lyle, 3; Richey, AZ.
Following is.the 1st Ballot-McKelvey
81; Lyle, 6; Campbell, l; Richey p;
King, 9.
All the nominations were made unan-
imous, and the delegateS'returned to the
general convention, where their work
was ratified. -
Mr.. Trainer was then introduced, and
INDUCED in wordy harangue of a few
minutes, after which the Convention
adjourned. After adjournment, the new
Central Committee met and organized
the same as last year, with c. n. Gaumer
| Chairman and r. NJ. Eaton, Sec'y.
The Executive Committee was ap-
pointed, and meeting of the Central
Committee and candidates was fixed foI
this place, next Saturday.
OF the work of this Convention and
its candidates, we may hereafter have
something more to say.