Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-03

Reasons for conceding the Republican
nomination of State Senator to Harrison
county are not as plenty as blackberries
In fact it looks little as though Bel
mont county has hold of the short end
of the string. Under the ten-year ar
rangement Belmont county with her $500
Republicans has had the Senator for two
years. Harrison county with 2500 votes,
now asks the plum for four years. After
these four years, when for the succeed
ing four there is to be but one Senator
from the district, it is to be inferred from
their geographical situation that Colum-
biana and Jefferson counties will unite
their forces land it may be further inferred
that they will with some show of right,
ask for the favor of the nomination.
Harrison thus gets much the largest bite.
In this county the Democrats seem to
have given up the fight in advance. AT
least, it is evident that had the party
leaders thought they had the ghost of a
show some of the men nominated would
never have been considered at ALL The
effort in convention was mainly to get
men to accept place without regard to
qualifications, and difficulty was expert
enced even in this. Two or three of the
men are very nice men personally, but
with no especial strength, while the re-
mainder are not up to the average of
Democratic candidates, even. Some of
the nominees are so ill fitted for the Off
ces that were they elected they would
rattle around like bean in a bladder
As whole the ticket could not be more
satisfactory to the Republicans.
The ring, headed by the Gazette, start
ed out to do Kennon, but the round end
ed by Kennon doing the ring. We are
sorry to see Campbell slaughtered, but he
should have known that the support of
the Gazette wonld prove Jonah. Ithas
come to be the fashion in the Democrat
ic camp here to learn whom the Gazette
wants nominated and then name anoth-
er man. 1t seems that the way for a
Democrat to secure the support of his
party is to first secure the opposition of
the Democratic organ in this place.
The New York World has interviewed
the officers of the banks and large firms
that have failed since January /, as to
the cause of their failure. According to
the replies given, to the Sherman law the
greater number lay the blame, second to
uncertainty of tariff legislation, and
third, to depreciation in the price of sill
yer. Others assign their failures to many
different causes, such as overproduction,
general uncertainty, low price OF WOO, ,etc.
The 20cent wool and 60-cent wheat are
two things that are causing an immense
of trouble in the ranks of De-
just now. If simply making
the change from Republican to Dem
ocratic administration can make such
difference as is seen in a comparison be-
tween this year and last, how much
will it be when the Democrats get to leg
isiating?
The Worlds Fair was open again on
Sunday, and less than 1900 persons, in
,luding employees, passed through the
gates. 1t is safe to predict that the Fair
will not be open again on Sunday.
After the election w. V. Campbell will
De thankful that he dropped out at this
,arly stage of the game. He is better off
low than the nominee.
The men who voted for change last