Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-04

jackson is member of Common Council
and his signature is familiar to Mr.. Hunter.
The latter said he knew that Mr.. jackson
had torn up his credentials and left the city.
Mr. Hunter refused to accept the paper as
genuine.
T. R. Morris, Rutan man, declared the
decision to be an injustice, and he asked the
friends of Senator Rutan to retire to Select
Council chamber All the Rutan delegates
arose and went out.
RESULT OF THE BALLoTING.
The convention then proceeded. A. D.
Armstrong was elected Permanent Chair
man. A ballot for Senator was then taken.
Neeb received 4.56S1S votes and HARRISON 65S
The number necessary to nominate was ,9S2
A second ballot resulted just the same as the
first. On the third ballot the HARRISON dele
gates voted for Neeb He received 5,22lH
votes and was declared to be the nominee. MIR.
Neeb was called up and made "a; very @ snort ,no1,
Mr. John R. HARRISON spoke briefly, urging his
friends to support Mr.. Neeb.
The Rutan delegates came to order in Select
Council chamber. John McCurdy was elected
Chairman, and James 8. Rutan was nominated
for Senator by acclamation. Senator Rutan
spoke. He said that he had enough legally
elected delegates to nominate him. but was de-
Traded by the outrageous rulings of tho Tenn
porary Chairman. THAT" said he, was the
purpose of the selection of the Chairman. |
do not propose that any man or set OF men Shall
deprive me of my rights. 1t is time Allegheny
City was allowed to make its own nomination.
Pittsburg has been trying to nominate candi-
date for weeks We should submit no longer to
this dictation. propose to win"
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Morris.
McGill, Lindsay, Langsdale and May, was ap-
pointed to prepare public statement OF Ru-
tan's case. The convention then adjourned
with cheers for Rutan.
WHAT THE NOMINEE SAYS.
After the convention, Mr.. Neeb said: II
have agreed to abide by the decision of the
County Committee. After the Rutan men
went out we sent a committee to them headed
by Harry Armstrong, the Sewickley delegate,
telling them that for the sake of harmony in
the party, Mr.. Hunter would withdraw the OBJ
jectionable decision in the Eighth ward case,
though not conceding that he was wrong. In his
opinion it was right. The Rutan men sent
back word that they would not have anything to
do with u.s. Rutan was nominated without
roll call. We have over $500 votes cast by un-
contested delegates. If my nomination is not
regular there never was regular nomination"
John n. Neeb was born on Main street, uear
Chestnut. Allegheny, March l9, 1851. He is
son of William Neeb, one of the owners of the
Freiheits Freund. He attended public school
in the Western University. He then went
into the newspaper work January l, 1865 For
1s15 years he has been engaged in night work,
and is now the editorial manager of the Ger
man daily. He has been a member of the Re-
publican County Committee ever since he be-
came 81. He has attended county conventions
every year and has been a delegate to five or
six State conventions He has often occupied
the chair in local conventions. For six years
he lived in Pittsburg, and in 1874 was elected
to the Pfttsburg Common Council for the
Third ward. In 1876 he resigned, to take up
his residence in Allegheny. where he lives at
No. 4. Stockton avenue, with his father.
ONE OF HIS HoNoRS.
Mr.. Neeb is the only person who ever occu-
pied the Presidency of the Press Club for two
terms. In 1878 he was appointed by Governor
Hartranft member of the Morganza Reform
atory Board, and has been reappointed by Gov
ernors Hoyt, Pattison and Beaver. For two
years he has been Secretary of the board. He
is Director of the Wheeling Gas Company.
One year ago Mr.. Neeb made the celebrated
home rule contest in the First legislative dis
trict in Allegheny, being elected to the County
Committee.
John Neeb is one of the most jovial and affa-
BILE men in the two cities. He is exceedingly
popular with very large circle of friends He
is hard worker, although he weighs 245
pounds.
The Fortyfourth Senatorial District Conven-
tion was held in Common Council chamber
Pittsburg, at noon. DR.. r. j. Black of Nc
KeesporL called to order and was elected Per-
manent Chairman. William ]. Diehl and
Thomas D. Keller were elected secretaries
William Finn was nominated by acclamation
and cheering. Mr.. Finn was called in, and
made neat little speech.