Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-16
Prospects for the Convention at Rock
vile Tomorrow.
REPUBLICANS In 4 DEADLOCK
Mr.. Hagner of Washington County
is in the Lead.
F RE d E RICK DIS p U T e

The republican congressional convention
which meets tomorrow at Rockville Is
subject of the greatest interest to repub-
licans in this city, as we'll as the sixth
Maryland district. The original conven-
ton, which met at Oakland on the 9th, 1t
will be remembered. adjourned for one
week to Rockville, after taking over six
hundred ballots without succeeding IN nom
mating candidate. At the same time, and
while each county in the district was en-
thusiastic in its support for favorite
son. there was little or no friction in the
convention, and the best of feeling pre-
vailed. 1t was simply a deadlock. and it
was hoped that during the week between
the recenvening Of the convention some
agreement could be reached for practical
ly unanimous nomination. The candidates
voted for at Oakland were State Senator
Ravenscroft of Garrett, Col George A.
Pearre Of Allegany Mr.. Alexander r.
Hagner of Washington and Capt. John
Mcdonald Of Montgomery. Frederick coun-
ty at first presented the name of DR.. Half
ner of that county, but as through the
withdrawal of one-half of the county's del
egatton from the convention Frederick
was left with only three votes, his name
was afterward withdrawn. The Motter
delegates from Frederick, who withdrew
from the convention and afterward re-
turned. when they were refused recogni-
ton, Will probably appear again at Rock
Vile and claim their seats. Mr.. Cook, the
chairman of the convention. has. how
ever, ruled against their admission, and
it is unlikely that they will be seated. BY
Me. Cooks ruling, also thirteen votes are
necessary to nomination, and at Oak
land no candidate was able to secure more
than eleven votes. 1t would appear, from
information received from the different
counties, that there has been little or no
change in the situation since the adjourn
ment last week, and that the convention
tomorrow will find itself in the same dead
lock. Allegany is still firm In it's support
OF Col. Pearre. Washington still for Mr.
Hagner, and Montgomery true to Capt. Nc
Frederick likely to shift around be-
tween the candidates for the present Mr.
W ellington is known to be favorable to
the nomination of Mr.. Hagner, and the
nsht, 1t Is generally supposed, will resolve
itself into contest between Hagner and
Pearre.
Speaking fer the Montgomery county
delegation, Gen. Allen Rutherford the lead
er of the delegation, said to Star re-
porter today that Montgomery's votes had
been instructed for Capt. Mcdonald, had
been cast for that gentleman ct Oakland
and would be cast for him on the first
Vile convention. He said that Capt. Nc
Donald had given no intimation of with
drawal from the fight and that the dele
cation at a meeting held since the ad-
journment had decided to stick to him TO
the last. He professed the utmost con-
fdence in the ultimate triumph of his cam
didate. Montgomery county, he said, had
never been recognized In the congressional
district, and in all fairness 1t was now
her turn. Gen. Rutherford stated that he
would favor the admission of the Motter
delegates from Frederick at Rockville, as
he had at Oakland. He thought Chairman
Cooks ruling refusing admission to the
at the same time holding that they were
members of the convention by requiring
thirteen votes for a nomination was a
most peculiar one. Outside of the desire
of each county to secure the nomination
for its favorite son, he said that the Oak
land convention was a most harmonious
one and that undoubtedly the continual
ton at Rockville would be of a like char
acter.