Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
EEB WINS AGAIN.
Report of the Investigating Com
mittee Confirmed by the
County Committee.
is TIE REGULAR NOMINEE
the Republican Voters of the Forty
Second State Senate
rial District.
is TIE REGULAR NOMINEE
: SEwICKLET DELEGATE SUSTAINED.
,crsts Will Nominate Candidates Through a Com
mittee

Gratis VIII Nominate Candidates Through q Com
mittee
nat fragile gentleman, Mr.. John n.
b, Republican Senatorial candidate for
tOrty-seeond district OF the great State
llegheny, received one of the most graf
ag sendofs at the hands of the County
u0lican Committee yesterday that ever
to the lot OF an aspirant for place and
er. For nearly four months the ques-
of who was the regular nominee of the
'ention wherein Senator Rutan and Mr..
locked horns has been in the hands of a
ial committee of five gentlemen, of whom
'ounty Treasurer William Witherow
Chairman, for investigation. Evidence
statements from both sides were re-
ed and given careful attention. There
no haste in the matter, and both con-
Ints had ample opportunity to present
claims for the most rigid scrutiny.
submitted to the committee which car
everything before it with a perfect
for Mr. Neeb.
THE WORKERS WERE THERE.
0r an hour before the representatives as
0led in regular session, the men who
the Republican cat by the tail in their
Gus districts, were dropping into City
! and talking the various issues polite
q lI;tle groups about the corridors.
tor Rutan's friends were quite numer-
but there was no evidence in any
ter that the Angel of Peace nad en-
tered any disturbing influences in the
political fights which have recently
place across the river.
he thing that kept many OF the gentle
guessing was a report that some un-
En was going to introduce a resolution
airing Mr.. c. L. Magee for alleged mild
Eort of Senator Delamater, candidate
Governor Of the G. o. P. in Pennsylvania.
in itself had a tendency to increase the
dance, and by O'Clock, the hour
ed for the meeting, the hall fairly
med with gentlemen whose faces are
miliar in political circles as the adver-
lents of shrewd business men in daily
T.. The torpedo that was alluded to as
that would shatter Mr. Magee to frag-
Is did not explode, however, and what
IT have been something real mean was
lily averted by The unknown not show
Up.
HE WASN'T IN IT.
hoover he was be would have needed
ciance strength, nerve and prowess of
ere lot full Of John L. Sullivans to have
my impression in that body. Mr..
se's friends were as plenti ul as bows at
sus, but even if they had not been there |
presence would not have been needed, |
Ie alleged censure never had been |
ned O..
neL ex-District Attorney Porter, Chair
OF the Committee, called for order in
I Council chamber, he faced probably
8rgest gathering of that body ever seen
'Ittsburg. Every seat was occupied,
e many members were standing. Men
iinent in all political walks of life in
ountry were 10 be seen in the arena and I
de the rails, all eager to discover at the
est moment what WAS going to happen.
nv sensations had been expected the
ators were surely disappointed, as the
ID. which did not last more than Is
lies, was a perfect love feast Not
g thing occurredlto mar the tranquility
p occasion, and business went through
as the tOboggan descendeth the slide.
first matter that came up for con-
.tlon was the report OF the committee
he Neeb-Rutan contest. Chairman
lerow, of the special committee, sub
d the report of that body, which Mr..
er read. Much OF it was in the nature
review Of the disputed questions,
dv published in these columns.
THE COMMITTEES FINDINGS.
q committee finds that Mr.. Neeb had
j. votes cast for him in convention.
ciu- from this the 1927 votes from
NcGeary and Vogt districts, which
disputed, Mr.. Neeb still had 5,079,
was more than enough, the number
red 10 nominate being 1852.
committee finds the charges of tam
with the ballot boxes. the purchase
.e-ates and of arbitrary ruling on the
1f Chairman Hunter not sustained, and
g mp the matter OF the Sewickley dele
90 whose detection Mr.. Rutan mainly
futes his defeat, the report concludes:
re can he no question that without the
Il SewlCkley Mr.. Rutan had nota majority |
votes Do the district even if all points had
ruled % his favor. and had his delegates |
ned lt the convention. He alleges that
.erate from SewiCkley was actually elect
re- pledged for him.
g tle delegate from SewickIey was duly |
s-ulaTly elected, aid that Mr. Armstrong |
properly substituted in his place is not |
loled by am BODY: whether the delegate
81, Nj Moore. OF Mr.. Armstrong, the sub
f.. we're pledged TO vote for him is not
.Ial. Mr.. X tan did not run a delegate in
KEY. Mr.. Mech and Mr.. Harblson alone
elegates, and Mr.. Harbison's delegate
elected. When Mr. Rutan's deIerates
rev from the convention, the only candi-
there named were Mr. Neeb and Mr.
i5on. The delegate having voted for Mr..
son for two ballots, and recognizing the
IS it was. that II was impossible to nOmi-
lr. HARRISON, then voted for the only per-
hose name was before the convention.
% John n. Neeb, and thereby nominated
-eeb.
A DELEGATES DISCRETION.
mot within the premise of this sub-com- .
OF of che general committee, to investi-
the motives and reasons which induced
= IL / d..
cit is to say that the reasons which in
llim to cast his first ballot as he did were
passed upon by himself. Delegates
TO conventions are presumed TO be
4 certain amount of discretion, and while {
ppeT for them TO obey instructions and
&C pledges made, yet circumstances may,
-pn do, arise, which warrant them to act |
rise, and it is in their di> erection to deter
egnen tue time mas arrived for such a S
X c
Ilr all the circumstances Of the case your
mtee is unanimously of the opinion that Y
- Mech is the regularly nominated cam
taf the Republican party tor the State
-tdn the torty-Second Senatorial district.
r. /. NJ. Long moved that the report G
aC be adopted, and John n. Neeb be | y
Ird the regular nominee o: the Re- =
len party Tor Senator in the Forty =
ID district. This motion was unani.
q lvearried.
=. Jhn 5. Lambie moved that the COM u
e b. discharged rom urther consider
OF be subject. The motion was carried
he meeting adjourned to meet the first
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