Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-06
BELMONT COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
They Net in St CIairsyille Yesterday anu
Nominated Full Ticket.

Nominated Full Ticket.
Speeidt 7slsorGnl 10 thS REGISTER.
ST. CLAIRsvuLE, o., September s.
The Republican County Convention met
in the Court House hall at IL o'clock TO-
day and was called TO order by Judge L.
II. CASTOR, chairman OF the County
Central Committee. Rev. DR.. Webb, OF
the NJ. Z. Church, Of st. Clairsyiile,
prayed, after which Hon. Il.
Danford was introduced as
the "choice of the committee"
for temporary chairman. As Mr.. Dan
ford swung himself to the front OF the
platform the delegates clapped their
hands and a few cheers were hearo.
Not over sixty Of the one hundred dele
gates were present for either prayers or
the Captains speech, the active parti-
sans for the several candidates choosing
to stay out and lay for any tagging del
egate that might come in rather than
submit to the platitudes OF a modern
Republican speech.
Mr.. Daniord began his speech with
humorous reference TO that historic
Democratic hymn of last year: "Grover,
Il.
we go, out they go, then we'll be IN
clover" ''Now you are in clover,
facetiously said the Captain, and the
crowd laughed. But" he continued,
II am not here to say what has brought
this stringency OF things about" he
then proceeded TO discuss the silver
question aud the repeal of the sherman
act, warmly commencing Mr.. Cleveland
and the present Congress for their
course. He combatted the idea
that the people waited more currency
but a currency that they knew was
sound in every dollar Of 1t. He then
proceeded to laud the American pro-
tective system and ascribed large por-
tion OF the present depression In ousl-
ness TO threatened tariff changes oy the
Democrats He ended with a whirl at
the bloody shirt that set the beardless
boys in the audience bowling. The
speech was we'll received and in the
main was a fair presentation OF the
issues from a Republican standpoint.
The usual committees were then ap-
pointed aud the convention recessed
for dinner.
The convention reassembled prompt
ly at 1870, and the reports OF the CON-
mittees were read and adopted.
The temporary organization was con-
tinued as the permanent organization.
The platform Of the Republican State
Convention was approved, protection
endorsed and Democratic pension pol
icy condemned After this the nomina-
tion Of candidates was in order and the
name OF j. C.. Heinlein was presented
and on motion was nominated for rep
resentative by acclamation. Probate
Judge James T. Tallman was placed In
nomination and he was nominated by
acclamati0n.
The nomination for Treasurer was
next in order and the names OF Capt,
Abe Kelley, E. G.. McMasters, Howard
Kirk and - Carrie. On first ballot the
vote was as follows:
Kelley 80, McMasters Z, Kirk 81,
Carle 6. Kirk was declared the nomi'
nee.
The next nomination was for Prose
cutting Attorney and the names OF Hon
C. L. Weems and A. c. Ayers were pre-
sented. The vote stood Weems, 63
Ayers, 81.
For Commissioner the vote was Koen'
lein. 81; Mechem, 63.
For infirmary director Benz. Lopel
was nominated.
The nominations were rushed
through without any hitch excepting
some opposition TO denomination ol
Messrs. Heinlein and Mechen. No ad'
dresses were MADE by the nominees and
the convention adjourned.
The convention was an exceedingly
tame affair.