Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-06-29

the resolution of censure upon Guernsel
county reported by the committee on cIeden
tials. A lengthy discussion in witch Col
7. Fl. Anderson, of Guernsey, and DR.. ]. S
Ely, of Belmont, took plrt, ensued. Tut
resolution to eXpunge was finally passed, few
but the Guernsey county delegates voting il
favor. No opposition was made by oihe
delegates.
On The heels Of the Guernsey deliverancc
came the shell, the ammunition for which haC
been prepared during the previous night
Otho Holloway, Hollingsworth delegate
was The man selected to throw 1t, and + it.
throwing reflected any credit upon h IN or hi.
chief, they are welcome TO it.
Here il is:
WHEaeAs. Tdere is reason to believe thai
money mas been used to influence votes 10 thi:
convention by a candidate for nomination
before this convention; therefore, be it
ReS0JDe6, That a committee of investigation
be appointed by he chair to investigate the
facts and report instan!er, and thata recess bt
t ken until such investigation can be had.
While it is generally conceded that the intro
duction of such resolution for the purpose in
tended was an outrage upon the convention
yet ,the friends Of all the candidates made haste
to INSIST upon an investigation, and the follow.
ing committee vas appointed, after which a re-
cess was taken: Belmont county, DR. Ely
Guernsey, Major J. T. Rainey; Harrison, john
&C.. JsrnisOn; Jelfe son, j. W. Jordan; Noble
E. p. Sullivan.
The committee met at the court house, and
Ievor-hody who had been instrumental in con-
- I'd circulating the miserable story WAS
!, among them Capt L. Danford, Col
md Private Dalzell, and others, said
1eard it from Mr.. Jones' of Noble
Gho was the chap said to have been
Sly who, some of them stated, was very
NE under the influence of liquor. Jones
was sent for and examined. Under oath he
said ne man had offered him money, nor had he
received any oyertures whatever with view 10
MS voting for Updegraff. He had never told
Capt. D7nf5rd or anybody else that he had re-
ceived nlSpey, or that he had been offered anv.
He knew Of 10 ones having received or being
offered moray for their vote.
Upon re-assembling IN the hall at | o'clock.
the committee by its chairman made the fol-
lowing unanimous report. which was heartily
approved without a dissenting vote by the cor :
vention and amid the widest cheering.
"Eour committee begs leave to report that it
has discharged the duty intrusted to it, AID
alter examining all the witnesses presented.
under oath, they take pleasure in reporting
that no evidence was produced before it to sub
s.antia Q any charges whatever, either direct or
mdi.ec; against any or either OF the candidates
before, OF heretofore lefore the convention. nor
anything Whatever tsat saOuld reflect upon the
character, integrity and high standing Of any
OF them
That desperate game having utterly f lied of
its purpose Of breaking down the highest man
in the race, the 35Gth ballot was called and re-
suited as follows; Updsgraif IS, Hollinesworth
A, Taylor ~. On the 36lst ballot UpdegrsfF
again reached II. After the 3G9th ballot, Ezra
Mcconnell, 4 HOllingswo=th delegate, moved
to adjorrn sine die, but only y delegates IA
vored it and the motion was declared lost.
Balloting proceeded, and again after the
37lst ballot, Mai, Surratt, of SteubenvilIe.
anti-Updegrat!, moved to adjourn sine die.
Hon. Jonl c. Jami'o,, o Har-lsoa cou?tv,
h. with o. lers o pc. orc Gi q.
. II tJ3t dry rss Hean 'acio med | Wapu -
81 =, il tle ian., ca,e o. Gen G Han- = ag eat
emerge 'cy, i want 20 en0 MS WORK Ne e / ID
now Let us not D-eat mp o q SEQ & wle ,
We so bone ,eL rs sa TO oar pAo - e. we eve
ii nlshed the wor% We have came 10 20, aid
thev viii endo Sc us.''
7 mo. on was lost b7 a vote OF 81 yeas TO
9S ays. ~
Col Bushfeld, of Cambridge, offered the
following resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this conven-
ton be rendered to the citizens of St. Clairs
vile for their courteous treatment of the dele
gates and their ample provisions for their com
fort during the deliberations of their body.
Mr.. Rainey, of Guernsey, from the committee
on rules, reported some Rules, which. after
discussion and amendment, were adopted as
follows;