Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-13
STILL A STIFF DEADLOCK.
TwentyFirst District Republican Conferees
Can't Come to a observation-disclosures
tion of the Chairman and Selection of
Another-A Choice Yet Looked For.

Twenty First District Republican Conferees
Can't Come to a Conciusion-Resigna
tion of the Chairman and Selection of
Another-A Choice Yet Looked For.
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENCE
PUNxsUTAwNEY, Aug. 12.-The Congress
sional conference of the Twenty-frst dis
trict is no nearer an end tonight than it
was at the start. Twenty-eight fruitless
ballots were taken to-day. They were scat
tered out over the three sessions, equally.
On the first ballot this morning Armstrong
voted three straight to Nesbit. His own
men built this up to six. There it ended.
Neither Westmoreland nor Jefferson gave
the necessary one. From that on the coun-
ties never left home.
Tonight Chairman W. D. Patton, of
Armstrong, resigned, as he had to return to
his home His resignation was accepted,
and ex-Sheriff w. w. Fiscus, of Kit.an-
ming. was made his substitute. Mr.. Fiscus
was also made President of the conference
The body passed resolutions thanking Mr.
Patton.
1t was thought this afternoon that an ad-
journment would be made at the evening
session. The intention was to take the con-
ference to Kittanning. This move did not
materialize, and the conference did not talk
of adjourning at all. Everybody here now
wants to fight it to finish.
Possibilities of a Conclusion.
Conferee McGovern, of Jefferson, says if
the conference sticks out over Sunday a
nomination can be made on Monday. He
argues that everyone will have so much
time to get together on Sunday that the
question will be solved when the conference
convenes Monday. His statements are
rather favorably received by many. They
cannot see how an adjournment from
another week or more will help anyone.
Several of the conferees said tonight that
an adjournment only served to make them
more stubborn. When they go home they
are bolstered up by their friends and come
back as freely determined to play the baby
act as ever, while if they stay in session it
is different Their stubborn feeling then
wears off and they grow freer with their
votes. 1t might be possible, however, that
an adjournment would take place to-mor-
row morning.
Popular Vote Not Wanted.
This morning Conferee Mcconnell, of
Westmoreland county, offered as q resolu-
tion the proposition Mr.. Laux yesterday
submitted to the conference. 1t was to let
the selection of the candidate 90 to the vote
of the people of the district. 1t was voted !
down by vote of to 8, every county being
against it but Westmoreland. When it was |
brought up Chairman Patton on some
ground ruled it out of order, and he was
sustained by his own and Indiana and JEFF |
ferson counties They thought there was |
snake in it. This is the way with all prop |
,sitions The conferees are all afraid of |
hem.
The feeling in Punxsutawney is still in |
,reasing for Colonel Huff. To-day the |
.own was nothing but Huff The business |
men, the professional men and the farmers /
ire all for him alike.
At Brookville the Senatorial conferees |
ire afraid to ballot. This morning after a |
couple of ballots had been taken they ad-
ourned. In the afternoon they went to see
! ball game and did not meet again till to-
light, and then nothing was done.