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ought to prevail, and It was time for him
to step down and out. To this the answer
was that Bingham had served eight terms
and Dantord three, and there had been

and Daniord three, and there had beer
no "rule" on the subject. i5A5
The convention was held In st. Clairs
Vile on the 21st OF June. Each county In
the district had a candidate. Belmont
county's candidate was Col. Poorman,
Guernsey'B wes Col. Taylor, Harrison'a
was Senator Hollingsworth, JeiIerson's was
Dr.. Updegralf, and Mobiles was Private
Dalzell. Neither Of the candidates could
muster the eighty votes necessary 10 nom.
nominate. The convention was In session
three days, and balloted $40 times. To.
ward the close Of the convention Dalzell
and Poorman withdrew, but their dele
gates scattered to the three remaining can.
didates and the result was not changed.
AT length the Taylor and Hollingswo1th
men combined their forces and I'D journed
without making nomination. @1S :.
DIX. ,,s s.tTnE SECOND HITCH, vi e
Another convention was called and held
at Barnesyille two months later. There
were but two candidates. Hollingsworth
had published letter Of withdrawal and
then went to work on the quiet for Upde.
grail. .Poorinan was not candidate. Dal.
zell had shut himself up in bis den and
was pouring out his bile In letters to the
Democratic newspapers Updegraff wes
Nominated easily, and his speech Of accept.
ance was his last public utterance. Worn
out byohis hard work in Congress and by
the excitement Of. the two preliminary
campaigns, be went home and took to his
bed. He was not able to take part in the
campaign; and though hiscompetitors went
into the canvass and did their best for him
bis majority was greatly reduced. .-a
Gu Thanksgiving day, after the election
Dr.. Upde2raE died Of Bright's disease, and
the Office which had been the cause OF go
much bitter contention was again vacant.
Dr.. updegratf had lived long enough to
prove that he ives a man Of force and
ability, and long enough TO establish the
threeterm rule in this district. A new
election was called, 10 be held on the q Of
january, 1888. The Republican conyen.
ton was held at Bsllaire on the 28.h Of
December, 1852. just one week before the
election. " "A: =,7gT 5,,7=-.g 81
i Tue ELECTION FOR THE VACANCY.
iPoorman and Dalzsll did not enter the
n9ht TINS time. They had not recovered
from the shock OF the June convention.
1n their stead came Col. Coulter, oftJsfrer.
son, and; Judge Frazier, OF Noble.4 Hol.
lipgsTotth%withdrew his withdrawal and
c:sue up; smiling with Harrison county at
h!s back:3Taylor entered the race with the
pig ends Of Guernsey and enoug ghlebtes
from Belmont and Jefferson to give him a
strong lead. aBus5ss before, no candidate
had msjority,&and after ten or twelve
ballots hsd bosn Cas-: it began to look as il |
the scenes at St C'airsyille were to be re.
enacted. But our people had enough OF
that sort OF thing, and on the nineteenth !
ballot Taylor Was nominated both for The
vacancy and the full term. He had only
one week in which to make the canvass,
and Ross ]. Alexander was strong oppo-
neat. But he went TO work with will,
and by the active assistance OF his com.
pstitols be rolled up a majority more than
twice es large es that given d.. Updegraff.
I. Danford, Updegraf and Taylor were the
principal opponents of Bingham in the
days lang syne; they were the principa!
characters in tho Dellaire convention Of
1872, wherein Bingham was mot beaten,
but betrayed" as he said; they have, each
III his turn, succeeded Bingham in Con-
gress. Is hnot q curious coincidence?
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