The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-29
A DEADLOCK.
Intellectual Attempts to Nomi-
nate a Congressman.
Yesterdays BalIOtins for a Candidate for the
Sixth District.
LITER Taking Sixty R0ll-CallS The Convention
AdiournS 10 Meet In Ventura
September 4th.
Special Dispatches TO THE MORNING CALL


Congressional Convention sixteen more bal
lots were taken this morning, making thir-
weight in ALL The first ballot showed;
Rewell AZ. Lndley 20. Bowers 20, against 43
for RoweI and II each for Lindiey and
Bowers on the last ballot last night. The
last ballot before noon showed Rowell 56.
Lindley 81, Bowers 81.
There was no material change in the Re-
publican Convention at the afternoon ses-
,ion. 1t was a complete deadlock, with
Bowers in the lead.
The ftty-ffth ballot resulted: Rowell 81,
Bowers e., Lindley to, Brown l. Adjourned
until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
As the delegates were reassembling for
the evening session it was seen that some
important movement was contemplated,
md, as they gathered In knots about the
aall, they were more or less excitedly dis
-lssing tie proposition. which was to ad-
.ourn the convention to Los Angeles, after
asing two or three ballots. This did not meet
With the approval of the delegates from the
ounties north of Tehachapi, and it was
-ooked upon by some OF the more sensitive
II an attempt to put an affront upon this
section of the district. Those who we're IN
avor of adjournment contended that it was
apparent that the convention was dead
eek, and that it WAS necessary to adjourn
IN order to gather the wishes of their con-
s,i uents Tne hall was packed to abso-
Ute discomfort.
RAIIOTISG RESUMED.
Chairman Brown raped the convention
o order at 80 o'clock and created ripple
f laughter by calling on the Secretary to
all "that roll" again. The fifty-sixth
,alIot was as follows: ROwell 60, Bowers
2. Lindley IS. On the fifty-seventh ballot
santa Barbara bolted solidly with nine
rotes from Rowell to Bowers. The fifty
Ighth ballot was as follows: Rowell 80,
overs 81. Lindley "a In this ballet ballet
md Los Angeles took one from
towers and gave it to Roweli.
he fiftv-niuth ballot was as follows: Row
II AZ, Bowers II, Lindley GO Los Angeles
cropped one from Rowell in favor of Lind
Y, and added seven of Bowers votes to
f4indIey. making Lindley's total a in the
elegation. San Luis Obispo gave RowelPs
.nur to Lindley, and Ventura electrified the
convention by taking its three votes from
lowers and lending them to Lindley for
Sc on that ballot only. Following was the
4, Lindley T6.
MOTION TO ADJOURN.
After the announcement of the result,
delegate from Orange moved to adjourn,
The convention to meet again at Ventura on
September 4th, at o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. Farnham OF Los Angeles opposed the
notion, while Judge Campbell, from the
in
-peech, favored the motion to adjourn. He
laimed that the sixty Intellectual ballots
demonstrated that the convention could not
lace DIR. Rowelrs friends, ne Sal said, are are
landing by him in a manner that
standing. Mr.. Bowers friends are stand
ing by him with equal devotion. Mr.: Lind
!ey's friends arc evidently standing by him
to the death. Living in the city of Los
Angeles l have cast my vote for the gentle
man from San Diego, but not from any OPP
position to the gentleman from Los Angeles
OF TO DR.. Rowell, but in obedience to the
fuiillment OF solemn obligation. We have
been treated by the good people OF Fresno
with the kindest and most generous
hospitality. without regard to party, but 1t
IS utterly impossible to nominate either of
she gentlemen under the present .condi-
lions. ! am not In favor Of dark horses,
but am in favor of giving the convention
week, and by the sea in Ventura we may
come together coolly and calmly to consider
the propositions as new ones"
TO MEET AT VENTURA.
Frank Fl. Short Of Fresno opposed the
motion to adjourn, declaring that an adj
iournment at the present time would be an
Implication on the hospitality Of Fresno.
He argued that change of locality would
not affect the conditions governing the con-
vcntion. Frank Taylor Of Tulare also OPP
posed the motion, while Colyer of San
Diego spoke in favor of going to Ventura.
The motion to adjourn to Ventura was
carried by the following vote: Ayes 100,
noes CT. San Diego voted s0lIdly and Los
Angeles all but solidly for adjournment.