Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-11
BY ACCLAMATION.
WILLIAM LAwRBNCR, JR., THR CHOICE OF
TIKI BELMONT DEMOCRACY

For Oonrsss-A Young Democratic Editor the Nan
Who Will Represent the Seventeenth Ohio
District in The NsIt CongrsS-Ths
National Platform Affirmed.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton of the Seventeenth District met in
City Hall, at Bellaire, yesterday. There
was good turnout from the several coun.
ties.
The convention was called to order by
81. H McFadden, of the Steubenvills
Gazette, who announced Col. J. F. Charles
worth, of st. Clairsville, as Temporary
chairman; Mr.. Homer Day, Of Cadiz, was
selected secretary. A roll call of the dele
gates resulted as follows:
Guernsey Couuty-Wm. Lawrence, Jr.,
J. NJ. Harris, Thos. Shriver, John NJ.
Amos, John Fry, David Colbertson, A. G.
Ste wart and W. NJ. Scott.
Jefferson COuuty-wm. Chons, H. r..
McFadden, ]. v. Lestherberry and ". 8.
McCauslin.
Harrison County-Homer Day, E. s.
McFsdden, james Cook, 8. K. Shivers, W.
W. Jsmison, Col. John Conwell and John
Smith.
Belmont County-E. B. Hood, r. NJ.
Love, J. s. West, w. F. Houser, w. H.
Parkinson, J. H. Moore, Harry johnson,
Charles Cornwell, L. johnson, E.W. john
son, M. Gilbert, Samuel Maxwell, N. A.
Hannah and w. H. Arnold.
Owing to q wreck out on the B., z. &
G. road, the delegates from Noble county
did not arrive until after 12 o'clock.
A call Of the counties made for members
of the various committees, resulted as fol-
lows: Belmont county: Chairman, John
W. Laughlin; Committee on Permanent
Organization, M. J. w. Glover; Commit
tee on Rules, NJ. Huffman; Committee on
Credentials, John ]. Heskett; Committee
on Resolutions, John McNiece. Harrison
county: Chairman, Col. John Conwell;
Committee on Permanent Organization, W.
w. Judd; on Credentials, E. 8. McFad-
den; on Resolutions, W. II. Arnold; Vice
President, R. NJ. Love. Guernsey county:
Chairman, John M. Amos; Permanent Or
ganization. G. A. Recht; Rules, David Cal
bertson; Credentials, John Frye; Resolu-
tions, A. G.. Stewart; Assistant Secretary,
John M. Harris. Jefferson county: Chair
man, VIM. Irons; Permanent Organization,
John B. Lsatherberry; Resolutions, H. H.
McFadden.
After the appointment of the committees
an adjournment was made until l o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reconvened at 1 80. The
following Congressional Committee was ap-
pointed: Belmont county, Albert Law
renee; Guernsey county, VIM. E. Boden;
Harrison county, M. A. Hanna; Jefferson
county, w. s. McCsuslin; Noble county,
A. McGovern.
On motion of Mr.. Lawrence, Mr.. Boden
was elected chairman of the Congressional
Committee, q position he held with credit
during the last campaign.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza.
ton recommended the following officers,
who were unanimously chosen: Chairman,
Col. J. F. Charlesworth; Secretaries, j. M.
Amos, Guernsey county; w. II. Arnold,
Harrison county; II. II. McFadden, Jeffer-
son county, and ]. M. Lockwood, Belmont
county.
The Committee on Resolutions offered
the following:
RESOLVED, That this convention sffirms
the platform of the Democratic party
made at st. Louis"
DIR. J. M. Cook, of Bridgeport, moved
the adoption of the resolution, which wal
done with good bit Of feeling.
As the Committee on Rules and Order Of
Business did not show up, it was moved
that the committee be dispensed with and
the candidate for Congress be nominated
A call of the counties showed that
Guernsey was the only one with name to
present. Mr.. J. M. Amos said that
Guernsey county believed in making 9
fight under all circumstances for the
supremacy of Democratic principles. Mr.
Amos said that he was about to present to
the consideration Of the convention can
didate who had never sought an official
position. He is one OF the most learned mer
III have ever met. Graduated from
Kenyon College at comparatively early
age, he studied for the profession Of law
yer. He had been brilliant writer, and
hfs editorials on the tariff have attracted
universal attention. present the name o
VIM. Lawrence, Jr. [Applause.] If Mr.
Lawrence should get q chance to argue
politics with Col. J. D. Taylor he viii
make the life of the Guernsey county
statesman burden. [Applause.l
H. II. McFadden, of the Stenbenvill'
Gazette, in behalf Of the delegates from
Jefferson county, seconded the nomination
Of Mr.. Lawrence, as did also Col. Nc
Laughlin, of Belmont, and the gentleman
was nominated by aeclamation with Q
shout.
A committee was appointed to hunt NJ
the nominee and bring him into the hall q
that he could address the convention.
In few minutes Mr.. Lawrence mounted
the stage and made O short address. Mr..
Lawrence thanked the delegates for the
honor they had bestowed upon him, and
he pledged himself not to rest until aftei
the going down of the sun on election day
He said that be would not work for bi,
success alone, but for the ticket which
bears the name Of Grover Cleveland and
Allen G. Thurman. Applause. Mr.
Lawrence gave the trusts and monOpolie'
: good turning over. Their special mis-
: sion was 10 restrict production and reduca
wages. He desired TO present TO the dele
mates an instance of small trust. Some
years ago the iron roofsrs met in Cincin
matt and formed an organization known Q.
the National Iron Roofers' Association u
The first thing the organization did
was to send . special tariff com.
mittee to Washington TO Try and
, have the duty on tin raised from one cen
to ct cents. Their object was to make th'
price of tin 90 high that the people woult
turn to them for iron roofs. A nice game
J The speaker said that Col. ]. d. Taylor
I bis Republican opponent, was . merhbel