Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-02

The convention reassembled at two
o'clock, and was called to order by Ger
Noyes, who was applauded on his appear
ance upon the stage.
The Delaware glee club sang rallying
song, which vas enthusiastically ap-
pIauded.
The Committee on Permanent Organi.
zation submitted the following report
which was unanimously adopted:
Permanent Chairman, Governor B
Foraker; Secretary, David Tanning, of
Franklin; First Assistant Secretary,
Emil Rehse, of Hamilton; an assistant
secretary from each Congressional dis
trict, George n Wilson, of Morristown,
being the assistant from Belmont; Chief
Sergeant at Arms, JOSIAH Allen, of
Athens.
David Lanning, of Franklin county,
read the report of the committee on
rules and order of business, which was
adopted.
The committee on resolutions not be-
ing ready to report, it was passed, and
General Noyes introduced the perma>
nent chairman as follows: Gentlemen,
it gives me very great pleasure to intro>
duce our gallant Governor and perma+
nent chairman, Hon Joseph B Foraker" "
The appearance of Governor Foraker
aroused a storm of enthusiasm, and it
was couple of minutes before he could
proceed to make the short, extempora-
neous speech preceding his taking pos
session of the gavel.
He thanked the convention for the
honor, and said that if it was deserved,
il was because he was identified with
the other representatives of the Republi-
can party in carrying out important
commissions for the people of the state.
The first of these was the re- election of
John Sherman to the Senate. The seer
ond was the prompt and effectual purifi-
cation of the Legislature by the turning
out of men who had secured seats in the
House by fraud, and by the effectual if
not so prompt unseating of the four
fraud Senators from Hamilton county.
Another commission was the reforma-
| tiOn of the penitentiary, which had under
Democratic rule been burning shame
to the state. Another commission was
the enactment of the Dow law, and still
another the throwing up of greater and
more effectual protection for the ballot
against fraud and corruption.
! But, said the Governor. you are going
into canvass to-day that involves more
than a continuance of the Republican
party in power 10 the state of Ohio !;
more than who shall be the next Secre+
tary of State and hold the other state
official positions. In next November We
elect members of Congress to represent
the state of Ohio. We want to see to it.
as Governor Noyes fttingly said this
morning, that we have the way now for
the application in 1888 of the Ohio rule.
| (Applause) We want Republican ma
jority in the next House, not simply to
the end that the people of this country
may be given better legislation for the
business interests of the land, but to the
end that they may commence the good
work of setting the National House in
order for the reception of the next Re
publican President to be elected in 1888.
| (Applause)
There is magnificent representation
to-day of the Republicans of Ohio-mag-
nifcent in its spirit of enthusiasm and
harmony. L know that you will do good
work, which will meet the approval of
the people you represent, and that Ohio
will at the November election send out
to the country verdict that will cleo
trify Republicans from one end of the
land to the other.
The chair announced the next business
to be the nomination of officers. On
motion of Capt A R Kellar, of Franklin,
the rules were suspended. and General
James S. Robinson was nominated for
Secretary of State by acclamation, which
was carried with applause.
The next place being Judge of the Su-
preme Court, the following named cam
didates we're placed in nomination: Mar
shall J Williams. Fayette; L. Critch>
field, Columbus; S Knowles, Washing
ion; Joseph Cox, Hamilton; F ] Dick
man, CuyahOga.
The first ballot was taken, the total
number of votes cast being 1893, necessary
to choice 1862, and resulted as follows
Williams, 17815; Cox, 17S; Critchfeld,
1071a, Knowles, 73; Dickman, 1876.
On the third ballot Williams was NOM
mated, the vote standing as follows:
Williams, 367; Cox, S16; Critchfeld, 3;
Dickman, 81.
On motion of Geo Cox, of Cincinnati,
the rules we're suspended and the NOM
inatiOn was made unanimous.
The next thing in order being the
nomination of a candidate for Clerk of
the Supreme Court, the following gen.
tlemen we're placed in nomination: W S
Matthews, of Gallia; Urban Fl Hester,
of Van Vert; Orange Frazier, Clinton
James G Stewart, Clarke; Kerien Fitz-
patrick, Montgomery, and L Maxwell,
Greene.
The first ballot resulted as follows
Matthews, 26l; Hester, 277; Frazier, 81 ;
Stewart. "a; Fitzpatrick, 80; Maxwell, 45.
The names of Maxwell and Fitzpatrick
were withdrawn, and another ballot was
taken, resulting as follows: Matthews,
316; Hester, 379; Frazier. 81; Fitzpat-
rick, |.
The nomination of Mr. Hester was
made unanimous.