Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-16
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Tamest Gouventisa Ever Held In
Belmont County.

The Republicans of Belmont county met
in convention at Bellaire yesterday to put
in nomination county ticket, and it was
attended with less interest than any con.
yention ever held in that county. Indeed
some of the offices almost went begging,
and although there were only s5 delegates
to the convention from all the townships
in the county, not near that number OF the
elected delegates were present. Pease and
Pultney townships made up % Of the dele.
gates, but the rural districts were but SLIM
iy represented. Fourteen OF the sixteen
townships were represented, Flushing and
York failing TO show up single delegate.
but only q very few Of the townships had
full representation, yet the delegate or del.
egates present were allowed to cast the full
vote of the county. Bellaire people turned
out pretty well, however, and they man
aged to fill the City Hall when the time ar.
rived for calling the convention to order.
So little interest had been felt in the matter
that no preparation whatever had been
made for receiving the delegations, and
they came to Bellaire unheralded, and went
away uncheered 1t was about IL o'clock
when they began to gather about the City
Hall, and soon after that time
Judge Carroll, OF st. Clairsville,
Chairman of the County Central
Committee, called the convention to order,
and named Hon. A. c. Ramage Tor tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Ramage took his
seat and announced at once that 1t was I'm
order to elect a secretary, not seeming to be
a particle inflated with the idea that any
honor had been conferred upon him. w.
A. Hunt, of the St. Clairsville Chronicle,
was elected secretary, and the work OF the
Temporary organization was proceeded with.
The townships were called with the result
already stated and then on motion OF Z.
w. Carroll, the following committees were
appointed by the chairman.
On Rules and Order OF Business-Jefter-
son Brown. Colerain: J. B. Hoge, st. Glars.
Vile; Jefferson Ault, Smith townships M.
c. Starbuck, GAINESVILLE, and X. w. Lind.
sey, Washington township.
ON Permanent Observation-Disclosures Car
roll, st. Clairsville; A. q. King, Washing.
ton township; Col. A. G.. Mills, Bellaire; J.
W, Coiliand. Goshen township, and w. a.
Howells, Bridgeport.
The Convention then took q recess till
o'clock.
The recess was not attended with the usu-
al buZzing and caucus meetings on the
street corners, no one seeming to have snv
interest in the work OF the convention, II
we except the single individual from Pease
township. C. Sedgwick, who was nominated
for Sheriff.
tells, restaurants and beer saloons.
Afternoon Session.
When the Convention met after dinner
IL was attended with the same lack OF en-.
tbusiasm that had characterized the morn
ing meeting and the delegates and specta.
tors we're slow gathering at the hall, and
when they did get together the Convention
only lasted about thirty minutes. 1t WAS
fully half past one o'clock when they were
called TO order. The Committee on Perma-
nent Organization reported as follows:
Pfrsid.nt-Lee Evans, Of Wayne town.
ship.
Secretary-W. A. Hunt.
Assistants-James +. Anderson, Of the
independent, G. l.. Poorman, Tribune. w.
S. Meek, Martins Ferry Times, and James
H. Drennon, Ohio Valley News.
The Committee left the Vice Presidents
to be selected by the convention. but there
&as so little interest taken that not single
man had that honor conferred upon him.
The committee on rules ana order Of bus.
iness made the usual report, and decided
that OF least 43 votes would be necessary for
a choice.
The chair then announced that nomina.
tions for the Office Of Sheriff were In order,
and George Robinson, OF Martins Ferry,
named l.. c. Sedgwick. NJ. Z. Starbuck, oil
GAINESVILLE, seconded the nomin alton.
Judge Carroll moved that the rules be sus-
pended and sedgwick nominated by accla.
nation. The motion carried without .
dissenting voice, and created not bit of
enthusiasm or cheer OF satisfaction.
Nominees for County Commissioners were
next called for. Judge Carroll nominated
John C.. Israel. OF Kirkwood township.
A. g. King named II. B. Hammond, OF
Washington township. T. A. Welsh sec.
onded Hammond's nomination. J. w.
Hawthorn was also nominated.
Three ballots were taken, the last one re-
sulting as follows: Hammond, So; Israel,
3s; Hawthorn, l.. Mr.. Hammond was de-
clared the nominee OF the convention. The
stereotyped motion 10 make the nomins-
ton unanimous was made and carried
Nominations for county surveyor were
next called for. Judge Carroll nominated
Jas. Cosgroye, OF Richland township. and
moved that the rules be suspended and Mr..
| Coaeroye nominated by acclamation. There
being no other candidate, the motion was
For infirmsry director David Branson, Of
Flushing. was named, also Haban Lodge,
of wheeling township. The question was
raised as to whether any one knew either
of the men would accept the place, and
then Judge Carroll withdrew the name Of
| David Branson and Mr.. Lodge was nomi.
mated BY scclamation, Mr.. Robinson;
| of Martins Ferry, having announced
that Mr.. Lodge would accept This com.
| pleted the work Of the sedate body, and the
| convention was adjourned without any
| sieu of cheer. After 1t was over the nom.
| inee for Sheriff was informed BY some oi
| the Republicans that he would be beaten
500 in the county, and this infof
thnsiasm that seemed 10 have taken
nossession Of all of the Republicans II
Tss too much in the nature Of . cold fact
Thus ends one Of the quietest and mos
uninteresting Conventions ever held In ths
county.