Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL GOSSIP.
What is Said by Our Esteemed
Contemporaries

What Is Said by Our Esteemes
Contemporaries.
THE leading feature of the Congress
sional contest in this county during tn,
past week has been increased activity OF
the part of the candidates and thei
friends. As the day for the primaries
approaches, the fight grows warmer, ani
before the end is seen the contest will
possess sufficient spirit to make it inter
esting. Col. Poorman claims that he viii
have little trouble in carrying Pultney
Pease and Warren townships, as well
as several others which cast less number
of votes; but while Capt. Danford intends
to wait until the primaries to show what
he can do, it is needless to say that Dan
ford's friends are inclined to smile little
at Poorman's claims. 1t is probable that
no contest will be made in Pultney or
Richland townships, the vote of each be
ing conceded to the candidate whose
home eachis.
With the right kind of delegation
Jefferson county should make her infiu-
ence felt at the coming Congressional
Convention. She will possess several
advantages which have not always been
so apparent in previous contests. In the
first place this county is clearly entitled
to the nomination if any weight is at
tached to the principle of rotation and
fair division among the. counties of the
district. In the second place this county
presents new candidate admittedly
qualified for the position, both practically
and theoretically. In his case there are
no memories of former contests to dis
tract attention, and possessing all the
qualities of professional man with the
many years experience in actual business,
he will be candidate of exceptional
strength. He is just the kind of man
who should represent this important dis
trict in Congress .-Steubenville Herald.
The anthoritive announcement of THE
CHRONICLE as to the candidacy of Hon.
L. Danford will be accepted as settling
the question as to his position. He is in
the race on his own account-and to win
if he can. No one who knows him
doubted this from the first. 1t ought
not to seem at all strange that Mr.. Dan
ford or any other competent Republican
should desire seat in Congress at this
time. The compensation, s., 900 per
annum, would be sufficient inducement
to bring plenty of men to the front if
there were no other good reasons. There
are only few persons at this time that
are getting even half of 5000 per
annum.-Independe
Carroll county viii have but one caddi-
date for Congress, the Hon. Isaac H.
Taylor, of Carrollton. Around him will
gether the full force of the county's
strength and his popularity all over the
district should secure him strong fol-
lowing from the other counties, should
a break occur in the convention in any
of the delegations. The strongest claim
Mr.. Taylor has for the nomination, aside
from his eminent fitness, is that he is
entitled to second term. He served one
term in Congress from this district and
acquitted himself with honor and dis
tinction.-Carroll Republican.
We honestly believe that no man in
the Sixteenth Ohio District so fully comes
up to the ideal Congressional require
ments for the Republican nomination as
does the gallant. able and popular Dan
ford. There never was a braver soldier,
more loyal Republican, more honora-
BILE man, or more intense American.
If Belmont county names Capt. Lorenzo
DanfOrd, so will the convention, and so
will the people. Nominate the man who
loved Grant, and sweeping victory will
applaud your wisdom.-Barnesville Rep.
Capt. Danford was in town to-day
looking up the testimony IN number
of suits he has for trial in court during
the next few days. To number of
friends who spoke to him concerning his
Congressional candidacy he soon dis
PEELED the idea that he was in the race as
the tool of anyone. He assured all that
he was in because he wanted the nomi-
nation and had as good right as any of
the others to be candidate and expected
to get the nomination.-M. F. Times.
The time comes, necessarily, in every |
delegate convention, when break is |
made from the ballotings of first choice. |
When that break comes in the Steuben-
vile convention Gen. Hollingsworth viii |
secure the nomination, and it will come
this time, we believe, reasonably early in
The convention. This is the present out
ook. 1t is the logic of the situation.
The eyes of the district are turned this
time toward Har rison county.-Cadiz |