Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-12-28
first ballot was as follows:

Guernsey .. .23
Harrison ......:... - I
Jefferson, IA % -, =.
Noble e.. -
Total 49,. 60 Al 81 %
No candidate having received a ma
jority. the second ballot was called, and
rPsultet as the first, except that Taylor
and Coulter lost one each in belmont
and Huliin.swOrIh'S yo,e WIS increased
to II.
The third and fourth bailOts did not
materially change the result.
5th ballOt--T.lylor 81. HOllinswOrth
81, Coulter -, Frazier 33. Poorman D
The G,h, Ith and Sth ballots were about
the same aS the 9TH. t-
After the S;h lllot, DR.. J. G. Cope, Of
Cole ;iiH, moved rtIat after tue l54h bal
lot the name of the candidate receiving
The least number of votes, be dropped
and every 9th ballot thereafter that the
lowest candidate he dropped. The mo
tipn was lost by a vote of 95 to 81.
The hailoting continued, the vote
standing on the 9th ballot. Taylor 66
Hollingswarth 20, Frazier %, Coulter 20
Poorman ., Todd 9.
10th ot-Hollingswor:h Al. Taylor
81, Frazier 81, Coulter %, Poorman l
Todd /.
IIth ballot-Ilollingsw SO, Taylor
Is. Frazier 81, Coulter 2S. scattering 2.
.l2lh ballot = Hollingsworth 42, Taylor
IS. Frazier 81, Coulter %, PvoIman l.
The 18th, l4tha and 10Th ballots same
as 18th.
The 10th ballot, IIollings worth, re-
ceived A votes. and Taylor fell back tc
g. - ~,
17th ballot, same.
On the 18th ballot, Hollfngsw re
ceived 46 votes and Taylor 81.
There wasn1 material change until
the 2fst ballot, when Hoilingswortll
stock took another rise. and went to IS,
while Taylor fell to 50.
The 22d ballot was as follows: Hol-
lingsworth A, Taylor 81, Frazier "a
Coulter %, P0orman 10.
The 23d and 9th ballots resulted as
the ten preceding ones, save on the 24th,
w. 5. Kennon received one vote.
18th -Ho. .lingsworth SO, Taylor SO,
Frazier 81, Coulter, %, Poorman l.
26th ballot, same.
27th-Some of the Hollir ysworth men
voted for Coulter, giving aim 29, and
HollingsworLh 35, Taylor standing at SO.
2Sth -lIollingsworth SO, Taylor
60, Frazier so, Coulter %, PoOrman l.
1t was growing late, and was evident
that the delegates were tiSng, and that
the probabilities were growing less each
moment for nomination because of
delegations adhering to their choice so
ole Il oh M
tion to yield. The hall was engaged for
the evening, and talk of adjournment
was rife. To solve the problem, w. A
Hunt renewed the resolution offered by
Dir. Cope, with some notifications, ma
king it read thus: That after the 3Oth
ballot was taken the candidate having
the least number of votes be dropped,
and each successive lower candidate af-
ter every three ballots.
The motion was Carried, 107 to 81.
1t was now evident that nomination
would soon be reached, and the greatest
excitement enSued.
The 10Th ballot resulted exactly as the
2Sth. - t.l ..'
30th, ballot;zHollingsworth Al, Taylor
66, Frazier 30, Coulter %.
Under the resolution, the chair an
nouneed that the name of Coulter was
dropped, and the 3lst ballot proceeded.
Belmont gave Taylor so, Hollingsw0rth
II, Frazier 3. Guernsey voted % for
raylor7 for Frazier; Harrison % for
HolIingsworth, l for Frazier; Jefferson
gave Taylor 27, Hollingsworth 8 and
Frazier ), and Noble, as usual, stood for
Frazier %. .ta.4
Total, Hdllings gsworth 43, Taylor so,
Frazier IS.
The SD ballot was quickly called, resulting
as follows: Tayler-Belmont So; Guernsey 23;
j Jefferson .26. Hollingsworth-Be IA;
Guernsey l Harrison %; Jefferson, 10. Frazier
Guernsey 6; Harrison l; Jefferson 2; Noble
D. Total--Eayl0riS2; Hollingsworth 4S; Fra
zier, 81. . .-tt..
The excitement was so great that it was with
the greatest difficulty that the announcement
OF. 1.-THE. result was made, and itwas received with
the widest demonstration Ofenthus:asm. Judge
Carroll of Belmont and a delegate from Harri-
son both moved to, make the nomination unan-
mous, and was seconded by Noble delegate,
and the motion was Carried in burst of ap-
pIluse A Committee was at once dispatched
Tor tht homin6e and for all the candidates, and
ali'of the gentlemen were soon brought to the
Hail.
When Col. Tayler took the stage he received
a perfect ovation from the convention. lie
thanked them for the honor conferred, and said
it was MOI time TO talk but to work. He said the
attention of the couatry MAS attracted to this
district, and called upon the Republicans to see
to it that it maintained its place III the Repub-
iican column. Senator Hollingsworih, Judge
Frazier, and Col. Coulter, all made b.ief speech
Is, and pledged themselves to work for the
aominee,, and the, convention adjourned, salts
lied that fhtir work would be approved, by the
people. 10 ....-........', h
Chairgn.n Cieok handled the colgention in
good style. .....,.'''
IL Lee was chairman of the belmont dei>
.garion and gave satisfaction.
Messrs Sliii, tleworth, Wise and Darrah, the
local comiHittee OF Arrangements, were untif>
,1g in their efforts to make the a, ,angements
perfect-they are entitled to thanks
The county papers were all represented at
he convention = Daugherty of the Montoe
iazettei Cooley, Noble Co Republican; HILL
quaker Cilg Independent: Fayior IL Barnes.
irilrnse5 limesi Gonn, oten5enville Herald;
rad seats, at III: reporters table.
c ,Burdette Hat and W FIris represented.
he lntelligencer,. j W Lloyd the C,ucinnal.
I'fnmetflal and larry Alexander the Clnci1-
isti' Gazette.
Election next Tuesday and don't you forget
t. - ii. ,-,...i,..,
If Republicans do-iheir duty, Taylor will
lave 5,Uoo mlj '-ity next Tlesday.
3 Ih1s 'yeys3l. propose 10. support the ticket.
, EieIt Governor. Richards was among tine
8 subenylle delegation.
Hon O;GCi pe WAS in the Harrison delega>
lion. 5IyDTo 80 'fi3i. ~
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: Qua Republican friends should
be'up and doing. Every effort is
being madel-by the Democracy to
nave their entire vote at the polls
IN Tuesday. Republicans have
iootime to slumber. Let us arouse,