The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-06
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A VERITABLE RASQuO's GHOST.

Ine CSunty heat-A 0ue4tlei
which Has Been Several Times De
cidsd, But SIN "aobs Up BereneIy'
NJ Intervals.
They have an issue over in Belmon
county which has been contested re
peatsdly in the past, and as repeated!
decided the same way but Go often "a de
cided it is again advanced, and now it i
in the early stages Of another contest
This issue is the proposal to remove thu
sen; Of justice from St. ClSirsvills to Bell
aiIe. st. C~lAirsvills has been the county
seat ever since Ohio became q State, ant
some years before. Court was originally
held at Pultuey Bottom, Afew miles below
BellAirs. Bns when Gen. St. Clair wa
Governor OF the Northwest Territory hC
was induced 10 order the change IRON
Pultney to "NswellstoWn," which there
upon assumed thename DIST, Clailsvtl In
his honor, There is q legend in this con
neC,ion which they RVe tonder OF telling
ut BellRire than they are at st. Clatrsvtlle
and that is that the order for the remova
OF the county seat Yves msde By Gov. st
Clair ct q banquet given in his honor al
the village OF NewellstOwn. and that he
was slightly under the influence Of the
viands or something else when he issued
the order; but We suppose there IL NO
authentic history OF this.
The recent attempts 10 induce the Ohio
Legislature to pass q law authorizing q
vote oil the citizens OF the county upon
the question OF removal are fresh in our
readsrs' minds, IS is also the several sue
cassiVe triumphs OF st. OlairSyills in those
contests. Bsllaire has now concluded Ia
try the issue before another tribunal-the
citizens Of the county,
An lNT%ELLIGgNCER man was conversing
with q prominent young attorney, a city
official and q well.knOWn business man Of
Bellsire, Saturday, when this subject came
up, and he sounded them as to the feeling
and intention Of Bsllsire Citizena in regard
to the matter.
ave have been unsuccessful before the
Legislature" said n OF the gentlemen,
land we propose now to test the matter in
the county. We propose to run q full
county ticket on the platform Of removal.
OF course the issue will only be significant
in regard to the choice Of q member OF
the Legislature, but we propose TO make q
general fight, and stand or fall by the
general result"
1--WE hold q mass convention OF the
citizens Of the county on the 10th OF this
month" said another, land we have assu.
RANGES OF u large attendance OF Tepreaen.
tAEive men from nearly all the townships"
HAS anyone been mentioned for any OF
the principal otices2" We asked,
"Not here" said the merchant, "Pnlt'
ney township does not care q cent who the
candidates are, so they are good, reliable
men, with pronounced views In favor Of
removal, and men whose ability and In.
tegrity will command the support OF the
partisans OF Bsllsire. We would greatly
prefer that none Of the candidates should
come from this township Il good men from
Others will accept. Mr.. Potts, who pos.
sesses all the qualities desired and has
popuhriSed himself throughout the coun.
ty by his services Is commissioner, has
been mentioned IS candidate for member
OF the House, and so has ex-senator Wag.
ner, Of West Wheeling. There would be
a peculiar fitness In nominating Mr.. Wsg.
ner, as he made determined and success.
full fight In behalf OF Bellaire In the State
Senate two years ago, and II we were now
to send him back 1t would be equivalent
to an endorsement Of his former course
and = rebuEe to the House, which defeated
thu bill out Of consideration for the desire
oil Hon. R, j. Alexander, the member Of
the House at that session."
"Would Mr.. Wagner acCeptH"
1--WE do not know that he has ever been
spoken to on tho subject. IA already
said, Pultney township will have no Candt'
dates before the convention. II Mr.. Wag'
ner ia presented by some other township,
however, we will feel like giving him our
hearty support"
The scribe learned incidentally after.
ward that BellAirs Ia making somewhat Of
q canvass over the county with q view TO
\ full and representative convention. A
st. Clairsville man wss met later, but all
he could be induced IN say ives that 81.
CiairsYille would not contest" We ap-
ptehend this declaration wa1 not by au'
tho ity. II st. ClAirsvills ever does lose
the county seat, II will not be by default.
This she has shown by the vigorous and
efficient Gght she has made heretofore on
all oCcssions,a and BY the additional fact that
che has lately connected herself with other
sections OF the county by means OF q
branch railroad connecting with the CT.
v. & Wheeling road. This makes her &C.
cqssible by both the Central Ohio road
and the ons named, and Ia Q forcible re-
joinder to BeIlaire'S old argument Of So.
perior accessibility.
We predict II Bellatre's intentions are
carried out, we shall ses 80 very pretty
fight"