Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-29
THE OHIO REPUBLICAHs.


report OF the conventions is appended
THE OHIO REPUBLICAHs
A Convention Characterised by the Ut.
most Harmony-List Of the District Del
egatos and tho Delegates at Large-Ths
Instructions Solid for Sherman.
COLUMBUS, April 2S.-The Republi
can State Convention convened in Com
stocks Opera House at II A. H., and
was called 10 order by A. l.. Conger
Chairman Of the State Central Commit
TIE, who, in short speech, urged the
Convention TO proceed very carefully IN
the business, 80 that no mistakes would
he made, and 30 that men would be
chosen for the official positions that the
entire party oi the State could unite
upon.
After prayer by the Rev. u, W, Ar
mott, (colored, Congressman Mckinley
OF Canton, was chosen temporary Chair
man, and J. X. Mallow, Of Franklin
Secretary.
during McKinlcy's speech, his refer
ence to the possibilities of nominating
sherman. Blaine or Grant at Chicago
was greeted with hearty cheers, bu!
when Grants name was mentioned
there were hall dozen Misses. which
were speedily drowned by applause,
The following delegates were appointed
TO Chicago from the several districts:
First Observation-Disclosures. BENJAMIN
Butterworth, Of Cincinnati; Albert
Schwill, OF Cincinnati. Alternates,
Abraham Mayer, OF Cincinnati, Samuel
Bailey, Of Cincinnati.
Second Delegates, Henry
kessler, OF Cincinnati; Chas. Fleish'
mann, OF Cincinnati. Alternatcs, sam
ucl Frost, ol Cincinnati; John Brn-
baum, OF Cincinnati.
Third Observation-Disclosures, H. w. Nc
Clung, Of Butler; A. X. Cramer Of Fay
cite. Alternates, Geo. r. Sage, OF War
ren; A. n. Grin, OF Clinton.
Fourth Disttict-Dclegates W. ID,
Mckham, oi Montgomery, and Frank
q. Thompson Of Preble. Aliernates,
A. Mcdowell oi Green, and John Deyor
oi Grcenyille.
Fifth District Delegates. James Nor.
ris of Allen, and j. W. Conklin Of Mcr.
Ger. Alteratcs, Lewis s. Gordon ol
Paulding. and Cortcs Ewing Of Putnam.
Sixth District Delegates, J. II. Richcl
Of Lucas, and NJ. NJ. Trouville OF Ful.
ton, Alternates, Earl NJ Merry oi
Wood, and Robert r. Doll OF Williams
Seventh Observation-Disclosures, Marcus
Boggs OF Ross, and Alionzo Hart OF
Highland. Alternates, J. W. Barber OF
Pike, and q. W. Hook Of Adams.
Eighth District-Delegatcs, Calvin II.
Wright, dMiami; J. +. Gowery, OF Cham.
paign. Alternates, John n. BcecL, OF
Madison; llannibalG. IlaInin, of Clarke.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures, Wm. g.
Cooper, OF Knox; Amos Glover. OF Della.
ware. Alternatcs, A. NJ. Strong, ol
Hardin; Hylas llabin, Union.
Tenth District Delegates, ]. +. Mack,
of Erie; u. NJ. liarkncss, Of Huron. Al
tcrnates, James A. Blair, Of Seneca
Maplon Chabee, OF sandusky.
Eleventh District-D Delegates, VIM.
Nash, Of Galhia; Daniel VIII, Of Hin
ton. Alternates, Frank ID. Blair, ol
Logan; James Fisher, OF Lawrence.
Twelfth Observation-Disclosures, +. G. Sea.
sions, OF Franklin; John Grace, Of Pick
away. Altcrnales, John IS. Braxee, oI
Fairfield; N. y. Hitchcock, OF Perry.
Thirteenth District Delegates, A, W
Train, OF Muskingum; Jerome Buck
ingham, Of Licking. Atcrnates, A. G.
Van Voorhees,, Of Muskingum, and
John l.. Shaw, of Licking.
Fourteenth Observation-Disclosures, II. G.
lIedgeG. OF Richland; 4. ID. Hunt, ol
Wyandoite. Alternates, T. NJ. Beer, o
Ashland; T. B. Cunniseham, Of Holmes
Fifteenth Observation-Disclosures X. NJ
Stimson, OF Washington; John l.
Dougherty, Of Monroe. Alternates
Charles l.. Kurtz, Of Athens; J. X
Foulke, ol Morgan.
sixteenth Observation-Disclosures, J. X
Pierce, Of Harrison. J. ID. Taylor, o
Guernsey. Alternates, Turner O.
Brown, Of Guernsey; James +. Sarratt
OF Jefferson.
Seventeenth Observation-Disclosures, j. III
Tripp, OF Carroll; A. w. Jones, Of Ma
honing. Altcrnates, Joseph A. GILES
pie, Of Stark; X ii. Hill, OF Columbiana
Eighteenth Observation-Disclosures. w. II
Williams, Of Medina. l.. A. sheldon
Of Lorain. Alternates, J. II. Faxon, o
Lorain; Jacob Finck. OF Wayne.
Nineteenth Observation-Disclosures, Evar
Morris, Of Trumbull; J. &. Beatty. o
Portage Alternates, J. q. Converse
Of Grange; u. W. Clements, Of Lake.
Twentieth Observation-Disclosures, s. I
Everett, Of Cuyahoga; James Barnett, o
Cuyahoga. Alternates, VIM. kaufman
OF Cuyahoea; Z. II. Esyleson, Of Cuys
hoga.
Tho Republican State Convention re
assembled at . O'Clock. the galleries and
lobbies being filled with a dense crowd
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, Of Hanil
ton, was chosen permanent Chairman
The platform insiructs the delegatei
at large and requests the district dele
gates 10 vote at Chieas 20 for Secretary
sherman, and 10 use oil honorabl,
means 10 secure his eec.ion. The reso
lutions were agreed 10 with cheers.
demand for division OF the question
was laid on the table.
The following weie named a. Dele
gates at Large to the Chicago Conven
iion: WIN. Dennison, oi Franklin; w
NJ. Baieman, OF Hamilton; James A
Garfield, OF Lake. and Charles Foster, O
| Seneca.
The highest vote cast for the Delegates
at Large named by the Blaine delegHts'
was 20a, for John Beatty.
The Delegates at Large we're instruct
81 10 select their OWN alternatss, anc
Charles Grosyenor, of Athens, and \. y
warnefwere chosen By exclamation.
As near ss can be learned, eight ou
the forty distaiet delegates chosen to-ds,
20 attend the Chicsgo Convention arr
for Blaine, but la one district 9Th.
Seventeenth Q resolution wAs sdopte<
declaring sherman 10 b. their secone
choice. sberman's friends claim tha
the delegation Will he solid for Sherman
at Chicago.
Tue platform was On ajulstion O
Shermans financial policy, an endorse
ment ot the present administrator, sns
q shrieking argument Tor the necessity o
the perpetuiiy In power Of the Rspubli
can party.
The following Stale ticket vas noni