The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-02

ISFnMARY DIREoToR-JAMEs TAYLOR
The above Is the list OF Democrats
named by the Belmont county conven-
ton at st, ClaIssviIle yesterday to be
beaten for the respective county offices
this fall.
K, @, Meyer called tho convention to
order, and introduced Rev, Robert
Alexander, who made an appropriate
prayer, Albert Lawrence, esq, was an
nounced US temporary chairman, and
Editors D, II. Milligan and W, q, War.
mock "a secretaries,
Mr., Lawrence, Oh taking the chair,
congratulated the convention upon the
fact that their party is in full power for
tho first time within the last thirty
wears. Ho scored tho Republicans for
crying calamity" after their defeat,
and attributed the present embarrass.
mont to the lack Of confidence thus
created. Ho roforrGd TO the failure Of
Ex-Governor Foster, which will, II it
can DO used, be worked in as II CAM
paign cry.
Proceeding. the SPEAKER charged the
Mckinley bill with the low price OF
wool and wheat. lie scored the last
general assembly for ''reckless eXtrav.
0gauce," The expense incurred by
that body IN attending the funeral OF
cX.Prcsidcnt r. i. Hayes wa presented
US Il convincing TACT.
The county indebtedness was referred
to as an evidence Of tho mUl.adminis.
tratlon Of the Republicans. Tho Pipe
crock pike matter was also drawn on.
Tho speaker omitted to state that one
Of tho two members OF the board grant
ing the order was n Democrat and upon
a contest properly made before the
hoard tho improvements could have
been defeated. The speech was q good
one from a partisan standpoint. The
illusions to victory did not evoke tho
expected enthusiasm. Upon the conclu.
sion OF his address there was a call OF
delegations for committeeman and the
u,Al committees were appointed. At
this point Marion Hoffman, Of Bellaire,
presented a resolution to tho effect that
the law authorizing
MIXED SCHOOLS
should be repealed and that provision
be made for separate schools for colored
children, and that the delegates to the
ttate convention DO instructed to have
the substance OF tho resolution inserted
in the state platform.
The afternoon session met at l p. M,
and after some cheering up by the
land the chairman called for order.
lhe temporary organization was made
permanent. MI. Lawrence then nd.
dressed the convention after the style
oil his morning speech. He referred to
an article, THE Encouraging Outlook"
in the 1NrRLLrugScgR OF July 20, aud
said such an article in such n prominent
daily meant that the Republicans would
have to stop the cry OF calamity.
The committee on resolutions, report
was read, reaiirming the principles OF
tho Chicago platform oil lag2. Ihey
,muoLsea lses' ~ COnnsnss gaming
The committeo on delegates 10 tho
state convention reported the following
delegates: Z. J. Steger, K; Q; Meyer,
Wilbur smith, J. Ii. Darrah, D.. l. NC
Gaiirey, D. q. Creamer, w. A. te1ton,
george Linn, ): W. IerrlIl, W; NJ: Lnp-
Ton, JOhn a. ANDERSON u Dr. W. W
Anderson.
The next thing in order was the pre-
sentlng Of the names Tor nomination
Tor representative.
Ham Glass, OF tlushlng, presented
Tie name oil George Linn, oil hlchland.
a. U. Darrah nominated Leonard
Tglnem, OF Goshen.
The precincts wero called and George
Linn received 81 and Twinen 80 votes.
MI. Linn was declared the nominee,
and was called out to address tho con-
N%eniion. His speech created little en-
tlusiasm. One remark ho made was:
vi tho Democrats give me their hearty
support will DO the next representa-
tive OF Belmont county"
The nomination for
PROBATE JUDGE
rama ,oo.l, o,i,r ,Lo ror,o
HS'H -
H. Y. meyer nauleu ilon' Dc W. Laugh
lin, oil Warren, who instantly declined.
The precincts wero called again. George
G. Mckee. Of B%ridrouort. Tag nomina.
ted, hut also declined. Then Il @, Never
tonominated Lauphlin, who wag nomi.
mated by reclamation.
Major Laugblin was called on to nd.
dress the convontion, He stated that
ho knew what IL WINS to be defeated. ne
no had been n candidate three times on
the Democrats Ticket, but he was viii.
S scs l1 81 i1 "a" n %nt sore canvass LOT tho