The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-17
THE COUNTY sEAT N POLITICs.
Of the Friends OF Removal a.
ReIIRire-DemoerAIie judicial Confer.

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committee, a number Of the citizens Of
Belmont county came together in City
Hall, at Bsllaire, yesterday forenoon, to
nominate q ticket and take other action
favorable to the removal Of the county
seat from St. Olairsville to BellAire.
PERsoSNEL oB TaE CONVENTION.
1t looked very odd indeed to see life.
long prominent Democrats like 0. N,
Allen, E. B, WinRus and Mayor Girls
well engaged in the same Convention as
Col. Poormau, ]. F. Anderson and other
sterling Republicans heretofore prominent
in party affairs. Among the other promi.
nent Bellsire Republicans were Jas. NJ.
Rees, j. A, GallRher, ex.MaYor Strahl,
]. B. GOrrell, Captain Fink, Squire
Powell, ex.SheIif Cochran, Dewitt Dan.
fond, NJ. N, Mercer, r, W. Nelson, R. A.
MCGregor, j. Gorby. DR.. Woodbridge, W.
H, Tsllmau, James Tallman, ]. B. Smith,
James Elton, and more than as many
more. OF the Democrats We remember
John F. Kelly, S. Q, Hamilton, H. g. vii.
son, George Muth, Squire H%ighlsymau,
j. r. Naylor, George Wilson, Daniel Theo'
bald, DR.. Mchasters. l.. II. Day, h, Hind
man, 7. B. Lttten, Walter Darrsh, NJ,
Hoffman and others Of whom we did not
take the census, Several representative
coIored men,, and q number Of active
GreenbRckers, were also there,
OF the attendance from other sections oil
the county the names OF committeeman
given below will give some idea.
GETTINaTo WORK,
John A. Gallaher, the Bellaire attorney,
called the meeting TO order with o lew re
marks explaining the object OF the COM
mittee In calling it, and nominated Mr.,
James H, Drennen, Of Martins Ferry,
editor OF the Ohio VALLEY Mepa, as Chair
man. Mr., Gallsher said that his nomina'
ton was suggested by the TACT that Mr.
bremen was the lSther Of the removal
movement In lts present phase, and the
convention adopted the suggestion and
ratified the nomination with unanimity
and enthusiasm.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Drennen fell
in with the evident disposition Of the con
vention to proceed promptly to business
and merely thanking the meeting for the
hoRor conferred upon him, announced
that the next thing In order would be the
choice Of o Secretary, Mr.. t. b. Ham
mond, OF Washington township, was nom
mated ard chosen,
Two committees were then appointed by
successive motions, n OF five members
on resolutions, and one OF nine on nomi
nations. The former committee was a.
follows: James NJ Rees, Of PultneY town
ship; John Grove, Of Goshen; Harvey
Daniord, Of Wayne; 7. A. Welsh, Wash
ington, and L. W. Jones, PeAse,
Theother committee Gonslstedo OF Messrs
A. A. Armstrong, OF Washington town.
ship; Samuel Myers, of Smith; George
Duncan, Of Pease; Joseph McKelyey, 0
Mead; Thomas Ault, Of RiChlandi JOSEPH
Paterson, Of Wayne, and ]. A. Gallaher
oil Pultney,
The convention then, at 1l:45, look
recess until half post one O'Clock.
Promptly at that time the chairman
again called tho meeting to order and
THE REPORT or THE CoM4lTTER ON RRsoLu
TONS
was called for. Mr.. Reea read the report
as follows;
WHEREAS, The question Of removing
the county seat oil Belmont county from
st, Clairsvllle has been agitated for more
than twenty years; and
WHEREAS, The people OF the county
have e%ndeavored by p~etitioning The Leg.
~islRtuTe TO pass a bill for the purpose Of
allowing them to settle the question at the
polls, and
WHEREAS, Their efforts have failed.
Therefore Be Il Received, l, That we are
In favor OF q vote on the question OF O 10,
moval Of the county seat from NJ. Glars
vile TO Bellaire.
II. That we nominate q ticket for Rep
resentative and county officers on thai
issue To be voted for at the next October
election.
After some discussion OF points in the
resolutions, Col. Poorman, OF the Bellaire
Tribune, moved an amendment by insert
ing after the last "whereas" the Claussi
WHEREAS, This question Ia and will
continue to be Q disturbing element In
the business and politics OF the county
until the people do have the right to vote
upon H."
This created considerable discussion,
the only objection, however, being that
1t was not necessary. Finally q vote waG
reached, and the convention adopted the
amendment unanimously and with enthu.
sisem.
The report OF the committee was then
heard. II recommended the following
NOMINATIONS:
Representative-David Wagner.
Treasurer Crawford Armstrong.
Probate Judge Thos. Cochran,
Prosecuting Attorney-T, W. Emerson.
Commissionpr-Joseph Patterson.
suTveyOr-Ohalkley Dawson.
Inflrmary DireCtor-Thos. Lodge.
The ticket was selected as representing
all parties and various sections Of the
county. Mr.. Wagner Is o democrat, re.
siding at Weat Wheeling, and has repre-.
gented his district In the State Senate, Mr.,
Armstrong is q Republican and q Candi.
date for nomination on the regular
Republican ticket. Judge Cochran d the
present Incumbent, having been elected
by the Democrats; Mr.. Emerson 10 q Re.
publican, and q rising young lawyer OF
GAINESVILLE; Mr.. Patterson is q Democrat,
residing In Wayne township, but known
throughout the county and respected ss
widely. Mr.. Dawson 10 q Republican
G%rsenbaCker, II such q combination ia
possible, That 10, no Is Of Republican
anteCedsnts, but has been q candidate
upon the GFeenbaCk ticket. Mr.. Lodge ID q
prominent and influential Republican, and
has been repeatedly entruated BY Inc PEG.
pie with positions Of honor.
A motion to adopt the report as a whole
WAS carried without a dissenting voice,
amid cheers and applause.
WARS IN A NAME?