The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-17
B. ]. SMITH, OF HANCOCK,
Is the Name of the Man Who
Will be State Senator.
GEN. DUvAL RENoMINHTED.
Work of Republican conferces ut
New Cumberland Yesterday.
Two Strong Men Put Up and
Thelr EIcction Assured.

The Republican Senatorial Conference
for the First district, which is composed
OF Ohio, Brooke and Hancock counties,
met yesterday at New Cumberland and
nominated b. J. Smith, of Hancock
county, as the candidate Of the party to
fill the vacancy in the State Senate
caused by the expiration of J. Il. Sum
merville's term. After Mr.. Smith had
been nominated the conterees from Han
cock and Brooke counties met and nomi-
mated General ]. II. Duval, OF Wellsburg,
to succeed himself as member of the
House OF Delegates from the First Dele
gate District-Hancock and Brooke
counties.
These meetings were held in the Court
House. City Clerk Frank Bowers, of
this city, was chosen to preside over the
Senatorial conference and Sheriff Lind
say, OF Hancock county. was made Sec
rotary. Mr.. J. S. POmGrov, OF Fairview,
placed Mr.. Smith in nomination in Il
very neat speech. He said that Han
cock offered candidate who was rep
resentative Republican and citizen; he
was one who could poll the full party
vote and attrace Democratic support in
all parts OF the district; he was one who
would command respect wherever he
was known; he was man of broad and
intelligent views and would protect the
interests OF Brooke and Ohio counties
with the same zeal us he would those OF
his own.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Pomeroy's
speech, no other nominations having
been offered, Mr.. Haney, OF Brooke
county, moved that the nomination be
made By reclamation. Mr.. Dunaway, OF
Ohio county, seconded the motion, and
it was adopted. A committee OF three
was appointed to inform Mr.. Smith Of
his nomination.
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Smith appear
ed and accepted the nomination in a
short address. Mr.. Frost, OF Wellsburg,
pledged the best efforts OF Brooke coun-
ty Republicans to elect the nominee,
and Mr.. Dunaway did the same on be-
half OF Ohio county.
The conference then adjourned and
the delegate conferees Of Brooke and
Hancock met ut once to select Il candi-
date for the delegate district. Mr.. Frost
presided, and Sheriff Lindsay was again
secretary. On the first ballot z. A. Pugh
received Hancock's seven votes and
Brooke gave General Duval her seven
votes. On the second ballot two OF
Hancock's coniereers voted for General
Duval aud motion 10 nominate by ac-
ClamatiOn was carried.
General Duval was called for and re-
turned his thanks for the honor. In
thecourse of his remarks he stated plain
" and aCceptabiy why he had refused
to vote for Senator Camden in the last
Legislature.
The Ohio and Brooke county con-
ferees left New Cumberland firmly i'm
pressed with the belief that Mr.. George
Lambert, chairman OF the Hancock
county committee, is made of the right
material. Frank Bowers made num-
Der Of friends and will be remembered
in the upper part OF the State when he
runs for Auditor.
Mr.. Smith, the Senatorial nominee,
was born in the State OF Ohio. He re-
moved to Hancock county in 1850, where
he assumed control OF brick works
in the firm name OF Porter 4 Smith. He
has been in the brick and fire clay bust
ness ever since, and his partners now
are of the same families Of Porters with
whom he started in business. Pleasant
relations have always existed between
him and all with whom he has in any way
been connected in business. No strike
ordisahectiOn ever occurredat any OF the
works where he has had control, and
no partner ever retired from the
firm on account OF hostility to Mr..
smith. He treats no man as an enemy
and acts friendly toward all. In this
city he is well kn0wn as an honorable
and upright business man and he is
fayorably spoken OF here by both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans as a strong candi-
date. 1t isevident that Hancock county
has put up her best timber in Mr..
Smith. The returns from that county
will show his popularity at home, and
Judging from his standing in Ohio coun-
ty, there lsno reason why he should not
be elected.