The San Francisco call., 1904-06-03
Candidates Release Delegates From .AH
Obligations but the Deadlock Continues
in the Illinois Republican Convention
Break to LOWden
GiOeS Him q
Good Lead.
Exciting Scenes S
During Days
BaUOting.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June "A des-
perate effort or the part Of Republican
leaders 70 break the deadlock in the
State convention failed to-day, and at
s O'Clock tonight the assemblage took
a recess until 10 a. m. tomorrow with
out having nominated. a candidate for
Governor.
The attempt 10 bring about the break
was a spectacular one. Ex-Congress-
man Walter Reeves, chairman Of the
committee on resolutions. and Chair
mar Cannon engineered the plan. which
was made possible by the report of
the committee on resolutions. which
presented the resolution 10 the effect
that the delegates be released from
instructions. When it. was presented,
Reeves called upon the candidates. one
by one. TO come before the convention
and express their opinion regarding ii.
Each declared IN favor Of the reso-
luuon, speaking in the order named:
Frank %. LoWden. Governor Richard 7.
Yates. Charles Deneen, Attorney Cen
ersl Howlsnd J. Hamlin. Lawrence
Sherman. Congressman Vespasian
Warner and John H Pierce
CANNON MAKES A PLEA.
Congressman Cannon demanded the
attention Of the convention and elo-
cuently pleaded with the delegates to
break the deadlock. He declared that
o the delegates must compromise and
called attention 10 the fact that the
convention, by its inaction, was injur-
y ing the Republican party, not only in
Illinois, but in the entire nation.
Let US adopt this resolution" he
said. and nominate a ticket, and let's
do it to-day"
There was not a vote against the
resolution, but when the roll was called
for the sixty seventh ballot there was
no substantial change from the ballots
= OF the previous day. On the next bal
lot taken before the noon recess a num-
Der Of the uninstructed delegates voted
for Judge Sherman. whose speech be-
. fore the convention had made a good
impression, and he received so votes.
When the convention reconvened for
the afternoon session the long-expected
break from Yates TO Lowden came and
he got the vote OF Speaker Cannon's
district as well as the votes Of several
other counties and some scattering del
egates.
UOWDEN GAINS AND LOSES.
For several ballots his vote increased
until II reached total Of e5l1z. Then
the tide turned and on the closing bal
lot the seventy eighth, his vote had
dropped to 5s2A. II requires 752 to
nominate.
Yates lowest vote during the day
was 3s2 and his closing vote was 405.
There was no material change in the
vote Of the other candidates.
Much excitement prevailed during
the afternoon session Lowden men
started several demonstrations in ef-
forts 10 stampede the convention and
they made q great noise. When Low
den began 20 fall back the Yates peo-
pie began. a demonstration and let
down from the girders a great banner
bearing the quotation, Hold the fort"
Chairman Cannon ordered it taken
down ana q dozen hands tore Il from
its fastenings and threw the wreck
into the Morgan County Yates delega-
fion. A fight was prevented by the
interference Of the police. The ban
ner, after its rescue by the Yates men,
vas hung UP at the rear Of the plat
form.