Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-05
RUTAN WILL STICK,
He Says He Will Stay in the
Contest to the Finish.
STONE WILL ALSO STAND.
General Hastings Visits the City and
Sees Major MOntOoth.
ZONE WILL ALSO STAND.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE CALLED


The situation in the Twenty-third Con-
gressional district has not yet taken definite
shape. Attorney W. d. Porter, Chairman
of the Republican County Committee, yes.
terday sent out notices OF a meeting of the
new committee, in Common Council cham
Der, at o'clock on Saturday, June IL Mr..
Porter will call the committee to order. AL
though he has been reelected member OF
the committee, he will refuse reelection
as Chairman. The Allegheny Congress
sional and Senatorial disputes will both be
acted on by committee.
PORTER HOPES FOR PEACE.
Mr.. Porter said yesterday: Gas member
of the committee must decline to express
any opinion as to its action. There is a
great deal of talk now. People say things
when they are hot that they regret after
ward. The affair may adjust itself after the
excitement wears away"
AS to the Rutan- Neeb contest Mr.. Porter
said: 'The committee will recognize one or
the other of the nominees. / suppose it will
be the nominee of the regular convention" ."
Colonel William A. Stone had not re-
turned from Harrisburg yesterday, but Re-
corder W. h. Graham spoke for him. He
insisted that the nomination was regular
and that there was no chicanery about it.
He said that Colonel Stone would not with
draw.
HOW sHIRAS LOST VOTES.
George Shiras III. is not taking any action
politically just at present He says that,he
will let the people of the district settle the
matter Mr.. Shiras is not pleased with
statements made that Colonel Bayne de-
tod IN 10 fbarh he h od
S8 delegates in the Worlds Museum con-
vention, but that 100 votes more in the
district, properly distributed. would have
given him. 60 delegates. He lost some of
the largest districts by very few votes.
Already petitions are being circulated
for signatures in Allegheny, asking the
county committee to order new primaries
and convention.
In the Senatorial matter, Mr.. Neeb has
agreed to leave the dispute to the county
committee, but Senator Rutan refuses to do
so. The present prospect is that both Neeb
and Rutan will be candidates before the
people.
RUTAN GIVES SOME FIGURES.
Senator Rutan said yesterday afternoon:
Ihad majority of LOG votes in that conven-
ton over both Neeb and HARRISON. can prove
that to the satisfaction of any three disinter-
ested persons. In that estimate l do not count
the votes which would have been cast by one of
the Third ward delegates who was elected for
me and sold out directly. However, 1 had no
chance for the nomination with Hunter in the
char. If the other side had needed 900 votes
they would have got them by Hun
ter's decision. His rulings were out
rageous and some of them were directly
contradictory to one another. In the Eisenbeis
case in the Third ward one of the judges of
election was present and stated that Eisenbeis
had not received his credentials and that the
transfer paper was a forgery In that case
Hunter decided that he must recognize the |
delegate because his papers were regular on |
their face.
Then they came to the Second precinct of |
the Eighth ward. where jackson was elected |
for me. He received, am told two sets of |
credentials in some way. One set he tore uD |
before witnesses The other was transferred to |
Louis Haas and presented in the convention,
but was ruled out by Chairman Hunter. That |
took Ill votes from me and gave the Neeb- |
HARRISON combination majority of five over |
me.
THE SENATOR COMPLAINS.
Senator Rutan spoke caustically of the |
conduct of Harry Armstrong, who held a |
proxy for Sewickley. He said that it was
understood during the canvass that Moore,
the HARRISON candidate for delegate from i
Sewickley, should support Rutan if Harbi-
son stood no chance, and that after the |,
primaries, when Moore gave his credentials to
Armstrong, the latter visited Rutan'S house
and promised to support him. In the sequel
he voted for Neeb. The Senator said that
Hunter was put into the position of Tenn
porary Chairman bv Neeb and Berry. while
Rutan wanted W. D. Porter to serve The
Senator said:
1have received the nomination justly by the
votes of the people. The County Committee
has nothing to do with it. L do not intend to
submit my nomination to the committee. L |
might as well leave the decision to Neeb him
self. had the PittSburg ring against me from |
the start. won the fight single-handed and
shall run.
The Senator was asked: "Can both you and
Neeb run without the danger of the election
of Democrat"
He replied: ST will see that no Democrat
is elected. 1 will be elected myself"
THE RESOLUTION ALL RIGHT.
Colonel William A. Stone, the nominee
for Congress in the Twenty-third district,
was in Harrisburg yesterday in attendance on
the Supreme Court as one of the counsel in
the traction companies suits. With the
other Pittsburg attorneys he returned home
on the limited last night
He was interviewed at the depot by re-
porter for The DISPATCH. He was asked
If he had noticed the resolution adopted BY
the Second Legislative district convention.
He replied: Eyes, l read it. The resolu-
ton is all right, but L do not think the
question was one with which that conven-
ton had anything to do. If there is ques-
ton to be raised about the nomination, it is
a matter for the County Committee to SET
tle."
what will be your course in the mat
ter?"
81 made a speech in the convention &C.
cepting the nomination. ] am the regular
nominee. That convention contained many
excellent men who knew what they were
doing. 1 think the matter was entirely
regular. 1 hope the people do not question
my ability to represent the district l did
not seek this nomination. 1t came to me
unsolicited"
SURPRISED BY BAYNE.
Colonel Stone said that he knew nothing
of Colonel Bayne's intention to withdraw
until Sunday night, or rather Monday
morning before daylight. He said: 81 be-
lieve that, had Colonel Bayne not been a
candidate, could have carried the district, |
but hardly think / could have secured as
many delegates as he had. 1 have been
warm supporter of Colonel Bayne. was
for MIN in every contest except one, when a
particular friend of mine was a candidate.
1 greatly esteem Colonel Bsyne and would
have supported him for another term after
his one had he been candidate"
Colonel Stone rather expects that Mr..
Shiras will be candidate before the peo-
Dle. but thinks that the Republican vote of
he district is SO overwhelming, being more
han two to one, that there is no serious
tanger of the election OF Democrat. He
messed regret at the split in the Senatorial
.rict and said he feared that might do
,artv much harm.
Colonel will to-day confer with his
N regard TO the situation.
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