The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-11
BELMONT COUNTY
MOLLY INTO LINE AGAIN

MOLLY INTO LINE AGAIN
with n Local Republican, Ticket which
will "swscp Things" in October, and
~ Give strength to the Good Cause 2s
!. OF blaine. Logan anu Victory.
Tho Belmont County Republicans mat In
convention yesterday at Barnesville. The at.
tendance was not noticeably large, but as
usual was conspcuously respectable. Most
OF the prominent Republicans Of the county
were present, The meeting was called 10 or.
der at II o'clock in the nea. little city hall,
the interior Of which was very neatly deco.
rated with Il ,gB and evergreen. Tho front Of
tho stage bors steel engraving Of Washing.
ton, and on either aide were others OF the
msrtyrsd Garfield aud his next friend, the
present glorious leader Of the National Re.
publican party, Janies g. Blaine.
:, Judge q. W.. Carroll, OF Bt. Olairtvillo,
Chairman oil tho County Committee, named
Col O. l.. Poorman, editor OF tho Bsllaire
Tribune, as temporary Chairman, The an.
nouncsment was greeted with applause.
Col. Poormnn made one OF those ringing
spsechss for which he Is noted, and II was
accompanied by o running fire Of applause,
which was particularly hearty whoa he
tao people, nominated without the power Of
the machine, and representing u / that was
grand and true In Republican princlples
md A MARIAN ins,itutions ga.N-arl .I.ll.Y
Mossrs. w. W. Hanlon, OF tho Barnesvllle
Republican and W. A. Hunt, OF the st. Clai,s.
vile Chronicle, were then made Temporary
secretaries, and the roll of townships was
called for committee appointments. fle y
TUE coMAlrrkEs. ~ ,!ti5t N
The following were named as memb ors Of
the County Central Commit!ee-Ri chland
township. l.. Danf6-d; Somerset, Captain
Thomas Wilson; Warren, 8. D. Piper; Kirk.
wood, A. =. Taylor; Oolera!n, Il g. Pope;
Louis Conrad; Union. George W. Wiison;
son, J. M. Todd; Mead James Hamilton;
Smith, 8. NJ. Beckett; Pultney, Charles H
Baltzall, Samuel Simmons, Capt. Thomas
Garrett. 4. 5,.t1 .H9Eia.r
As Committee on Credentials, Messrs. Pc
Ter Gitiiu, Of Washington township; Henry
Anderson, Of Pultney township, anfO. A,
Dowdell. Of Goshen township, were named
by the Chair. ~ @iTtg, lsss-
'Oa Rules and Order of Dusiness.R. @
Graves, J. R Mitchell, J .hn y. Cochran.
| On Permanent Organic ition-C. O. Auder
son, J. X shotwell, N. U. Mitchell.
On Rssolutious-J. L. B. Mcdonald, Isaac
Taylor, John Watson. = ~ n.
The convention then took recess until
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eUpon Resembling, Rsv. ]. II. Roger;
opsned the convention with prayer. Tit
Committee on Credentials reported ull the
townships Represented. The Committee OF
Permanent Organization reported In favor OIL
retaining the temporary organization, which
was done. .ilt. ID sra, gsa4ss= IT. Nh
" THE PLATFORM. w., ~
The Committee on Resolutions submitted
tina following: Z"
Resolved BY The Republicans Of Belmont count,
in Contention Assembled, That wa approve auc
adopS The platforms Of principles adopted by
the National Republican Convention otlSs4
and the Blsts Republican Convention 10,
1881, and VIC erp :cislly endorse that part o.
those platforms relating 10 protective tariff
for American industries, aud we heartily en-.
dorse the candidates named by both OF sale
conventions. e. 7..,a.lI ..aE.5
Mr. Mcdonald, chairman OF the commit.
tee, said in presenting this resolution tina. tht
platform IVES short, but seemed to cover the
whole g,ound. Chairmaa Poorman said il
was certainly broad enough for any Republi
can to stand on. II was unanimously adopted
| PROBATE JUDGE. 6'f
Nominations for Probate Judge were then
announced to be in order, and the roll o.
townships were called for names. Mesars. T.
w. Emerson, of Bs-nesville, J. e. u. Nc
Donald, Of Bridgeport, and Isaac Il. Gastoa,
of BslIaire, were placed in nomination. Mr.
Gaston's name was received with applause
References to tho campaign for "Blaine
and victory provoked the wildest applause.
The roll cali soon showed tina. Mr.. CASTOR
pended and hiH nomination made unanimous
by acclamstion. sIs55.-2g n III.
| l,.Gt.gsa SHERRY. 'a.
For Bherih Mr.. Jamss @. TSllman, of Bel
laire, moved that the ruies b. suspended and
sedwick, be nominated by reclamation. This
motion was endorsed by the convention with
hearty cheers for aedwilk, and he was &C
nominated without dissenting yoice. III
PRoszce rrNe ATTORNEY.
The only candidate PANIED f,r Prorecutine
Attorney was John Pollock, Of St. Ciairsviils
and again the rules were suspended aad he
was unanimously chosen by reclamation.
COMMISSIONER.
70. County Commissioner the names CT A,
J.. Smith, o. GoEnep township; John O.
Israel, Of Kirkwood WIiiism j. Eeny, oil
Mead, and Jacob Heed, Of Warren, were
placed in nomination. Mr.. Berry recslvsd
the nomination on the first ballot. 5
Iy?IRMAnY DIRECTOR. ia f94.
For In6rmary Director ea lire John Side,
bottom was also unanimously nominated by
acclanation. This concluded the nomina
tions, all OK them hsying been made in about
forty minutes. 6uoh harnouious unauimity
augnrs well for, the LOCAL Republican cam
paign in old Belmont. ~ sf
JUDICIAL. DELEGATES. L
r. The next business before the convention
| Wes jhs appointment OF eighteen delegates tc
the DISTRICT Gonyention ct Youngstown, Au
gust II, which will nollinpte three circuit
judges for the district, which oonsistg Ct lhir;
lake, and gives about IL, C0o Republican me-.
iority. I. Q. mmittee OF hvs. consisting OF J.
K. Mitchell, J. Q. Ts!iman, Ez:s Mcdonnell,
John Watson and j. e. b. AcDonsld, wa:
chosen TO name these delegates, aud rsoesa
| OF five Minutes was taken. Va ,5ya,,l:e=Ga H..
~. B. Smith, a. I. Stewart, J. F. Anderson
W. s.. Kennon, solpGlon IoGue, T. W. Elmer
son, A. Fl. MITCHELL, ]. a. Gallaher, DIV.
Carroll, N. O. Mitchell, George Duncan, ]
O. Holloway, !. T. Patty, Samuel Tn,sll,ii
G. Fowler, Eli Moore, v. T. Morgan aud J. e
B. Mcdonald were named Blythe COMMITTEES
1t was announced that the County Csu.ra
Ooma,itsse would meet at 81. Clairsyllle
June 81. s. "a rs ~ H.
Col. Poormau congratulated The conyontisr
on Its work. and predicted thu triumphsn.
election OF the ticket here nominated, aud the
eonyention adjourned. q
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