Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-10-02


l.. V. Martin, of Washington county,
was chosen Temporary Secretary. After
the usual committees were appointed,
the Convention took a recess until
o'clock.
Following were the committees re-
ported:
BELMONT.
Vice -President-ThOmeS f. Garrett.
Credentlals-W. w. HanlOn.
Permanent 0rganizatiOn-A. I. Stewart.
Rules, &c-C. L. NeeInS.
ResolutiOns-I. G.. Cope.
Congressional COmmitteeman-S. Il. Piper.
NOBLE.
-President-T. C. Williams.
Credentials-J. w. Brock.
Rules, &c-T W. Parish.
ResOlutiOns-W. H. Cooley.
Permanent OrganiZatiOn-C. r. Lowe.
Congressional Committeeman. j. Cleveland.
MONROE.
Vice-P -PreSident-E. B. Griffith.
Permanent OrganZatiOn-JaS. II. Jackson.
ReSolutions-J Z. Mann.
Credentials-Alfred Okey.
Rules, &c-Dr. ). ID. Griffith.
COngressl Committeeman-Dr G. A. Keepers.
WASHINGTON.
Vice -Presden. Joseph Dyer.
Permanent Organization n-B. b. Stone.
Credentials 7. T. COnn0r.
Rules &c-W. H. Buell.
Resolutions Judge 5. C. Knowles.
Congressional COmmitteeman-W. II. Leeper.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened by
an appropriate prayer by Rev. DR.. Bow
ers, of the Presbyterian Church, formerly
of Rock Hill Church, this county.
The Committee of Credentials reported
all the counties fully represented and no
contests.
The temporary organization was report
ed as the permanent organization, with
the addition of the following secretaries:
Frank Martin, Noble; w. W. Hanlon,
Belmont: DR. s. d. Griffith, Monroe.
The Chair again expressed his thanks
for the consideration shown him, and
business went on with whirl. The
usual rules were adopted, and the report
of the Committee on Resolutions, by
Judge S. S. Knowles, of Marietta, re-af
firming the principles of the National
platform of 1888, and the Ohio State
platform of 1890, endorsing the admins
tration of President Harrison, demand
ing liberal pensions for the veterans of
the late war, and pledging fealty to the
nominee of the Convention, received the
hearty approval of the Convention.
The nomination of candidates being in
order, Hon. c. L. Weems, of Belmont, in
his inimitable way, presented in splen-
did speech, Belmont's choice, Hon. c. L.
Poorman. The nomination was second
ed by Capt. James Mann, of Monroe, ,,,and
Mr.. Stewart, of Bellaire.
Noble county had no candidate to pre-
sent.
When Washington county was called
Sheriff 1. R. Rose, in speech full of Re
publican enthusiasm and telling points,
presented the name of Col. TheO. F. Da-
Wis, of Marietta. The nomination was
seconded in an ingenious and popular
speech by Pros. Atty Chas. L. Leland, Of
Noble county.
But two candidates being before the
convention, the contest was brief, result
ing in the nomination of Col. PoOrman
on the first ballot-the counties voting
as follows:
Belmont-Poorman 81; st. Clair Kelly
1. Before the announcement of the
ballot the vote was changed, giving Poor
man the entire So votes of Belmont.
Noble-Poorman 3; Davis 10; Lorenzo
DanfOrd 2.
MonrOe-Poorman 13; Davis |.
Washington cast her 46 votes for Davis.
Total, Poorman "a, Davis 66, Danford 2.
Col. Poorman was declared the nominee
of the convention, and on motion of
Judge w. B. Loomis, Chairman of the
Washington county delegation, the NOM
ination was made unanimous amid vo-
ciferous cheering and manifestations of
delight.
A committee escorted both candidates
to the hall. Col. Poorman, the success
full one, thanked the convention for the
distinguished honor of having been
chosen for the Congressional standard
bearer, and briefly pointed out some of
the questions at issue in the campaign.
promising to discuss them more fully be-
fore the people, as opportunity offered.
Col. Davis accepted the situation grace
fully, and promised his earnest support
to the nominee, pledging that he would
do his part to ratify the good work of
the convention at the polls in November
The convention then adjourned, and
the good-natured crowd dispersed strong
ly imbued with the idea that the small
average Democratic majority of the dis
trict could be wiped out, and man who
was favorable to protection to American
interests be elected in the district.
NOTES.
Capt VIM. Gibson was Chairman of
the Monroe delegation, and Ill. J. Cleve-
land, of the Noble boys"
The Washington delegation were fine
looking body of men, worthy representa-
tives of the G. o.. p.
w. A Hunt, of THE CHRONICLE, was
Chairman, and G. g. Howard Secretary
of the Belmont delegation.
No truer or manlier set of Republicans
attend Conventions than those who hail
from Old Monroe. Those at Caldwell
were not exceptions.
Squire 4. III. Caldwells Coon which
bore POormOn label, was captured by
the Belmont boys on their way to Cald-
well, and taken along as 'the same Old
Coon" 1t got there.
The following members of the ''press
gang" were doing the Convention for
their journals: B. J. Mckinney, Times,
Mr.. Alderman, Register, Marietta; W. II.
Hanlon, Barnesville Republican,; w. l..
Finley, Press, w. Ii. Cooley, Republican,
Frank NJ. Martin, Journal, Caldwell;
|. NJ. Greenbank, Woodsfield Gdzette
John Crooks, Entelligencer, Wheeling.