Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-09-03
PRoH1B1T1oN1sTs IN COUNCIL.
They Nominate Full County Ticket, and
Then Listen to Speeches

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Then Listen to Speeches.
THE Prohibitionists of Belmont county
met in the annual council for this count,
in the Court House Hall on Friday morn
ing last. James Kerr, of Martins Ferry
was chosen Chairman, and Ernest Ely
of Barnesville, performed the duties o1
Secretary. Committees, on credentials
resolutions, and on nominations were ap
pointed, and any person desiring an office
was requested to make his wants known
to the committee last named. The con
ventiOn was supposed to be a delegate
convention, sand the rOll-call revealed
hfty-one delegates present, and the fol
townships represented: Colerain, Pease
Pultney, Mead, Richland, Smith, Warren
Washington, and Wheeling. While the
committees were out considerable effort
was wasted in talking against time and
in behalf of law and order league. Nc
definite action was taken on the matter
of league, probably because, as they
said, it is not partisan movement
After each speaker had had his say, the
convention adjourned for dinner.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon
the committee on resolutions reported
declaring that prohibition is the greatest
of all questions. All reference to the
State platform or ticket was omitted in
the resolutions. The chairman stated
that it was not necessary to indorse them
and their course on this point was prob
ably dictated by policy. The committee
on nominations reported several names
for the various offices from which the
following ticket was chosen.
Representative, David Hawthorn, Cole
rain.
Treasurer, Robert Giffin, BarnesviIle.
Commissioner, Robert Barrett, Smith
Intlrmary Director, James Kerr, Mar
tins Ferry.
The Representative was nominated by
acclamatiOn, the others by ballot. Mr..
Hawthorn is well-to- do farmer, of Cole
rain township, and withal very estima-
BILE man, although we by no means agree
with him politically. All those ON the
ticket are prosperous and esteemed men
in their communities, but we think mis-
guided on prohibition.
After nominations were completed, the
convention sat down to talk until the ar
rival of the train bearing Mr. Ashenhurst,
the candidate for Governor.
Upon his arrival Mr. Ashenhurst at
once proceeded to make speech, defining
the position of his party on the issues of
the day. He favored government control
of railroads, wanted free coinage, yet de-
manded dollar of silver equal to every
other dollar, and the raising of revenue
by an income tax The speaker said it is
not the specific value of gold and silver,
but what they represent, that determines
their money power. On the money ques-
ton, his remarks were erratic, and he
seemed to be entirely ignorant of his
subject and eager to dismiss it. On the
tariff question his ideas were rather
English. He hooted at both a revenue
tariff and protection. He advocated free
trade and the plan of raising revenue by
an income tax. His speech was an aim
less effort and unsatisfactory, inasmuch
as the speaker did not know just what
he did desire. His remarks failed to pro-
woke any enthusiasm among his hearers,
majority of whom still adhere to the
good old American principle of protect
ion and to the sound policy of honest
money,