Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-18
DELEGATES GET
VERY RESTLESS.
Republicans at Springfield, ILL.,,
May Take a Recess for
Thirty Days
NO CANDIDATE WILL YIELD.
Convention at Columbus, o., Adopts
A Platform Calling for Continued
Protection.

Springfield, ILL.,, May lS.--Restlessness
was on the increase today among the
delegates to the Republican state con-
vention, In the rank and Ale there
was a growing inclination for a recess
of thirty days. but so far as known
none Of the candidates was favorable
to such a course Appearances indl-
cate that the breaking of the deadlock
would be long deferred II the event
should await an agreement between
candidates All night Gov. Yates and
his campaign committee remained at
work, comforting alternately with the
Dineen and the Lowden leaders.
1t is stated today that while COM
binatlon between the governor and one
or the other OF the Cook county cam
didates was somewhat nearer than ever
before, nothing had been concluded.
Neither Yates, Dneen nor Lowden was
willing to concede that his chances were
less promising than those Of rivals. No
one of the candidates seems willing TO
enter combination which would elm.
mate himself
After two more ballots taken without
material change, the convention took
a recess to p. m.
FIFTEEN minutes before the opening Of
the convention today the Lowden dele.
gates from northern Illinois, formed
q procession and marched into the hall,
led by band. Each carried big pla-
card with the motto "LoWden forever
This 1pmnp Of D "a inf 90. al.
pose or oftsetting a story TO the effect
that Lowden was about TO withdraw
from the race.
on the 18th ballot there was an out
burst OF applause when Adams county
votes twenty votes still for Yates"
The thirty-ninth ballot was substan-
TALLY the same as the last ballot yes
terday, II follows:
Yates, 4S3; Lowden, $685. Dneen, 3iilb,
Hamlin, ll2; Warner 36; sherman, 2;
Pierce, 30.
THE OHIO PLATFORM.
Columbus, o., May ~ The Repub-
lican state convention al todays ses-
sion adopted the platform for what IL
called The Jubilee year" II reviews
the achievements 80 Republicansm for
fifty years, since the first Republican
convention I'm Columbus IN 1854 Il en-
dorses Senators Foraker and Dick ami
ohio Republican congressman, Gov
Herrick and the last legislature and
continues as follows
"All Republican principles will he
upheld until they triumph. We invite
10 rally with us I'm this election all who
believe In continued protection TO
American industry and labor, sound
finance, expanding trade and increa sing
commerce, peace with all the world
but the maintenance Of every American
principle and the defence of every
American interest; an American mer-
chant marine adequate for our com
merce In peace ana to protect II I'm war
a navy commensurate with our indie.
pendence az a nation; an army sufTi-
Client for our defence; the Panama ca
nal to connect the oceans and the IA
cilitatlon Of our commerce. a lofty dip
lomacy In the affairs Of the world: tho
extension and endorsement Of the laws
against unjust discrimination to com.
binatio~- I'm restraint Of trade. eoult.
able treatment OF labor. the complete
protection Of every American citizen
in his every constitutional right at
home and abroad an exalted franchise.
a pure ballot guaranteeing the right 10
vote TO every citizen and have his ballot
counted as cast so that the verdict al
the ballot box may correctly register the
win = tho people.
"Ohlo Republicans mourn with n
deep sense OF grief and personal loss
the recent taking or OF Mckinley, Sher-
man, Foster and Bushnell while later
the death Of Mr.. Hanna so soon after
his triumphant recollection by the most
nearly unanimous vote for United
states senator ever given In the Ohio
legislature has added greatly 10 our
sorrows.
Because Of his earnest devotion and
unninchlng fidelity to Republican prin-
ciples and signal ability displayed BY
President Roosevelt In HE great office
as the successor OF our lamented Nc.
Knley, we renew our declaration Of
confidence and admiration. pledging
him our enthusiastic support for his
nomination, in the full assurance Of his
triumphant and merited election next
November
THE seventy sixth general assem-
bly, proposes an amendment 10 the con-
stitutlon Of Ohio which VIII make Sc