Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-12
sELxoNT COUNTY CONVECTION

Held in Bellai-e fsstsrday-sssney Hss
An Easy YictoIy-A Brief and Clear
Report Of the Proceedings - Minor
Notes
Mr. Kemple, who lives on NOBLE
street, near the frame row, lost child
by diphtheria yesterday,
There was considerable talk on the
streets about the Convention but no one
seemed excited, and the time was spent
making guesses as to what the Conyen'
ton would do.
The Tribune this week contains state
ment of the number OF deaths which
have occurred in Beliaire in The last
four weeks Il gives diphtheria "a, other
causes Is; total 81.
Among the strangers on our streets
Yesterday, were S. l.. Mooney, Presi-
dent, and Mr.. Hoeffiar, Secretary OF the
B. as. W.; Mr.. Steele, the newly elected
principal !of the high school; County
Treasurer Eaton and, Judge Cochran.
The Disciples Convention for the
Sixteenth district. met at Bealsville last
night. Rev. J. +. WoodroE, OF Guern-
sey county. and Rev. CAN'T, OF Barnes
vile, were in Bellaire yesterday on their
way to it. Rev. Dean, r. W. Nelson and
Miss Emma Gill. are the delegates from
Bellaire.
THE CONVENTION.
The convention organized about II
o'clock BY electing Mr.. jno. W. kennon
temporary chairman, Mr.. W. j. Kelley
secretary and Mr.. l.. II. Green assistant
secretary.
The Monroe County Central Commit
tee had appointed committee OF three
to confer with the Belmont county dele
gates. The Monroe County Committee
asked the convention to appoint SINH
lar one to. confer with them. After q
long wrangle, a resolution granting this
request was adopted almost unanimous
ly.
The convention then appointed a
Committee on Credentials, and adjourn
Ell at 1915 for dinner.
After dinner the committees met and
prepared their reports. The conven.
ton was called to order in the afternoon
at 2:l5, and the Committee on Creaen.
tails FIRST reported The committee re-
ported that two delegations were pres
ent from Bellsire and Bridgeport, the
Independent and the Ssaney men.
The Swaney delegates were recon-
mended for admission. The report was
adopted by vote OF 53 10 /.
The Conference Committee next re-
ported. Its chairman said that they had
met the Monroe county committee and
that the committees could not agree.
The Belmont comfy committee had OF.
fered either to allow Monroe TO come
with the men she had and cast her
IS votes; or to adjourn few weeks to
allow Monroe time to elect delegates, II
Monroe would pledge herself to come
then and vote.
Mr.. Hoetller, on the part OF Monroe,
asked that the Convention adjourn sine
die: that independent delegates be elect
ed in both counties; that the delegates
so elected meet in Convention on -
day OF September to elect Common
Pleas Judge.
A motion was made to adopt the re-
port Of the Conventions committee.
DR.. Cook, OF Bridgeport, offered sub
Sttute. which was voted down by % to
t. DR.. Cook spoke strongly against the
report. He went so far as to say that if
the report was adopted, defeat was GER
tain.
Mr.. Sample Clark, OF Morristown,
spoke in favor OF the report; said that 1t
meant nothing more than that the com
mittees could not agree. The report
was then adopted.
When this preliminary work was done,
a motion was made to nominate a cand-
idate, and it was carried.
VIM. COffland, County Auditor, in a
good, short speech-a scarce article in
the Convcntion-reviewel the past ser
vices and mentioned the eminent fitness
OF the candidate whom he wished to IN
troduce-Olver J. Swaney. Mr.. Cotf.
land said that he had authority to say
that MIR. Swaney would not be candi-
date for re election. The nomination
was received with loud cheers. No
other candidate was mentioned and Mr..
Swaney received the solid vote OF Bel
mont county-54 votes. He was &C.
cordingly declared to be the nominee.
A motion was made and carried, di-
TeCtlDg TIE SellTdl SOluLnilltc vi TIC
country TO appoint Judiciary Commit
tee OF three 10 meet similar committee
from Monroe county for the purpose OF
keeping affairs straight in the future.
A committee OF three was then ap.
pointed to bring Mr. Swaney in and in.
troduce him to the Convention.
Mr.. Ssaney was brought in and made
a short speech thanking the delegates
and those that sent them, for the honor,
and promising that if elected he would
show conduct becoming a Judge.
The convention gave the candidates
three rousing cheers and adjourned.
The convention was rather noisy,
partly on account OF the delegates being
excited and their desire TO talk, and
partly on account OF the racket Kept up
by the independent delegates, whom
the Committee on Credentials had de-
cided as being elected to stay out OF the