The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-20
The Deadlock In Illinois
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS UNANIMOUS IN SELECTING ITS
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO THE NATIONAL CONNEN.
TION BUT HOPELESSLY DIVIDED IN THEIR CHOICE
FOR GONERNOR-TIEL LEADING CANDIDATES.

SPRINGFIELD, O) May 13Ae sitting for than twelve
hours and taking fifteen ballots which the aspants
gained lost materially the Illinois Republican Convention adjourned
late tonight without nominating man for Governor.
Two attempted sampedes and several conferences failing break
the deadlock the candidates for gubernaora nomination the ug
geon OF Chairman Cannon agreed their until
While the balong forward the party leaders tried in rless
efforts to get compromise but all OF their efforts went for naugh and
there nothing IN the situation tonight to warrant the prediction OF
break tomorrow The convention large and turbulent Amory
Hall packed with persons during the session times
when most turbulent Chairman Cannon threatened good
nure to adjourn the convention to the State Capitol and exclude
the public
Organization Of the effected without difficulty
Yates and owen were control and the opposition decided make
no fight against the seating Of Yates and Lowden delegates There
discussion the platform.
The wild scenes which characterized the convention last night were
repeated today daring young Yates adheren climbed OF
ncncd norrat Of tb Governor Tmn,eJa aIov Of Drnccn
duplicated the performance with half dozen pictures while Warner
and Hamn daring carried great banners
other points of vantage above the heads OF the delegates
Speaker Cannon called convention order with great
phone through which he announced that unless order maintained
he adjourn meeting to the Representatives
cude all except the delegates representatives of the press Judge
Ebdge Hanecy chairman the credentials presented
recommending that the sitting delegates be declared the dele
the convention This adopted then
ton Of the committee organization the temporary organization
made permanent
The committee delegates the National Convention reported
follows:
Delegates age-senators Shelby NJ Cuom and Albert Hop
kns Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and Governor Richard Yates
Paul Morton and Samuel Inshul.
Electors at large-Lot Brown and William J. Monkey.
This report adopted unanimously and the
buttons then reported
The vote on the adoption Of the report unanimous
de Charles Deneen Rowland Hamn Vepasian Warner Rich
ard Yates and L. Y. Sherman.
No nomination for Governor had been made the fifth ballot
which stood Yates 49 Loudn 4o8 1906 Deneen $50 $780, John
Pierce of Kewanee $500 Pierce placed in after
the second ballot had been taken.
On the seventh ballot the Adams county delegation undertook
Yates stampede but Cannon suppressed the demonstration
vigorous OF the gravel and the ballot resulted practically
change.
On the ninth ballot the boilers the Alexander delegation returned
Yates and the Yates people started another demonstration which
they repeated when Boone their candidate three The
roI-call however without material change.
The tenth eleventh. twelfth thirteenth fourteenth ballots
indecisve.
The fifteenth ballot resulted Yates 400 Lowden 322 Dneen
sol 9-22 Hamin ~, Warner &c. Sherman 81, Pierce
At m. convention took until
OF the three leading candidates. Richard Yates is the present
and of the Richard Yates who war governor Of
Illinois during the civil and who that time the idol OF the
Republicans OF the state.
Frank O. Louden is sonnlaw OF the late George NJ Pullman
the sepngCar He Chicago from Iowa and began
the practice of law He married uman daughter the
OF Puman WILL and for several years has been quite figure
in Illinois politics.
Charles s. Deneen the States Attorney OF Cook County serving
his second third term His duties conduct all criminal trials
behalf of the people He has been influential Cook County Re
publican politics for several years