The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-28
MANY CANDIDATES
Are in the Ficldfor the Republican
Nomination in
THE SIXTEENTH OHIO DISTRICT
Belmont County has Promising
Candidate in tho Person Of Prose-
cutting Attorney c. Il, Wccms.
Sketch Of Past Contests in the Old
sixteentl-some ofThcm Required
Days to Bring About u Nomination.

The question Off successor to the late
Congressman Danford. in the district
over the river, Is beginning to be dis
cussed very freely among the voters
Z Of the several counties composing the
district. Belmont. Carroll, Harrison,
Jefferson and Monroe. ~.
The district has had many interesting
conventions In the past quarter of q
century or more some of them attract
Ing the attention OF the whole country.
IN 1872 the lately deceased member was
( nominated at Bellaire In contest with
Hon. John A. Bingham. who had
achieved q national reputation in the
halls Of Congress during the exciting
Z period Of the civil war. Judge Bingham
had served In Congress sixteen years,
y Mr.. Danford served until 1878 when he
WAS succeeded by the late J. 7. Upde-
gran, OF Mount Pleasant, who also died
while serving his third term. Then
Z came the Hon.gJ. D. Taylor In 4 district
That had been gerrymandered by a
Democratic legislature, and he went
out OF the combination Of the old Six
z teenth district when 1t was put back
s into the form which it still maintains.
In the present district Hon. a. j.
8 Pearson, q Cleveland Democrat won
the contest In the great slump Of
1892. defeating Col. c. l.. Poorman, of
5Bellaire. by n few votes.
In 1884 Captain Lorenzo Danford was
again taken UP. after n prolonged and
Ritter contest. Jefferson county made
E the nomination, In fact, each time Bel
y mont SnCnrad no ,,..
by the grace OF Jefferson, delegate
from that county making the necessary
Z change in 1872, and the solid delegation
doing the work in 1884, In 1899 Harrl-
, son county made the nomination for
Col. Poorman.
In several Of these contests many
Gays were consumed. The third time
UpdeSran was nominated the conyen-
ton at st. Clairsvllle adjourned without
result. but he was afterwards nominal.
i ed at Barnesville. The balloting at
Steubenyille before jefferson broke the
long contest by nominating Captain
Danford Is We'll remembered, and the
Jefferson county folks naturally feel
4 that there should be reciprocity on the
part OF Belmont county in these mat
ters. But In politics it is never safe
to pick results in advance of the con-
3 vention.
Belmont comes to the front again
now with strong candidate In the per
Z son OF Hon. c. L. Weems, and he
= has made record for himself in carry
Ing of plums when he goes after them.
The canvass is young yet, of course,
and the other counties In the district
are all watching Belmont.
Jefferson county has candidate in
the Hon. ]. J. Gill. who would command
the respect and support OF large por-
ton of the district IL the local favoritc
cannot win. The same can be said OF
Harrison. with General David A. Hol-
linssworth. Carroll has been backing
Judge 1. H. Taylor. but 1t seems now
that Hon. John H. Fimple Is to have the
call there. Monroe county has not In
dicated any local favorite so far.
The events within the next month or
six weeks In the district over the river
Will be watched with keen interest. The
district seems to be especially fortunate
: In one reSpect-it can hardly make a
mistake. Any Of the prominent candi-
dates named would make u good con-
gressman and all the counties will Join
heartily In supporting the lucky man
before the nominating convention.
which will probably not be held until
the latter part of August or early in
September