Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
EIGHTY-TW0 BALLOTS.
The Steubenville Convention Winds
Up in Strong Deadlock.
STUBBORN OHIO REPUBLICANS
Fail to Agree as to Who Will Be Nominated
for Congressman.
LIVELY SCENES AT THE CONVENTION


STEUBENvILLE, O., MAY 24-At II
o'clock tonight the Sixteenth Republican
Congressional Convention, which met herr
to-day, adjourned after having taken 8.
exciting ballots and made no nomination
The vote stood the same at the end Of thu
eighty-second ballot as it did at the end Of
the first.
The convention was held In the City
Opera House, which was handsomely dec
Grated, portraits of all the Republican party
leaders having been hung on the stage. The
convention was called to order by Hon. q.
L. Weems, of St. Clairsville. Rev. O. V.
Stewart invoked divine blessing on the
gathering, which was soon seething po-
litical cauldron.
Hon. Loronzo Danford was selected tenn
porary chairman and in opening spoke Of
the benefit to this valley which the Repub.
lican system of protection has been, cleal
from Yellow Creek on the north to Sister.
vile on the south.
After the appointment of the various
committees the convention adjourned fol
dinner and did not assemble until 2:30.
Hon. Loronzo Danford was made Perma-
nent Chairman and W. r. johnson Secre-
tary.
The Tariff Policy Indorsed.
The resolutions were read by Hon. Rob-
ert Sherrard, and they Endorsed the Repub-
lican National platform of 1888, denounced
the attempt of the Democratic House to
bring in free wool, indorsed President Har-
rison in gushing terms and without qualif-
cation.
Major Mckinley and his tariff bill were
heartily Endorsed.
Hon. G. L. Weems, St. Clairsville, pre-
sented the name of Colonel O. L. Poorman.
His mention of Blaine's name brought
forth loud applause, Dr.; Armstrong, of
Monroe county, seconded the nomination.
G. Deford presented the name of Judge
Mccoy, of Carrolton.
Colonel John S. Pearce presented the
name of Hon. D. A. Hollingsworth.
Hon. John M. Cook presented the name
of Hon. Rees G. Richards, and his speech
was so mastery that he was complimented
by Carroll's % votes and 9 from Monroe on
one ballot.
Then began the contest of ballots which
may last all tomorrow. Complimentary
voting was the order of the day. 'You
tickle and I'll tickle you," kept up until
adjournment tonight.
The vote started: Poorman, 60; Hollings-
worth, 80; Carroll Mccoy, %; Hollings-
worth, 8; Harrison, 9; Hollingsworth, 26;
Jefferson, Richards, 43; Hollingsworth, 4;
Monroe, Poorman, 13; Holhngsworth, !.
worth, "a; Richards, 43.
The eighty-second ballot stood the same.
Trading and flirting was the order from the
first, Monroe doing the most of 1t,
voting solidly at times for Poorman, Hol-
Iingsworth, Richards and Mccoy, at others
giving all four share. This at times re-
duced the votes of all the leading candi-
dates except Richards.
Votes That Changed About.
Poorman at one time ran as high as 76
votes, and dropped in several ballots to "a.
Hollingsworth ran up as high as 63, then
down to 50. Carroll at times divided her
vote between all four candidates and then
would return to % for Mccoy.
Harrison would give several votes to
counties that had complimented them and
then would ring in that '26 votes for
Hollingsworth" that has been heard at six
Jefferson county for the first time in her
history voted solidly for Richards, except
the four delegates which Hollingsworth
in the west end of the county.
Three of these voted several ballots for
lie
For all but two of the so ballots Chair
man Cook announced 43 for Richards, for
At the end of the 26 ballots the conven-
tion adjourned for supper and did not as
semble until 8 o'clock. Then 56 ballots
were taken in two hours with several
changes, which were complimentary and
meant nothing.
To Think Over the Events of the Day.
Several attempts were made to adjourn,
but there were cries of slight it out, :" but at
10 o'clock they saw that the deadlock was
complete and concluded to see if a nights
rest and prayer or liquid refreshment would
solve the snarled contest.
The feeling is against Hollingsworth be-
cause he made fight against all the candi-
dates and by bushwhacking methods cap
tured three in Belmont, four in Jefferson
and three in Carroll
Colonel Poorman is in the lead, but there
is feeling that he has reached his limit,
and his failure to secure the nomination on
the first ballot in measure means that he
will never be able to pull through.
Carroll county has made two breaks, which
were nipped in the bud. Last night she
agreed to vote for Poorman in lieu of Bel
mont's support for Isaac H. Taylor, but this
was blocked because Taylor was Foraker
man, and the convention is overwhelmingly
Sherman. Another attempt was made dur
ng adjournment this evening to throw some
If the Carroll delegation to Poorman, but
his was stopped.
Hon. Robert Sherrard, Colonel John 8.
Pearce and State Senator Eckley are spoken
If as dark horses. A black knight will
'teal the prize, as no one of the four can
low possibly be nominated. The deadlock
s firm, and no one of the candidates will
so that at tomorrow mornings
session dark horse will be rushed in and
nominated.
The convention has brought into the city
everal thousand strangers and all the prom
nent politicians of the district.
DR.: G.. A. Keepers, of Monroe county, |
will be nominated as delegate to Minneapo-
Is by reclamation. Isaac II. Taylor, of |
jarroll county, and Hon. B. N. Linduf are |
,lso candidates for the other place.
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