The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-13
WITH MEGAPHONE
"UncIe Joe" Cannon Calls Ill
inOis Convention to Order.
Delegates to National COnven-
tiOn Are Selected.
PAUL MORTON CHOSEN
As One Of the AIternates Of the
State at Large.
Platform Endorses Roosevelt
and the Tariff.

Springfield, H., May 1S.-Delegates
TO the Republican state convention to
day were confronted with reports that
a stampede to Frank o. Lowden Of
Chicago, for governor. had been plan
ned by his friends, the time to be tax
ing of the third ballot. A seemingly
well authenticated statement was
made that Hopkins on that ballot
would throw Kane county to -Lowden
and that a score of Hopkins pictures
would be hoisted at the moment as a
sign that the senator is for Lowden-
This was expected according to the
plan to carry a large number of Gov
ernor Yates delegates to Lowden. The
Yates managers declared. however.
tnat the governor was in a stronger
position than ever and that Yates
would be nominated. Chas. S. Deneen
also was confident of making gains al
the balloting progressed
The wild scenes which characterized
the convention last night were repeat
ed today. A daring young Yates ad-
herent scaled one of the stringers in
the roof Of the convention hall and
from his perilOus position suspended
a portrait of the governor. Immed-
lately a follower OF Deneen duplicated
the performance with half a dozen pic
lures while Warner and Hamlin men,
even more daring. carried great can
vas banners to other points OF vantage
above the heads of the delegates
Speaker Cannon called the conVen
ton to order with megaphone
through which he announced that un-
less order were maintained ne WOuld
adjourn the meeting to the nall OF rep
resentatives and exclude all except the
delegates and representatives OF the
press. Judge Elbridge Hancy, chair
man of the committee on creaentlalss
presented a report recommending tnat
the sitting delegates be declared the
DELEGATES of the convention This was
dome and then on recommendation OF
the committee on organization ths
temporary organization was made per
The The committee on delegates to tae
national convention reported as FOL
Te1erates-a at-Iarge-Senators Shell
nv N. C5lliom and Albert j. Hopkins.
Sneaker Joseph G. Cannon, and Gov
ernor Richard Yates
ates-Lieut. Governor w. A
Northcutt, Asa Matthews, Paul MOI
ton. and Samuel InsnulL
arge-Lot Brown ana
William J. M1Xey-
This report was adopted unani-
mously. and the committee on resolu-
tions then reported.
rThe platform gives credit to the
money DoIicv of the national admins
tration in assisting to bring aDouI
present unexampled prosperity, ana
pledges the party to the maintenance
of the gold standard Loyalty TO the
protective tariff is reafhrmed- Ap-
preparations are favored to place the
navy in point of strength and efn-
cheney in its proper position among
the navies of the world. The posses
sion of the Philippine islands gives
the United States the right to a voice
in the affairs of that part Of the
world. and the action Of Secretary
of trade in the Orient is recognized as
the greatest diplomatic achieVemenC
n modern times. Retention OF the
Philippines is favored as well as the
maintenance of the open door policy
of trade in eastern Asia The policy
of the Democratic party in its desire
to abandon the Philippines is de-
nounced. The attitude OF congress
land President Roosevelt regarding
lanti-trust legislation is commended
and such further legislation. state and
national as may be required Is recon-
mended The administration of Presi-
/ dent Roosevelt is praised and the dele
I gates to the national convention are
| Instructed for him and to use all hon
/ orable means to secure the nomination
\ of Congressman Robert r. Hit of Illi-
nois as vice president. A compulsory
/ primary election law and a civil serv-
4 ice law for the state are favored
The vote on the adoption Of the re-
port was unanimous.
! Candidates for governor were
! named as follows- Frank o. LOwden,
/ Charles s. Deneen, Howland J. Ham
[ lin Vespasian Warner, Richard Yates,
| and L. Y Sherman
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