The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
PRINCESS FLOUR
Best Made. Ask your Grocer.
STILL in A DEADLOCK
First District Convention Adj
iOurns Till After Next Week.
Several Attempts to Stampede the Dele
gates AdrOitly BlOeked-VOte on the
Seventy-Third Ballot.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 2O.-After a
stormy session of two days, during which
seventy-three ballots were taken for con-
gresSional candidates, the Republican First
district nominating convention adjourned
at $50 o'clock this evening in a deadlock.
The convention will meet again at the call
of the district committee. but not until aft
er the State convention next week at In
dianapols. When the convention adjourned
on the forty-seventh ballot, after midnight
last night.only three candidates were left in
the race. as follows: Posey. 80; Hemenway,
80; Twineham, 26. The forty-eighth ballot
this morning gave Posey so, Hemenway
81 and Twineham "a All day yesterday the
delegates stood bravely to their candidates.
Posey reached sc, Hemenway IS and Twine-
ham as high as So. To-day there were sew
eral attempts to stampede the convention
for dark horses. which came nearly being
successful, and resulted in the last hours
of the session being turned into a bedlam
OF frenzied. bowling delegates. Nothing but
adroit filibustering prevented the favorites
from being swept off their feet on the last
ballot, the seventy-third, when the name
of Goodelt Morgan, of Pike county, was
sprung. He received IA votes from Pike
and 13 from Posey county, the ballot be-
ing: Posey, 3s; Twineham, %; Hemenway.
40; Morgan, q; total. 100; necessary to a
choice. 66. A majority of the delegates We're.
perhaps. in favor of continuing the fight.
Another ballot might have resulted in n
selection, but during the roof-raising vote
on the motion to adjourn. when the cries
OF yes and mo" were intermingled in
confusing chorus, the chairman decided
the motion carried.
1t was 9:15 o'clock this morning when
Chairman Wilson raped for order in the
deadlocked convention. There were no de-
cided attempts to make combina-
tions at first, but there were hints
loud enough TO be heard about
this thing and that to be done.
There were already suggestions of dark
horses" but when they were made before
those in authority they were frowned down.
The forces seemed to be as strongly mar
shaled as on yesterday, and gave evidence
OF a stick-to-itiveness that was appalling
10 tired backs and weary heads. The first
incident of the morning caused by
Spencer county dividing her ballot up, one
Of the votes being divided into sixteenths.
After one or two ballots thus Chairman
Laird, of the Spencer county delegation.
asked if they would be permitted to drop
Nildi NOlS, NOulu TIE iOldl
vote TO 129. and make 65 the necessary
number TO choice. The chairman of the
Posey county delegation arose. loudly OBJ
Jected TO any such proceeding and Spencer
withdrew the objection.
The next incident that attracted atten-
ton was when Perry county cast her
solid thirteen votes for John II. Osborn, of
Evansville, who had charge of +. b. Po-
seyS forces in the convention. Wander
burg quickly wheeled into line with her
solid vote of forty-one. giving him fifty-four
right on the jump. But Mr.. Osborn pro-
tested vigorously against such a proceeding.
Nanderburg meant IT," and would have
given him fifteen votes in a jiffy more than
enough to nominate. After much talk, dur
ing which Mr.. Osborn declared vehemently
that he could not under any circumstances
accept the nomination IL rendered him. a
quietus was put on the Osborn boom The
weary round of roll-calls then began again.
Vanderburg's delegation was the center
OF attraction. as Well as apprehension. all
morning. and at no time was a solid vote
cast for any one. save Mr. Osborn. by this
delegation. Frank Poseys forces stood by
him like SpartanS. did also those OF
Twineham and Hemenway.
When the afternoon came there were
signs OF an approaching storm. Twineham
began 10 crawl up from his twenty-five
until he reached fifty. The situation was
and their leaders began 10 filtbuster for all
they were worth. The fight lasted for more
than an hour, after which another ballot
was taken.
The springing OF Goodet Morgan, of
Pike. as dark horse caused more con-
sternation. and filibustering was again re-
sorted 10 until the chairman. In the midst