The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-22
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Sr. CLAiRsvILLE, June 2l.-St. Clairs.
ville's big convention stirred tho pretty
little town up more thoroughly than she
has been stirred mp for 10, these many
years. The sighting remarks that were
made about her ability 10 take care Of tho
crowd when she was first chosen as the 10.
cation OF the convention 7s
HOUSED HER sruSH,
And she spared no effort 10 make tho ar.
rangcments, both for the entertainment OF
the visitors and the minutic OF tho
convention notably complete. In this she
met with entire success. Every stranger
in her borders had comfortable quarters
and good fare, and ull were loud in their
praise OF the hospitality OF the citizens. A
committee OF reception, with headquarters
at the law Office Of A. II. & W: Mitchell,
disposed OF all visitors quietly and with
dispatch. the hotels and boarding houses
not only being full, but most OF the citizens
throwing open their ,loors for tho enter
tainment Of delegates or others attracted
by the convention. ~
| At THE HALL
A committee, OF which Capt. F. NJ, Cowen
was chairman, and composed OF SIessrs. b.
I. Talbot, John Pollock, Charles Troll,
Henry Carson, Conrad Troll, Jr., ind Geo.
Shepherd, were in charge OF the seating ar
r1ingemcnts and decorations. The former
were convenient and the latter neat and at.
tractire. About midway the hail was di-
vided by temporary balustradc. In front
OF this the delegations were arranged, the
counties being designated by small painted
signs. Jefferson was located Mt the Chair
mans extreme left, Belmont Just across tho
aisle and in front Of the stage, Guernsey in
the centre OF the delegate space, and Noble
and Harrison OH the right. Seats for about
four hundred spectators were in tke other
space, and the stage also accommodated
about fifty prominent gentlemen.
The chandeliers We're neatly decorated
with small flags, and the front OF the stage
festooned with ev0rsreens, in which were
dmpcd the folds Of the larger flags. In the
middle, wreatlied with tiny flags and pine,
is II steel engraving Of
TIE NARrYRED GARFIELD
| Hanging baskets and handsome urns
with growing plants ilanked the stage, and
the chairman's table was gay with elegant
bouquets OF rare and fragrant flowers. Two
massive ones OF these were the Gift of Mrs.
Judge kennon, and beautiful hand bou-
quet bore the compliments Of Miss Belle
Meyer TO the successful candidate.
A bulletin board bearing the result OF the
successive ballots, and in cure OF Mr. D. Il.
Cowen, was suspended from the front win
dows.
The Congressional Committee, at its
meeting on Tuesday evening. had before it
the question to whom tickets for admission
to the hall ut the Temporary organization
should be issued rs delegates from Guern-
sey county. The Committee referred the
matter 10 the local hall Committee, which
decided on the admission OF Col. Taylor's
delegates, as having the best prina iacie
claim.
80 GETTING TO WORK.
It was considerably after eleven o'clock,
the hour fixed for coming 10 order, before
Mr.. ]. c. Brown, Of Steubenville, Chair
man OF the Congressional Committee,
called the Convention to order, and intro
duced DR.. S. 1. Minor, OF the St. Clairsville
NJ. L. Church, who led in prayer, the dele
gates and spectators standing during the
prayer.
Mr.. Brown then introduced rs temporary
chairman, Hon. Henry Il. Smith, Of Noble
county, the member OF the Ohio Legisla.
ture who won'fame and attached to him
self the sobriquet Of
SAINT SMITH,"
| by originating and fathering in The last ses.
sion OF the Legislature the bill which is
now the famous "Smith Sunday Law"
He briefly thanked the convention for the
honor conferred upon him, and Mt some
length reviewed tho record OF the Repub.
lican party. His speech was frequently an
plauded mud his jocnlar references to the
various counties caused considerable mer.
riment. In closing he announced that the
convention was ready for business. 5.
W. a. HINT, Of the st. Clairsville
Chronicle, and W. a. Hearn, OF the Cadiz
Republican, were then ANNOUNCED us secrc.
taries Of the temporary organization.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES -
and the selection OF Vice Presidents OF the
convention were then called for. The fol.
lowing Vice Presidents were numed: f5
Belmont: A. T. Stewart.
| Guernsey: Samuel W. Luccock.
Harrison: Jesse G. Weir. 0t s.a
Jefferson: John Underwood.
Noble: John Conner.
Congressional. Committee: belmont, ".
A. Hunt; Geurnsey, ]. A. McEwen; liar
rison, John NJ. Garvin; Jefferson, John G,
Brown; Noble, Cabell Wcems.
Committee OH Credentials: Belmont, DR..
J. S. Ely; Guernsey, Capt. Wm. Farrar;
Harrison, James NJ. Scott, Jefferson, Hon.
]. W. Jordan; Noble, l. p. Sullivan.
Committee on Rules and Order OF Brs.
ness: Belmont, J G. Theaker, Guernsey.
Maj. John Rainey; Harrison, J. G.. Jami.
son; Jefferson, J. L. Surratt; Noble, August
Bell. 4 s7sGl 5
Committee on Permanent Organization:
Belmont, A. IT.. Stewart; Guernsey, X. S.
Frame; Harrison, Robert Mcfarland; Jell.
erson, W. S. Blackburn; Noble, W. r.
Young
~, A LITTLE BREEZE. K NJ
| When Guernsey county was called each
time, John NJ. Osier, Of Cambridge, rose
without the bar and announced the name
OF a member OF each committee on behalf
Of the contesting delegates from Guernsey.
No objection was made to this until the
Committee on Credentials was reached,
when Col. 7. II. Anderson rose in the
Guernsey delegation and madc tho point
OF order that the convention not being
officially informed Of any contest in Gucrn.
sew county, could take no cocniZance of il