Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-04-29
The Sherman Booml
Republican County Convention.
Belmont County fnstruets
for Sherman.
Fuil Proceedings erihe Geayes.
tion


The Convention Of Republicans oI
nelment county That met IN thls place
on saturday, the alth, WIS large and
fair representation of the party, The
Convention VIA called 10 order by q, W
Carroll, Chairman 0f The County Bseeu
tive Committee, ON hlH nomination
Capt Nathan Holloway, OF Goshen tps
wac made Chairman 0f the Temporary
organization w &, llurHuhdthal, Capt
A, E, Lee aud Capt W. II, II, llr0wn
we're chosen Secretaries,
| A few persons With pencils IN ihell
hands being Noticed IN the crowd, Ah IN
vIlall0n wis extended ~ reporters 10 he
seated NJ The tables,
A call of l0wnships being made by
The AterplarleH, Rll reported tull delenal
tlOna except Washington, Wayne, and
one precinct 0l Fluphlna rs delegates
fpp0rllns OF whom u waA said w were
Tor lllalne and The feHt for sherman
Two gentlemen from Wayne town
ahlp appeared, who stated they were
nelf.00nHlllHled delegates, A demand
WIS made for u committee ON oreden'
tlala The majority Thought anoh \
committee unuRlled For, which 40 work
ed upun two 0r three blaine men that
they started to leave the r0om Find
Inn, however that they were not fol
lowed, they returned, AflNgwaM u
committee on prpd0nllAm WAa appointed
poRAlsllng Of nE Henry WoAt q, W,
Hundy and A, u, TayloE
Tho oammltlNa on rules WAS p0mpo.
sed eI j, NJ lewis John Vheaseh and
Ahe Lash,
AZ this paint Dr. West moved that tho
temporary organisation ha mAdn the
permanent one, which motion was car
| fled
A committee W seleet delegates 10 the
state Convention WAS, on metlon, W,
peinled Nv We Chair wac, W. ANek,
Jonathan hehlBeld NJ, A. seoth lehn
Harvey and Themas Wilson, On ans
nenneemeAt VI this pemMltlea tho blaine
men agAin nlsed 9hleetlem Fhel want.
Oh each township represented Dn the
committee, And ihelp candidate w have
u shgWlnH hAlyeh NJ bellaife, h0hins
son, et hEidgepeEt and hreHnen, ef
Martins ferFlj exhibited u geed deal ef
warmth ever lhe maitpn Their eArA=
estnesa was rewarded Nv the Appalht.
Alent 0t Two additional paFsDns, sAagests
eb Wy thenll WI VIM Y, Cochran and
Marlin " Smiley.
After \ Feeess ~ Rfleen minutes lhe
b0di aRAlh came together Va hear the
Fep0Fls from e0hmltleesl Fhn eOmmIts
tee eh credentials HAD lBAnd AL flHht
Win th0se present IA the Convention
had pl0gFesseA M fAF II was leemaa
AnneeessArg by Che committee 0n nHlps
W Rlake Ftpeyl Az this lUhetNFe Fhhk
heblhs9h 0litisl the i0ll0wlhB FeselA'
tl0hi
Heseived, That the delegates 10 the
state convention he Instructed t0 Ase
hii h0h0FNble MhANs Va secure the Hollis
hatl0h % TART Alesls b6pH fof seefes
felafg ~ STATE
Tue resolution was nearly unanimous
edVptei =thete being Il rev h0es FROM
bellAlle,
], N, Lewis then offered the fOllow.
lhai
Nesolyed, THAT The Republicans 0f
nelm0ht county IN Convention hNaelis
blhd, declare thtlt uHawefvlhn faith IN
the dOutllllea hnd principles W tho ltas
publican party, and that they Will Aups
port the candidates Tor President and
Wee President uf the United states,
nominated by the Chicago Convention
HeaOlyet, That In our distinguished
fellow citizen, the Hon John Sherman,
VI Ohio, we have u statesman Of ripe
lnlnd large experience and stainless
record, whose great services 70 the p0un.
try ehtltle him 10 lts highest honors, and
that we hereby instruct tho delegates OF
belmont county 10 the State Convention,
10 fayof the selection Of delegates 10
Chicago who viii vote fol hls nomlna.
tlon for President OF the United states,
Ne long ~ he ID a candidate before the
Convention,
or course this did not suit Che Blaine
men. but H. j, Dfennen, OF Martins
Ferry, offered an amendment, instruct.
ing the delegates 10 vote for delegates
who will favor James q, Blaine W their
second choice.
The resolutions, with this amendment,
were carried.
The following resolution was offered
by Robert Nelson, of Dellaire.
Resolved, That the proposal 10 nomi.
nate u candidate for third term as
President, In violation of the settled
usage OF the country, Ii regarded with
disfayor 10y u large number OF the earn.
est Republicans of the country, and II
carried into effect by the Chicago Con.
vention will, we sincerely believe, de-
stroy all hope of Republican success.
Resolved, That our duty to the party
that has saved the country from dlsu.
nlon and dishonor.-by wager of battle
"A tH 40 arlt ~ la - a.. A
we shall permit our admiration for any
man, however great his services may
have been, TO induce us 10 disregard the
threatened danger, when we are con-
scious that Republican defeat means
National disaster.
On motion of Dr. II. West, this was
laid on the table by u vote of S5 to "a.
AT this juncture the committee on the
selection Of delegates made their ap.
pearance with their report, which was
as follows:
Pultney Tp.-C. L. Poorman, George
NJ. Wise, j. +. Anderson.
Pease-Alex. Uranium.
Warren-J. NJ. Lewis.
Flushlng-David Branson.
Pease-J. ii. Drennen.
Richland-W. s. Kennon, W. A. Hunt.
Somerset-Solomon Hoge.
Colerain--0.S Foulke.
Messrs. Poorman and Anderson were
not acceptable to the Blaine element,
their views having been sufficiently we'll
known TO cause doubt as to whether
they would cast second choice vote for |
Blaine. But 1t was supposed that il the
gentlemen in question accepted the posi- |
tions offered them, they would be gov
erned by the instructions OF the Conven-