Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-07
STILL NO CHANGE In the Situation of the Sixth
 Convention. Three Hundred and Thirty Six Ballots and No
 Choice. Delegates Enjoying the Situa- tion and Having a
 Good Time.
Considerable Juggling Going On-The End Not Yet
 in Sight.

spondence Just such another congress sional convention as is in progress in the Sixth district has not been heard of re- gently in Alabama politics. It's the same old onotonous affair that has been going on for the last three days. Nearly all that is being done in the convention hall is to call county after county, which simply re- peats its vote. The aspect of the conven- tion is the same. In fact, it's the same convention, with the same results and de- termination.
 While there has been considerable jug gling going on, nothing materially has been changed. Late last night a slate was prepared to bring in ia man in the moon,'' but it fell flat, no attempt bein g made by any part of the convention to put it through. Another was made on one of the candidates this morning, but it also was fiZZle, owing to failure of one of the delega ations to deliver the goods.
 The delegates still assert that they are here to stay, and it now looks very much like it.
 The time for the convention to assemble this morning had been set for S:30 o'clock and when that time arrived every member was in his seat and the chairman called the convention to order.
 Work begun by taking the 106th ballot, which was unchanged from yesterday
 
 II B 50, Long Il 2560 and Chapman Il 22- 60. repetition of this was kept up
 til the 10th ballot was reached. Here ". w. Brandon of Tuskaloosa asked per- mission to present set of resolutions ask ing that the convention inquire into cer- tain charges against a democratic elsctor from Pickens in 1892. The resolutions wanted the convention to be required to inquire into his charge, and if true that he should be properly indicted, and if not tru hot ha iuh 10 wind ioafa fad hy ha convention.
 Brandon then stated that the person re- ferred to in the resolutions was Jack Peebles of Pickens. This created an up- Bill Peebles of Pickens who, it will be re- membered, has pointer dog named "Jack' that is said to have figured in the election of 1892. The joke was all on Bill Peebles of Pickens, who addressed the chair during a continued uproar of laugh ''Mr. Chairman, Jack Peebles is no rel ative of mine,',
 Brandon-Mr. Chairman, that vindi- cates Jack Peebles, and l withdraw my resolutions.
 After some time the chairman succeeded in restoring order, and no candidate hay ing received a sufficient number of votes for the nomination the conven tion pro- ceeded to ballot again. The performance was continued without change of pro- gramme until the 125,h ballot, when re- cess of fifteen minutes was taken.
 After recess the same show that had been going on for the past three days was pre- sented to the audience, who sat patiently Upon the 160th ballot little fielding was done, which gave Bankhead 1Y 40-60 and also increased Fosters vote. All of this was simply complimentary, and WAS done in such manner as not to create any ex- citemeut whatever in any part of the hall. No one seemed to care for the slight change, and it amounted to nothing.
 Without single interruption ballot after ballot was cast, the chairman an nouncing that no candidate having re- ceived the requisite number of votes for the nominationthey would proceed to bal lot again, until the 176th was taken when an adjourn nment until o'clock in the afternoon was had.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The afternoon session began upon the in the proceedings of the session up to the 245th ballot, when a recess for one hour WAS taken.
 Immediately after the recess Chairman JG 'ge ordered the performance to begin Col. J. Mckee Gould of Greene created somewhat of stir in the hall by rising from his seat and very deliberately, al. though they thought he was going to say something else, stating that after consul. tation with part of the Greene county delegation they had decided to cast the ballot as follows: Bankhead 8h, Foster 4-5, Long 1h, Chapman 1-6. The sensa- tion did not change the result of the vote previously received by each candidate and the performance went on.
 Upon the 271st ballot Bernard Howard ol Greene read a resolution which stated that because the AeE- HERALD had designated this convention as game of "freeze out that representative from each delegation be chosen to play a game of freeze ou r,nkar and "a candidate hat game 10 be the nominee. His motion wat lost.
 The game went on to the 3O1st ballot