Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-12-28

THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN
Ofihe Seventeenth District
AND HIS NAME IT'S
COT. ]. o. TAYLOR.
THIRTY Two BALLOTS NOMINATE HIM,
A Grand Convention of Enthusias.
tic Republicans.
THIRFY-TWO BALLOTS NOMINATE Hin

The weak -kneed Republican or san
guine Democrat, who witnessed the out
pouring of Republicans gathered from
out all the precincts of the Seventeenth
district, at the Convention, in Bellaire,
on Tuesday, must have been impressed
deeply with the conviction that the Re
publicans of the district, though their
late leader had fallen Just as
additional honors had been added to his
already well-earned laurcls. were de-
termined to maintain their prestige, and
save untarnished the fame of the old
10th Ohio. The convention Was com
posed of line body of men--the true
representatives of an intelligent con-
Stituency.
Pursuant to program the convention
met in Zileh's Opera House. at II o'clock
a. m, and was called to order by JOHN G..
Brown, Esq, chairman of the Con-
gressional committee Rev. X. NJ.
Brown, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Bellaire, made an eloquent pray
sr, in which he allu led feelingly To Con-
gresham Updegraff and his public ser
vices, and invoked Divine favor upon
his bereaved family. Following the
the convention was announced as fol-
lows: John NJ. Cook, Esq, chairman.
and V. ID. Craig, of Cambridge, Secreta-
ry.
On motion of Mr. Dunbar, of Steuben-
vile, the temporary organization was
declared the permanent one. Mr.. Cook
acknowledged gracefully the double
compliment paid him, and urged upon
the Convention to make no mistakes III
their work. Never in the history of the
party were higher responsibilities and
grander opportunities presented. The
candidate selected here to-day should
receive an Overwhelming majority at
the election on Tuesday. The whole
State-yes. the nation-is looking to US.
Whoever is selected, let every personal
and individual consideration sink out
of sight, and let the shout go up from
this Convention as of one man, "To
your tents, o Israel" and in the coming
contest-the first after the disaster-we
will show the State and Nation that the
grand old par:y-the party of Lincoln,
of Grant, and of Garfield, still lives in
the affections of the people.
The chair then announced that the
convention WIS ready for business, and
the following committees, whiciI had
been chosen at the meetings of the coun
ty delegations were announced:
On CREDENTIALs-Belmo L. b.
Hammond; Guernsey, Jonathan Rose;
Harrison, J. w. Bassell; Jefferson, Chas
Reynolds; Noble, Chas. Blakney.
On RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
Belmont, C. w. Carroll; Guernsey, Jas.
NJ. johnson; Harrison, J. NJ. Scott; JEFF
ferson, Geo. Mccoy; Noble, john Len
noX ee
On BEsoLUTIoNs-Bel j. NJ.
Todd Guernsey, Alfred Weedon; Har-
rison. 5. 5. Iamlin; jefferson, Joseph j.
Jordan; Noble. t. II. Archer.
Judge CIV. Carroll,of Belmont, moved
that the Rules and Order of Business
adopted at the Barnesville convention.
one being able to state what these rules
were, after considerable discussion, the
motion was lost. -sf uE
Mr.. Joshua X. Brown. of Guernsey,
offered a resolution that the eandidate
receiving the maj jority of the votes of
the convention should be declared the
nominee for both terms of congress.
The resolution WAS opposed by 5. FL.
Lee, of Bellaire, who favored leaving
the matter with the committee on order
Of business. and Mr.. j. C. Gray, Of Mar
tins Ferry, wanted to instruct the COM
mittee, but while this scramble was GO
ing on, Charley Baltzell. of Bellaire, put
stop to the business, by making the
point of order that the committee on
credentials had not yet determined who
were members of the convention, and
had right to vote, and his point was
sustained 10y the chair. .'e H'i'
The convention then adjourned until
l o'clock, whenthe REPORTS Of commit
tees would be heard. -'d T.. =
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