The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-13
FORGED TICKETS
OF ADMISSION
Sensational Feature of Illinois
Republican Convention.
FOUR DELEGATES SELECTED
INDICATIONS THAT DENEEN
WILL BE DOWNED.

publican state convention met today State
Chairman Rove presented as temporary
chairman Of the convention Joseph C..
cannon. speaker of the national house
or representatives. With a unanimous
{ shout of aye, the convention approved the
briefly.
1T goes without saying" ne remarked.
mat the man selected chairman of this
convention whose breast would not swell
with pride would be less than human. 20
At this juncture the speaker was in
{ terrupted by Secretary HAY. who present
/ ca him with a handsome silk badge OF
Il would rather have that he re-
marked. than the yellow jacket of a Chi
nese mandarin daughter and cheers)-
Defended Protection.
Then AIr Cannon. resurning his formal
speech. defended the policy of protection.
His reference 20 the late President Nc
kinney I'D this connection was loudly
cheered- The currency system perfected
1y the party he declared 10 be better
than any save that of France. "The in
ternat commerce of the United States. 20
he said. "Was worth more than all the
commerce of all the nations of all the
world
The policy of the Republican party he
said. was TO uphold this system as
against the systems of all other nations.
The speakers perOratiOn included "A re-
cItal Of the deeds of the great Republic
ans of Illinois The speaker coupled the
great war governor, Yates, VINO were re-
celNed with ded1euing cheers.
When the report of the cauCuses had
been submitted the convention took a
recess until D. m
Forged Tickets.
A sensation was created by the discov-
cry that large number of tickets of ad-
mission TO the convention hall had been
forged. II is charged that this was done
by the Hamlin men.
During the recess the credentials COM
miJtee met and a test of strength between
the 4ates-LOwden men and the opposition
came on motion to elect chairman.
Ihe Iates-Lowden candidate. Judge Ell
dIldge Hanecy or Chicago, was elected
over Ben NJ. Smith Of Chicago. by a
vote Of Is to s.
The convention reassembIed tonight.
but the credentials committee was not
ready TO report and the convention ad-
Journed until tomorrow morning.
Hit For Vice President.
When the committee on resolutions met
the resolutions adopted by the district
caucuses endorsing Senator Fairbanks
Tor vice president, were presented. but
were subsequently withdrawn. it being
stated that Congressman Hit would ac-
cepr the nomination If rendered him.
This was taken to toreshadOw lustruc-
lions for Hit by the convention.
The committee on credentials spent the
whole afternoon Ia nearing the county
contest cases, AFTER declining TWO cases
deciding It's own membership. The Low
deu-Yates combination. after Inseating
the Deneen member from the Fourth dis
trict and the Hamlin member in the
Twenty first district, had the committee
by vote Of l5 10 on all questions, and
the Yates and LOwden delegates seated
by the state committee were, without eX-
CeptiOu. given the seats IN the COnVen-
ton. For a time the opposition made a
fight, but lC finally recognized the newt
able and the various contests were de-
Cided by viva YOce vote.
The committee 10 select delegates at
large 20 the national convention selected
Senators CuII0m and Hopkins, Speaker
( Cannon and Governor Yates.