Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-08-28
Senatorial Convention.
David A. HollingswOrfh-a Ma.
tive BeImOnfer-TO Be
Our Next State
Senator.

anu 11etl1loOlA, ILlC CCIdIOlld1 uClCSdlCo u
the convention of the Twentieth Dis
trict met at Flushing on Thursday O.
last week for the purpose of placing il
in nomination a Republican candidate
for State Senator. In addition to full
delegations from the counties composing
the district, number of interested citi
zens from different portions of the dis
trict were in attendance to lend eclat t.
the occasion and to assume a part of tht
pressure in behalf of favorite candidates
The delegations occupied the forenoon
in canvassing the merits of the severa
candidates which were spoken of for tht
position, and at noon was as far from
crystallizing in favor of any special can
didate as when the day opened. Aftel
dinner caucuses were announced fol
each of the delegations. The Belmon
delegation met in the village schoo
house, and, on motion, was presided
over by Captain W. B. Kirk, with Col
G.. l.. POorman as Secretary. 1t was de
veloped at this meeting that there wa:
a decided and irreconcilable difference
of opinion between delegates as to whC
should be presented as the choice Of
Belmont county for Senator. Tht
names of DR.. A. G. Mccullough of Bel
laire, Dr.. Henry West of st. Clairsville
and Isaac Holloway of Flushing wer,
all presented to the caucus, and severa
ballots were taken with varying results
Dr.. West receiving on the first ballot
votes, Mccullough and Holloway 8
The vote was substantially the same fol
three ballots, when, on motion, the can
didate receiving the least number o.
votes was dropped, and on the fourtl
ballot Mccullough received votes an(
West I. A motion by Col. PoOrman thai
DR.. Mccullough be declared the choice
of the Belmont delegation was sought tt
be amended, on motion of DR.. West, de
claring him the choice of a majority o1
the delegation. The amendment was
lost by vote of to 7, and the origina
motion declaring him the choice of Bel
mont county was carried by ayes to
nays, after which the caucus adjourned
to meet in joint convention.
AT about o'clock the convention
proper assembled in the school building
The hour being late, no temporary or
ganiZation was had. On behalf of the
Senatorial Committee, Colonel John
Pierce of CadiZ was nominated fol
Chairman of the convention, which nom
ination was unanimously endorsed, and
with a neat speech the Colonel assumed
the duties of the chair. The editor OF
the Cadiz Republican, w. B. Hearn, and
of the Belmont CHRONICLE, w. A. Hunt
were chosen as Secretaries, and the nom,
nations were proceeded with without
delay. c. l.. Poorman of Pultney placed
in nomination DR.. A. G. Mccullough OF
Bellaire, and John Watson of Wheeling
township presented the name of DR.
Henry West of st. Clairsville. Judge A
Lennon, chairman of the Harrison
county delegation, recognized the right
of Belmont county to the nominee, and
stated that Harrison county was there
to endorse candidate upon whom Bel,
mont county would agree, and that Har-
son had no candidate to present unless
Belmont should fail to agree, and that
their delegation would vote blank.
Col. PoOrman demanded that the per
son receiving the highest number of
votes on the first ballot be declared the
in consideration of which de-
mand Judge Lennon, in the absence of
a rule, moved that it require a majority
of all the votes in the convention to
which motion, after running
of some length, was carried.
A motion, offered by Col. Poorman, that
the vote be taken by ballot by counties,
was lost, and motion to take the vote
orally by counties prevailed.
The ballOting now began, and on the
first ballot resulted: Harrison county,
l6 votes, blank; Belmont county, McCul-
lough 9, West Z. The second ballot re-
suited precisely as the first. 1t was clear
to an ordinary observer that there was
no probability of breaking the dead lock
N the Belmont delegation, so that Capt
Kirk of MOrristOwn suggested that
Harrison county present candidate but
5he Harrison men were yet unwilling
% be the arbiter in the disagreement of
Belmont and appeared anxious that
Belmont should harmonize. Belmont
NEW no such word and her delegates
refused to consider favor
IDLY the names of any other persons than
hose prominently before them. There
seemed no end to thedisagreementw when
inally Judge Lennon of Harrison, pre-
ented the name of David A. Iollings-
worth of CadiZ, when the balloting pro-
,eeded, resulting as follows. Harrison
county, 16 votes for HollingswOrth; Bel
mont county, 10 votes for Mccullough,
for West and for HOllingswOrth. Mr..
1Ollingsworth having received IS votes,
majority of all in the Convention, was
declared the nominee and the nOmina-
ion was made unanimous. A commit
ee consisting of c. l.. PoOrman, A. S.
Taylor and w. B. Hearn were appointed
o wait upon the nominee, and inform
lin of his nomination and request his
'resence in the convention.
During the absence of this committee
he following Senatorial Committee was
ppointed:
For Belmont cOunty-W. A. Hunt, C.
|. Arick, Isaac Holloway.
For Harrison cOunty-W. B. Hearn,
}. Cunningham and j. l.. Rohb.
In short time the committee APP
cared with the nominee, who was in
reduced by Col. Poorman, and was re-
eived with applause. Mr.. IIollings-
'orth modestly thanked the convention
Or the honor conferred, and said that it
Ias without his seeking, and that he
'ould have much preferred that the
in its wisdom had chosen Il
IAN from Belmont county to be its stan
ard bearer. He accepted the nomina-
on, and said that he would do all in his
over to be successful.
Short speeches were made by Drs. |
Vest and Mccullough, who gave their
ssent to the decision of the convention,
nd Col. Poorman Hammered the De-
locracy on their financial heresieS.
'pon the conclusion of his remarks the
adjourned, feeling that the
cry best thing had been done for the
lccess of the Republican party in the /
istrict.
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