The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-22
Overwhelming Majority Opposed
to Governor in the County
Convention.
DELEGATION is SPLIT UP.
Despite the Big Vote Against the
Illinois Executive He Will
Have Five Doubtful
Delegates.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Edwardsville. Ill. March N-Madisor
County Republicans to-day decided by al
overwhelming majority against Governor
Yates. In fact, the majority was so large
that the friends of the Governor did no
care TO test his popularity by a roll call.
Notwithstanding this, Governor Yate:
will have several delegates This Is on ac
count of the manner In which the Repub
licans select delegates to conventions
which is by dividing the county into dis
tricts and apportioning a certain number
of delegates to each district. The result
is that the Governor now has five dele.
gates.
Attorney General Hamlin. Charles g
Deneen and Frank o. Lowden were on the
ground. You can say positively" de-
clared Mr.. Hamlin. that have thirteen
OF the twenty delegates to the State Con-
Vention. l cannot give the names, but !
have got them hard and fast"
Colonel Lowden and Mr.. Deneen were
not so strong in their claims, but ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
result. Mr.. Deneen said he recognized
the fact that he would have to make
good in Chicago or he would not get
many country delegates.
POLL OF DELEGATES
The correspondent for The Republic
polled all the delegates that were pres
ent and classifying the balance from the
best Information gives the result a, fol-
lows:
For Hamlin. 6; Lowden, 8; Yates, 8;
Sherman. 2, and Deneen, L OF these one
Yates man. Lynch OF Nameoki, stated
Yates was not his first choice, but he be-
lieved he had been instructed for him.
Mr.. Lynch leans to Lowden. Another
he was friendly to the Governor. but
might change II he thought II were hest
for the party.
There is no doubt but majority of the
usual with Republican delegations from
Madison. There is no pronounced senti-
ment among majority, except opposition
to Governor Yates
expressed the sentiment when he said he
was first opposed to Yates and he was
not very particular about the candidate
slthough he leaned TO Hamiin. Sherman
or Lowden. The following are the dele
gates to the State Convention:
Henry Brueggemann, E. A. Burke, Louis
walters, James Duncan, Alex. Mcbride,
ahts a;t T. w wSuTpap; r o A c: Kroegsr. E. H; Bu-
z
August Prange, Benjamin McKeon, G.. NJ.
Mccormick. William ]. Lynch. L w.
COOK, Charles Pahlmnnn, Adolph Klingel,
W w Barnsback, g. W. Hinchee and
Fred Sohm. {,..E - :
; sr@j TALR OF BOLT.
After the first ballot or two this dele
cation is likely to divide about evenly be-
tween Hamlin and Lowden. unless De-
neen shows strength In Cook. The Yates
faction in Alton put up a show of fight
and made great deal of noise at the
start, but after the Credentials Commit
see decided by a vote OF fourteen to eight
against them they faded away. In the
beginning there was some talk of O bolt
on the part Of the Yates following, but
Z. n. Trayous discouraged this and made
every effort to secure control of the dis
trict apportionment.
: w. c. Hadley of Collinsville was chair
man, and w. r. Crossman of Edwards
vile and George Harlow of Alton secre-
taries. There was a little ruction when
the roll was being called for members of
the various committees, both delegations
from Alton insisting On being heard and
having representation. Former Mayor
McPike on one side and Ed Burke on
the other, did most Of the shouting. II
ended by Chairman Hadley ruling that
neither delegation should have a voice in
the proceedings until their claims had
been heard and decision reached by the
COMMITTEES on Credentials. This commit
tee decided, after an hours wrestle with
shE cuuycSlr lHs1l TIE NlNUl, or anIl-I ateg.
delegation from Alton was regular. There
was no minority report and the majority
report was adopted unanimously.
A telegram of congratulation was read
from Congressman Rodenburg, which was
received with loud applause -
COLD COMFORT FOR YATES.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
through w. 1. Wilson of Moro. unouali-
fedly indorsing and approving the Roose-
velt administration as safe, sound. sem
sible and seaworthy"; Endorsed the course
Of Senators Cullom, Hopkins and Sneaker
Cannon; especially and heartily com
mended the course Of Congressman Roden-
enberg," indorsed him for reelection, and
that the delegates to fhe
Convention be Instructed no
vote as a unit for a Madison County cam
didate for member of the State Board of
Dqualization. The resolutions closed with
the sentence:
I'VE heartily indorse the records OF all
the present State officers" which was cold
comfort for Governor Yates.
The delegates to the several conventions
were then chosen. and the following Ex-
ecutive Committee selected:
Henry Brueggemann, Alton; w. r.
Crossman, Edwardsville; H. NJ. Sanders,
G. II. ~Kuhnemann, Nameoki;
J. J. Bardell, Highland; H. T. Burnap,
Wood River, and Jacob Gehrig, AIhambra
This is a very strong anti-Yates commit
Zee. Lowden can claim a majority of
them as his friends.