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


in Ohio, began on Wednesday of last
week, in this place, and wound up on
Friday afternoon, without concluding
the business for which convention was
called. For days before the meeting of
the convention, the greatest prepara-
| tions had been made to accommodate
the strangers who should wander this
way, and the several committees having
in charge the local arrangements had
been untiring in their efforts to arrange
every detail for the comfort and con-
venience of the convention, which was
to assemble in Welday's Hall.
THEHALL
was in charge of a committee consisting
of Capt.F. NJ. Cowen, ,chairman,J ohm Pol
lock. {. Troll, j -, =. y. ,lapherd, 3. f.
Talbot, Chas Efoi: a.d iiaury Carson,
who were responsible for the seating ar
rangements and decorations, and right
well did they perform the duty devolv-
| ing upon them. Seats were furnished
! for 500 people, and the delegates were
separated from others by tempo
rary railing across the Hall. The places
of the several counties were distinguish
ed by markers with the name of the
county thereon. Belmont and Guern-
sey occupied the center tier of seats
jefferson cgpied a position at the eX-
treme left of the chair, while Harrison
and Noble were at the right. The front
of the stage WIS gracefully festoOned
with eveIgreens and draped with flags
in the center OF which hung a steel en-
craving of our lamanted Garfield. On
either side of the stage there were beau
tiful and fragrant flowers, while on the
chairmans table there were elegant bo-
qHets-two immense ones from Mrs.
Judge Wm. KeBnon, and one from Miss
Belle Meyer to the lucky candidate.
a little before time assembling the
st. ClairsViile Cornet Band played some
of It's choicest selections, and leo the
way 10 the Hall, which was soon filled
to Ovelhowing by those who were the
| fortunate possassors Of tickets.
| \ few minutes after II o'clock Mr..
John &. Brown. OF SteubenviiIe, chair
man Of the Congressional Committee,
called th5 Convention to order. 4 fer
vent prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Mi
nor, OF the NJ E. Church, of st. Clairs-
vile, after which Hon. II. Il. Smith, of
Noble county-author of the Sunday law
Was named aS temporary chairman,
and made brief and humorous speech,
which bad the effect 10 give the Conven-
ton a "Start of in COOK humOr. W. B.
Hearn, of the Cadiz Republican.a and W. A.
Hunt, of THE BELMONT CHRONICLE,
were announced as temporarily secreta-
ries. The several delegations having
chosen members of committees at the
morning Caucuses, their names were an
nounced rs fellows:
Vice-Presidents Belmont, A. T. Stew
art; Guernsey, Samuel w. Luccock /;
Harrison, Jesse G. Weir; Jefferson, John
Underwood; Noble, John Conner.
Co. gressional Committee: Ceimont,
w. a. Hunt; Guernsey, J. a. McEwen /;
Harrison, John N. Garvin; Jefferson,
John c. Brown; Noble, Cabel Weelns.
Committee on Credentials: Belmont.
DR.. J. 5. Ely; Guernsey, Capt. VIM. Far
trar; Harrison. James Nj. Scott; Jefftr-
son, Hon. j. w. Jordan; Noble, E. p.
Sullivan.
Committee on Rules and Order of
Business: Belmont, j. G. Theaker;
Guernsey, Maj. John Rainey; Harrison,
J. c. Jamison; jefferson, J. T. Surratt /;
Noble, August Bell.
ton: Belmont, A. T. Stewart; Guernsey,
R. S. Frame; Harrison, Robert McFar-
land; Jefferson, w. S. Blackburn; Noble,
W. T. Young.
When the counties were called for
these committees, John NJ. Ogier, of
Cambridge, a member of the Guernsey
county contesting delegation (antiTay-
lor) named person for each of the
committees, when T. H. Anderson, Of
Guernsey county, objected TO person
from without the bar being recognized
by the chair, and stated that there was
no official knowledge in possession of
| the convention that there was contest
| ing delegation from Guernsey county.
The point of order was sustained by the
chair amid the vociferous cheers of the
Taylor party, who scored the result as
a victory.
The convention then took a recess un-
til two o'clock
The convention did not re-aSsemble
until 8 o'clock, when it was called to or
der by the temporary chairman.-Jake
Kemple, a well known Wheeling char
acter being discovered upon the stage
by some one who knew what bonanza
there was in him, called him out for d
| speech, and as he was never known to
refuse anything of the kind, he enter
tanned the convention while they were
waiting for committee reports. The de-
egdtes becoming restless at the de!ay of
the committee on credentials, who were
engaged in hearing the Guernsey con-
| test and that in the I'd ward of Steuben-
| vile, a call was made for the report Of
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion, and after some sparring as to the
proper order of reports between Capt.
Walden of the Jefferson delegation, Mr.
Garyin of Harrison, and others, the
committee on permanent organization
made the following report:
Chairman, Hon. Lorenzo Danf0rd.
Vice Presidents: Belmont, w. J. How
ellis; Guernsey, S. w. Luccock; Harri-
son, Jesse Weir; Jefferson, John Under
wood; Noble, John ConnOr.
Secretary: S. 3. Campbell, OF Jefferson
county.
Assistant Secretaries: D. d. Taylor.
of Guernsey; w. 4. Hearr, Harrison;
w. s. Meek, Belmont; p. B. Conn, JEFF
ferson.
Mr.. Danford's name was greeted with
applause, when he came to the front of
the stage and addressed the Convention
in these words:
GentIeaaen Of tie CdRgentiOn:
l know you will believe me when l say
shrank from this position, and when the mat
ter Of the permanent organization was stated
to me This morning said l would not accept
the position, but the committee here selected
me and bow to its will. We are here prel;mi-
- fl,a Vt Nd bo
is nominated here will be elected The Re-
pubiiclAs Of the Seventeenth Congressional
district will elect their nun. SiIce the cons
vention Of the Republicans two years ago we
had PresideDtial, canvass, and We elected
the greatest man in our state TO the highest
position in the nation. We have met here for |
the first time since that great calamity, that |
not only befell our own party, but the whole |
nation. have confidence in the Republican |