Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-18
BELMONT REPUBLICANS
A WEAK TICKET NOMINATED

4tCRQDAlCdAS sOl 4ltI1QAt NOuA1ty
held their convention yesterday at st.
Clairsville, and it was one of the tam
est affairs the party has eve attempt
ed. At an early hour the delegates and
Central Committeeman arrived. and
held an informal caucus in the corri-
doris of the court house. The dele
gates had a small hand in the aucus
as the bosses took charge of all affairs.
The main fight was for the control of
the Central Committeeman as to who
should be chairman. This scrap"
was between County Clerk L. E. Elmer
son and Treasurer Burgenthal, the
latter being chosen after the former
had withdrawn, which gave Burgen-
thai a clean sweep without opposition.
AS for Recorder there were many
ruses played and the new boss in Bel
mont county showed his hand, which
won out, but left a feeling of resent
ment that will for years be Haunted
in the face of the victorious ones yes
terday, and which will breed dissen-
sion enough to awe the party of bosses
and corruption.
The Republican party in this county
holds all the offices and is becoming
so corrupt that it is revolving against
itself with so much force that it Eill
soon be an enemy of its own party. 1t
is well to say that the people will stand
this for a time, but a reckoning day
will come.
The convention was called to order
about 1870 o'clock by Chairman EN-
erson, who named Prosecuting Attor-
ney H. S. Armstrong as temporary
chairman, and E. l.. Mcmillan as sec
rotary. DR.. Grimes, Of the First NJ.
e. Church, opened the convention
with prayer. At the close, Mr.. Arm
strong addressed the body. his speech
being neither eloquent nor argumenta-
tive, and void of all principles OF the
party, resembling more a lecture
OF the Democratic Chicago platform,
which he failed to make any point on.
He upheld Mckinley in all of his acts
and in his talk actually received APP
plause twice. At the close he ap-
pointed the following committees and
then the convention adjourned until
two p. m:
Committee to Select State Delegates
DR.. w. l.. Judkins, G. H. Blank
ney, Richard Lynch, w. D. Simpson,
H. Burson.
Resolutions-Hon. G. J. Howard, A.
Klotz, E. E. Scatterday, Frank Meade,
R. S. Howell.
Permanent Organization-E. E. Nc
Combs, James A. Dunfee, Ira Mich
OILS, G. Welsh, David Cowen,.
Credentials-W. l.. Patton, W. s..
Meecham, j. R. Bethel, c. Sheppard,
j. Kinney.
Rules and Order Of Business-B. B.
Patterson, r. Garrett, w. w. Will
Jams, H. G. Pratt and Thomas Holt.
During the recess the Central Com
mittee met and elected w. C. Burgen-
thai as chairman by reclamation, and
gave them power to select an execu-
tive committee. Mr.. Emerson did not
enter this contest, but while some of
the Republicans think they have bur-
led him they will find him a live corpse
as he was one of the best chairmen the
party ever had, and their loss is the
Democrats gain.
At the afternoon session the commit
tees all reported, except the committee
on rules and order of business, which
got lost and failed to make any report,
and the chair called on Hon. G. J.
Howard to formulate the rules and
he advised that all of the Offices be
filled first where there would be no con-
tests. This was adopted, and the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent. The resolutions committee pre-
scented its report. The chairman no
ticed that they had forgotten to en-
dorse Senator Archer and representa-
tive Armstrong, and he filled in their
names, and averted a great blunder.
The resolutions were as follows:
We congratulate the people Of Belmont
county upon the unequailed prosperity
which has come TO every branch of ndus-
try within our borders, as one OF the
results Of the protective tariff, a sound
financial system and of the splendid adj
ministration Of William Mckinley.
We send our most cordial greeting TO
the President OF the United States and we
point with the deepest pride to his con-
duct Of the Spanish war. MS fulhllment
Of every promise made by the Republican
party to the people, and we pledge him
our most enthusiastic and devoted support
in this campaign OF 1900.
We heartily endorse the course OK Sena-
tor ] B. Foraker. Senator Marcus A. Han
ma and Congressman Jf J. Gill in the
halls of Congress. and Hon. r. II. Archer
and Hon. +. b. Armstrong In the Legisla-
ture OF ohio.
Resolved, That we endorse the candidacy
for denomination for Dairy and Food Com
missioner of Hon. Joseph K. Blackburn,
whose falwar Republicanism ard active
party work entitle him to the high esteem
in which he is held by Republican, al
fsctfve. yet just. enforcement or our pure
food laws reflects credit upon his party not
only in this. his home county. but In the
Resolved. That we heartily endorse the
candidacy Of Hon L g. L5ylin for Sec
rotary Of State. and we request our dele
gates to the State convention to uEe their
best endeavors to secure his nomination.
Next came the nominations for sher-