Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-06-22
Convention Notes.


Tuesday morning, and in the afternoon
they were closeted with their chief at
the National. They say they will Ell
ther be allowed seat in the convention
or will sit down on the nominee. 1t
would be sorry day for the Republican
party if the followers of all the candi-
dates were to pursue that course.
Senator Holingsworth came here
Monday night with only his friend Scott
from Cadiz, with him. The Harrison
delegation came over Tuesday evening
Mclaughlin, of Short Greek tip. is here,
and he says the HARRISON delegation is
solid for Updegraff as second choice.
One or two distinguished gentlemen
are on the ground, doing the cursing for
the anti-Updegraff men.-Cursing is
potent argument.
Some of Hollingsworth's friends de-
clare that in no event will Taylor be
nominated-thisl settles Taylor.
Col. Poorman and his henchmen are
on the ground, and as usual, are en-
deavoring to boost the Colonel by de-
flaming others. The longer the Colonel
lives the less he seems to find out.
Kirkpatrick, of the Cambridge Jeffer-
sonian, is here, "fornenst" Taylor. John
thinks the Guernsey plan disgrace to
the county.
Hollingsworth Says he has made ab-
solutely no combinations, neither will
he be a party to any.
The venerable Col. Bush6eld, of
Cambridge, is here in the interest of
Taylor.
Col. Anderson, Taylor's law partner,
is indefatigable in his work for his
friend.
All the candidates are at the National.
1t is generally conceded that Upegraff
will be the nominee if the Taylor dele
CATION from Guernsey is broken, and
many express the belief that he will be
nominated whether they break or not.
Only few Noble county men had ar
rived up till Tuesday noon. They were
all on hands in the evening, however.
Knowing ones say that if that delegation
breaks, IA of them will go over TO
Updegraff.
The committee on credentials will be
the one with the most work on hands,
After the contests for seats as delegates
are disposed of, the work of the cOnven-
tion, we think, will not be as long and
tedious as some people suppose.
The Jefferson delegates arrived Tues
day evening.
The Steubenville and Bellaire men
are loud. If the boys fail to develop
the strength they would like
they will be very noisy. Probably they
will be noisy anyway-on the eve of the
contest it looks as though nothing short
of a political earthquake could defeat
the nomination of Hon. J. T. Updegraff
The rural districts will be heard from.
Sheriff Miller, of Noble county, is here.
He is warm friend of the present con-
gresham, and thinks his worth should
be recognized.
Private Dalzell has some warm friends
outside of his county, and it is probable
that his own will vote solid for him.
There are sixty delegates here from
Guernsey county, all claiming seats.
Thirty of them will get left.
WILL S. FAIRS, of the Intelligencer
staff, Wheeling, is here in the interest of
everybody, and proposes to do the con-
veution in good style.
CHAs. S. HOWELL, of the Wheeling
Register, will dish up the convention
and its preliminaries for that paper.
During Tuesday afternoon the Ander-
son delegates from Guernsey county got
together and quietly determined to make
an honorable and determined effort to
have each township in the county repre-
sented in the convention. They are very
bitter against what they term the ring
rule.
The hall is beautifully decorated, and
is attracting the attention of all visitors
DR.. Simons and a number of Cambridge
men are here who say openly that the
breach inGuernsey will disrupt the party
if the Taylor work is ratified by the con-
vention. 1t does seem to be the worst
breach in the district and will likely be
the most troublesome to settle.
John R. Cow, of the Bellaire Daily In
dependent, is looking up the interest OF
his paper, and will no doubt furnish a
full report of the doings of the conven.
tion.
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than midnight in Hades. They are lost
sight of, notwithstanding their friends
continue to talk about compromises.
The Bellaire and the Steubenvillt
lanti-Updegraff men embraced as broth
ers when they met Tuesday night.
Col. John T. Mercer, and Messrs. Jno
". Sanders, James F. Anderson, Esq.
and Jas. B.Gorrell arrived on the GROUND
Tuesday evening, and will remain til
the battle is over.
The dark horses have been groome(
too much. One of the prominent csndi
dates will be the nominee.
Poorman will in +. all probability b
, the first man whose delegation will de
sert him and scatter. AS candidate b
is not so embarrassing as he is amusin
When the sturdy farmers gather abou
, the convention and champion the caus
of their friend and defender; their intiu
n ence will be felt.
t A majority OF all the delegates ar
r opposed to the unit rule, as enforced i
Guernsey county. and the pretext abou
:, the call saying appoint" is too thil
e The congressional committee sustai
the publication of the call with the wor