The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-06
a GOOD TICKET
FOR THE REPUBLICANS TO .B1Ar

FOB THE REPUBLICANS TO BEAT
by tho Democrats or I,e,.
mont County In Convent, n at
H%arnesvilfe Yes,erdny-List
Of the Nominations.
Tho Belmont County Democratic Conven.
lion met At Barnssviiie yesterday. II WAS
N. when l. NJ. Riley. Esq Chairman
Of the Central Committee, called The conysn.
tion 10 order. The Town Hall was comfort.
ably filled, tho ms oriiy Of the audience be-.
Ing young men. After prayer by Tho Rev,
Or. Wallace, Of the First Preshytsrls al
Church Of GAINESVILLE, Hamilton Elton, OF
Warren, was chosen Temporary Chairman,
and James i. Ryan, Of Rtchlaud, Temporary
secresary On taking the chair, Mr.. Eaton
thanked the convention Tor the honor, and
said that the business OF the convention
wonld be promptly attended, TO In oder 10
hear the speech Of GeneralA. J Warner, the
candidate for Conpress.
on motion OF %ex.Auditos Coilaa I'D, The iol.
loving committees were appointed by the
chatr:
Decentralization McGrAnahau, E. Kin.
ney. W. A. Glover, J. V. Fisher, O. Camp.
bell.
Permanent 0rgsnization-Lea Lsach, ]. G.
Bethel, Henry Frazier, j. H. E. Patterson,
Alfred Bisbof.
Rules and Order Of Bnsiness-W. 8. Bar.
ton, 10. @ck.lvsy, A. NJ. Workman, @. A.
Korper. a. g fin.
The convention then adjourned TO inset at
| I. N,
ALEC thu convention was again called 10
order. The Commitsesoa Cradentisi reported
the delegations all full. The temporary OF
ganfztttou was msds permanent. This re-
ports Of the committees were adopted har-
monfous'y. On motion the Chair appointed
Jam'sO. Dixon assistant Secretary.
The presentation Of candidates for Probate
Judge was next In order.
,a. PROBATE JUDGE. "N
Mr.. I. Il Day, OF Mead township, named
Mayor Cooper, OF Bellalre. But slight up
| plauss greeted bis name.
r. II. %Tannyhill, E q OF B4r.esville, PIE.
sented the name Of James w. Wxltop, oI
Warren township, III a somewhat lengthy
speech, after which the Evansville %clncqusri
attempted to create soms enthusiasm.
Hon. Harvey Dantord, OF Wayne, named
Philip King, alsostf Wayne. and John J
Hsskstt was presented by J.. L. Dr1mmoud.
Tbs ballos'nR then commenced. and IN,
ballet resulted: Cooper, l3:: Walton 80
King, @; Hesket, s. No choice.
Second ballo':. Cooper, 46; Walton, 80
King, 4 Cooper's nomination was thel
made unanimous amid loud applause.
suERlrV. I"
For Sheriff, Judge Cochran presented III,
name Of Robert Hanson, Of Ma,tin's Ferry
Henry Magic named Thomas J. Carr, q
Warren; Amos Shepherd named J.. T.. Oar
raj; George W. Wood bridge named John b
Hsinleln. Mr.. Woodsridgs's geography wa.
a little at fault, az he referred to @ lake
CITY ss a tewn OF Belmont county. Geors
Mckee seconded Hsiulsin's r.omiu s,ion
Billy Gallagher In a Il livery suepch nan,st
Jos Beatty; W. W. O. fllud named T. l.. Bo
len.
The frat ballot resulted thus: Hsinlein, q
Hanson. IL; Carr, II; Darrah, II; Be atty, 10
Bolsn, s
secoad ballot, Heiplsin. SO; Hsr son, 80
Datrah, 10; Boil ,n, I, and q lew votes scatter
ing.
Hsinlein's nomination YVES made unsai
NOUS. H.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Ex-Audltcr @. fl md presented the name
OF Newell K. Ksanou, + q, Of RiehIand
Township, for Prosecutor Ia q neat spsech.
fh2 rules wore suspended aad Mt. ksnnan
was nominated by reclamation. Mr.. keunon
was in the audience and IN response to re-.
peated calls appeared and thanked the con.
~vsntion for ths unsolicited honor. Tnis
created the first ganuine enthusiasm Of the
day and he was received with tremendous
applause.
s-o.s OTHER OFFICES.
MI. Nathaniel Taylor wss rsaomiaatsd ioz
Commissioner without opposition.
For Id6rmary Director Levy Jones and
Joha A. Taylor we're put In nomination.
Jones was nominated On tho first ballot. &
E. B. Kennedy Was nominated for Coroner
by accfnmation.
After the nomination OF the ticket, General
a. J. Warner delivered bis address. Mr
Warner is not q very pleasant talker, aud his
gestures anything but graceful. He IL tail.
son ewhst stopped and hesitased a little in
speaking.
HIS rHEvx.
he spoke fully fifteen minutes without
any applause, aud even then 1t was faint,
He enunclated the Democratic doctrines, and
referred to Arthur's famous remark about
the use OF soap" in 1880, but his sliencs In
regard TO STANDARD Gu" was really distrea,.
Ing. The General mentioned Tilden'a name,
but no one ohsersd. He denounced the
grants OF public land as q misuse OF political
power. reference TO Cleveland and Hem
dslcks drew forth from the convention some
enthusiasm. The latter part of the speech
WAS frequently a%pplsudsd, and rs q whole 1t
was good, although long. He spoke bri, fly
on the pension laws, and announced that be
would diacusa the tariff and other Issues in
this county at an early day.
THE NoA1NAr1oxa.
Cooper's nomination was effected by a deal
whereby Coopsr's friends are to sapportJ John
Nice ranahAn for ne3t Mayor OF BslIaiie in
return for Pultney's solid support OF Cooper.
Cooper WAS elected Mayor by the Temperance
element Of Bsliatre, aud 1t was rather anus
INK TO See bis candidacy advocated by tuch
.'strikers" az "DumpH' Sherman and John
MoDermott. -
Ivy Tar the best nomination is the Proseout-
ing Attorney. Newell K. Kenuon, the nom.
inss. Is q son Of the late Judge William Ken.
non.J r.t and Is D lawyer OF marked ability,
His. nomination" said a prominent man,
"neans a vigorous csavass, and his election
an Efficient discharge Of his du,ies."l
The following representatives. OF the press
were at the convention: Col. W. A. Hunt,
ct. Clairsviile Gronicae; James +. Anderson,
Ballaire Independent; NJ. Huffman, Belluire
DtMocrGti George McCieilapd, RarussvitIa
Enterprise; W. L. Talbot, Evansville Repub.
tican. and the representative Of the IS7ELl1.
oEhcfR.. r5..
Gen. Warmers Candidacy.
Said a delegate to the recent Caldwell Con.
ton who was In Barnesville yesterday
General Wrrren was nominated at Csid.
we'll by reclamation and with q spirit Of har.
mouy that delighted the uninitiated OF the
Democracy, bat the well informed knew
better. General Warren had opposed the