The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-11
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The Democrats Over the River
Nominate as Congressman.
WILLIAMLAwRENCE, JR, ESQ.
Whom Col. Taylor will Knock Out
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The Democratic Congressional Con-
vention Of the Seventeenth Ohio Dis
trict met at Bellaire yesterday. The at
tendance was only moderate, and the
delegates present did not arrive till late.
All the counties were represented, but
only Harrison and Belmont made credit
able showings. A few sad looking Dem
ocrats with white plug hats and one or
two banners came in early yesterday
morning from Cadiz. They marched
down Union street, headed by negro
LATE, the st. Nicholas porter. The boys
thought they were tie Cadiz base ball
team. A funny feature OF the Couven-
ton was that the Democratic citizens OF
Bellaire did not know what was going
on, and asked why the plug hat people
were in town. There was very little
stir, and only q few decorations visible.
Among the prominent Democrats ut
traCted to Bellaire by the gathering were
noticed Hon. D. Wagner and DR.. Cooke,
Of Bridgeport; Mr.. W. II. Arnold, OF the
Cadiz Sentinel; John NJ. Amos, Of the
Cambridge JctrsoniGn; II. II. McFad-
den, OF the Stcubenville Gazette.
The convention was called to order by
Mr.. II. II. MCFadden, OF the Steuben.
vile Gazette, and n member OF the Con.
gressional Committee, who announced
as temporary chairman Col. J. F. Charles
worth, of st. Clairsville. He thanked
the convention, and said the Democracy
was not without hope even in this sec.
ton. Mr.. Homer Day, OF Cadiz, was
selected as sec: etary, and then the call
OF counties was made for members Of
the various committees, and resulted as
follows:
Belmont ceunty-Chairman, John W.
Laughlin; Committee on Permanent
Organization, NJ. ]. W. Glover; Com
mittee on Rules, NJ. Huffman; Com
mittee on Credentials, John ]. Hesketti
Committee on Resolutions, John Nc
Niece.
Harrison county-Chairman, Colonel
John Conweii; Committee on Perma-
nent Organization, W. W. Judd; on Gre
dentials, Z. S. McFadden; on Resolu.
tons, W. II. Arnold; Vice President, X.
NJ. Love.
Guernsey county-Chairman, John
NJ. Amos; Permanent Organization, G,
A. Recht; Rules, David Culbertson
Credentials, John Frye; Resolutions, A.
G. Stewart; Assistant Secretary, John
NJ. Harris.
jefferson county-Chairman, William
Irons; Permanent Organization, John
B. Leatherberry; Resolutions, II. II. Nc
Fadden.
Noble county had not put in an up.
pearance at the morning session, the
delegation being detained by a belated
train on the B., z. & G.
There were very few delegates present
during the forenoon session and after
the appointment OF committees rs above,
the convention adjourned to meet at |
o'clock.
When the convention was called to
order after dinner the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported Col.
Charlesworth for Chairman, and Mr..
John NJ. Amos, OF Guernsey, as SeCre-
tary, with mn assistant from each OF the
counties, who did not take theirplaces.
The report OF Committee on Resolu-
tions was brief but to the point in pre-
senting the following, which was unani.
mously adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention reaf-
firms the platform adopted by the Ma
tional Democratic Convention at st.
Louis.
Upon call OF counties for nominees
for Congress, Guernsey alone responded.
Mr.. Amos named William Lawrence,
jr., and the rules were suspended and
his nomination made by reclamation.
Messrs. Rush, OF Guernsey, and DRrr, OF
Noble, were appointed to inform him OF
his nomination, and he came in and
made speech which pleased the crowd
greatly.
The Congressional Committee was
then appointed, aud the Convention adj
journed. The new committee is us fol-
lows; Belmont, Albert Lawrence; Har-
riSon, NJ. A. Hanna; Guernsey, Hon.
William Z. Bodcn; Jefferson, W.. S. Nc
Causlin; Noble, A. G. McGovern.
Mr.. William Lawrence, jr., the nOmi-
nee Of the convention for Congress, is n
man about forty years Of age, son of
Hon, William Lawrence, OF Guernsey
county, and was born at Washington, in
that county, in December, 1919. He
graduated at Kenyon College, Gambler,
Ohio, in 1871. Two years later he was
admitted to the bar and practiced for a
few years, devoting part of his time to
newspaper work. He once edited pa
rperat Grafton, this State.
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