Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-03
ANOTHER VIEW.

ANOTHER VIEW.
f. B. McNamee, Secretary of the Har-
rison County Republican Committee, in
IA letter to the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, of the 24th ult., in reply to a
Washington special in the same paper
says:
Now as to the ''record" facts of which
this correspondent writes Col. Joseph
ID. Taylor was elected to and has serv-
cd as member OF the Forty-sev-
seventh. Forty-eighth and Fiftieth Con
crosses In the Fortv-seventh Congress
ne served out the unexpired term OF
Hon. J. T. Updagraff. deceased. In 1884
the Seventeenth District, as stated, was
changed, and consisted of the counties
of Belmont, GUERNSEY, Noble. Monroe
and Washington, but it was not so
strongly Democratic" as would seem
from the statements OF this dispatch
In 1881 Gov. Foster carried the counties
of this district by an aggregate MAORI
tv of 80, and again in 1887. it is believed
by an increased majority, although the
exact figures are not at hand, as the re-
port of the Secretary of State contain
ing the election statistics for that year
has not vet been distributed. At the
District Convention in 1884 Mr.. Taylor
was renOminated, and, although making
creditable fight, was beaten by Gen.
Warner 2l6 votes, to explain which this
correspondent ingeniously adds that ''the
district had given to Judge Hoadly at
the previous election ma iority of 900"
The year Of this Democratic majority.
1888. was one of general Republican
disaster, and to take the vote of that
year as the Republican standard of the
counties is about as fair as it would be
to compare the present enthusiasm in
Guernsey county for continuance of
Joseph d. TAYLOR in Congress. with the
enthusiasm which prevailed in the coun-
ty in 1852. the darkest year of the war.
when another Guernsey statesman-a
'stop-the- war -at-once" Democrat
elected to Congress and displaced one of
the strongest pillars of Lincoln's admin
istration- John A. Bingham.
In 1886, the limits Of the distract hav-
ing been restored, Mir. TAYLOR was again
nominated and given what his friends
then claimed he was entitled to, ''another
chance for third term" At the Con-
vention, which was held in SteubenviHe.
he received the vote of every delegate
from Harrison county, although some of
them were warm friends of Col. c. L.
POorman, of Belmont county, who was
then contesting the nomination with Mr..
Taylor. He was afterward generously
supported and elected, and, until recent
ly, the Republicans of the district, at
least those Of Harrison county. have ex-
pected that at the close of the term
thus given him, he would voluntarily
step down and out, honored and respect !
ed for faithful services like his prede- |
cessOrs, number of whom are still liv |
ing in the district, and who, as foremost |
citizens, have the unbounded confidence !
and respect of the people.
To this higher plane of citizenship, !
having in mind the ilIustrious examples |
of Bingham, of Harrison, and Danford, |
of Belmont, and the late Mr. Updegraff. !
of Jefferson, and Mr. Albright. of Guern- |
sey, the Republicans of Harrison coun-
ty now desire to promote Mr.. TAYLOR, |
for whom they have nothing bnt the
kindest feelings Of respect, notwith-
standing the fea-biting propensity of /
some of his friends and newspaper help
ers.
No ingenious sophistry, or bald state
ments by Washington City correspond
cnts. can alter or change the frozen fact
that Cot J. ID. Taylor, of Guernsey couR-
ty, was nominated for Congress in 1892,
and has continuously since then received
the support OF Republican voters at each
Congressional election.
As to the candidacy of Mr.. Hoilings-
worth, the Republicans OF Harrison
county would, rs he would himself,
scorn to present candidate simply be-
cause the county is entitled to the nom-
lnation by the Gsages of the district,
brit they believe, as Captain Farrar, of