Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-17
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
A Lively Fight that Resulted in the
Nomination of Charles HI.
Hogg, Esq.

conventions of the Belmont II Harrison
district have not been noted for pecu-
liar unanimity of desire as to the nominee,
and many are the capers which have been
witnessed on these biennial occasions;
but for unapproachable high kicking and
many other things hereafter enumerated,
the convention at Martins Ferry last
Thursday is entitled to the prize without
a contest. Charles NJ. Hogg, of Cadiz,
was declared the nominee after such a
wrangle as has never before been wit
messed in Republican convention in
this section.
The trouble all came about over the
presentation of a candidate by Belmont
county in the person of Jesse w. Hol-
lingsworth, Esq. In the morning eau
Gus of the Belmont county delegation
voted to present candidate, and vote
was taken to determine who: the can
didate should be. 1t resulted in favor of
Jesse W. Hollingsworth, rs against Col.
POorman. This started the ball, and
those who had not supported Hollings-
worth in caucus Immediately declared
their intention to support Hogg, and
thus divided the Belmont delegation.
This gave Harrison county notice of
what was coming, and there was some
lively hustling until the convention was
called to order.
About l o'clock Hon }. S. Cochran,
of Martins Ferry, raped the convention
to order, and introduced Hon. ID. A. Hol
lingsworth, of Cadiz, as temporary Chair
man. Mr.. Hollingsworth responded with
An able address that provoked the en-
thusiasm of the delegates, even though
they were sweltering in the great heat of
an lily ventilated nall.
The usual committees were then ap
pointed, and the convention proceeded
to make the temporary organization per
manent. The first bout came just
after the committee on credentials had
reported each delegation full, and the re
port had been adopted. A Belmont
delegate objected to the report, alleging
that in the Belmont delegation there
were vacancies. The committee replied
that the executive committee of the
county in which full authority was vested
had filled up the delegation, and also it
had been customary to allow a partial
delegation to cast the full vote. This
provoked some discussion, but was finally
passed. and nominations were called for.
]. c. Gray, ESQ.,, nominated J. w. Hol-
lingsworth, and Hon. John A. Bingham
presented Charles NJ. Hogg. The nomin-
alton of Hogg was seconded by Hon. W.
B. Hearn, of Cadiz, who pleaded for their
candidate. A vote being called for, the
Chairman of the Belmont delegation, A
g. Holloway. of Flushing, announced the
vote of Belmont county as 46 for Hol-
lingsworth, and IL for Hogg. AS SO was
the total number in the convention. this
gave Hollingsworth a majority of all
votes, and insured his nomination. The
vote was challenged by Belmont county
man, and the Chairman of the conven
tion ordered the Chairman of the delega-
Jtion to verify it. Thus four times, amidst
great uproar, the vote was thus an
nounced. Each time it was challenged,
and each time verified the same, and un-
til this time Harrison county had not
been reached in the roll-call.
About this time the Harrison delega-
tion asked leave to retire for a few min
utes. When they returned they present
ed resolution declaring their purpose to
withdraw from the convention, and ap-
peal to the district at large, since Belmont
county had but so delegates and insisted
on casting the vote of 63, and also because
Belmont county refused to recognize
their claims to the nomination, and since
that they would take their little tin dishes
and go home.
Tremendous confusion followed this
announcement, and it required the ut
most efforts of Chairman Hollingsworth
to quell the uproar, which he finally sue
ceeded in doing by appealing to the Har
rison delegation to act like men and not
babies, and telling them it was Repub-
lican convention and not Democratic
mob. Half dozen yelling for recogni-
tion from the Chair, everybody standing
up and talking at the same time at the
top of their voices, was the order of the
day. 1t is due to the praisworthy efforts
of the Chairman that the convention
succeeded in holding together. But the
Harrison delegation did not go, and the
racket continued, and motion to adjourn
having several times been made, was
finally put, and many of the delegates
started for the door. BY supreme
effort they were called back, and some
thing like order secured, when Judge
CASTOR mounted chair and announced
that in the interest of harmony Hollings
worth's name would be withdrawn. Some
delegate then moved that Hogg be NOM
mated, and the motion was declared
carried. Thus was the nomination made.
Mr.. Hogg, the nominee. is man OF
unimpeachahle integrity, and an un-
fiinching Republican, and as such he will
receive the unqualified support of Bel
mont county Republicans.
Steubenville's Fire.
Steubenville had a destructive fire on
Monday afternoon and narrowly escaped
the destruction of a large part of the
town. About 20 buildings in the heart
of the city were burned, entailing loss
of from $4,000 to 100000. During the
progress of the fire assistance was asked
from Wheeling. By the time the Wheel