Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-08-31
Taylor Bows Submissively to the
Peoples Will.

is needless to say that the contest which
was a drawn battle then, accomplished
little else than to stir up the contendinG
factions to renewed efforts in behalf Of
their favorites. Hence it was highly
appropriate that the convention oi
Tuesday assemble in town and vicin
ity dominated to a large degree by q
people whose chief characteristics are
love of peace and good will toward:
men.
On Monday evening a considerable
number of the delegates arrived, togeth'
er with fair sprinkling of the advance
guards of the leading candidates, as did
the candidates themselves, and for the
most part took quarters at the hotels.
1t was not long, however, before the
results of the primaries in all the coun'
ties became generally known, and re.
sulting in a taking off the edge which
might have been in the contest had the
result been otherwise.
GAINESVILLE had prepared to keep the
crowd in any emergency, and commit
tees of her citizens had made arrange.
ments to meet every reasonable want OF
those who would attend the convention
AID right here we express Osr satisfac-
tion at the completeness of the work
they attempted.
At 10 o'clock Tuesday the county del
egations met at places assigned them
and selected vice-presidents, committees,
and chairmen of their respective dele
cations.
The Hon. Wm. Bundy presided at the
meeting of the Belmont county delega-
tions; DR.. L. G. Cope, of Colerain, was
chosen chairman of the delegation, and
announced the vote of Belmont county
in the convention.
The hall where the Convention met
is the handsomeSt in the district. 1t was
tastefully decorated with flags, and over
the platform hung beautiful hanging
baskets, rich in flowers and foliage,
while above them were portraits of
Americans whose names we all delight
to Washington, Lincoln, and
Garfield Shortly before IL o'clock the
Barnesville Cornet Band, which render
ed elegant music during the Convention,
led the way to the hall, which shortly
was filled to its full seating capacity
with delegates and spectators. The be-
lated B. 6 o. train from the east, delay
ed many of the delegates from Jefferson
and Belmont, and in consequence the
temporary organization of the conven-
ton was not effected until about 111k
o'clock. At that hour, in the absence of
the chairman of the congressional COM
'mittee, Cappell Weems, Esq, of Noble
county, on behalf of the committee, call
ed the convention to order, and intro
duced the Rev. ]. W. Yingling,of Guern-
sey county, who in brief and eloquent
manner invoked the Divine favor upon
the deliberations of the convention.after
which Mr.. Weems announced the fol-
lowing temporary organization: Hon.
VIM. II. Frazier. of Noble county, Chair
man; Milton Taggart, of Harrison coun-
ty, Secretary; Theo. b. HibOs, of Guern-
ssy county, Asst Secretary.
Judge Frazier, upon coming to the
| front of the stage, was greeted by ap-
plause, and spoke substantially as fol-
lows:
In district of such diversified inter-
ests as the Seventeenth Congressional
district, there will be of necessity diver
sifed opinions, and it is the object of
conventions to reconcile these opinions,
both of interest and of personal choice.
All have to say in support of the usu-
al custom of makinga a speech is, that
| hope the deliberations of this conven-
/ tion shall be characterized by unity and
forbearance, and in all its proceedings
harmony prevail.
The following committees were then
announced:
Credentials Belmont county, Joseph
Linn; Guernsey, Mayor J. l. Rainey
Harrison, V. l.. Hawthorne; Jefferson,
T. B. Coulter; Noble, VIM. Long.
Rules and Order of Business. S.
Ely, Belmont; Jonathan Colley, Guern-
sey; M. S. Kennedy, Harrison; J G. Nc
Gleary, jefferson; G. Blakeley, Noble.
Permanent Organization-J. C. Shot
well, Belmont; Col. T. H.. Anderson,
Guernsey: G. W. Crew, Harrison; Prof.
w. M. White, Jefferson; Capell Weems,
Noble. >,
Resolutions-W. A. Hunt, Belmont
S. w. Lucock, Guernsey, J. E. Finney,
Harrison; ]. W. Jordan, Jefferson. j. S.
Rounds, Noble.
The Convention took recess till 1
p. m. -.- ..
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention re-assembled at
80 o'clock, the trains had arrived, and
the vacant chairs allotted to the delega-
tions, were full. Judge Frazier called
the convention to order, and asked for
the reports of committees.
Mr.. Long, of Noble, of the committee
on credentials, reported that all the del
egations were full, and no contests.
DR.. J.S. Ely, of Belmont, on Rules and
Order of Business reported the follow
ing: ~.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
1st-Presentation of candidates,
2d-Nomination of candidates. -
RULES.
1st-Counties shall he called i'm alpha
betieal order, and the vote shall be an
nounced by the chairman of the respec.
tive delegations. r.a.s
2d-No votes to be changed until the
conclusion IF the call of the roll.
3d-A majority of all the votes cast
shall be necessary to nomination.
4th-The Rules governing the House
of Representatives of the State of Ohio,
to be adopted as far as applicable as
the rules of this Convention. 1
5th-The Committee on Resolutions
shall have permission to report at any
time during the meeting, all other busi-
ness to be suspended for that purpose.
eth resolutions shall be referred
to the committee on resolutions without
debate. Id.
7th-Flfteen minutes will be allowed