The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-01
COL. POORNAN Chosen
BY the Republicans Of the "Oyel
the River" District
AMID GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
a Man Who Will Go to Congress IN
Spite OF tho Democratic Gerry.
mnndcr-COl. Davis Takes
His Defeat Manful!y.
Special DispGteh to he fnielligtnctr.

Special Dispaleh to he fHielligmar.
CALDWELL, o., Sept. 30.-The Sever
teenth district Republican convention
held here to-day, was largely attended
aud nominated Col, @. L. Poorman, Q
Bellaire, on the first ballot.
WILDER Nichols, OF Belmont, in nc
eep.ing the temporary tttairmauship
made al eloquent and ringing speech
amid great applause, especially whel
the names Of unrrison, Reed, blaine an,
Mckinley were mentioned.
l.. B. Martin, Of Washington county
was temporary Secretary.
The afternoon session opened Will
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bemer, and the TEN
porary organization was made pcrma
nent, with the addition Of W. W. Han
Ion, OF Belmont, and DR.. S. D. Griffith
OF Monroe, Us secretaries. The Na,iona
platform OF 1883 and the Ohio platform
OF 1890, and Harsison's administration
were endorsed, and liberal pension.
commended, and the hearty support O
the candidates promised.
Belmont county presented tho name
OF Colonel Poorman, Capel Weems o.
st. Clairsville, making tho nomination
magniticently. It. was seconded nicely
by Mr.. Ward, Of Bellairc.
Monroe county, through Captain
James Wann, also seconded it.
Noble had nc candidate. Sheriff Rose,
Of Washington, presented Col. Theo. +,
Davis, OF Marietta, who was seconded BY
Charles Leland, OF Noble.
The first aud only ballot was as fol.
lows: Belmont, Poorman fiity.iour
Danford one; Monroe, Poorman, thir.
teen, Davis one, DanIord two; Noble,
Davis nineteen, Poorman three; Wash.
ineton, Davis forty.siN.
Belmont changed one vote cast for St.
Clair Kelley to Poorman, making fifty.
five. This gave POorman seventy.three
votes to sixty.six for DAVIS. Three votes
cast by Noble for Poorman gave him the
nomination, and his delegates and
friends became wildly enthusiastic,
Many Belmont delegates jumped on
chairs and waved hats, canes and hand.
kerchi-is and the announcement OF the
total vote caused great rejoicing.
Colonel Poorman and Davis were es.
eorted to the hall arm in arm, and b,th
made speeches, the defeated candidate
promising his support and asking every
delegate TO do likewise.
The normal Democratic msiority in
this district is 500. Monroe county will
not give the Democratic majority she
formerly did. The decrease in the popu.
!ation OF the county means a falling of
for them.
The Belmont and Monroe delegations
arrived on special train on the Beliaire,
IAnesyille y Cincinnati road, which was
three hours behind time owing to Grip.
Piled engine. The Belmont delegates
were given an enthusiastic reception a.
many stations along the road and the
Barnesyillc City Band made lots Of music
for the "boys." This band created quite
a sensation in Caldwell to-dsy and was
pronounced the best band ever heard
there. The members wore white coats
and caps.
At the Alledonia depot there appeared
a large coon Oh which WIGS q placard
marked "Poorman." This was captured
by W. W. Hanlon, OF Barnesville, and
others, and brought to Caldwell. The
coon belongs to Squire Caldwell.
The ladies Of Caldwell voted the dele
gates the finest looking seen in Caldwell
for years, and the visitors. in turn, paid
the Caldwell girls equally hearty COM
piiments.
Private Dslzell aud other Caldwell
Republicans looked after the comfort OF
the delegates and visitorg and many pri-
vate houses were thrown open. The
Barnesville band was entertained by q
private family aud was in great luck.
Colonel POorman and Colonel Davis
were on the ground last night and
worked hard.