Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-20
ADEADL0CK DAWNING
Five Ballots Taken at the First Days
Session at Salisbury.
THE OPPOSITION TO MR.. HUFF
In His Attempt to Secure denomination
for Congressman.
GOOD FEELING, BUT A GREAT STRUGGLE
trRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT,


| gressional Conference of the Twenty-frs
district convened. here tonight. Five bal
| lots were taken. In the first four eacl
county voted for its own man, and in tn
| fifth, by way of feeler, Mcconnell voted
for Nesbit and Scott gave Huff compli
mentary vote.
No one has any idea how long the affai
will last. The conference. was to have
come together this afternoon, but there
were some hitches and it was 9 o'clock to.
night before the conferees met for organiza-
tion in the parlors of the pretty summer
resort hotel at Kiskeminetas Springs. The
officers were President w. D. Patton, and
Secretary J. o. Edelblute. After the five
ballots were taken the conference adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The candidates are Captain j. s. Nesbit,
of Indiana; Colonel George F. Huff, of
Westmoreland. D. B. Heiner, of Arm
strong, and W.. G. Bond, of Jefferson.
Their conferees are A. d. Mcconnell,
James B. Laux, and s. W. Shaw, West
moreland;J. o. Edelblute, j. w. Warnock,
and W. McGovern, Jefferson; j. A. Scott,
Adams McClain, and R B. McNeill,
Indiana; W. w. Fiscus, w. D. Patton, and
j. F. Whitworth, Armstrong.
An Adjournment Till To-Day.
After the formality of organization was
over the eonference'adjourn until to-mor-
row morning.
Never in the history of the district has
so much interest been shown in a confer
ence as in this one All day boomers from
every county poured into the quiet town
of Salisbury. Their entry was not marked
with any display, but each crowd came to
work for his own county.
Colonel c. F. Huff and MS party were
the first to come into town. His 1ieuten-
ants, aside from his conferees, are j. A.
Beacon, Chairman of Westmoreland
County Republican Committee; r. A. Full
ton-Lyon, L. B. Huff, the Congressman's s
1sfbssne. Captain j. S. Nesbit was the next
candidate on the field. He came unat-
tended, but was followed later in the day
bv N. A. Guthrie. r. E. Young and s. A.
Campbell Other of his townsmen will be
down tomorrow.
N. G. Bond came in late in the afternoon.
His helpers are A. R Chaplin, s. G. Bond,
w. O. Smith and J. M. Boyer. D. B.
Heiner followed him closely. His brother,
W. G. Heiner, M. H, Cochran, D. A. Coch-
ran, J. Kirkwood, D. D. P. Alexander and
F. W. jackson are to hustle for him.
Some Good Hard Work Done.
As soon as the candidates, conferees and
boomers had arrived good deal of hard
WORK was done. The most friendly feeling
seems to exist between all the candidates,
but each man has strong determinations
Colonel Huffs smiling face could be seen
everywhere, and he seemed to share an equal
part in the favoritism. All the wire pull
ing done availed nothing, for each county
went into the conference firm to its man.
The report was given out that Armstrong
county would go to Huff if it lost all chance
of getting its man through. When asked
about this the Armstrong delegation de-
MED 1t, and said they were for Heiner
from start to finish.
Tomorrow morning each county will
start in the conference with firm ranks for
its own man. Two of the delegations say
they will keep their front up to finish,
while the others seem to be more willing to
come ito terms Indiana county presents
its candidate on the sold soldier" issue, and
on that ground hopes to be victorious The
conferees say that Indiana county is the
banner Republican county of the district,
and also the county which determines the
elections
Tho Strongest Man Needed.
The Democrats in all likelihood, they say,
will nominate Captain H. K Sloan, of In
diana. He, too, is an old soldier of uni
versal popularity, and to their minds it will
take man Of equal standing to defeat him.
They think that one man is Captain j. s.
Nesbit. The plea that the county has not
had the Office for q number of years will
also be strongly argued.
The Armstrong county contingent figures
It out that 1t has not had Congressman
,ince away back in 1868 On those grounds
.lone will the fight be made The con-
erees say they will vote every time for
aeiner. They declare that the Republi-
,ans of Armstrong county want him and
hey are going to have him in Congress next
rear.
This is the second trial Mr.. Heiner has
made for the nomination. He was defeated |
he last time by Colonel Huff
Jefferson county points to the fact that
he is rapidly growing in population, in
lustry and Republicanism. For this |
rowth she thinks she should have the right |
o name the next Congressman in the person
f w. G. Bond.
Jefferson County's Second Choice.
It Is we'll known that Jefferson county's
econd choice is MI. Huff. Mr.. Bond con-
edes that much.
The last county, and the one toward which
IL eyes are turned, is Westmoreland. 1t
gain presents Colonel G. F. Huff, with the
unanimous Republican support OF the
ounty. They ask that he be given a Sec
nd term on the merits of the one just about
oncluded. In Mr.. Huff the county thinks
has the one man who can. carry the party
,>victory next fall. His friends point to
is course in the present Congress They
,y he has given closer attention to his con-
;ituents and accomplished more results
ian any of his predecessors have for years
Ie is in constant receipt of. letters from old
,ldiers from all over his district, thanking
i'm for his interest in their behalf
w. j. c.