Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Established in 1S1 3.
P00RMAN WINS.
His Nomination is Declared on the
Eighty-ffth Ballot.
A Threatened Deadlock Finally Averted
A Large Convention and Plenty of
oratory- in
Detail.

On the eighty-fifth ballot Col. Poorman
was declared the nominee. Thus termi'
mated at Steubenville on Wednesday the
much discussed contest in the Sixteenth
Congressional District. For a time a
prolonged deadlock seemed imminent
and during this period several dark
horses were groomed all ready to saddle
and bride for the race. When the Con
veDtion adjourned after the night ses.
sion, such turn seemed the only solu-
tion of the difficulty, but ere the dawn it
was decided to try again with the ayow-
ed candidates, and with the above result
As early as Monday the hosts began
to gather for the fray and on Monday
night the city was full of delegates, can
didates and politicians. The situation
was 80 complex that it afforded fertile
field for speculation as to the result.
Each candidate "with confidence" pre-
dicted his own nomination, but no one
took any stock in predictions. They
were after votes. The contending hosts
slept on their arms, and the battle opened
bright and early on Tuesday. All the
candidates had on their most charming
smile, and every one who called at the
different headquarters, were he friend or
foe, was cordially greeted.
The convention was held in the Opera
House, which, by the way, is admirably
adapted for such meeting, and at the
same time the city was given over to the
visitors
The Convention was called to order at
II o'clock by Homo L.Weems, Chairman
of the Congressional Committee. Rev.
o. V. Stewart, of the Presbyterian
Church, invoked the Divine blessing, aft
er which Hon. L. Danford was intro
duced as Temporary Chairman; s. J.
Cameron, of Carroll. was made Secretary.
AS he stepped to the front of the platform
Capt Danford was greeted with a storm
of applause. He spoke in substance as
follows:
1.-THE principles of the Republican par
ty are not mere theories. The principles
of the Republican party are conditions
that have been brought about by and
grated upon the policy and statutes of
the country in the last thirty years. Our
position upon the tariff laws is not the
ory borrowed from any school. can
remember very well when the policy of
the Republican party in the United
States was theory so far as protection
was concerned. l can remember when
that eloquent and distinguished gentle
man who has been referred to here to- |
day, John A. Bingham, discussed the
Republican party there in its infancy.
Then it was said to the people of this the
ory of protection that with a protective |
tariff we would build industries all along |
this great valley, that would afford a
home market for the farmers. Then
there was not glass house or an iron
mill from Yellow Greek to Bellaire. Wei
have had 30 years of protection, and from
Bellaire to Yellow Creek we have glass |
houses and iron mills along the whole line
of this river front. This has been wrought |
out by the principles of protection. Why, |
my fellow citizens. l can remember the |
discussions that were held long ago upon
this question that is in the front to-day.
The Republican party will not shrink |
from the principles of the Mckinley bill
or from the position it has ever occupied
upon the tariff question. 1t is the great
question that divides the two great polit
ical parties to-day, and will be one of the
great issues in the present campaign. /
know what our Democratic friends are |
upon the question of tariff reform. Have
you ever thought of this fact, that since
1875 the Democratic party in the lower
house of Congress, the house in which all
revenue measures originate, has been in
continuous power except two Congresses,
and yet where are their measures and
how have they attempted tariff reform
They have attempted to get themselves
together and the country together on
some measures and have failed.
"Why there was almost tornado swept
over the country two years ago and the
Mckinley bill was in the mouth of every
Democratic stump speaker and its repeal
was promised from every stump in the
state. What are they now doing with
it? Nib5ling at it like pismires not hay
ing the courage to form law on this
question. Then the Republican party is
in the right. Have you ever thought of
this country as to its wonderful progress
in the last thirty years. We closed the
war of the rebellion and when we audit
ed our accounts we found debt of two
thousand eight hundred million of dollars
confronting the people. To-day that debt
with the exception of about six hundred
million dollars is wiped out. Who thatliv-
ed before the war believe to-day that that
great feat could have been accomplished |
under the system that prevailed in that
day. l do not care to discuss principles |
to-day; there is no need of that to-day.
That we will leave to our Democratic |
friends when they get themselves to-
gether upon the money question and the |
tariff question at Chicago. We are to |
gether. We are together upon the con-
ditions of the country as they exist to-
day, and the fact that we are what we
are is due to the legislation of the Repub
lican party, is due to the love, the wis
dom and energy infused into the people
of this county by that party"
The members of the various commit
tees as selected by counties were then
announced. The Belmont county dele
cation organized as follows:
Chairman, Hon. John S. Cochran; Vice
President, DIR. G. S. Wellons; Credentials,
DIR. J. e. Mccullough; Permanent Or
ganization, Frank b. Archer; Rules and
Order, George NJ. Wise; Resolutions,
Frank Robinson; Congressional Commit
fee Mai lanes Moore: Secretary III. III