Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-30
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
HARMONIOUS GATHERING.
1t Makes a Ticket to Win.

The Belmont County Republican Com
met in The beautiful Walnut
Grove. at Martin Ferry, last Wednes-
day morning. with very large attend
ance of Republicans outside of the reg
ularly elected delegates. The streets
in some portions of the town were
thronged with candidates, delegates and
spectators during the EARLIER hours of
the day. and the best of feeling pre-
vailed. The work of TIE Convention
was harmonious, aud dispatched with
more than ordinary speed.
AT II o'clock, C. W. Carroll. Esq,
chairman OF the County Republican,
Committee, called riIe Convention to or
der, and named the following temporary
officers: Chairman, DR.. J. NJ. Todd, of
Bridgeport: Secretaries, J. F. Anderson,
of Bellairr. and j. B. Longlcy, ST. Clairs-
vile.
Before taking the chair Dr. Todd
made ringing little Republican speech
which was well received
y call of the townships showed all
fully rerepresented. The following COM
mittees were then appointed by the
chair:
Credentials i. Il. Cope. Jos. Yocum,
W. ID. Lewis o. G. Mccullough and E
P. Rhodes.
Rules and Order of Business-J. NJ.
Lewis, Lee Evans, L. Il. Lockwood, W.
G. Majors, NJ. NJ Scott.
Permanent OrganizatiOn-W. : Ken
non. D. b. Crafty. Nathan Lynn. |. C.
Holloway. Vim. Patterson.
ReSolutiuns-W \. Hunt, :. II. Lee,
J. ). Ely, T. y. Welsh. J. u. l:~rkrtt.
The following resolution as offered
by c. w. Carroll, Esq, who sid That it
WAS offered for the Sake OF htgnhumy III
the Republican party in the present
Campaign, and lie moved LAT II be
adopted rs the sen>n ui the Convention
Resolved, That the Republican party of
Belmont county hereby Dc. lare> tl,at il is Op
posed TO any and al agitation # what is
known as the ''county seat question during
the next two years, and we hereby INSTRUCT
our candidate for Representative, if elected,
to oppose by all honorable ways and means
the introduction and passage of any bill pros
viding for the removal of the county seat, or
the construction of new buildings at ST.
Clairsville.
The resolution was seconded by Col
Poorman, on behalf of the Pultney del
egation, and was passed without dis
Senting voice.
The Convention then tosk O recess un-
til p. In.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled prompt
ly at l O'Clock, and the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported in ia
vor Of making the temporary organiza-
tiOn permanent, with the following Vice
Presidents:
Cclerain tp., l. G. Cope; Flushing, J.
dell; kirkwood, Chas Anderson; Mead.
L. V. Lockwood; Pease, A. BIannum
Pultney, d. II. Darrah; Richland, Chas.
H. Arick; Smith, Ira Lewis; Somerset,
Thos. Wilson; Union. VIM. b. Kirk
Warren. 5. B. Piper; Washington. Thos.
B. Hammond; Wayne, J. w. Davis
Wheeling, Wm. L. Patton; York, Peter
Gitlin.
The Committee ON Credentials report
ed all the townships fully represented,
and no contests.
The Committee on Rules recommend :
ed that the rules governing the Ohio
House of Representatives be adopted as
far as applicable as the rules governing
the convention; and that it take 43 votes
to nominate.
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed the following resolution, which WAS
adopted:
Resolved. That we, the representatives of
the Republicans of Belmont county in con
ventiOn assembled, hereby endorse the reso-
ho Il
convention, and the nominees of that conven>
ton.
The townships were then called sssr
nominations for Representatiye Messrs.
Samuel Hilles, of Warren; Lindley Z.
Bailey, of Warren, and Geo. II. Berstler,
of Kirkwood, were named, but as il was
evident before the result of the ballot
was announced that Hilles would be
nominated, numerous changes were
made, and he was finally nominated by
acclamation, with a loud hurrah. Mr..
Hilles being called for, advanced to the
platform and addressed few remarks
to the convention, promising to do his
best to be elected, and hoped all present
would work for the triumph of the en-
tire ticket
For Clerk of the Courts, +. NJ. Cowen,
of Richland Dewitt Danford, of Pult
ney; Orlando Cope, of COlerain; Ii. NJ.
Davies, of Richland, and NJ. S Wilson.
of Warren, were named. The first bal
lot resulted: Cowen, 1715; Danford, 26 !;
Cope, II; Davies, AZ; Wilson, l5. A
second ballot was ordered, which nomi-
mated Danford by the entire vote of the
convention.
For Auditor, Levi Starkey. of Flush
ing, and T. Il. Jackson, of Smith. were
announced. The first ballot nominated
Jackson by majority Of 5 vutes- the
vote standing 40 10 -.
For Treasurer, George Robinson, of
Pease; Andrew Hammond of Mead: J .
b. Hoge, of Richaud, aud John Knox of
Warren, were nained. NJ Knox, IN Il
neat little speech, Withdrew his name.
saying that his t. wnship hal been hon
ored enough in securing the Represents
tive. The lirst ballot resulted, Iogt 80 {;
Hammond, 27; Robinson, 10. y secnnd
ballot WAS ordered, and nominated lIage
by the following vote: II"g", 40; liam
mand, 2l1 y: Rob rs N, II.
For Recorder, the present efficient in
cumbent WAS renomiuated hy accama-
tion with rousing cheers.
For Commissioner, Morris Cope, pres
ent incumbent, was renpminaLed by ac-
clamation.
For Infirmary Director, the Same
course WAS adopted, Mr.. Joseph Bailey
being nominated by acciamati0n.
C. w. Carroll. Esq, chairman of the
County Committee, announced that the
Central Committee would meet at ST.
Clairsvilie, on Saturday, September lst,
after which the Convention adjourned.
SENATOR SHERMAN spoke at Find
lay, OH Saturday. In his judgment the
Immediate ISSUES of the Ohin camnaion