Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-30
GO TO CONVENTION
Delegates Leave to Assume Parts
in Republican Guberna-
toriaI Deadlock.
ACCOMPLISH LITTLE IN RECESS
All Candidates Claim They Will be
Able to Hold Entire
Strength.

Rock Island county's delegation to
the republican state convention left
this morning for the state capital TO
resume the fight on the gubernatorial
proposition. They will find already
assembled there all the candidates for
office and most of the delegates who
have taken care TO be on the ground
early.
The developme nts of the recess have
been few and far between and of a
very negative character. Nothing pos
tive has been accomplished. There
have been innumerable conferences of
leaders and candidates. but nothing
has come of them. The three leading
candidates have spent the time in
strengthening their lines.
The first ballot tomorrow afternoon
will result just about as all its prede-
cessors and the belief is general that
the deadlock is destined to continue
indefinitely. The stand pat policy is
still deep rooted in the breast Of every
candidate and no solution of the prob
lem is offered.
What Gov. Yates accomplished in
Chicago is not apparent. Politicians
differ. Some say he has gained. Some
have said he has lost. Others of his
own followers doubt the wisdom of
the campaign. The governor himself
says he did not expect to get any del
egates at the jump. He hoped, how
ever. that the talk he made to the
voters might influence them to be
more lenient with their delegates
when the break came and Chicago
lot 70, inI Ia
a thing should happen.
Deneen Men Loyal.
The Deneen men say it is to the
ditch with their man. The Lowden
men are just as firm from all appear
ances. Lowden has been in st. Louis
and the story goes he has been trying
to get some of the Yates delegates in
southern Illinois on the plea of his
organization connections and intiu-
enceS.
Lorimcr has rendered Lowden all
the assistance possible in the Egyp-
tian sections. Hamlin. who expects
to receive some votes when the south
ern delegates begin to break away,
has also been in st. Louis interview
ing leaders from that section.
The death of Robert Il. Fort leaves
peculiar condition and gives the gov
ernor a chance. Fort was the Yates
candidate for lieutenant governor.
Fort brought in Marshall for Yates
and assisted in getting other dele
gates. These are instructed for Yates,
and he will get them anyway. The
governor. therefore, is free TO make
terms with some of the other candi-
dates for this office. All of them have
been dividing their delegations among
the candidates for the first office.
Yates might secure Il qualification of
one of these counties if he could show
its candidate that he is winner.
Sherman's Position Unique.
Sherman is ready to give his vote to
the first candidate who piles up 700,
or even less than that number, pro-
vided it is big enough to warrant the
belief he can he nominated. Sherman
has offered all the candidates his del
egates on this condition. Yates is in
Guided in the offer. There are a large
number of delegates in the convention
who are for Sherman, but who are
tied up to other candidates by instruc-
| tiuns. If left to their minds they
would vote for Sherman and he di-
rected by what he should say.
Many folks are busy taking the
trouble for other people. HOLSTERS
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