Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-05
RATHER TAME.
THE REPUBLICANS OF THE sEyENTHBNfh
OHIO DISTRICT NOMINATE TAYLOR
Fhs stsubenyils Gathering One Of The euisiss'
Conventions on Rsard-A Decided Lack
of Enthusiasm the Feature.

The long talked of Republican o n
gressional Convention Of the Seventeenth
Ohio District, which, according to the
statements made by those supposed 10.
know, and who were engaged in the ardu-
ous task of working for candidates, was 10
ho tho SCENE of a stubborn and heated con-
test has at last passed into history,
and for tameness n lack
interest it has not been equalled for years
Originally there were four supposed to.oe
strong candidates, but within the past lew
weeks the list dwindled down to Colonei
], D. Taylor, of Cambridge, Guernesy
countv, and Colonel c. L. Poorman, Oh
ReIIaire. At the last hour Colonel foor-
man withdrew and published q
card of withdrawal, whey nearly
all politicians agree mas aT h;s
him as much or more harm than aia MS
aon from his other Oh two dinereht
OCCASIONS. Only last fall the RePuphc.ns
showed their appreciation OF nm Dy SEM
inc him TO the Legislature from BELMONT
county. and so close upon this he MAKES
another claim upon the party Tor more eA-
tansiye bopors. This had a tendency 10
cause the party to forsake MN, put heNcl
theless quite a number OF delegates Meie
elected to the Convention Win ihs'ru'.
ions to stay with him, II beimoh.
showed up thirty-eight GU oil hlty-eisns
DELEGATES for PoOrman. A large huiipei
of the other delegates felt thau SOM
other man was their choice, sui stu'N
to Tovlor from the fact that circumstance
Seemcd 70 indicate that he deserved the
nomination for the reason that he had OhlS
Lod one term in Congress, while IL nau
been customary for the Seventeehth Us
tr;ct to send the same man NJ least 'hiee
times. , ooupt
~ mncb rs those of true e the cil-
tbnsiosm is lacking, and that is the mann
stav of n convention and campaign.
Yesterday morning the Imperial iiotel
office and parlors, IN SteuDenNl'ie " anS
thronged with people, mostly delegates a anu
when the Wheeling papers, containing Wi
Poorman's card arrived, anu were reau Wv
re-read. the feeling became PreNaien'
among the Taylor men, that Coi: foolli''
did no less than call them all ihcorluP',
noodle men. Poorman men were sc"t'e
around the Imperial, but the lew VINO
were there were staunch, ana helu theii
ground against the imputatlon oil fhe'r W,
Moments Colonel Taylor was quartereo
at the Imperial, and rs early as a. III.
onpeared il the lobby and commenced tne
h~andshaking which did not cease I'LL Ihc
last delegate left in the evening. by
nine o'clock nearly all the delegations
we're in, except n few members OF tue De-,
mont crowd from the lower part Oh tne
county. The Guernsey delegation was
the first to 90 into caucus ut the IUhpcii"i
Hotel. the others forming in rooms at the
Court House. At IL o'clock the con''"-
ton was opened in the city Opera House
nv r, II. Anderson, Chairman OF the Coh-
grcSsional Committee. -,
Rex. ". /. Owens, minister of the l. T.
Church of Stcubcnvillc, offered prayer
invoking the blessings OF the AZ
MIGHTY upon the heads Oh
those assembled and asking the forgive
ness of national sins and the abatement Oh
pending trouble. H.
Mr., Anderson then deliveries a lengthy
address, which was in the main 4 rehearsal
of what the Republican newspapers $IlI
last winter about the Ohio Legislature IN"
The PAYNE investigation. He then intro
duccd Hon. T. i. Coulter, of Jefferson
county, who had been chosen temporary
chairman in the abScnCcOf DR.. j. vi. lodd,
of Bridgeport, who Yves the original choice
of the committee. Mr.. Coulter illustrated
his position by the story of the man VINO
had been sent to Boston tn I'LL Danlcl
Webster's place on a certain occasion. lie
could not fill it, but could rattle around
in it," He extended a hearty welcome on
behalf of the people OF StcubcnVllle 10 al
the DELEGATES. especially those from the old
Seventeen district. After n pleasant lit
tie speech he called for Il motion for the
forming of a temporary organization.
Mr.. Cook moved j. NJ. Gavcn, OF harri-
son county, be appointed Temporary Sec
rotary. Carried.
On motion c. c. Shepherd, of Belmont,
was chosen Assistant Secretary.
The following Committees were then
announced:
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
BclmOnt-A. T. Stewart.
Gucrnscv-T. i. lIibbs.
Harrison
.IcilcrSOn-Jamcs George.
Noblc-W. ID. Gilbert,
CREDENTIALS.
Belmont Judge John =. Cochran.
Gucrnsey-E. Turner.
HarrisOn-N. Il. buckingham.
,kGcrsOn-D. Bruce.
NOblc-COl, j. 7. Stewart.
RULEs AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Belmont. w. HollingswOrth.
Guernsey. Rose.
Harrison
,IcflcrsOn-D. II. Cole.
Noble. 7. Dew.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
BelmOnt-A. W. Lee,
GuernSey-itey. NJ. Moses.
HarrisOn-J. c. Glover.
JcficrsOn-JOhn 4. Mansfield.
Noblc-C. Foster.
RESOLUTIONS.
BclmOnt-W. A. Hunt.
GuernSey-S. W. Luccock.
Jetlerson-.J. VI. Cook.
Noblc-T G. Williams.