The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-18
Convention Apparently as Tightly
Bottled" at Close of Fifth Day
as Port Arthur.
REMARKABLE SITUATION
Fifteen Hundred Delegates Stand
ing Firmly by Candidates OF
First Choice.
LOWDEN AND : DENEEN
Given Boosts" During Yester-
days Balloting, but :Yates Con-
tinues in the lead.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.


SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Mag 1.-THE end or
the fifth day OF the Republican state con-
vention has come without: result. and the
country still looks this Vay for the out
come of the most remarkable situation in
politics that has ever confronted a state
party. Fifteen hundred MOI have marched.
counter-marched. maneuv4ed. fought. ad-
vanced and retreated in .the struggle TO
bring out a leader. Congrsssmen from In
diana. Kentucky and Missouri here
watching the most interesting battle OF
decade. but no one tonight has. any idea
what the outcome will be- After two bal
lots tonight without decisive result an adj
journment was taken till Eo-morrow.
The sensation of the day was the pre-
sentation of nearly the feptire vote 9 ior
the Cook county candidate This put De-
neen in second place, but q failed TO start
the stampede. which was The object of the
move.
The convention is surprisingly free from
''boss" rule and the delegates are sticking
to their candidates witt great loyalty.
Speaker Cannon has gained great admira-
tion by the impartiality o. his rulings and
his success in maintaining. order in all the
turbulence and parliamentary chaos.
The continued baIloting, with its slumps,
its splits and its suspense, has been very
trying on all the delegates. but as a whole
the convention is good-teilpered, and even
the factional fights and che semblance or
treason has not engenderfd any bitterness
of feeling. 1t is believed that whoever the
nominee is the party Will come out of the
convention more united than when IL
went in.
To-day. although the fifth Of the conven-
ton, was not marked by any notable
scenes. The attempted stampede to Deneen
even did not attract much attention. There
a quasi understanding between Sher-
man and Warner that the latter was To
follow the formers lead ia this. but he did
not do so. Apparently the convention is
bottled up as tight as Port Arthur. Cam
non. Hopkins and Congressman Lorimer
have tried in vain to deliver enough dele
gates TO Lowden TO nominate him, but the
men stand firm and refuse TO be delivered.
Considering the fact tina, Lowden Is the
administration candidate their action is
viewed as remarkable.
THE BALLOTS.
The ballots taken during the. day and
evening are here given:
Thirtieth Ballot-Yates. 437; Lowden, 452;
Deneen, 3s2; Hamlin, Ill; Warner. "A;
Sherman. 81: Pierce. u.
Thirty -first-Yates, 4sl; Lowden. 49, De-
neen, 3S3; Hansin, l0I; Warner, S2: Sher-
man, 80; Pierce. q.
Thirty-second-Yates 42e: Lowden 475;
Deneen. 1853: Hamlin. lOs; Warner. Ss;
Thirty-third-Yates. 42S: Lowden. 4e7:
Deneen, 3S7; Hamlin. III; Warner. "a;
Sherman 49: Pierce. %.
Thirty-fourth-Yates, 431; Lowden, 1861;
Deneen, 3S9lz; Hamlin. Ill; Warner, 81;
Sherman. 80; Pierce, p.
Ihlrty-rfth-1 ateS, 4S3, LOWcen, 4S12s
Deneen, 3sl1s; Hamln. 100; Warner. SS:
Sherman, 40; Pierce. %.
Thirty-sxth-Yates. 492; Lowden. 800:
Deneen, 39S; Hanlin. Ill; Warner. 81;
Sherman, 35; Pierce. p.
irty-seventh-Yates. 4S7: Lowden 1854:
Deneen. 4451k; Hamlin. 1o9; Warner. 81;
Sherman, 9; Pierce p.
Thirty-eighth-Yate 4so; Lowden. 1851;
Deneen. 44l15; Hamlin. lib; Warner. 81:
Sherman. ,: Pierce. %.
When the convention met at 10 o'clock
a flron0
faced Chairman Cannon. who. however,
gave no indication that the something
which he alluded 10 yesterday might
happen" a night of button -hoiing and a
series of conferences lasting until dawn
had resulted in no plan to break the dead
lock. The crowd was very noisy from tho
start. Demonstrations and counter demon
strations began at the close of the first
ballot of the day-the thirtieth since FRI
day.
The Yates cohorts marched to the con-
vention hall in a body, each delegate wear
ing the following legend on his hat:
''You Are The Eternal Stayers.''
The first letters, In large type. spell
Yates" When the "stayers entered the
hall there was commotion, and there WAS
another ear-splitting disturbance at the
conclusion of the thirtieth ballot. on the
roll call Kane county, the first to-day. voted
% for Lowden. leaving Yates. Will county
I
and the announcement was greeted by
cheers. The ballot was concluded at II :55
a m with but few changes aside from the
changes for Lowden in Kane and VIII.
These changes were the signal for tumul-
tuous The Yates men soon started
rival demonstrations, holding up Yates
cards.
The thirty-first ballot was substantially
/ the same as the thirtieth-slight gains by
| Lowden. On the next ballot IOwden gained
more votes at the expense OF Yates On
| the thirty-third Lowden fell back TO 46..
while Deneen jumped TO 3S7. Yates gained
8 on the thirty-fourth and Deneen 2JL while
Lowden lost half vote.
The thrty-fifth ballot showed more ffuc-
tuation, The Yates vote rose 50. TO sSs.
while I.owden's total dwindled TO 40S5k. a
loss OF IS. The first change in this roll call
was in the first commissioners district.
which abandoned its fractional division and
gave Yates vote. Kane now changed
| back from Lowden TO Yates with . Of is
votes, amid great enthusiasm among tie
Yates men, McHenry followed the break
| from Lowden, and he lost 5 OF his II votes
there Yates gained ?. Hamlin and War
| ner /. Yates lost / in Wabash and Warner
/ got IL. Washington divided between Yates
and Lowden. the former gaining OF tho
latter's votes Will county returned TO
Yates with its 25 votes. and the Yates peo-
pie ckcered Justify. Lowden lost / in Wood
/ ford. Deneen getting the vote.
On the thirty-sixth ballot Yates gained
] more votes and Lowden lost 1Siz
The convention then took a recess until
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The convention convened at $40 p. m.
Governor Yates came in at that moment
and was greeted with cheers. the band
/ playing Onward. Christian Soldiers" At
/ S:l4 the clerk began the thirty seventh ball
| lot. Hancock. one of Sherman's counties.
voted for Deneen. Then all OF Shermans
/ votes went the same way. The ballot,
/ however. was. undecsive.
on the thirty-eighth ballot Boone county
again changed its vote, giving votes for
Yates. for Lowden and l for Warner. a
/ loss OF in the Yates column. jackson gave
Yates votes and Hamlin l at the expense
/ of Deneen Sherman's votes I'm la Sale
went TO Pierce. and the Sherman vote in
/ Livingston went the same way. Warner
/ lost l in McfIenry. which went TO Yates.
Hamlin got of the Lowden votes IN Peoria
Pike county Yates went 10 Deneen.
When the result of the ballot had been an
nounced. James Monaghan. OF Cook county.
n Lowden delegate. moved that the COM
vention take n recess until IL O'Clock to-
morrow. The motion was seconded by War
den Everett C. Murphy. OF Joliet. tho
l Yates leader on the floor. \ large number
/ of the Denecn people protested but the vote
| was overwhelmingly In favor of the recess
| and tie chairman announced that the con-