Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-07-03
THE NEW 18th DISTRICT,
REPUBLICANS AT CALDWELL
Re-Nominate by AcclamatiOn, Hon.
Joseph ID. Taylor for Congress.
Hon. Rodney M. Slim son for District
EIectOr
Rousing and Enthusiastic Convention.

Rousing and Enthusiastic Convention
Pursuant to call, the Republican Con-
gressiOnal Convention of the Seven
teenth Ohio district, met in Caldwell
on Tuesday, July l. Opera Hall, in
which the convention assembled, is a
neat and airy room, with a seating ca
pacity of 500. The enterprising Repub-
licans of Caldwell. under the direction
of live local committee, decorated the
interior of the hall elaboraSely with
flowers and plants and bunting, and in
front, on either side of the stage, were
displayed elegant pictures of the mar
tyred Lincoln, the sainted Garfield and
the "Pluued knight" Blaine, the gal
liant leader of the victorious hosts of
1884.
The stage arrangements and all the
details for the comfort and convenience
of the delegates and visitors, were COM
plste, and reflected credit upon those
having the matter in charge.
At 10 o'clock the delegates from the
several counties of the district, held the
usual caucuses and selected members of
committees,&c. In the Belmont caucus,
Col. j. NJ. Lewis, Of GAINESVILLE. was
chosen chairman OF the delegation, and
o. r. Wood, of Martins Ferry, Sec'y.
At o'clock the convention was called
to order by w A Hunt, chairman Of the
district congressional committee, and
the exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev George NJ Wilson. The Rever
end gentleman thanked the Omniscient
Father for the care which he had exer-
cised over this great Republic through
days of calamity and darkness down to
the present, and invoked Divine guild
ance in this hour, that the party Of pu-
rity and honor, and good government,
having in view the greatest good to the
people of our highly favored land, might
be successful in the contest before them
Upon the conclusion Of the prayer,
the chair announced Gen. r. r. Dawes,
of Marietta, as temporary chairman, and
DR. 2 Simons, of Cald well, us Temporal
ry secretary.
Gen. Dawes, upon being introduced,
was received with hearty applause, and
after expressing his thanks for the priv
ilege of presiding over such body of
Republicans, proceeded to discuss, in a
half hours speech, some of the questions
at issue between the two great parties.
His speech was "rattler" and provoked
frequent outbursts of applause.
A call of the counties for committee
men and vice presidents of the conven-
tion being ordered, the following were
announced:
Acknowledgement organization, G
N Wise; credentials, G 5 Baron; rules,
w 5 Mechem; resolutions; Hon Samuel
Hilles; vice president, J NJ Walters;
district committeeman, NJ C Mitchell.
Guernsey Permanent organization,
n II Barber; credentials, j r Barr !;
rules, Alfred Weldon; resolutions, r 5
Frame; vice president, T M Johnson /;
district Committeeman 7 III Anderson.
Monroe Permanent organization, j
w Brock; credentials, VIM Gibson !;
rules, w Doherty; vice president, S L
Mooney resolutions, J E Jones district
committeeman W Doherty.
Noble-Permanent organization, T d
Petty; credentials. G w PhilpOt; rules,
w G Young; resolutions, TIC Williams !;
vice president, John Connor; district
committeeman, G Foster.
Washington-Perman organization,
F S Gutter; credentials, ] K Rhodes;
vice president, L w Moore; rules, j w
Chamberlain; resolutions, E R Alder
man; district committeeman R r Dawes.
The chair announced that the above
committees would meet at the places
designated on the program, and the
convention took a recess until 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Before the hour for meeting after dim
ner had arrived. the hall was packed
with people, every available seat being
occupied, and the entrance ways and
aisles were crowded. The session was
opened with a campaign song, entitled
"The Grand Old Party that Stood by the
Boys who Fought for the Flag" by
Prof. John II Sarchett, of Cambridge, by
The Caldwell Glee Club. led by the Prot
fessor, who also presided at the organ.
The rendition of this song created great
and cheer after cheer went
up from the Convention, until the Club
encore, by the singing of an.
other song. which was equally well re-
ceived. The convention then in the
best Of humor, entered Oh the work of
the afternoon. Chairman Dawes called
for the reports of committees.
The committee on credentials reported
all delegations were present and no
contest.
The committee on rules and order of
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