The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

night. with little fiuctuation in the strength
of the various candidates. The deadlock
seemed to be unbreakable. Yates was in
the lead all day. with Lowden close behind
and Deneen a good third. Finally. after
the fifteenth fruitless ballot. the conven-
ton, at 1O:2S p. m. took recess until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. on the fif-
teenth ballot the seven candidates received
the following votes:
Richard Yates -.-.-..........------- 40
Frank o. Lowden ..........,......... 100 9-eo
Charles ID. Deneen ................-.. 81 5t-o0
Howland ]. Hamlin ..-......--....... Ill
l.. Y. Sherman ........................ Of
HNespaSSlan, ,,, warner .'....-....'.'-'''' 90 %
4 The convention was a remarkable one.
There was an abundance OF enthusiasm
and noise and several attempts were made
10 stampede the delegates 10 Yates. Uncle
joe Cannon. speaker of the National
House of Representatives. had his hands
full maintaining order. the convention not
being quite so decorous as the lower house
of Congress is wont to be. In fact. TO be
accurate, the convention was at once the
largest and the most turbulent held in the
history of the State. The great convention
hall was packed with fully 10000 persons
during the session. and at times the scenes
of Speaker Cannon. who presided. prevented
him adjourning the convention TO the hall
of representatives and excluding the pub
lie at several times during the day. Its
the damndest crowd 1 ever saw" he de-
clai e6.
YATES-LOWDEN IN CONTROL.
The organization OF the convention was
effected without difficulty. The Yates
.1ota
troll and the opposition decided to make no
fight against the seating of the Yates and
Lowden delegates, realizing that they would
split when the question of nominating a
Governor was reached. nor was there any
discussion over the platform.
The four delegates at large to the na-
tional nvention-Senators Cullom and
Hopkins, Speaker Cannon and Governor
Yates were selected by acclamation. They
were instructed to vote for the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt for President and
for Robert Roberts Hit, Of Illinois. for
Vice President.
During the afternoon and night there
were several riotous demonstrations In the
hall The reporters section was invaded
by a bowling mob. and the chairman's
stand was taken possession Of Soon after
chair could announce the twelfth ballot the
shouters in the hall made an effort to stam-
pede the gathering, and the rival demon
strations threw the great crowd in scene
of disorder such as is seldom seen in "A
convention. 1t continued for fully half
an hour and it was impossible to end IT,
In the midst of the excitement two police
men attempted to stop a negro who was
rf-l-.
sisted and Police Sergeant George Bright
man struck him over the head. The negro
retaliated and Knocked the policeman over,
the officer falling upon Mrs. Richard
Yates, who was occupying seat IN the
Morgan county delega uon. H. II. Clipper
field, candidate for attorney general.
sprang between the conbatants and the
negro was then hustled out of the hail.
He was armed with revolver
THE BALLOTING.
The candidates named for Governor
were Frank o. Lowden. Charles ID. Deneen.
Howland j. Hamlin. Vef9asan Warner.
Richard Yates and l.. y. Sherman. The
balloting resulted:
First ballot-Yates, 597 %: Lowden,
354 2-3; Deneen, $50 2-3; Harllin, II; War
ner, 49, Sherman, 81.
Deneen, 1888 $3.50; Hamlin. liz 2-s: Warner.
AZ l-6: Sherman. 63 10.
Third-Yates. i9s 1856; Lowden, $50 55-6o;
Deneen $50 1856: Hamlin. III 4i-e6: War
ner, lns-, "a il-ss; sherman, 81 ai-ee; Pierce.
q 1856.
Deneen 1856 25-66; Hamlin, ll2 ii-66; Warner.
80 ll-66: Sherman. So A-66; Pierce, 81 53-66.
Fffth-Yates. is1; Lowden. 4oS ll-es; De-
neen $50 5l-66; Hamlin, III; sherman. 30:
Warner "a 1896; Pierce, q 1896.
sixth-Yates. 4ss; Lowden, 4oi li,ss; De-
neen, sss 51-e6; Hamlin, Min III; IL (, Warner.
Deneen. ss3 57-ss; Hamlin. ll2: Warner.
81 1856; sherman. 81; Pierce. p SS-es
Seventh--Yates. 4s4; Lowden. ig7 9-e6; De-
neen. S77 57-6s: Hamlin. 10: Warner. 30;
Sherman. 50 1886; Pierce, q S5-es:
Eighth-Yates. ass: Lowden. 405 i2-ss: De-
neen. 3S2 2s-66; Hamlin. 1l2; Warner. "A:
Sherman. 80 1856: Pierce. q 1856.
Ninth-Yates. i94; Lowden, i05 9-6s: De-
neen. SS2 57-6s; Hamlin. III; Warner. %:
'Ts TentnHYafes. % at iss: Lowden. 4o7 s-ss; De-
neen. $40 57-6s Hamlin. ia; Warner. IS:
'ifs Eleventh-Yates. ass; Lowden. ioi s-es:
Deneen. 376 $3.50: Hamlin, lis: Warner. IS:
sherman. 81: Pierce. p; Rodenburg. s.
neen, $50 57-e6: Hamlin. III: Warner. 80:
Sherman. 81; Pierce, p.
Thirteenth-Ia n : ass: Lowdsn. 4ol zig:
Sherman. 50; Pierce. n.
Fourteenth ballot-Yates. 4s2L: Lowden.
40 S-S2 Deneen. 3S1 1872; Hamlin. 10; War
Fifteenth-Yates. 495: Lowden. 4o5 s-es:
Deneen. 3Sl 57-ss. Hamlin. III: Warner. IS:
1 SleFmdu
WILD SCENES.
The wild scenes which characterized the
convention last night were repeated to-
day daring young Yates adherent
scaled one of the stringers in the roof OF
the convention hall and from his perilous
position suspended a portrait OF the Gov
ernor Immediately a follower OF Deneen
duplicated the performance with half q
dozen pictures. while Warner and Hamlin
men, even more daring. carried great cam
vas banners 10 other points of vantage
above the heads Of the delegates
Speaker Cannon called the convention TO
order with a great megaphone, through
which he announced that unless order was
maintained he would adjourn the meeting
To the Hall OF Representatives and exclude
all except the delegates and representa-
tivcs of the press
Judge Elbridge Hanecy, chairman -of the
committee on credentials. presented a re-
port recommending that the sitting dele
| gates be declared the delegates TO the con-
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