The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-11
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS
In the seventeenth ohio District Al.
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degratF, Congressman from the Seventeenth
district, has given an impetus 10 the prellnli.
nary canvass, which promises to be II lively
contest. The District composed OF the Coun.
ties OF Belmont, Harrison, jefferson and
Noble, was created In 1871. Previous 10 that
time, from 1850 10 1870, the district was the
same, except Tint Jefferson was ont and rus.
caravans In Mr.. Bingham represented II
during that decade. except one term, when
be was beaten by Democrat Hon. Lorenzo
Daniord was elected TO Congress from the
District In 1872, 1874 aud 1875, and then de.
cllned reelection. In 1877 Democratic
Legislature was elected, and they redlstrcted
the State, putting Guernsey and Noble coun.
ties In Democratic Districts, and putting
Carroll anu Colunbiana In their place. It's
claimed by the friends OF Col. Taylor, of Cam.
bridge, that II tho District had remained un.
changed he would have been nominated, and
it's frequently remarked among his parlisans
that "tl0 Democrats leglslated Taylor out OF
Congress-" Hon. J. r. updegrair, OF Jefferson
county, was nominated In the new District
on the Thirteenth ballot. In 1879 the Ohio
Legislature again changed front politically,
and the Districts were restored 10 their old
standing. In 1850 Dr.. UpdcHraiT, then serv.
Ing Ills ilrst term, was renominated, bis only
opponent being "Priyate" llalxell.
A reporter was talking over the present
situation with IN ardent supporter OF Col.
Taylar's claims, and reviewing the memor.
able CANVASS Of the present yeur, which is vet
fresh In the public minds, and In which DR.,
Updegrair was the leading candidate, and
the contest waxed warm. The Taylor man
referred TO represented the pleading as some.
thing like this! u 9aP
Observation-Disclosures has had II two
terms, and that Is enough.
Answer Danford had Il three terms, and
Updegrair should have II the same number,
Reply-1|ut Danford was not q candidate
Tor third term, but was nominated by &C.
clamatlon.
"And then came the reloinder and the sur.
re)uinder, and the rebnttal and the sur.
rcbuttal, till the whole district was In blaze
OF excitement.
1.-THE Convention met al St. Clairsyile on
the 2lst OF June. The delegates balloted
three days and then ad journed without max.
ing nomination. The first ballot stood,
Updegratf 90; Taylor, IS; lIollingsworth, 60;
Dalzell, 10; Poorlnan, II. After about three
hundred ballots the two last named gentle.
men Withdrew, and their strength was di.
vided among the other Candidates. The
highest vote Of Dr. Updegratt at any time
was i, while 1t required s2 to nominate.
Col. Taylor ut one time reached 81, while
Senator HollinEswovth never got above 49,"
"That Is history"
'But there is present point in II. The
second convention was held ut GAINESVILLE on
the 20th oil August. Neither Senator Hol.
lingsworlb, COLONEL oorman nor Mr.. Dalzell
was q candidate. Updegraf was NOMINATED
on the first ballot, receiving 10hvotes 10 SO for
Colonel Taylor. The nomination was made
unanimous, you may remember, on
motion Of Colonel Taylors law partner, Cap.
tain Anderson. Both the Colonel and Dr,
Updegratf we're called out and made speeches
Colonel Taylor iudossilig the nominee aud
pledging his earnest support. The successful
candidate went home 10 die; the defeated
went to work to elect his successful rival
Senator Hollingswo-:h also supported the
candidate cheerfully, while the other two ex.
candidates remained passive. DR.. Updegratf
was elected by 800 msjority, running over
1900 behind the s:ate Ticket He ran little
behind In every county, but most in his own
county and Belmont. DO you take the
point?n
"fou anticipate warm contest, sup.
pose" said the reporter.
"The canvass will be short" was the re-
spouse; TOO short to allow new candidate
TO make much Roadway. Both Col. Taylor
and Senator Hollingsworth will be before the
Convention, and adyices from Caldwell say
tlst The friends OF Judge Frazier will present
his name. Several other nalnes have been
upuuaciaI NJ ~, tol . -.
be made from these three gentlemen. While
it is of course impossible TO predict what the
convention will do, 1t may be said that ut
this time the drift appears to be toward Col,
Tayiof II We pri ojudJe irpAi the express
sions Of the press and The people, The argu-
ments made in his favor nre that he Is a man
Of ability and character, in the prime Of life;
that he comes from a county which has NOT
had q candidate for Congress for twenty-si1
years, though it has never given Demo-
cratic majority for Congress or the Legisa
ture; and that the late canvass showed that
be VS. the plnddophteA second CHOICE OF TIE
people.A
"tyhat do you think of Mr.. Hollings.
WORTH"
Senator IIollingsworth, tlough much
younger than Colonel Taylor, is alsp man
Of ability ara character and would make nm
excellent Representative; but h" comes from
n county which, since the organization OF
the party. has bad the Republican candidate
nine times in succession.r
+ "Ehgt ahoHt Judge Fra;ier's ehancesa"
!Judge Frazier has been eleven years on
the bench, and has still four years to serve
before his time expires. He is the oldes. Of
the gentlemen named, though still in the
prime OF life. He Is not very well known in
this end OF the district, his judicial life keep.
ing him out Of politics. yet his reputation Is
that OF Ill honest and efficient officer. He wa.
first named in connection with the candidacy
toward the close Of the 81. Clairs7ille sonySierr
ton, and was brought toward as an available
dark horse"
"Bnt you have notanswered my first cues
tlon,' the reporter persisted. evil IL be a
warm iight?n = :
= There is not likely 10 be any bitter con-
hict over The nomination. The people will
not permit it, and the candidates, think
have toa muph senss OF pfopriety 10 'inaug,l-
rate Q disgracelul sauabble for the place.
lhe democrats cameso near electing their
candidate before that they will mske renewed
efforts this time, and II behooves the Eepub-
!icans 10 present Il candidate vha IS well
Rp9Tn 10 TIE ,peapla and OF whose ability
AHA IL mtfSt
be done decently and in order, and without
strife or bitterness. predict that the calm
which always follows the storm will be seen
IN the proceedings ofthe Republican conyen
ton OF the Seventeenth Ohio district"
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