The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-10
DEnMOSY COUNTY REPUBLICANS
Nominate Gadd Strong fickct Ia Conven
tiOu nt HArnssyilio.

! BE,MONI COUNTY REPUBLICANS
Nominate Goad Strong fickct Ia Convei
tion nt BArnusyilis.
foR PROBATE JuDdE-JAMEs TALLMAN,
FoB sIEnlYr-M. n. SCOTT.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY JESSE uOI
LING swORTiT.
f0R CoMMissloNER-WlLtIkI MEECHEM,
foR lSriRNARr Mssezes-HENJ. T0rER.
Fon CoRoSEn-A. NJ. +. boyd.
The above ticket was nominated b,
the Republicans of Belmont county d
Barnesville yesterday, and is a sur
winner.
The convention was ono Of tho largest
most enthusiastic and harmonious eve
held in Belmont county. Tho conven
ton was held In the City Hall an,
owing to the lateness In the arrival o
trains 1t was not called to order unit
1850. Il was called to order by Joh1
Pollock, Chairman Of the County Com
!ni,tee, and opened with prayer by Rev
Dr.. Manchester.
Colonel G. L. poorman, of Bellaire
was tho temporary chairman, W. W,
Hanlon, OF Barnesville, secretary, and E.
L. McMillen, OF st. Clairsville, Assis,an,
Secretary. Colonel Poorman in taking
the chair, delivered one Of his ringing
speeches OF about twenty minutes and
was enthusiastically applauded. He
showed that the Republican party was
the progressive party, organized to pre-.
vent slavery, nearly wiped out the Nat.
ional debt and made this the frat coup.
try Of the world-ths matcLless Repub.
lie Of the time and the party does all It
promises. 1t put 100000 brave soldiers
on the pension rolls last winter and was
agains. trusts and combinations. The
Mckinley bill will give the American
market to the American farmer and the
products VIII be made at home, thereby
saving importation. The Democratic
party in Ohio has for the first time de.
clared against the tariff. He predicted
700 majority for the ticket nominated.
A recess wa, taken, and when the
convention re.assembled the committee
on permanent organization recom.
mended the temporary organization be
made. The Central committees were
announced as follows: Coleraln-W.
T. Williams; Flushiug-Eugene Mead
end Israel McConnaughy; BelIaire-J.L.
Head, A. A. Dabbott, q. G. Andrews
aud !. J. Wheat; Mead--l. N. Carl,
Wm. Day; Pease-J. W. Fowler, W, A.
Brown; Pultney-John T. Steel, James
Turnbnll, John A. Petticord, John S.
Ealer, Wm. II. Thomson George Har-
per, J. A. Dunfse; Richmond-Robert
A. H. Mitchell, T. ]. Ault,
Thos. Wilson andJ. r. Wheat; Union
DR.. Watson, s. s. Meyer, A. II. Cald.
well; Wayne-C. G. King; Wheeling-l
John D. Hays; York-A. A. Bates; :;
Ferry-Jas T. Riley, VIM.
Bowman and Dr.. W. B. Shuttleworth.
The nomination OF Probate Judge be-
ing in order the roll was called. j. G.
kintner presented the name OF James
Tallman. w. 7. Williams presented ],
q. Smith. Dr.. Kemp named W. R. Tai.
bott, which caused vociferous cheering.
The hand played Marching On to Vic.
tory" and the cheering and music was
continued for some time. The cheering |
broke out afresh several times, and it
was come time before the convention
could proceed. The nomination Of Mr.. !
Talbot was seconded by Chas. ]. How
ard, Of Warren, who promised that War.
rem would give 500 majority. He was
interrupted time after time by applause
and cheering. mauy delegates pastici-
pa,ing and Talbott's friends appeared
sanguine. Such scenes have not been
In q ku oor,,o~tt~-
many years. 1tlooked like the Talbot |
men were "tho people," but the frat |
ballot made Tallman the nominee. |
raliman's nomination was made unau.
imous.
Matt NJ. Scott was nominated for Sher.
il by acclamation, there being no oppo.
sition. His name was presented by
Samuel Piper. Of Warren. lie is now |
Deputy Sheriff.
Next came the nomination of Jesse |
Hollingsworth Tor Prosecuting Attorney,
which was also unanimous. He is the |
present Prosecuting Attorney.
For Commissioner William Meechem
received SO votes and George NJ. Wise
i3, and the nomination OF the former
was made unanimous.
Two names weie presented for In-
Urinary Director, Benjamin Loper and |
L. George. The former got AT
votes and the latter 20! aud the nomi.
nation was made unanimous.
For coroner, A. N. F. Boyd, the pres
ent incumbent, received G6 votes TO SO |
cast for John kentner.
The Committee on Resolutions sub. |
mltted the following, which were adopt
ed amid great cheering:
Resolred, by this convention, that we
reatlirm tho principles and platform OF !
the old party Of progress aud pledge |
ourselves to support its candidates.
Resolred, That we express our conf
dence in tho administration Of President
Harrison, and heartily endorse the
course OF Speaker Reed aud commend
the passsgs Of the Mckinley tariff bill.
We recommend that measures be taken
by our State Representatives to lessen
the burden OF taxation, especially in the
matter Of reducing and modifying the
salaries and fees Of our county officers,
bringing them more in harmony with
the remuneration received for like ser.
vices in private or buainess life; aud be
it further 1,.yI.
Rtsolvd. That the nominations for
county officers hereafter bs by the pop.
ular vote systeln, and that the Central
Committee be instructed to make ar.
for such an election in 1881.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
national colors. On tho stage appeared
a large portrait OF President Harrison,
draped in Aage, aud on the right Of the
stage were the portraits Of Blaine and
Foraker, anl those Of Garfield and Lo.
gan on the lelt. Below Blaine's picture
some Republican attached "92."
,.# A NEEDLESS EXCITEMENT,
Run on a Savings Bank Caused by Two
Young Mon.