Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-08-05
County Republican Convention.

the eastern section of the county ar
rived at GAINESVILLE to look after theil
especial interests, and but little later the
delegates and other Republicans began
to arrive from all quarters of the coun
ty, until before the hour of the meeting
of the Convention the "sun-kisSed' city
was alive with as staunch set OF Re
publicans as ever attended a convention
The day was bright and pleasant and ii
was made most enjoyable by the hos
pitable greeting of the live Republicans
of Warren township to the delegates and
visitors. At eleven o'clock the Flat
Rock Band composed of intelligent col
ored men, led the way with some excel
| lent music and the crowd proceeded to
the City Hall which they found hand
somely decorated with flags and por-
traits of tie Republican candidates for
| President and Vice President, ard of
| Washington. Lincoln and Grant. The
arrangements at the Hall were more
complete and admirable than at any
convention ever held in the county.
Each township delegation were provided
with seats to themselves, and their
place was marked after the fashion of
State conventions. On the stage ample
accommodations were provided for mem
bers of the press and for seating the Of
ticers of the convention. For these ar
rangements much credit is due to Mr..
NJ. C. Starbuck the Republican central
committeeman of Warren township and
his enthusiastic cO-wOrkerS.
At a quarter past eleven o'clock in
the absence of the Chairman of the Cen
trail Committee, who was detained by a
late train, w. A. Hunt, Secretary of the
Committee, called the Convention to or
der and proposed Capt. Alexis Cope for
temporary Chairman of the convention,
and on motion the suggestion was rati-
fed. Capt. Cope, upon taking the chair,
thanked the convention for the cOmpli-
ment paid him, and said that it was a
year for the Republicans to win. With
good ticket in the field and united
front the Republicans will succeed.
At the conclusion of the Captains
speech, which was greeted frequently
with applause, W. c. Burgundthal. of
York, was made temporary Secretary.
After the appointment of committees
On Credentials, Permant Organization,
and Rules and orders of Business, the
convention took recess until l 80
o'clock in the afternoon.
Upon re-assembliHg after dinner the
committee on credentials reported all
delegations full and no contests. The
committee on Permanent Organization
reported as follows: Permanent Chair
man, Alexis Cope; Vice Presidents, w.
B. Kirk, of Union township, DR.. W. NJ.
Jones of KirkwOod, G. L. Poorman of
Pultney, John Sidebottom of Washing
ton, Isaac Holloway of Flushing; Secre-
taries, W. C. Burgundthal and W. A.
Hunt. The report of the committee was
adopted and the permanent officers as
sumed their duties. Mr.. Cope thanked
the convention for their renewed mark
of confidence, and at once proceeded to
business. The Committee on Rules and
order Of Business, presented their re-
port which was adopted.
The convention now being ready for
the principle business for which it was
called, nominating a ticket, Bellaire
delegate moved to amend the order of
SO as to nominate candi-
date for Recorder first. There being
of persons deSirOuS of making a
canvass for that position, considerable
arose on this question. The,
was defeated and announce
ment of candidates for Auditor was
called for, the townships being called'by |
the Secretary. No candidate" was the
word as township after township was
called, and on motion the nomination
was passed. The same form was gone
through with in reference to the office
of Clerk, and not until after the last
township was called did delegate place
in nomination j. C. Gray, Esq, of Mar
tins Ferry. Mr.. Gray. who was in the
Hall, very gracefully declined the nom
ination, and it went over as did that of
Auditor until it was ascertained that but
one of the candidates for Recorder |
would secure the prize.
Announcements for Recorder being |
called for, the following persons were
placed in nomination: Orlando Cope, of
COlerain; J. McCaffrey, A. E. Hoge,
Goshen; I. B. Jackson, Smith; VIM.
Pultney; l. G. Mcfarland,
w. S. Hobbs, Somerset; A. G.
King, Wayne, and Peter GilIin, York.
The first ballot stood rs follows: Cope
II, McCaffrey 10, Jackson IL, Cunning
ham 10, Mcfarland u, Hobbs ), Giflin o,
King 6, Hoge I. Jas. A. Barnes 1. After
the third ballot, each successive ballot
the candidates receceiving the lowest
number of votes WAS dropped. Under
The rule names were dropped in the fol-
lowing order: HOge, Jackson, Cope, Nc
Caffrey, Gitfin, and on the 11th ballot
Hobbs receiving As votes to AZ for Gun
nlngham, was declared the nominee of
Jhe convention.
On motion of Chas. Baltzell, of Bel
aire, the rules were suspended and the
present incumbent Samuel Hilles, was
nominated for Sheriff by acclamation.
The Recordership being out of the
way, another tilt was had on the A udi-
B. Longley of Richiand,
5. II. Lee of Pultney, and John Knox of
Warren, were placed in nomination.
The first ballot Tailed as follows:
Longley IS, Lee 35, Knox So; Mr.. Long
ley was withdrawn I'd ballot-Lee SO,
Knox 81. Sd ballot-Lee A, Knox "a
lth ballOt-Lee 46, Knox AZ. Mr.. Lee
was declared the nominee.
For Commissioner, VIM. Perkins and
Barnet Taylor, of Kirkwood, Morris
Cope Of Pease, J. w. Hathorn of Mead,
VIM. Barber of Union, and Robt. J. Pol
lock of Wheeling, were named. Seven
ballots were cast.
1st Ballot-Perkins 9, Cope 81, Hathorn
II, Barber s, Pollock 20, Taylor 13.
On the Sd ballot Barber was dropped,
and the 4th ballot resulted as follows:
Perkins 16, Cope 50, Hathorn s, Pollock
/, Taylor 25.
On the 5th ballot, Perkins received 20,
Cope 32, Hathorn s. Taylor 2S.
On the 7th ballot Cope and Taylor OH
ly being left in the field, Cope won by a
vote of Al to Al, and the Chair so an
nounced.
At this juncture of tue proceedings,
the Clerkship was taken up, and I. w.
Emerson, of Goshen, L. III. Waters of
Y ork, and A. S. Taylor of Kirkwood,