Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-15

American industry. That the recent attempt of
the Democratic majority in congress to pass the
Morrison tariff bill, greatly reducing the duties
on foreign products coming into competition
with the products of our factories, and placing
wool on the free list, was a movement that If
successful would have been disasterous to our
interests, and that so long as the free trade
element in the Democratic party shapes its
policy and controls its action, it is the duty of
every citizen of Belmont county who believes
in protection to vote the Republican ticket.
RESOLVED, That the Republican party of Bel
mont county heartily endorses the action of the
general assembly in investigating and exposing
the infamous action of two years ago, by which
a great corporation, by the lavish use of money,
corruptly controlled the Democratic members
OF the legislature, and secured the defeat of
George H. PendletOn and the election of Henry
B. Payne to the .. S. senate, and we demand
full and fair investigation of the same.
RESOLVED, That we commend the general as
sembly for the passage of the Dow law, the law
to establish soldiers home for the helpless
defenders of the nation, the law to provide for
the support OF INDECENT soldiers and their widows
and children, and we fully endorse the manly,
able and incorruptible administration of Cover
nor Foraker.
hESOLN kD. ludl lHS NuOlGSdle anu OuI-
RACES upon the ballot box and forgeries of the
election returns in Hamilton county and else
where in the state, perpetrated in the name of
Democracy, was an infamous conspiracy to
destroy the purity of the ballot box, and We
heartily endorse the prompt, decisive action of
the Republicans of the legislature in exposing
the fraud, and expelling those who held seats
contaminated by it, and we refer with pride to
the part taken by the representatives of, this
county in exposing that fraud and purging the
legislature of those who represented it, and
especially to the course of Hon. c. L. Poorman,
chairman of the committee on privileges and
elections; and We commend him to the Repub-
lic1ns of the seventeenth district as one who
would make an able and effective leader in a
campaign to be fought largely upon issues
against fraud, forgery and corruption in politics.
At the forenoon session DR.. l. G. Cope
had presented the following resolution,
which was referred to The COMMITTEES:
RESOLVED, That hereafter the Republican
county central committee shall be composed of
one committeeman for each voting precinct,
each of whom shall be entitled to cast num-
Der of votes at the meeting of the committee
equal to the whole number of votes cast for the
head of the Republican ticket at the last gen.
eral election in their respective precincts.
Committeeman representing One-half of the Re-
publican vote of the county will constitute a
quorum.
The committee reported in favor of
this resolution. and it was adopted.
NOMINATIONS.
The Chair announced that the conven-
tiOn was now ready to nominate tick
ct, and called the roll of the townships
for nominations for
AUDITOR.
Colerain responded through James H
Cope, who announced d II Ddrrah, of
Pultney. The roll call proceeded until
Union was called, when W Nichol. of
St. Clairsville. 10 rattling little speech.
announced the name of John A Bond, of
Union. This nomination was seconded
by 7 W Emerson. Esq. No other names
being announced, a ballot was taken.
which resulted: Darrah "a, Bond AZ.
Darrdh was declared the nominee, and
it was made unanimous.
CLERK OF COURTS.
The roll call for announcements for
Clerk brought forth two candidates
Hon Nathan Lynn. of Union, named
John w Rose, of Kirkwood, second by
Jas Tallman, of Bellaire. I w En-
ersOn, for Warren, named Samuel B Pi-
per, seconded by w Nichol. The ballot
resulted in the nomination of Mr. Piper 3,
he receiving 80 votes to 43 for Mr. Rose.
SHERIFF.
There was an audible snirker and :.
buslle of expectancy, when the chair said
announcements for Sheriff were in order.
Even the knowing ones were at sea as to
who The nominee would be, aud there
was even a doubt as to whose names
would be before the convention. How
ever the call of the townships resulted
in the following each announcement of
favorites bringing forth applause from
the congregated masses of sweltering
humanity:
VIM White, of Goshen. named o E
Foulke, of that township.
A E Howell, named Asa Jones, of
KirkwOod.
j C Gray, of Pease, entered Frank
Sedwick.
DR. NJ Todd.in a business way, named
Joe McConnaughey, of Bridgeport.
John Pollock trotted in with Thomas
Clark, of Richland.
7 B Harris. when Somerset was call
ed, brought out Capt Thos Wilson.
Washington township. by Lewis Ow'
ems, doomed for Alex Danford, of Rich
land.
Wayne township named A G King,
with the announcement that he was a
man neither of the others could even
arrest.
TIE BALLOTING
The balloting was watched with in
tense interest, gain for any one being
applanded. but the figures will tell the
whole story: