The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-14
rIIE REPUBLICAN coxyrSrrox
For the Seventeenth ohio Dlstrlct, I,
Meet at uellNire iff t1.

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Meet at Hellnire.
The Republican Congressional Committee
Of the Seventeenth District met at Bellaire
yesterday with very full attendance, to de.
eide when and where 10 hold the Convention
to nominate candidate or candidates for
the vacancies created in the Forty-sesenth
and Forsy'eighth Congresses by the death Of
Hon. J. T. Updegratl. It was decided 10 call
A Convention to be held mt Bellaire on Tues.
day, December 20, composed Of the follow.
Ing number Of delegates from each county
Belmont, ~, Guernsey, 30. Harrison. "a;
Jefferson, 80; Noble. 90. The delegates are
to be chosen At primaries 10 be held OH the
Saturday preceding the Convention, which In
all will consist OF lG2 members, TO DO selected
BY, the several counties Upon the basis OF one
delegate for every one. hundred votes cast for
Foster for Goyernorin 1881. and one addition.
al delcgatein each county for each fraction oil
over fifty votes cast. 81 M ~
The Bellaite Independent predicts that "lhe
CANVASS Will not be hall az uninteresting As
the Democrats now belieye or expect 1t will
b. There vii! Do no lack OF candidates,
Us each county In the district will present one
or more" tl5if-3 -. AZ
'i- A TALK wlrn Mr.. ALEXANDER,
In The course Of conyersation an In.
tATEtLIdEScEG man had with Hon. Ross J..
Alexander, the late candidate Of The Dem.
ocsaey, at IBIS home In Bridgeport, las. even.
ing, Mr.. Alexander said, emphatically, that
be was not q candidate. He has considered
the matter thoroughly, and yesterday wrote
answers TO large number OF letters of in.
qusry, positively declining to allow his name
to be used IN the Convention.
who DO yon believe will be nominated ~
the reporter asked. ST.
I'VE hayea number OF candidates to choose
from. A prominent one Is n. i. Wharton
Prosecuting Attorney Of Noble county, He
has the prestige Of having been elected 10
that position as Democrat, though the
county Is Republican" nss1' ..I60
'1tow about Nj. Estep, OF Cadiz ~ z
Il have not heard from hin, but will DC
greatly surprised II he allows his maine To be
presented 10 the convention. Ills too hope.
less contest. The Republicans have all the
advantages. Their maiotltips srp principally
In the towna where q full vote can be brought
out In the short time at their disposal. while
the Democratic strength lies In sections
tssSSI~$ SS "4pA03kRtJ ,taAf0edtSi.
Then yon regard a Republican triumph as
foregoue conclusion ~ El. ,,.2,. =
Yves, do. have hoped that the Repuli.
can nominee would be Colonel Poorn,an.
He would be an invaluable member OF Con.
gress, especially now when the tariff Is u
question Of such Importance. He is the best
posted man on that and kindred questions
IN this part Of the country, and his lndomit.
able energy and industry would advance him
to commanding position In the House at
once. As TO the effect Of the county seat an.
imoslty, think it is overrated. II the Bel.
laire people could forget my conduct in that
regard and give ME the handsome vote thew
did, surely, the partisans OF st. Clairsyille
would not let 1t affect them II they did, he
would more than overcome that loss by gains
puGlicang." '"' ~ '.
AS the reporter left Mr., Alexander reiter.
ated his statement, "As for myself. posi-.
lively am not candidate"