Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-26
DEADLOCK At FORT DODGE
Delegates Are Unable to Agree Upon a
Successor for Dolliver
C0NNOR STANDS AGAINST THE FIELD
Tenth District Republican congress
sionnI Convention spends Morning
Giving Complimentary votes
and Friendly saIlies,

FORT DODGE, la, Sept 25.-tSpecial
Telegram ALI day long delegates TO the
Tenth district republican congressional
convention that is to select Senator Dolli-
,er's successor bsllotted, see-sawed gave
complimentary votes TO rival candidates
and passed friendly sallies without accom-
plishing anything. Tonight they are dead
locked with the prospect of lengthy con-
test unless some OF the leaders get weary
and precipitate a panic by some wholly un-
expected movement.
Pre- convention skirmishing found many
delegates 10th to identify themselves with
any concerted move against Connor, but as
the balloting proceeded they seemed TO en-
Joy the exercise of their power There is
little doubt now that the opposition to
Connor could defeat him. but they are un-
able to agree on a candidate and there is
little prospect OF an Improvement Of the
situation in this respect. Connor forces
regard this as most favorable to them.
Both factions have feared to force the sit
uation and have played a waiting game.
stevens Denies Reports.
Judge stevens whom II is reported
would head the opposition and make a fight
and all reports OF his rumored anti Shaw
sentiment. He declared in an interview
that he and his friends we're all supporters
and friends of Shaw and Dolliver. Make
it as direct and forciblc as possible he
said. There are no antis in Boone
county"
Candidates and friends were all al work
early and all at sea. Judge Connor's sup
porters were pleased at the failure OF the
opposition caucus. but there was no crow
! ing When the convention was called to
order at 10 O'Clock there was an air OF ex-
pectancy among the delegates indicating
desire for an early test OF strength and
! curiosity to know the position OF Webster
| county
| The convention was called to order by
| Chairman 5. T. Meserve at 10 o'clock. After
brief address by Finch, temporary chair
| man, It was decided that, there being no
| contesting delegations the committee on
| credentials be dispensed with. The chair
named as a committee on permanent or
ganization Hazelett, Pocahontas; i. L..
| Lavender, Calhoun; F.. A. Mosling. Palo
| Alto. Committee on resolutions: J. b.
Hungerford. Carroll w. s. Ramsey, Han
cock C. d. HELEN. Hamilton; F. o. Koto,
winnebago. The committee on permanent
I
porary organization be made permanent,
| that the first nomination be for the long
| term and that the rules OF the state con-
vention govern the report. and it was
adopted.
First Ballot Taken.
Hungerford OF Carroll moved that at
each alternate roll call the order be re-
versed and the roll read from the bottom.
but was ruled out OF order. The conven-
ton then proceeded on the roll call for
| the first ballot. II resulted: Conner, 26;
Insham, 49, Kamrar, 49, Stevens, IS; Nc
Way, u: Salinger, 12; DeWolf, IA; Wich-
man, II; Brown, 10; Sicor, g. Grim, I.
The roll call proceeded quietly until
Webster was reached, which created sur
prise by dividing the vote and giving Con-
ner. 3; Ingham, Kamrar and Stevens each
two, and remaining candidates one each.
The second. third and fourth ballots were
Just the same A move was then made to
adjourn and was defeated. The fifth to the
tenth ballots taken were without change
when the convention adjourned until this
afternoon.
The first break in the afternoon occurred
on the seventeenth ballot when Calhoun
divided and gave Conner, Ingham and Sa
lnger each two. Many changes occurred,
the original ballot. The changes were in
significant and gave no indication OF real
purpose OF delegates. Twenty-Five ballots
were taken without any particular change.
Efforts to stampede Fail.
Balloting continued without change or
incident from opening ballot until the thr-
ty-fifth in the afternoon, when fifteen min
utes' recess was taken. When the convention
reconvened the first politics OF the day
was injected in the situation by the Ingham
delegation, which commenced giving its full
vote to various candidates from the north
end Of the district This feeler did not
bring any response and the convention
lapsed into its monotonous roll call as
originally started. In the forty-ffth ballot
Emmet county created a brief ripple OF in =
terest by casting six votes for S. T. Meser-
vey.
At the conclusion OF the sixty-ffth ballot
the convention adjourned until o'clock In
the evening, with Connor leading with
thirty votes and the remainder divided
among the other ten candidates. During the
evening an effort was made to line UP the
delegates in opposition to Connor, without
success. The first few ballots resulted in nc
change. The only incident was the presenta-
tion of Governor Shaw's name by Emmet
county with six votes.
After the ninetieth ballot the convention
adjourned until Q o'clock tomorrow. The
ninetieth ballot resulted Connor "a;
Ingham, II; Kamrar, 10; Stevens, 2; Mcvay
IL Salinger, Z; DeWolf, Is; Wchman, TO-
| O O.