The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

Tho Republicans Of Belmont county
will meet In convention nt Bridgeport
to-day 10 nominate county officers and
members OF tho house Of representa-.
tiYcs. Tho election OF tho ticket chosen
Is TO such m extent n ~iorcgono Conclu.
sion that thoro has boon a very
animated contOs. and tho proceedings
bid fair to be lively, though hnrmoni.
Gus. Tho attendance will DO largo and
representative.
At tho convention OF Belmont county
Republicans Senator J. W. Nichols will
DO chairman Of tho convention and tho
local itcpubliCans OF that town hayo
mndo preparations TO mako tho dele
gates aud visitors quite comfortable.
Tho convention will DO called to order
ut II o'clock, nut will not get down 10
business I'LL after dinner. Tho increas-
Ing majority in that county for some
years past has brought out many can.
didate' In tho preliminary contest, but
il has been n friendly canvass 80 far and
nIOuiu Sulltluuu hO' llunS VI tut uOio-
gates from tho back townships came
into Bellairo nad Bridgeport yesterday
to DO sure to DO on timO, and tho carly
delegates seemed to think that q good
strong ticket was first in consideration.
There werc not enough OF these for
much bution.holing, but there will DO
como Of this 20 on this forenoon.
it Is n biz. ticket thoy have 10 nom
inR.e. and the contest for representa-.
two will DO tho first settled. The can
| didatcs nrc G. J. Howard, OF Barnes
| vile; J. +. Blackburn, OF nellairc; a.
IL. Mitchell, OF ST. Clnirsville; L. i.
Armstrong. OF Armstrong; Mills; Alb
ncr Wilkinson. OF Smith township,
and James II. Cope, OF Colerain. Hon.
A. I. Mckelyey. has BEEN talked OF, bu!
he is n delegate and is earnestly for Mr..
Mitchell. Mcssrs. Howard and Black.
burn will probably DO strongest Mt tho
start aud may win. but il they do not
Armstrong will loom up with strength,
while either Mitchell or Mckelycy will
DO as strong in other parts OF the county.
For clork Of the courts Lawson Emer.
son will likely DO nominated by accla.
nation. AZ thero ia no candidate agains.
him. For auditor, Mat. Aldrcdge, Of
Martins Ferry. and Bradley Smith, Of
Bridgeport. both seem to be tRvori,es,
and it is n close race on the home
stretch, while S. c. Murphy is still
husIlinG and John 4. Bond is a very
dark horse.
For Treasurer. Tho present very ell
ciont incumbent, Howard Kirk. will be
renominated by reclamation. For Re
cordCr there il a great race and the fed
IL n iavorite over any one, but no one Is
picked "a 4 sure winner, though Bud
Taylor, d crippled soldier and bright,
jovial fellow, is most talked Of as q
:avorlto il one was TO DO. selected. But
thoro :s n great field Of ino young fell
lows after this place. Frank Bowlcs. T.
?. Harris. John W. Taylor, Bob Siup-
son. Elmer L. Gordon. Van Dautord. 4
Mr.. Barnes and still othors. 1t is any.
body'a race, bu. il no old soldier reaches
up till this time. and there are none Of
them candidates, look out for Bud Tay-
lor, OF kirkwood township.
The comm!ssioner5hip is regarded as
n very important office and Tor this
place William kochuline. OF Bridgeport,
George N. Wise, OF Bellairc, and Squire
Mercer, Of Colerain. are all mentioned,
but no man can am the winner now.
Chat Wright will DO rcnominnted for
intirmary director, as no has only served
Il term. There is no slate, nor any,
thing thnt looks like one, butthere may
be combinations made this morning
that will change the calculations OF
some persons. The convention ia n
frcc-for-all and Is open TO everybody. so
that whoever is put upon the ticket
made at Bridgcportto-dny. the Belmont
county friends will be in good shape for
n victory this fail.
The rowhatau primary election 10
elect delegates to tho Republican county
convention to DO held in Bridsepori to-
day vas hold in the town hall At $50
central timo Monday.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Mr.. j. a. Fish. who then announced
tho name OF Harry Bower, for chair
man.
Jacob Boyer WAS elected secretary.
Messrs. J. 4. Fish, G. W. Wright aud
c. 4. Saner were elected delegates to
tho county convention. and william
Gibson. l. B. TrigC and Lewis Camp
bell as altorna,cH.
J. a. Fish was elected central CON-
mitteemNn. from Powhatan precinct
Joseph L. Gordon was elected senatorial
delegate, and, p. W. Bowler alternate.
Tho meeting being i joint one for
Powhatan and York precincts. NJ.
Snivcly was elected delegate to tho
county convention and Henry Newhart
alternate for York precinct. and Rome
Ramsay Central committeeman for
that precinct.
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