The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-15

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Mold their county convention. at st.
CIairsyillo yesterday, and made splen-
did ticket from top to bottom. Heath
orinrton's brass band, from Bellaire,
was on hand early in the morning and
made the old town that was named at-
ter Governor st. Clair, the territorial
Governor Of Ohio, fairly ring;@tth in
spring music. The delegates were all
on hand early in the day and mingled
with each other and the spectators as
though the occasion was one for rejoice
ins and Publication over thu. good work
Of the national convention last week.
There was not the slightest align Of
combination OF any kind, norswas there
tho slightest evidence VI any :factiohal
contests They were there apparently
only 10 INQUIRE after the best interests
OF The purty with due regard to the fit
ness OF the names suggested torSthe va
lious offices. There were contests, to
be sure, but they were OF a. friendly
character, each candidate le9ylng bis
chances In the hands oil his trsends. II
WAS almost noon when
THE CONVENTION Iieq'
assembled in the court house hall, and
Chairman Weems, OF the county COM
mittoe, announced prayer by tho Rev.
DR.. Baiph, OF the United Presbyterian
church. The convention stood with
bowed heads during tho invocation.
Mr.. Weems tonchei the gaVal at the
conclusion of the prayer and tho con-
vension was in order He then pro-
ceeded in a few timely words, recalling
the splendid service Of eN. Congressman
Lorenzo Danford in the halls OF con-
gress, and wound up with a tribute to
Col, G. /. Poorman, the prospective
representative In the national. house,
whom lie introduced as chairman OF the
convention.
Tho Colonel was greeted with hearty
applause as he stepped forward to as
sumo the duties, and when II had sub
sided, no said it afforded him more
pleasure than words could convey to
meet the Republicans OF this county in
convention assembled. and receive SO
cordial a reception at their hands. He
gave briefly the provisions OF the Re-
publican National platform and then
called attention to the suppression Of
the colored Republican vote in the
southern states. The theory OF protec-
ton as held by the Republican party
was approved and discussed at some
length. Tin, the tariff on it and the in
crease in its manufacture under the
Mckinley tariff, the increase iu various
lines Of manufacture, under the policy
OF protection as inaugurated and fos-
tered by the Republican party, was
given most attention by the speaker,
who is onl of tho best posted men on
tins subject in the state, and he was
freq lently interrupted by applause, as
the large audience would catch up tho
spirit OF the speaker and give vent to
their enthusiasm. He deprecated the
organization. OF trusts and voiced the
sen.'raents Of tho people that no COM
binltion against the interests Of the
great masses could stand the test OF the
laws made in the light OF this nine.
tenth century.
He touched slightly upon the money
question; just enough to leave no doubt
that his position is for dollar worth
100 cents, but said he would not take
up any more time in this discussion,
but give more OF it before the campaign
OF this year closed. A storm OF APP
plNuse followed.
The convention then selected w. W.
Hanlon, OF GAINESVILLE, as secretary and
the Republican editors Of the county
as assistants,
A call OF the townships showed all OF
the sixteen represented. Tho following
committees were then appointed:
On Credentials-W. @. Bergundthal,
Dr.. /. G. Cope, George Colpitt, E. B.
Armstrong, ]. W. Hathorn.
On OrganiIation-T. NJ. Keyser, ]. A.
Fish, VIM. Majors, o. Dowdell and VIM.
Rules. G. Porteraeld, John Kin.;
ner, Captain Thomas, j. j. LOWS and
On Resolations-F. Robinson, Charles
Howard, ]. Runnion, NJ. Cowen, Ezra
Mcconnell.
This completed the work Of the morn
ing session, and tho convention ad-
journed till 1880 p. m.
The convention assembled in the
afternoon promptly on tifnes and Col
onel Poorman called for the report Of
the committee on permanent urganiEa-
ton. That committee reported, con-
tinning the temporary organization.
The committee on credentials made the
usual report, mo contests and all the
delegations full" ~"
NOMINATIONS 3Het
were then in order, and clerk Of the
courts being first on the list motion
prevailed to suspend the--rules and
nominate Henry NJ. Davies. by Rcclama-
ton. There was not dissenting voice.
For auditor five names were pre-
scented, viz: ]. w. Fowler and Boadley
Smith, Of Bridgepart; Madison Aldridge,
Of Martins Ferry; Ell Moore, Of Barnes.
vile, and ]. B. Longley. 81 Richland,
were brought out by friends in the cen
trail part OF the county. This was quite
contest and 1t took three ballots to
settle it. On the first ballot the vote
was us follows: Eli Moore, l2;.J j. W.
Fowler, Is; Bradley Smith, 25; NJ. AL
bridge, 35; ]. B. Igongley 12.
Second ballot-Fowler, 10; Smith, 90;
Aldridge, 46; Lonely, IL.
After the call for the third ballot
motion to nominate AldFidge by ac-
clamation prevailed,
For Sheriff the rules wcre suspended
and NJ. NJ. Scott was renominated by