The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-12
DEMOCRAT NOMINEES
Selected by the Belmont County
Convention Yesterday,
in SESSION AT MARTINS FERRY.
Hon. Ross Alexander Makes His
Speech Again.-Names of the Men
Presented for the Various Positions.
The Resolutions, Etc.

The Resolutions, Etc.
The Democrats of Belmont county
held their convention in the Opera
House at Martins Ferry yesterday and
nominated Isaac P. Myers for Repre-
sentative, William NJ. Kinsey for Treas
urer, Lafayette Murphy for Commits;
sioner and John Caldwell for 1n6rmary
Director.
The convention was called to order
by D. II. Milligan, Of st. Clairsville, and
W. B. Frances, OF Martins Ferry, was
made chairman, and haywood P.
FORSYTH Secretary, temporarily. Mr..
Frances made a few remarks.
Central committeeman were an
nounced us follows: Belmont, s. W.
Gully; Hendrysburg, W. O. Wesley;
Businessburg, Joseph Horner; Wegee,
Henry Myers; Bridgeport, Seneca
Lyle; Martins Ferry, A. D. Coss,
George McGlumphy, Patsy Dougherty
and Robert Hanson ;Bellairc, A. Grouse,
John Alum, John Lochen, 4; 9,
Myers and two not named West Wheel
log, II. Harris; Richland, T. W. Mel
lott; st. Clairsvillc, H. n. Cofland;
Boston, D. NJ. Hamilton; Union, l.. q.
Hutchison; Washington, W. Q. Wesley;
Wheeling, !. g. Alexander; York, +
b. Stuart; Maynard, 7. V. Hall; Flush
ing, J. q. Bethel: Smith, Sins Hart;
Belmont, S. w. Gully; Barton, E. N.
Baggs.
THE COMMITTEES.
The following committees were
named:
On Credentials. G. Tagsart, Cole
rain, NJ. Huffman. Pultncy, G. A. Hor-
ner, York, S. II. McEndre, Wayne, Will
lam Warnock, jr., Smith.
On Permanent 0rYanization-Georg
Linn, Richland, A. D. Coss, Pease, W.
S. Schramm, Pultney, s. w. Hutchin-
son. Union, D. s. Dreamer, Mead.
On Order Of Business John Cook,
Pease, David Wagner, Pultney, James
+. Bethel, Kirkwood, w. S. Barton,
Colerain, S. W. Colley, Goshen.
On Resolutions-Ross J. Alexander,
Pease; Miles fwinem, Goshen; EIainit-
ton Glass, Flushing; L. J. Henderson,
Wheeling; William Price, Pultney.
After dinner the convention con-
yened with the following permanent
officers: Chairman, Hon. Ross ]. Alex
ander, of Bridgeport; Vice Presidents,
Col. d. D. Rankin and w. O. Warnock,
OF Bcllaire, Jumes d. Wiley, of Mar
tins Ferry, and d. II. Milligan, of st.
Clairsville; Secretary, j. q. Bethel, OF
Flushing; Assistant, r. O. Meyer, Of
Bellaire.
Mr.. ALEXANDER TALKS.
Mr.. Alexander on taking the chair
made a characteristic speech, occupying,
about twenty-five minutes, and was en-
Enthusiastically applauded. He said it
was good thing to be a Christian and
a Democrat, thanked God that the peo-
Pile are their own rulers, thought it I'M
fair to legislate to catch Goldfish, eulo-
gized Cleveland, Campbell and other
Democrats, and criticised Harrison,
Foster, Wanamaker and others, and
spoke from Democratic standpoint on
the tariff and the Mckinley bill. Rain
began falling as he commenced and he
said, "Why, the elements are with us
here today
This speech and the motions and re-
marks OF Belmont county's only John
Patterson were the features OF the COLI
vention.
The committee on credentials re-
ported all wards, precincts and town
ships represented and no contests.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions made
its report, which was adopted. TIL e fol
lowing is the report in full:
"This convention endorses the princi-
pies OF the late platform OF the Ohio De-
mocracy, tho excellent and economical
administration OF Governor Campbell
and the action of the last Democratic
legislature in reducing the fees and sal
aries OF county officers, and in passing
an election law favorable to honest and
fair elections"
Nominating speeches were limited to
three minutes each and none exceeded
this.
TIE NOMINEES.
For Representative, IsaacP P. Myers, OF
Mead, was named by Marion Huffman,
Bellaire. No other name being pre-
sented, the nomination was made unan-
inous.
For Treasurer, William NJ. Kinsly, OF
Colerain, was named by Shannon Barton.
Of Colerain; Robert Clayland, of Pease,
by DIR. John N. Cook; Alonzo Grouse,
OF Pultney, by j. @. Beam, OF Pultney;
James Lyle, OF Wheeling by Jefferson
Henderson, Of Wheeling. Ciayland and
Lyle declined and Kinsey was nomi-
mated on tho first ballot. The vote
stood: Grouse, 30; Kinsey, Is; Clay
land, 10; Tyler, 3.
For Commissioner, Lafayette Muir
PLY was presented by Secretary Bethel,
and Evans Dermott bv Ham Bigely, OF
Goshen. Murphy carried of the plum,
getting o., to 10 cast for Dermott.
For 1nfrmary Director, John Cald-
well, OF Wheeling, was nominated with
out opposition, W. V. Campbell, of
Richland, making the speech.
All the nominees made speeches.
The stage was decorated with flags and
bunting and free ice water was there for
all who cared for it. Not a single pic
ture OF Cleveland, Campbell or any
other Democrat was displayed. Mr..
James G. Wiley, one Of the vice presi-
dents, is so years old, and watched the
proceedings with interest, Prominent
Republicans were quite numerous.
ALLEGED DIAMOND ROBBERY.
May Williams Says somebody Stole Her
Earrings.