Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-05-18
NOBLE COUNTY.

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NOBLE COUNTY.
Dalzells paper, the Caldwell Repub.
lican, was too indignant last week over
the Presidents pardon of Fitz John Por.
Ter to think of such minor matters as
the congressional nomination; and the
Press, Democratic organ, taking its cue
from the Enquirer, whines and cries
aloud in its anguish that the district is
to be misrepresented, and fears there is
not Republican in the district possess.
ing the qualities necessary to represent
the people of the district in Congress.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
The Gazette, Democratic, contents it.
self in the following:
"We confess the truth that the Demo
Gratis of this district have been some
what Indifferent in partisan congress
ional contests, but they have dead loads
of fun poking up the animals in the Re-
publican cage. But this year the Dem
ocrats of the Seventeenth are not on so
high plane" as they have been some
other years; they are beginning to think
that maybe that expected Democratic
tidal wave will be big enough to
sweep over even the immense Republi-
can majority so common in this latitude.
Look out"
The Herald don't appear to know
there is fight on, but the Press booms
for Col. Taylor. But to show the real
feelings of the people, the following
from one of them, published in last Sat
urday's Register, probably gives true
idea. After giving the reasons why
some of the Republicans of Steubenville
are opposed to Updegraff, chief among
which is the Steubenville postoflice mud
die Of short time ago, he concludes:
"Looking over the field from an indie
pendent standpoint, it looks as though
Updegraff with proper work, might get
there" without much trouble. Hollings-
worth's friends are boasting, but they
cannot show figures to back their claims,
and Taylor will run in the county and
city at about the same rate of speed that
Private Dalzeli did two years ago; and
unless it is SO close between the Jeffer-
son county boy and the Harrison county
boy that dark horse is necessary, the
anti-Updegraff boys in this city who
have been swearing they would support
Jonathan under no consideration, might
as we'll prepare to take their dose of
crow as easilv and quietly as possible"
BELMONT COUNTY.
The o. V. News says:
The Steutsnyille Press is out for
J. d. Taylor for Congress. j. d. Taylor
is a good mana strong mana pleasant
genial gentleman whom it would be a
pleasure for US to vote for, but his
chance for the nomination this time is
not very hattering. Belmont being the
most pOpulOus county in the district
might in the present state of affairs de-
eide the corteSt were she unanimous for
any one body, which she is not. but in
our opinion DIR. Upegraff can secure
more votes in the convention than any
other man."
The Martins Ferry Times: ..tt
"So far in this township there has
been little or no discussion on political
topics. There seems to be general
conviction that Martins Ferry will be
for Updgraff, and Bridgeport may be
said to be halting between Updegraff
and Hollingsworth, with Poorman in
the near distance"
The two following items from the
Barnesville Enterprise, shows its posi-
tion: stsIi.- ~
The National Republican Committee
evidently appreciate the value of DIR.
Updegraff s tariff speech, having sent
several thousand copies to Oregon as
campaign documents, to influence The
election which occurs there in June. 1t
is agreed upon all hands that no better
speech on that subject has been made
during the session.
Noble county will probably cast
complimentary vote for Dalzelt, and af-
forwards divide among other candidates.
Col. Taylor is claiming large portion
of them, but Updegraff has many friends
in that county, and Danford's name is
favorably considered. Noble, after the
first ballot will be an uncertain quanti-
ty.
The Bellaire Tribune booms Poorman,
and the Independent shows an inclina-
tion to boom any one but Poorman.
The st. Clairsville Gazette, in a fine
agony, sends up the following wall for
a Democratic Moses to lead them up
out of the wilderness, in this language:
What Democrat in the 18th District
will take the contract of demolishing
that 2S00 Republican majority? We
admit that the job is not an easy ont, but
stranger things have happened than the
election of Democratic Congressman