Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-09-11
THE REPUBLICANS
MAKE A R0USING TICKET
Large and Enthusiastic County
Convention.

pursuant 10 Ine call Ine RepuDIcan
| County Convention assembled in City
Hall, Barnesyille, on Tuesday, and at
IL 30 o'clock John Pollock, Esq, Chair
man of the County Central Committee,
raped for order. When quiet had been
secured Rev. DR.. Manchester invoked the
divine blessing on the deliberations of
the Convention. Immediately following,
Chairman Pollock announced Col. G. l..
Poorman as the Temporary Chairman,
and W. W. Hanlon, of the Republican,
and E. L. McMillen, of THE CHRONICLE,
as Temporary Secretaries. Col. Poor
man, advancing to the front of the plat
FORM was greeted by applause, and spoke
in bis usual forcible and well pointed
manner. Space forbids anything but a
few extracts, and his speech was in sub
stance as follows:
"The Republican party is a party of
progress. Every progressive thought or
measure within the observation OF the
delegates to this Convention is the re-
suit of Republican action. Organized to
restrict slavery, it uprooted the whole
institution. 1t suppressed rebellion and
solidified the Republic. 1t has legislated
for American citizenship and American
interests. During its administration of
public affairs there has been such devel-
Opment in intelligence, population pro
ductive forces and accumulated wealth as
no country in the world ever wit
messed in period of thirty years. Dur
ring this period the Democratic party on
/ L.. AINC%rr tod hn
| lieyed in slavery, rebellion and limited
citizenship. 1t did and still antagOnlZeS
| the American system of protection to
American labor. 1t has engaged in sys-
tematic efforts to disfranchise the people.
Its extravaganza is well known"
Here the Colouel excoriated the Ohio
Legislature for the passage of its gerry
mander bill, for ripping up the cities of
the State and recognizing the benevolent
and reformatory institutions on parti-
san basis and turning them into parti-
san machines.
He reviewed the history of the Demo
cratic party, and displayed to public gaze
its reeking rottenness in State and Ma
tional affairs. Continuing he said:
"The Labor Commissioner appointed by
| Gov. Campbell has been expelled from
the Jackson Club of Columbus, and de-
nounced by the Thurman Club, and resO-
| lutions for the expulsion of Gov. Camp
| bell himself have been offered in the
great DuckwOrth Democratic Club of
Cincinnati. The Governor is making
money in New Y ork, and in the mean
| time neglecting his duties as Governor.
| He made $25, 900 on single Wall Street
deal, and of course it does not pay him to
spend his time in the Governors office"
A contrast and comparison was made
between Cows Fosters and FOraker's ad
ministrations and Hoadly's and Camp
bells.
"There is no hope that there will be any
reduction in property taxation under
Democratic administration. They never
made any effort to raise revenue by prop
erty taxation. During the two Republi-
can administrations referred to radical
steps were taken to lessen the burdens of
property. The Republican party has re-
deemed its pledges in regard to pensions,
in regard to the adulteration of food,
against trusts, and before the week is
out the Senate will have passed the tariff
bill substantially as Mckinley framed it,
with only advantageous amendments
added. The Republican party is well un
der way to redeem all pledges, and by re-
demption of pledges retains the conf
dence of the people"
He closed with an appeal for good
clean ticket and with an injunction to
perform well the labor before them.
%An al In xTaA of
we'll -merited applause, after which the
usual committees were announced as fol
lows:
Credentials-R. NJ. Dent, Richland; L.
A. Fish, York; VIM. Day, Mead; George
Pitner, Pease; J. ID. Perkins, Washington.
Permanent OrganizGtiOn- G. Muir
ply, Goshen; Robert Humphrey, Wheel
ing; JOS Lynn, Union; J. G. Kintner,
Richland; J. F. Reynolds, Kirkwood.
ResOltttiO1lS-G. II. Kemp, Warren; NJ
Cowen, Pultney; w. a. Sharon, Colerain;
G. G. Sedwick, Pease; L. H. Thrall, Wayne
Rules and order Of B,LSiness-A. NJ.
Brown, Flushing; I. J. Ault, Smith; w.
G. Cochran, Pultney;J. A. Osler, Warren;
John Fowler, Pease
The noon hour having arrived, the Con-
vention adjourned until 80 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committees on Credentials and
Rules made the usual reports. The Com
mittee on Organization reported in favor
of making the temporary organization
permanent, which was carried.
The Committee on Resolutions made
the following report which was unani-
mously and enthusiastically adopted:
Resolced, By this Convention that we
reaffirm the principles and platforms of
the old party of progress and pledge our
selves to support its candidates
ReSOL0ed, That we express our conf
dence in the administration of President
Harrison, and heartily endorse the course
of Speaker Reed, and commend the
passage of the Mckinley tariff bill. We
recommend that measures be taken by
our State Representative to lessen the
burden of taxation, especially in the
matter of reducing and modifying the
salaries and fees of our county officers,
and bringing them more in harmony
with the remuneration received for like
services in private and business life, and
be it further.
Resoloed, That the nomination for
candidates for county offices hereafter
be by the popular vote system, and that
the Central Committee be instructed to
make arrangements for such an election
in 1891. (Signed by Committee.)
The Convention then proceeded with
the business proper of the convention,
and nominations for Probate Judge were
declared to be in order
J. G. Kintner, in neat speech, present
ed the name of ]. F. Tallman, Esq, of
Richland.
w. A. Sharon named J. b. Smith, Esq,
of Pultney, and this was seconded by |
Martin Cowen, of Bellaire.
DIR. G. II. Kemp placed the name of |
w. R. Talbot, Esq, of Warren, before the
conventions and made an earnest plea for
his claims. Talbott's nomination was
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