The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-09
COL. PO0RMAN WINS
A Largo Majority OF the Belmont
County Congressional Delegates.
HIS MAJORITY is OVERWHELMING.
Tho Colonel Expresses his own Ideas
and his Intention If ho Secures tho
Nolhinntlon.--Thc Result along tho
River Front Unanimous

River Front Unanimous
Colonel @. l.. Poorman feels very
highly graliGed at tho result OF tho con.
gressional primaries in Belmont county
last Saturday, by which he received q
big majority Of tho delegates, and when
m 1STELLioEScER reporter called upon
him at his home in Dclairo yesterday
afternoon hesaid:
"Tho result is what I expected, but
it goes beyond tho highest estimate l
had placed upon the county; but when
| think Of tho cordially OF my friends
in GAINESVILLE, Martins Ferry, Bridge
port and Mt my own homo when visit
cd these places l am convinced that 1t
was tho deep, earnest thought OF the
Republicans MS to my future and TINT
OF tho purity that brought about such O
magnificent victory in my own county.
fn"Whother am successful or not IL
securing tho nomination, | shall always
feel very grateful to tho Republicans OF
Belmont county for this evidence OF
their confidence in me ut this time and
under tho circumstances OF this cam
paign. 4 cordial agreement with this re-
sultDyall OF the Republicans Of the coun.
ty will have q tendency to strengthen
tho party in this county, and it was
with this end in Wow that / entered into
tho agreement that Whoever should
have tho mnjorityot thedelegates OF this
county should havo tho support Of the
other candidate, (Which has been con.
demncd by some OF my iriends), because
! determined not to be party to any.
thing that would make discortis or dis.
sensions within the party"
Colonel, with your knowledge OF this
district, what do you think OF the pros.
pect Of your securing the nominal
tion?"
IL believe il I have the earnest and
cordial support OF tho Republicans Of
Belmont County that the large majority
given me ut the primaries ought to
secure, | will be nominated. My CAM
paign two years ago gave mo the conf
dence OF the earnest Republicans OF
Monroe County, who have reason to
believe will now favor my nomination
as an act OF justice. have many per-
sonal friends among the cx-solders and
Republicans OF tho other counties Of
the district, whose support l may rely
upon when they leave the candidate OF
their own county, if they must do so.
1t is not my intention to go into those
counties aud autagonize tho local candi-
dates in the election OF delegates; but l
shall rely upon the effect OF the sixty
three votes OF Belmont County 10 which
| am now entitled, the friendship Of
Monroe County Republicans and the
kind feeling OF my friends in the
other counties"
''lf you are nominated will You de-
vote your time TO an active speaking
canvass Of the district"
III nominated BY the Steubenyille
convention l expect to make such
campaign in the interest OF protection
and honest money rs will strengthen
the party in this district. The farmers
OF the Sixteenth district can never sup.
port the party OF free wool. The work.
ing masses in the mills and factories OF
tho Ohio valley are not for free trade.
The honest business men OF all classes
are in favor OF honest, full value money,
andif the position Of the parties OIL these
issues is fairly and FULLY presented, the
Republican majority in this district
ought to be largely increased, and it will
be my purpose during the campaign, ii
selected rs the candidate, to discuss
these issues in every county Of the dis
trict."
Just before bidding the colone! 600 d.
day, he said: "By the way, among the
many influences which / recognize as
potent in this campaign, and for which
| am extremely thankful! was the
friendly interest OF the 1STELLIGENcER."
The selection OF delegates at Bellaire
to the congressional convention was SO
one-sded that the actual figures lose in
terest. Everywhere except in the town
chip precinct it was almost unanimous
for Colonel Poorman, and even the two
delegates from the township were elect
ed by forty-three to thirty-two for
Nichols. Colonel Poorman has re-
ceived word from fiity-one delegates in
the county, and forty-ono OF them are
Tor MIN, anu nc Will gam I'VE moro IN
twelve to hear from. lie left last night
for Columbus.
In Martins Ferry all OF the Poorman
delegates, nine in number, we're elected
by m overwhelming majority. The
friends OF Colonel Poorman worked
hard and 4 large vote was polled in
each OF the three wards and the country
precinct. Vehicles were used in every
ward and workers we're numerous.
Much more interest was manifested
than, at any primaries erer.held for
tho same purpose. Everything passed
of quietly. Poorman had waltover
and all are for him now.
In tho First ward 224 votes were
polled, 1872 in the Second, 293 in the
Third and 50 in the country precinct.
Poorman carried the First by 100, the
Second by lSG (unanimous), tho Third
by 81 and the country precinct by 80,
In tho Second lGS were cast Tor Poor
man and nine spurious. The latter
were thrown out. This was trick to
defeat Judge John S. Cochran, but was
unsuccessful, the judge getting almost