Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-08-27
Senatorial Convention.

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10th senatorial District, composed OF
Belmont and Harrison counties, met ID
Flushing on last Thursday, and although
there was no contest for the nomination,
there was a good representation from
both counties of the district.
The county caucuses did not meet
until after dinner. John c. Israel, of
Kirkwood township, was chosen chair~
man of the Belmont delegation, with J.
X. ShotHeii as secretary. Hon. o. G.
Cope was the chairman of the Harrison
delegation.
at two o'clock, the county meetings
having adjourned, the convention met in
the rink, and on motion of W. B. Hearp.
of Cadiz, Col. G. l.. PooTman was chosen
chairman, and F. 4. COffland, of Harri-
son, and w. A. Hunt, of Belmont, Secre-
taries.
Col. Poorma3, on assuming the duties
of the chair, made a brief speech, in
which some telling points against the
party in power, were brought out. The
speech was well received.
The organization of the convention
being complete. the nomination of a can
didate for State Senator being in order,
w. A. Hunt, on behalf of the Belmont
delegation. presented the name of Hon.
Solomon Hogue, of Belmont, for re
nomination.
Hon. o. G. Cope, in few fitting words
seconded the nomination, and on behalf
of Harrison county, moved that Mr..
Hogue be nominated by acclamaUlon, and
the motion unanimously prevailed.
The chair appointed Hon. o. G. Cope
and W. B. Hearn, of Harrison, Judge
John S. Cochran and Capt. y. W. Lee, a
committee to notify Mr.. Hogue of his
nomination, and request his presence in
the convention.
While the committee were performing
their duty, a District Senatorial Commit
tee was appointed. as follows: Belmont
"A II Mitchell, x ShOtwell and 5 b
Piper. Harrison-W B Hearn, John NJ
Gsrvin and C \ Spiker.
On the return of the committee with
the nominee, Mr.. Hogue. he was received
with applause, and upon being presented
hy the chair, delivered short address,
calling attention to the important inter-
ests of the district, manufacturing and
agricultural. and presenting in pleasing
review some statistics concerning the
same. He closed by expressing his ap>
probation of the high honor conferred
upon him by the convention. TIE speech
was that of a business mali, who COM
pretended thoroughly the great agricul>
tural and business interests of his dis
trict. 1t elected the closest attention
throughout, and was heartily applauded.
Upon the call of the chair for further
business, John S. Cochran, of Martins
Ferry, introduced the following reSolu-
ton, supporting it in a plausible speech
of some length:
That hereafter the ratio of represen-
tation from the townships in the conven-
tions of this State Senatorial District
shall be one vote for every 100 Republi-
can votes or fraction thereof over 75, cast
at the preceding election for the Repub-
lican nominee for President of the Unit
ed States, provided; that any township
in SAID district not having said 100 votes,
shall nevertheless be entitled to one
vote"
Andrew Mcfarland, of Belmont, was
of the opinion that circumstances did
not favor the adoption of the resolution
at present.
Hon D A HOlIingsworth, of Harrison,
under instructions from his delegation,
opposed the resolution, as did also M
Hearn.
Capt. Lee, of Belmont, wasn't ready
to vote on the question.
Samuel Berry, of Wayne township, was
personally satisfied with the present plan,
and remarked that Harrison county had
not shown. disposition TO be llliberal,
and instanced their present action Of
unanimously supporting the choice Of
Belmont, and giving them man with
''clean hands and pure heart"
Harrison Brady. of Warren, said their
township was satisfied with the present
system, giving one delegate to eacn town
ship.
The vote on the resolution resulted as
follows: Belmont-SiX in favor of the
resolution, eight against, two not voting.
Harrison-SiXteen against the resolution
The resolution was declared lost.
No other business claiming the atten>
tion of the convention, a motion to ad>
journ prevailed.