Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-07-28
The Democratic Judicial Squabble.

| The Democratic Central. Committee
of Monroe county, met at Woodsfield on
Saturday, to determine as to the advisa-
bility of selecting delegates to the Judi
cial Convention, to be held in Bellaire,
August 18th. The chairman stated that
an effort had been made to obtain fair
plan upon which delegates should be
elected, but that all efforts had been
met with. Indifference, if not contempt,
and read letter which had been for
warded to the chairman of the Demo
cratic Committee of Belmont county,
suggesting committee of conference
from each county, to fix upon a uniform
rule for selecting delegates, and propo-
sing that delegates be elected by town.
ships, or that candidate be selected on
the popular vote plan in the district, and
stating further that these. suggestions
were made with view to secure har-
mony in the party. The committee, af-
ter general expression of views. on the
situation, unanimously adopted the fof-
lowing resolutions: .-,-
WHEREAS, The Democratic Central
COMMITTEES of Belmont county having
decided upon plan for electinc dele
gates to the Judicial Convention, the
| provisions of which virtually say to the
| Democracy of Monroe county: We can
hold the Judicial Convention and nomt-
nate a candidate without your delega-
ton !; and r'Isr
WHEREAS, The Chairman of Demo-
cratic Central Committee of this county
submitted, in writing, a protest to the
Chairman cf the Democratic Committee
of Belmont county, and requested that A
committee of conference be appointed to
adopt a uniform rule for the selection of
delegates throughout the District. and
suggested that "a Popular Vote Conven
tion be held in both counties on the same
day, and the candidate receiving plu-
rallty of the votes to be afterward de-
clared the nominee for Common Pleas
Judge; or that delegates be elected by
townships, in both counties, and the
same having been treated with con-
tempt, therefore be it ...t
Resolved, That the Democratic Cen
tral Committee of Monroe county deem
it inexpedient to authorize the appoint
ment or election of delegates to the Ju-
dicial Convention to be held at Bellaire,
on the 18th day August.
Resolved, That any person or persons
appearing in said Convention from Mon
roe county,and claiming to represent this
county, or any part of it, are acting upon
their own individual responsibility and
without any authority from either the
Democratic Central or Executive Com
mittees of Monroe county; and the party
in Monroe couny will refuse to be bound
by any action taken at the Convention
heretofore called to assemble at Bellaire |
on the 11th day of August.
Resolved, That in view of the unfair
and unprecedented action of the Bel |
mont County Committee, in relation to |
the Judicial Convention, the call for
said Convention heretofore made, he and |
the same is hereby withdrawn.
Resolved, That DR.. G. w. Steward, M. |
Hoeffler and James Watson be and they
are hereby appointed committee to
present to the Central Committee of
Belmont county the sentiments of this
committee. and that the committee so (
appointed act us a committee of confer
ence, and hold itself in readiness to
meet like Committee from Belmont
county, at any time, for the purpose of
tixil G upon q uniform rule for the Sc
lection of delegates, and to make all ne
cessary arrangements for the holding
OF a Judicial Convention. II