Evening star., 1896-09-10
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Deadlock in the Oakland Convention
Unbroken.
An ADJOURNMENT FOR A WEEK
Will Then Reassemble at Rock.
vile, Md.
HAGNER LACKED ONLY TWO

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
OAKLAND Md, September 1O.-The re-
publican congressional convention of the
sixth district of Maryland, which was call
TO meet yesterday for the purpose OF
Lominat:ng successor to Senator-elect
Wellington. and which adjourned in dead
lock late last night. after 39o ballots. re-
assembled this morning at o'clock, with
President y. S. Cook in the chair. and Mr..
w w Sweet secretary Before proceed
ing with balloting the following preamble
and resolutions were adopted by the con-
y.nIion unanimously.
Whereas the fallacious, un-AmericaH
and rr,nous theory of democratic free
trade has injured with other industries the
bituminous coal trade of America and rests
with especial severity upon the miners OF
AIegany and Garrett counties;
Therefore. be it resolved by the dole
gates of the sixth republican congressional
district of Maryland, in convention assem-
bled. that We reinforce the American pro-
Jecjlon Plank of Our national platform
which was adopted at 81 Louis by instruct
ing oGr nominee ~ all hono:iD Die
means Ill restoring to the miners of ALLIE
sany ard Garrett counties that projection
to them that their intelligence and INDUS
try eatit1e them to-
Hnifncr's Men Go to Hagner
The result of the 336th ballot show
ed that The delegates IRON Frederick
county mad during the night become
convinced that their fayorite, DIR. S.
T. Haffner. could not gain enough
votes TO nominate him, and they had
decided to support Mr.. Alexander L.
Hagner Of Washington county. whose five
votes had Been cast for the latter from
the first roll call This gave Mr.. Hagner
eight votes. and encouraged his friends TO
assert that they believed he would even
tualy receive the nomination. AS before
All"Sany county cast its six votes for
Pearra. Garrett its three for Ravenscroft,
and Montgomery its four for Mcdonald
The result of the roll call also showed that
the friends of Nr. PeaTre held the key
OF the situation, and that If the votes Of
Allegsny could he drawn to Hagner he
would have fourteen votes. one more than a
majority of the tWentyfour votes of the
conveItion.
The Deadlock Continues.
Tne friends Of Mr.. Pearre refused. how
ever. 10 accede TO the wishes of the HaS-
ner men. and claimed that they had every
reason to believe that after a few more
ballots there would be a stempede 10
Pe"rre ana re would become the nominee
Of The cCnyt ntion.
Dele gates from counties outside CT AIIe-
S&Dy and Garrett say that ii will he i'm
possible for Mr. Pearre to secure The votes
OF Jarrett county under any circumstances,
apd II he fails 10 do he can hardly be
IL mira Il. as friends of Capt John McDon-
aid. Who has from the first had the four
votes from his own county, Montgomery.
say the delegates from the latter have
again determined TO stand by h;m ,o the
end.
the delegates from all the counties are
so far as their personal relations are coa-
verred, on terms of close intimacy but
they are also of conviction and will
vote for the candidate TO whom they have
piedP.d their support until they are re-
leased from their obligations by the candi-
de te himself.
he made today. unless the deadlock is
meanwhile broken. to communicate with
MI Wellington and have him Indicate his
preference TO a candidate, but so far as
IS known nothing has yet been done in
reference to the matter
MI Wellington is expected to speak today
al Mont Alto. Pa ard he can easily be
reached by telegraph if his representatives
mere think 1t wise 10 adopt that course.
Motter Delegation Returns,
The Motter or boiling delegation from
Frederick. who after leaving Oakland YES
terday afternoon went to Frederick civ
has returned and again demanded seats in
the convention.
Opposed to- Admitting the Dolters
Soon after the return OF the Mo;ter dele
cation was announced a caucus was held
at the Glades Hotel. at which the majority
OF the delegates were present After a dis
cussion of the entire subject it was resoly-
ed that the chair. having decided at the
time the question of seating both contest
ing delegations from Frederick was before
Inc CONVEX ton yesterday that each side
was entitled to three votes. and the Motter
delegation having refused to ACCEPT seats
in the body under that ruling they had
lost all rights and could not again be given
seats in the convention The vote in the
caucus showed that Garrett Washington
and the Haffner delegation from Frederick
We're opposed TO the admission of the re-
turning delegation, and that Alegany and
montgomery were in favor of it.
Voting Resumed.
At the close of the iO3d ballot Mr.. Got
finger said it looked as though the session
of the convention would be interninable
and he would therefore Withdraw the name
of Hafner, who at the beginning of the
balloting was deserted by them. but to
whom there was a return during the two
preceding ballots.
The voting Was then resumed and con-
unued monotonously until the 1921 ballot
was reached, when President Cook request
ed Mr.. John G.. England of Montgomery to
take the chair and the former returned to
the Hhor and held a conference with his
colleagues from Washington county hut
the subject under consideration was not
made known.
At the conclusion of the 4s5th ballot. Mr..
Timer chairman of the boIting delegation,
arose and said that he and his colleagues.
who had retired yesterday had decided to
return TO the convention, fearing that I'M
/. ss they did so the deadlock would coz
tihue and the result be disastrous to the
republican party. He would. therefore.
cast three votes for Col Pearre
Applause and Protest.
The announcement was received by the
delegates with applause. but MIR Gettinger
at once jumped to his feet and protested
against the recording of the votes cast by
MIR. Crner
Mr. GettinSers remarks were appIauded
to the echo. President Cook said. amid
much applause. that there was something
grander and nobler in this contest than
any mere man. il was the continued exist
ence of the republican party After ex-
planning at length his reasons for ruling
against the Motter delegation Yesterday
he was about to decide the point raised by
MIR Gettinger. when melton after motion
was made. and a long wrangie occurred
AT last the chair secured a hearing and
ruled that Mr. Gettinger's point of order
was well taken.
Mr. Gettinger again made a motion when
Mr.. Campbell of Aliegany created a sensa-
ton by referring to Mr.. Gettinger as "a
common sco!d, and declared that the
other delegates Were getting tired of hear
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