The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-13
Deadlock in Republican Con-
vention at Marion Contin-
ues and There Seems to Be
No Chance of a Break.
INTEREST INTENSE IN
OUTCOME OF EVENT.
lockwood and Good Support
ers Are Standing Firm as
Are All Smaller Delegations
Which Have Candidates.
BULLETIN.

Marion, lnd., MdfCn lo.-lH tue io
publican congressional convention this
afternoon at o'clock, the five hun
dred and seventh ballot was taken,
resulting in the following vote: Lock
wood 44a4, Good 37A. Murphy II and
Reeves IA. There is absolutely no
chance of the deadlock being broken
and it is probable that the convention
will pass a resolution to have the
question of the selection of a con-
gressman made at a primary election
Marion, Ind, March 13.--The rival
r publican clans OF the Eleventh
lock here in one of the most interest
ing and dramatic conventions in the
history of the state, rivaling the one
held at Wabash six years ago by the
same district, when Loaf ballots were
required to retire George w. Steele
from Congress and give his political
crown TO Fred X. Lands, of Logans-
port. More than five hundred bal
lots had been taken at noon today.
Since then Lands has been renom-
mated twice and defeated once. His
defeat was the first encountered by
the Republicans of this district in half
q. century. Every county presented a
candidate yesterday for the nomina-
tion, but the fight narrowed down to
DR.. c. II. Good of Huntington, and
George B. Lockwood, of Miami, sew
eral weeks ago The convention at
tracted nearly 1000 persons.
on the one hundred and seventy
third ballot Lockwood had 46A votes,
and was within IL of victory. Good
had 3S&, Reeves 10 and Murphy II.
On the one hundred and seventy
fourth Lockwood lost one and Good
gained one. On the one hundred and
eightieth ballot Lockwood had 44A,
Good. S9&. Murphy is and Reeves II.
Since that time the vote has been
about uniform. Each candidate very
frequently loses one and then wins
another.
The indications are that the conven-
tion may be unable to make a nomina-
tion for several hours unless there is
break in the Wabash or Blackford
county delegations.
The influence of former Congress
man Fred Landis was thrown to
Good. 1t was a queer lineup. Two
years ago Good was regarded as a
leader of the ''Bullfrog" contingent of
Republicans that was accredited with
the defeat of Lands at the polls.
Good Gets His Reward.
Before the convention at which Ian
dis was nominated Good withdrew and
1t was said that Lands promised to
get him an appointment as Consul
General to some European country.
The story was published prematurely.
and it was made to appear that Ian
dis managers forced Good out of the
running. 1t was not expected that
Lands and Good would occupy the
same political bed in the Eleventh
District this year. but the Lands
leaders have worked untiriuslv for
Good
For Lockwood the old George w.
Steele lineup has been at the helm.
Lockwood is the private secretary of
Vice President Fairbanks aud editor
of Republican newspaper here. He
was formerly private secretary of
Major Steele, and is regarded as an
able young leader of the party.
Goods followers have been making
n frantic effort at this stage to stam-
pede the convention for him. Three
thousand wildly excited men are split
ting their throats in efforts to make
themselves heard above the din.
Far back in the hall last night was
Iockwoods aged mother. who spent
several hours on the scene and was
one of the most interested spectators.
With the exception of the two coun-
ties, Grant and Cass. not one county
has offered al this hour to withdraw
from its original position The dele
cations, while insistent that they will
stick until the last ditch. are worn
and tired, and once in awhile there
is gentle murmur OF protest from
some one and a demand that an adj
iournment be taken until tomorrow.
but the majority vote downs the prop
Osition and with renewed determine
tion starts in to settle the fight again.