Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-23
THE DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL
Large On-HarmOniOus Pro
ceedings.

| COthand, convened In City Hall. Bellalre,
on Thursday, to nominate a member of
the General Assembly and county Off
GERS. Owing to the active interest taken
in the nominations by the official party
managers, and the hostility engendered
| by their attempt to hog all the perSim-
MONS" there was pretty large attend
ance of the unterritied i'll at the opening
of the convention. Even the 9epubli
cans were liberal in their attendance,
many of them looking on with deep in
tereSt.
The preliminary organization had all
been arranged by chairman of the com
mittee, r. NJ. Eaton, who at IL O'Clock in
SKY Scraper" speech called the COIL
vention to order and announced the fol-
lowing temporary organization: Tempo
rary Chairman, Ross J. Alexander; Sec
retary, J. B. Ryan.
Upon assuming the duties of the
chair Mr.. Alexander thanked the con-
vention for the honor which had been
thrust 50 suddenly upon him several
proceeded To plant himself Oh the Ohio
Democratic platform.
After the chairman's speech. = call Of
townships showed that every delegation
Was full-in what way WAS not stated.
The following committees were then
appointed:
Credentials. NJ. Riley, Robert
Mann. DIR. Wm. McMasters, Isaac Colts
and Hamilton Eaton.
Permanent Oi ganIZ DR.. E. n.
Riggs. as. b. i.iichr,. +. NJ. Taggart,
Hamilton Glass and VIM. Millison.
ResolutionS-Cu J. f. CharlesWorth,
w. NJ. Armstrong, John GLADDEN.. Hon.
Harvey Danford and 5. B. Creamer.
Rules and Order of Business-W J.
Kelly, John w. HIngely. Henry Frasher,
Thomas A. Mitchell and X. b. Mitchell.
Hamilton Eaton rose to the point of
order that he could not serve on the
committee AS he WAS not Il delegate to
the convention. The chair decided that
the preliminary organization WAS II
mass convention in which all Demo
Gratis had right to take part.
The convention then adjourned for
dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed AS follows:
Resolved. That the Democratic con-
vention of Belmont county fully and
cordially endorse and reailirm the plat
form of principles adopted by the Ohio
Democracy at their last State COnVen-
tiOn.
And here chairman of the committee
ChaI les worth, evidently supposing the
members of the convention had never
seen that document, read the full State
platform.
Resolved, That the ticket nominated
by said convention meets with our
hearty approval, and that we pledge it
our support.
The Committee ON Rules next report
ed the usual rules and order of business,
requiring majority Os all votes to NOM
inate. The rules reported required that
in voting for candidates the chairman
of each tUwnshi. delegation should an
nOunce the vote of his delegation. Dr.
Cook, of bridgeport, who was not d del
egate, played the fine Italian hand of the
inside manipulatorS of the whole bust
ness, by Offering an amendment requir-
ing vote by ballot. l. NJ. Riley made
the point of order that the rule had been
changed from secret to open ballot by
mass convention, and that delegate
it. Contrary to his decision on the same
point as given before, the chair decided
the point not well taken, and the amend
ment was declared carried by vote of
AZ to 80. Chairman Alexander was ju-
bilant at the result of this vote, which
gave the convention a chance to sit qui-
etly down upon his old antagonist. Hon.
David Wagner. and DR.. Cook, his will
ing henchman, smiled audlbly when the
last prop was knocked from beneath the
active young Democratic statesman from
Colerain. Hon. w. S. Barton. and the
fading glOties of Addison Thompson's
candidacy for the elerkship, disappear
ed entirely behind the gauzy triekery of
the party managers at headquarters.
The committee on credentials report
ed ali townships, wards, &C., full. and
no contests.
Committee Oh Permanent Organiza-
tioh reported: For President, r. S.
Clark; vice-President from each town
ship; Secretary, J. B. Ryan.
On taking The chair Mr.. Clark made
one of his own style characteristic. con
gratulatory speeches, and advised the
young men to counsel with and take
the advice of the older heads of the
party. He WAS evidently entirely off
the New Democracy idea.
Nominations for Representative being
in order, John Francis Kelly, Eco. pro
ceedsd to announce "Ruffled Shirt"
Wagener. Mayor Cooper, of Bellaire,
named w. 5. Barton, of Colerain; 5. b.
Creamer presented the name of Isaac B.
Myers, of Mead and James w. Walton
Tnh Of
The first ballet showed that the slate
of Coffland, Barrett Il Co.. which was
arranged before the convention. was to
be ratified by the delegates, and the fur
ther work of that body showed that the
slate could MT, be broken. The ballot
was Wagener, 20; Howard, 3S: Barton.
10; Myers. II.
A second ballot WAS ordered, which
nominated Howard by the following
vote: Howard, 80; Wagener, %, Barton,
g; Myers, 3.
For candidate for Clerk of Courts was
to be made the tremendous effort to
overcome the ticket arranged before the
cony ention was called, but without avail.
The names of James Kinney, Addison
Thompson, and VIM. b. Cash were an
nounced. Cash came within one vote of
being nominated on first ballot, AS fol
lows: Cash. 40: Thompson. Is; Kinney,
20. The second ballot gave Cash, 4S;
Thompson, II; Kinney, 20.
Four names were announced for Au-
ditor-R. r. Barrett, Thomas e. Hyatt,
T. E. Bolon, and Miles Hart, Jr. Ac-
cording to the. programme Barrett was
nominated on first ballot, by the follow
ing vote: Barrett, 81; Hyatt, Ii; Bolon,
II; Hart ).
For Treasurer. Ed. l.. Feeley was re-
nominated by acclamation, Newell
Kennon doing the oratorical pyrotech-
MICS hand 'omely.
For Recorder, the names of North
West, John G. Mitchell and e. II. Ma
hew were announced; Mitchell was
nominated on first ballot by this vote.