The Irish standard., 1904-05-21
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.
Platform Adopted and Delegates Are
Chosen-Two Days Ballot
ing TOR Governor.

Springfield, ILL.,. May 14.-After con-
tinuous session OF over IL hours the Illi-
nois republican convention at 1928
O'Clock Friday night took recess
until Saturday morning, without hav-
ing named candidate for governor.
The organization of the convention
was effected without difficulty, the tenn
porary officers being selected as perma-
nent officers.
The committee on delegates to tho
national convention then reported as
follows:
Delegates at Large-Senators Shelby
M. Cullom and Albert ]. Hopkins,
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and Gov.
Richard Yates.
Alternates-Lieut. Gov w. A. North
colt, Hon. Asa Mathews, Paul Morton
and Samuel insult.
William ]. Monkey.
This report was adopted unanimous
ly and the committee on resolutions
then reported on the platform, through
Its chairman, Hon. Walter J. Reeves.
The salient features of the platform
are pledges to maintain the gold stand
ard and the open-docr policy of trade in
eastern Asia. Appropriations by con-
gross to enlarge and strengthen the navy
are favored. The Sherman law for anti
trust legislation is eulogized, and the
attitude of congress and of President
POnceUo1f n arfnrciror ~
violators of the Sherman law is COM
mended Delegates from the Spring.
field convention to the national repub-
lican convention are instructed to con-
tribute their influence and votes to the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for
president. Similar instructions are
given delegates to the national conven-
ton to vote for Robert Hit for vice
president. The record of Gov Yates
is commended, and the statement made
that through his administration the
financial affairs of the state are in a
splendid condition.
The roll of counties was then called
on the nomination of a candidate for
governor.
The first ballot resulted: Yates,
507 2-3; Lowden, 1854 2-3; Deneen,
1856 2-3; Hamlin, 121; Warner, As;
Sherman, 81
The delegates then continued voting
up to the fifteenth ballot without result,
when a recess until Saturday morning
was taken.
The fifteenth ballot resulted: Yates,
495; Lowden, 4O5 $3.50; Deenen,
3S1 $3.50; Hamlin, Ill; Warner, 36;
Sherman, 81; Pierce. 81.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 16.-After an
other day of fruitless balloting, the
most remarkable republican conven-
ton in the history of Illinois, took an
adjournment at 1855 p. M, Saturday,
until two o'clock this afternoon, with
out having broken the gubernatorial
deadlock.
The only change in the situation
Saturday resulted in slight advan-
tage to Attorney General Hamlin On
the twenty-third ballot he gained SO
votes and his enthusiastic followers
made an attempt to stampede the con-
ton to him. They failed, however,
and on the ballot he lost Is votes
which had gone to him. The last bal
lot taken, which was the twenty
fourth, resulted as follows: Yates,
4S3 As; Lowden, 39S; Deneen, 375;
Hamlin, 1875 As; Warner, 36 As; Sher-
man, 40; Pierce, 81.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 17-With it's
deadlock unbroken and with little
prospect Of a compromise which will
relieve the situation, the Illinois re-
publican convention took a recess at
5:23 o'clock Monday evening, until ten
O'Clock Tuesday morning. The recess
followed the twenty-ninth roll call, the
result of which showed each candidate
with approximately the same strength
he had when he entered the conven-
ton.
The last ballot taken gave the fol-
lowing results: Yates, 431 44O-770;
Lowden, 4O4 335-770; Deneen. 3S2 545-
no; Hamlin. 115 44O-77O; Warner, 81
440-770; Sherman, Sc 44O-77O; Pierce,