The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-01
Chairman Cannon Induces Dele
gates to Put a Ban on Ciga-
rettes, Cigars and Pipes.
DEADLOCK IS UNBROKEN
Three More FruitleSS Ballots Arc
Taken, with Vote of Leaders
Practically Unchanged.
ALLEGED PLAN
Attempt May Be Made To-Day to
Take Away Part of Governor
Yates's Support.

SPRINGFIELD, H., May S1-The Re
publican state convention after a session
lasting an hour and half and after TAX
ing three ballots for Governor, adjourned
until tomorrow morning without having
broken the deadlock. The three ballots
stood:
Fifty-ninth-Yates, 4S7; Lowden, S9615;
Deneen. SS315: Hamlin. 116; Warner, Al;
Sherman. 80; Pierce, 2S.
sixtieth-Yates. asa Lowden. S9S1k; De-
neen. 3S312; Hamlin, 113; Warner, AZ; Sher-
Sixty-first-Yates, 4s4: Lowden 39s1k: De-
neen SS412; Hamlin, 116; Warner, 40; Sher-
man. 81: Pierce. Is.
The convention, after an eleven days re-
cess, reconvened at 2:13 this afternoon.
There was manifest falling off of enthusi-
asm. Governor Yates was cheered as he
entered the hall a few minutes before the
convention was called to order, but the
entry Of the other candidates was unob-
served
Chairman Cannon opened the proceedings
by having read the rule of the House OF
Representatives which, among other things,
prohibits smoking upon the floor of the
House.
have adopted that amongst other rules.
The chair cannot enforce that rule without
the cooperation of the delegates, and the
chair desires TO know what the rule of the
convention is
Then he put to a vote the question of en-
forcing the mo smoking" rule literally,
everywhere in the hall" The affirmative
vote was practically unanimous, and the
chairman then gave peremptory instructions
to the assistant sergeants-at-armS and the
police to see that all smoking in the hall
was prevented the delegates who do not
cease when requested TO be reported to the
chair for the action of the convention. and
persons not delegates who persistently vio-
late the rule TO be elected from the hall.
CHEWING PERMITTED.
How about the chewing?" inquired
delegate amid laughter.
Chairman Cannon, who, while refraining
from smoking, has been chewing tobacco
pretty freely during the monotonous dead
lock. answered gravely: THE resolution
is silent on chewing [Laughter.l
The roll was then called for the fifty
ninth ballot. There was trouble over the
vote of Bureau county. C. p. Lovejoy
challenged the vote as announced. Dele
gate Daizell. of Bureau, replied that Love-
JOY was neither a delegate nor alter
nate. Chairman Cannon, after consulting
the official list of delegates, said that Love
joys name appeared on the roll as dele
gate. Dalzell replied that a new list had
been made up by the county committee,
but Chairman Cannon said that until the
and accepted it could not be recognized.
Il desired TO be recorded for Richard
Yates" said Lovejoy.
THE gentleman will restrain his ZEAL"
said the chairman, "and we Will proceed
under the rules [Laughterl
The roll of the Bureau delegation was
called. There was a controversy as TO
how the tx absent delegates should be
voted. Finally. they were voted three for
Lowden, two for Deneen, one for Pierce.
The vote of the delegation then stood:
Ion, x It,~
/; Pierce l.
The changes on the ffty-ninth ballot
from the fifty-eighth, the last one taken be-
fore the recess. were as follows: Sixteenth
ward, Chicago, Deneen lost l to Lowden;
Edwards county. Warner lost 1 to Yates;
Jackson, Yates gained 2. Lowden, Ham,
gained l from Pierce; Madison, iIamlin
gained ] and Sherman l from Lowden;
Mason. Yates gained l from Warner; Me-
nard Hamlin gained ] from Yates; Peoria,
Hamlin gained and Sherman from Low
den; Richland. Hamlin gained ] from War
ner; Union. Yates gained from Warner;
Woodford, Lowden gained 3 from Hamlin.
ballots.
At 345 p. m, on motion of ]. H. Burke,
of Cook seconded by E j. Murphy. of
VIII, the convention took a recess until 10
clock tomorrow.
LOwDENS PLAN.
At late hour tonight there is no sub
Stantial prospect that the deadlock Will end
tomorrow. 1t is reported that Lowden will
make another attempt tomorrow to break
the Yates forces. 1t is said that he expects
TO get one hundred Yates votes, thirty from
Hamlin fifty from Sherman. and enough
scattering votes to swell his total to six
hundred. hoping that this will be sufficient
to loosen enough Deneen delegates in Cook
county 10 nominate Lowden.
The Yates managers admit that at some
stage of the balloting Kane. Will and De-
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