The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-03
A STAMPEDE PREVENTED Desperate EffOrtys , Break
 DcadJ<A.
 -to- MIR. Lowr GAINS VOTES Later They Go Back to Their
 First Loves.
Yates Banner Torn from Its Fasten. ings at the order of Chairman Cannon, But Later Is Rescued
 and Replaced.

| SprinSneIu, H., June z.--<A ueSpefite.
 effort on the part of the Republican. l leaders to break the deadlock in the State convention failed today and at s
 o'clock this evening the assemblage took a recess until 10 a. m. tomorrow,
 without having nominated a candidate 1 for Governor. ta | The attempt to bring about the break
 was a spectacular one. Ex-Congress-
 man Walter Reeves, Chairman of the
 Committee on Resolutions, and Chair
 man Cannon engineered the plan,
 which was made possible by the re- port of the Committee on Resolutions,
 which presented the plan which 1t or-, | iginated and which was referred to the Committee at yesterdays session This | resolution was to the effect that the
 delegates be released from instruction and when it was presented Mir. Reeves | called upon the candidates, one by one.
 to come before the convention and ex-
 press their opinion regarding 1t. 1 Each declared in favor of the reso- l lution, speaking in the order named:
 Frank c. Lowden. Governor Richard T. Yates, Charles s. Deneen, Attorney 1 General Rowland J. Hamlin, Lawrence
 Y. Sherman, Congressman Vespasian Warner and John H. Pierce. Then Mir. Reeves yielded a portion of
 his time to John W. Parker. the au-
 thor of the resolution, who urged its | adoption in letter and spirit as well. Cannon Makes Speech. l Congressman Cannon now demanded
 the attention of the convention, and
 eloquently pleaded with the delegates
 to break the deadlock. He declared
 that the delegates must compromise
 and called attention to the fact that
 the convention, by its inaction. was in-
 turing the Republican party not only | in Illinois, but in the entire nation. l Let's adopt this resolution" he
 said. "and then nominate a ticket and
 let's do 1t today"
 | There was not vote against the
 resolution, but when the roll was call | ed on the sixty-seventh ballot there
 was no substantial ehaHge from the
 ballots of the previous day On the next ballot, taken before the noon re- cess, a number of uninstructed dele gates voted for Judge Sherman, whose speech in the convention had made a | good impression and he received eighty | votes.
 l When the convention reconvened for | the afternoon the long g-expected break 1 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 delegates. | For several ballots his vote increased
 until he reached vote of 631 1-2. The
 tide turned and on the closing ballot,
 the seventy eighth. his vote had drop
 ped to 532 1-2. It requires 752 to nom- mate.
 Yates's lowest vote during the day
 was Se2 and his closing vote was 405. | The vote of the other candidates had
 reverted to the usual proportions on
 the closing ballot.
 Much excitement prevailed during
 the afternoon session. l.owden shout CTS started several demonstrations In 1 efforts to stampede the convention and | they made a great demonstration. When Lowden began to fall back, the
 Yates people began a demonstration | and let down from the girders ban-
 ner bearing the quotation. Hold the | fort"
 Fought Over Banner. ! Chairman Cannon ordered it taken down and a dozen ready hands led by | Sheriff Ben Brainerd tore it from its | rastenings and threw the wreck into the Morgan County Yates delegation. | A free for all fight was prevented only ! by the interference of the police. The
 banner, after its rescue by the Yates
 men, was hung up in the rear of the platform.
 Seventieth ballot-Yates, 9S1: Low
 den, sol 12; Deneen, S51 1-2: Hamlin, | A: Warner. 27; Sherman, 43;. Pierce, 24. Seventy-first bailot--Yates, SS0; Low den, GOA 1-2; Deneen. 147 1-2; Hamlin, 1 76; Warner. 29: Sherman. 41; Pierce,
 245.
 Seventy ballot-Yates. S6S; Lowden, 614 1-2; Deneen. 347 1-2; Ham,
 lin SS; Warner, 30; sherman, 40; Pierce, 1 24
 | Seventythird ballot-Yates. S62;
 Lowden, 631 1-2; Deneen, 345 1-2; Ham lin. so; Warner. 29; sherman, 40; Pierce. l 24.
 seventy-fou ballot-Yates. 369; 1 Lowden, 62O 1-2; Deneen, 345 1-2; Ham,
 lin. "A; Warner, 2s; Sherman. fl; | Pierce 24.
 seventy-Fifth ballot-Yates, 373;
 Lowden. 599 1-2; Deneen, 355 1-2; Ham, 1 lin. S1; Warner, 2S; Sherman. 42;
 Pierce. 2S.
 Seventy sixth ballot-Yates, 3S6;
 Lowden. 541 1-2; Deneen, 364 1-2; Ham
 lin, 7s; Warner, 27; Sherman, 43;
 Pierce, 22.
 Seventy seventh ballot-Yates, 399; Lowden. 537 12; Deneen. 364 1-2; Ham,
 lin, 1O4; Warner, 2S; Sherman, 45; Pierce. "A.
 Seventy eighth baIlot-Yates, 405; Lowden, 532 1-2; Deneen, 365 1-2; Ham
 lin. 1O2; Warner, 2s; sherman, 45;
 Pierce. 24.
 At SEQ p. m. the convention took
 a recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow
 morning.