Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-06-29
. stormy Scenes
At the Convention at st.
roi.s Clairsville.
Updegratf Openly Charged with NJ
Attempt to Bride.
DIsgraeefal and Riotous Proceedings,
and Sine Die Adjournment
Wlthont,a Nomination.
Especial Dispatch to the Eaqulrsr.l


Wlthont,a n Nomination,
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Especial Dispatch to the Knquirer.l
ST. CLARsvILLE. ONO. June 23.--The
weary and jaded delegates to the Repub-
lican Congressional Convention gathered
themselves together this morning for
third days's effort to nominate stand
ard-bearer for the Republicans OF the
Seventeenth District. The delegates
were apparently worn one with the fruit
less balloting of two days and two nights,
and it was confidently expected that one
of the three remaining candidates would
give up the contest early to day, and
thus bring about nomination. but these
expectations were not realized. The
delegates clung like grim death 20 the
favorite candidates until this evening,
when the Convention in disgust and de-
spair adjourned sine die, having taken
375 ballots and made no nomination.
The breakup was attended with great
disorder and confusion and the exhibi-
tion of very bitter feeling, especially
on the part Of the Updegratf men. When
the Convention adjourned last night
Updegraf lacked only six votes of nom-
ination. Early this morning charges
were circulated upon the streets by the
Anti Updegraff Republicans that the
doctor had bought I'D one of Hollings-
worth's Noble County delegates during
the night. This report was started by
the accused delegate himself giving out
intimations that would admit Of no other
construction than that he had secured his
share of the corruption found.
| A decided sensation was created by
this report. aud the enemies Of Upde.
graft predicted his early downfall. When
the Convention assembled Captain Hol
loway, Hollingsworth delegate, moved
that.
WHEREAS. There is reason to believe
that money has been used by a candidate
before this Convention for securing the
nominate n; therefore,
i Resolved. That Committee be ap.
pointed to investigate these charges.
The resolutions was adopted amid grea
excitement and disorder. and the follow
| ing investigation Committee was selected
| by the several county delegations; DR.
Ely Belmont; Major j. T. Rainey,
Guernsey; Hon. John c. Jamison, Har.
/ rison; Judge Jordan, Jefferson; e. P
Sullivan, Noble. The Convention then
took a recess. The Investigating Com
mittee held secret sessions, from which
the reporters of the press and all other
were carefully excluded. The investiga
} tion lasted three hours, and the Com
mittee then reported to the Conventiol
!, that they found no evidence to sustain
the charges. There was much dissatis
! faction w;th the star chamber ,,,athnd \
condncr;rS t1a s;nvsstigat;on .
! The. deIerata from Noble denied In vim
received anv money int II ~ was observe ID .,
: that on the first ballot TO-DAY and 4
y every ballot thereafter. Nobie Count
cave JJndegraff1 ,one vote' mora than sf
!, Rad riven him YESTERDAY After th
Z bribery business was rot out of the wa
: s,,It a af. the close last night ITndagra,
Ioat. ore vote n .Iafferson and oa;nad an
: N Noble. Far. seventeen ballots n,oy
Itha ras,,lt vUas. .hshantiallv tba sanaa ~
!, Mainr Sa,,ats M Sfamhanv;lIa = TavIo
b man novad IL adionrn sina d;a--ysa !
~: nays. "A. Three mora ballots Wa "a
taken with no change The HoI,;ng.
= worth and Tavlor delegates wera oatf;n
= anxions FOR d;saal,,tien a. tI,a Gnnua,
ii tion and n was evidant emf ! crisis u, :,
q near ~ hand
Another motion far s;na die al io,,r.,
= ment resulted n 4 til vote, The await
10 ment prew' intenae and ! dozan ne M
i, wara. 70 ll;no FRA ntisa lIv for tha atta,t;,
b ~ tbe chair Another haIlot and II
Hast a. th;s histor;caI Con vantio,' wac ! !
+. dared This hallnt WAS tha thraa III,
!, sdred and seventy s;rth and the falinu
;no ~ i tla rata. Rain,o,,t--T Tndaarafr )
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