Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-13
Contest at Springfield Settles Down to Test of
Endurance on Part of Delegates
LowDEN AND DENEEN NECK AND NECK
Hit Indorsed for Vice President and Delegates
Are Instructed for Roosevelt.

Springfield, May 13.-UpOn reassem'
bling today the republican state con
vention adopted the credentials com
mittee report, which recommended
that the sitting delegates be declared
the delegates of the convention. The
temporary organization was made
permanent and the following dele
gates-at-large were named:
Senators CuIIom and Hopkins, JOS
eph G. Cannon and Gov. Yates. Alter
mates: Lieut.. Gov. Northcott, Asa
Matthews, Paul Morton and Samuel
insult.
The Platform.
The platform which was adopted
gives credit to the money policy OF
the national administration in assist
ing to bring about the present unex-
amPled prosperity, pledges the party
% the maintenance of the gold stand.
ard, and reatiirms loyalty to the pro-
tective tariff.
preparations are favored to place
the navy in point of strength and eff
tttHtN III IT'S proper pOSIiibH among
the navies of the world. The action
of Secretary Hay in securing an open
door policy in the orient is recogniz-
ed as the greatest diplomatic achieve
ment of modern times.
The retention of the Philippines is
favored. as well as the maintenance
of the open door policy in trade in
eastern Asia.
Hit and Roosevelt.
The attitude of congress and Roose-
welt regarding antitrust legislation is
commended. such farther legislation
as may be required is recommended.
and the administration of Roosevelt
is praised. Delegates to the national
convention are instructed for him.
and TO use all honorable means to Sc
cure the nomination of Congressman
aiitt as vice president.
\ compulsory primary election law
and a civil service law for state en-
ployes is favored. as well as a new
charter for Chicago.
The Nominations.
After adopting resolutions prohib
iting nominating speeches and forbid
ding the changing of votes during or
dates were placed i'm nomination for
governor: Frank o. Lowden, Charles
s. Deneen. Howland J. Hamlin. YES
pasian Warner Richard Yates and L.
Y. Sherman.
The first ballot gave Yates 5O7, Low
den 354. Deneen $50. Hamlin 121. War
ner Is. Sherman 81.
Second ballot: Yates 5O4. Lowden
42 Sherman 63.
Third ballot: Yates 500. Lowden
100, Deneen 3s3. Hamlin 112. Warner
%. Sherman SO. John II. Pierce 81.
Fourth ballot, official. Yates 400,
Lowden 401. Deneen $50. Hamlin 11&.
Warner 33. Sherman IS. Pierce 81.
Fifth ballot: Practically no change
from the fourth.
There was practically no change oE
the sixth ballot. Yates gained one
vote.
On the seventh ballot there was no
change except that Washington coun-
" went solidly to LOwden. and a few
other minor changes.
In Session TIL 3 q. m.
Springfield. May 13.-The committee
on credentials was in session until
this morning. The Nates-Lowden
slate of contested delegates went
through exactly as framed up by the
state central committee. The commit.
tee gave Cook county two additional
votes.
Credentials Committee Slow.
Springfield, m. May 1S.-The first
days session OF the Republican state
convention ended at 9:25 p. m. with
out having gotten beyond temporary
organization. 1t was the hope of many
of the leaders that the convention
would remain in session until the cam
didate for governor should be nom
mated but the report from the Gre
deuti.-Is committee that il would be
unable TO report before 1870. and
perhaps not then" settled the mat
ter. and an adjournment was forced
until 10 n. m. today. The report is in
circulation that the Lowden men in
the committee feared that If a candi-
date were nominated last night the