Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-05-06

the Treasury, whose administration of
the finance of the Nation has been char
acterized by the highest skill, and whose
matchleSS achievements in that Depart
ment have commanded the admiration
andwonder of the civilized worid-to him
the Nation owes a debt of gratitude
which his elevation to the Presidency
would ttly recognize, and Ohio would
honor herself in hOnOring him with a
hearty and cordial support at the Chiea-
go Convention. But if the choice of
the Convention shall fall upon the great
soldier of the Republic, the leader of
our armies, the silent man of the CEN
tury," General Grant, or upon that pre-
eminent citizen of New England, for
years the great leader of the popular
branch of the Congress, now the peer of
the foremost Senator in that BODY of mas
ter statesmen, who has always and every
where boldly defended Republicanism
against the assaults of a Confederate
Democracy; the matchless debater, the
fearless statesman, James G.. Blaine. let
us unite in pledging Ohio's twenty-five
electoral votes to the nominee of that
Convention whOmsOever he be.
Nearly twenty years ago the Republi-
can party attained National power in
this country, and for the most part has
held it without interruption since. Its
history records the most stirring events
in the Nations life, and there is nothing
in its long and eventful career of which
any patriot need be ashamed, or which
any loyal American citizen would efface.
Shall the old party be mustered out of
power now? Has it done its work.
Thus far u has, and IUeH 1t came into
power first to drive oppression out and
save liberty from a cruel death. Its
work is not yet DONE Liberty was but
half of the great undertaking; after that.
security to our Institutions civil and
political equality must be established
firmly and forever. Its mission is.
therefore, not ended, and will not be un-
til every freeman is an Independent citi-
zen, with every privilege of citizenship
guaranteed by the Constitution, and un-
til there shall not be within anv of the
boundaries or sections of this great
country one foot of ground over which
our flag floats and upon which a citizen
stands who may not speak and think
and vote as he pleases.
Approaching, therefore, the OverShad-
owing Importance of the issues involved,
impressed with the absolute necessity of
another Republican triumph, and meas
uring all the difficulties in our pathway.
let us summon the requisite energy and
make one grand effort to place in power
in this Republic the men and the party
by whose fidelity and patriotism its life
was preserved. Let this contest end in
the supremacy of law and loyalty.
ftar the cOaaab Of ho
Chairman, the following assistant Secre-
tarles were selected: Frank w. Arnold,
OF Franklin county; II. W. Kirby, of
CARROLL; James Bidley, of Hamilton;
George Riddle. of Champaign, and David
Lewis, of Hamilton
The next thing III order was the calling
OF the districts, when the Vice Presi-
dents and committees were announced.
The following are the officers and Com
mitteemen Of the Sixteenth district:
Vice President-C. w. Carroll, Bel
mont.
Committee on Credentials-W. S. Ken
non, Belmont.
Permanent Organization, Rules and
Order of Business-N. E. Galloway,
Guernsey.
On Resolutions A. Hollingsworth.
Harrison.
On State Central Committee Thomas
B. Coulter, Jefferson.
Delegates to the Chicago Convention
from the Sixteenth district-J.S. Pierce.
Harrison; j. d. Taylor, Guernsey. AL
ternates- Turner G. Brown, Guernsey;
James F. Sarratt, Jefferson.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The great rush for the Opera House
was at the afternoon session Specta-
tors began to pour in about one o'clock,
and by quarter before two the seats
were all taken. and the standing room
was being rapidly occupied. There was
an immense jam at the door, and the pO-
lice had all they could do to hold the
crowd back which had not been provi-
dsd with tickets and badges. There was
some music by the band, and the Con-
vention was called to order promptly at
? o'clock. The report of the committee
on
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
was called for, and the Chairman of
said committee reported as follows,
which was adopted:
For Permanent Chairman, Hon. Benz.
ButterwOrth, of Cincinnati; Secretary,
Hon. d. J. Edwards, of Trum5ulI eoun-
ty; Assistants, Gen. S. H. Hurst, of
Chillicothe; I. j, Sprengle, of Ashland;
j. U. Starkweather, CuyahOga; Fred W.
Newburg, Franklin, and a Mr.. Smith, no
county.
The order of business to be as follows:
Nomination of four delegateS-at-large
and four atternates to the National Con-
vention at Chicago; two electors for
President and Vice President of the
United States; Secretary of State; Judge
of Supreme Court; Member of Board of
Public Works, and State Commissioner
of Common Schools. The rules of the
Ohio House to govern the deliberations,
so far as applicable; that all resolutions
be submitted to the committee on ReSo-
lutiOns without reading or debate.
The Chair named Hon. H. W. CurtiSs
of CuyahOgo,J Judge Jos. Frease of Stark,
and Gen. Kennedy or Logan a commit
tee to escort the new President to his
seat on the platform.
A few moments later the committee
appeared with Gen. Butterworth, the
latter being received with cheers. When
the applause died down he addressed the
Convention in substance as follows:
HO ouSIhoSo VIC nave W 10 tO-udy
warns me to be extremely brief in what
may say. thank you most sincerely
for the honor you have conferred on
me to preside over the deliberations of
this body. The work we have to do is
Of the first importance, not only because
Ohio is one of the mostimportaRt States,
but because of the influence it will have
upon the party in other States. TAis
year the Republicans are agreed upon
one thing most assuredly and that is the
Importance of the coming election.
The speaker then referred to sere-
made speech of Senator Thurman, made
a few evenings before at Columbus, in
which he said that the Presidential cleo
ton of 1880 will be crisis in the af-
fairs of the Republic. A reference to
Secretly Sherman'S career was greeted