Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-02
Republican County Convention.
THE OLD GUARD IN LINE.
ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICANS NAME AWlNNlNG
TICKET.
Large and Harmonious Convention.

One of the largest and most entkusi>
astic conventions ever held in Belmont
county, was that of the Republicans, in
Welday's Hall, on Thursday of last
week. The day previous to the conven-
tion, the delegations and friends of diff
ferent candidates began to make their
appearance, and by II o'clock on Thurs
day, an immense crowd surrounded We'll
days Hall, and filled up the whole town.
At IL o'clock, the music OF the St.
ClairsvilIe cornet band gave notice that
the work of the convention was about
to commence, and the Hall was soon
filled even as to standing room. The
delegates soen arranged themselves un-
der their different township banners, and
looked approvingly on the work of the
local com mittee, as the stage had been
beautifully decorated with evergreens,
flowers and flags, with the pictures of
Washington and Lincoln at either end,
enveloped in beautiful wreaths, while
that of the Martyr Garfield, draped in
Grape, occupied the central position, and
in the background, draped in miniature
flags, hung the picture of the great lead
srs of the armies-the immortal Grant.
Hon. L. Danford, chairman of the
county central committee, called the
convention to order at ten minutes after
IL o'clock, and an appropriate prayer
was offered by Rev. w. II. Haskell, of
the NJ. E. church of st. Clairsville.
After a short speech, Mr.. Danford in
troduced J. b. Smith, Esq, of Bellaire,
as the temporary chairman of the con
vention, who spoke for twenty minutes,
and then called for the business of the
convention.
Below is a synopsis of Mr.. Smiths
remarks:
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
CONVENTION: l can but thank you for the
honor conferred upon me in calling me to pre-
side over this a Republican Convention as
your temporary chairman. 1t always does
me good to associate with Republican friends,
and be with them in their convention as this
is-and as "brevity is the soul of wit,
You have work to do-a duty you owe your
selves, your county and country; and now
after the benediction of the Ruler of the Ma
tions, the Governor and Creator of all the
Universe has been invoked upon you and all
your deliberations, | have no fears but what
your deliberations will be guided in wisdom
and in harmony; and plead with you that
you let no sectional or local preferences or
jealousies enter into your deliberations. The
only trouble with the Republican party of this
county is, there are so many good and true men
that we would all be glad to vote for and have
as our office-holders, but out of all these there
can be but one chosen. So then, see to it that
you choose men of unquestionable integrity,
men of tried principles, men good and true,
and whose lives have been in unison and in
sympathy with the great principles of this
our party, that has given to our country
quarter of a century of prosperity unknown
heretofore in the history of nations-men
tried and true whose voice has given no un>
certain sound in all the past. And now, as
we stand here at this time, under the shadow
of our Captains, Lincoln, Garfield and Grant,
whose mighty efforts have led US through the
dark days and struggles of the past, up to
such grand ENDS and victories-Lincoln, who
has sent down along the line of all the COM
ing future, proclaimed from the historical
heights of Gettysburg, that this is ''Govern
ment of the people, for the people and by the
people, and that other proclamation by the
other, our own beloved Garfield, made in the
dark days of the Rebellion and assassination
of our God>given President, "God reigns and
the Government still lives at Washington"
coming to us in all the deep gloom and dark
ness that hung over our land, like music from
the skies-with these grand inspirations can
upp mako rniCfQEp Or in mr.
choice? [ have confidence in your wisdom,
gentlemen of the convention, and now await
your pleasure.
On motion of W G Hedges, W A Hunt,
of the CHRONICLE, was elected temporary
secretary.
On motion OF G H Baltzell, the chair
appointed the usual committees, as fol-
lows:
Rules and Order of Business-C S S
Baron, of Pultney; D Danford, Washing
ton; T Moore. Warren; DR. VIM Estep,
Richland; + c Robinson. Pease.
Permanent Organization-J B Nc
Mechan, Thomas Wilson. John Bond, T
Rowles, A E Howell.
Credentials Charles Baltzell, Samson
Scott, A King, DR. Lindsey, Orlando
Cope.
Resolutions james C Tallman. VIM
Day, NJ NJ Scott, Smith Hirst, and NJ c
Mitchell.
The convention then took recess for
dinner.
Afternoon Session.
Promptly at one O'Clock the convention
Was called to order, and the crowd was
even larger than at the morning session.
The chair called for reports of the COM
mittees.
CREDENTIALS.
Charles H Batzell, of the Committee
on Credentials, reported as follows:
That the delegations are full and no
contest except in the 1st ward of Bel
laire. That after having considered the
claims of the contestants in said ward,
we find that Joseph Bates and David K
Miller are entitled to seats in this con-
vention from the 1st ward of Bellaire.
The report was adopted without dis
5enting voice.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
This committee, by J B McMechan, its
chairman, reported as follows:
Permanent Chairman-Capt L Dan
ford, of Richland.
Secretary Capt W B Kirk, Union.
Assistant Seeretaries-T T Hanlon.
Warren; w A Hunt, Richland; L J
Drennen, Pease; Sol Lee, Pultney; T E
Jackson, Goshen.
On taking the chair, Capt Danford was
received with storm of applause, but
made no speech further than to thank
the convention for the honor, and warn
them that there was plenty of work for
their consideration.
The Committee on Rules and Order of
Business, being called. Col Baron. of
Bellaire, its chairman, offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
RULES.
l. That this convention shall be gov>