The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17


Warner ......... 40 80 20 81 4iO-flO
Pierce -..--....e. Y 44O-6O
There were several tumultuous scenes in
the convention to-day when efforts were
made 10 stampede the convention. but, like
the preceding stampede efforts, they accom-
plished little. Chairman Cannon was given
a compimentaI.y vote by a Chicago dele
gate Following are the five ballots take
this afternoons:
ty-hfth-Yates, 4s9 440-77O; Lowden.
407 s35-77O; Deneen, SSl 545-770; Hamlin.
50 1910: Pierce, p 44c-77O
Twenty y-sixth9-Yates, 4Ss 44O-77O; Lowden.
4o2 3es-71o; Deneen. SS5 545-17O: Hamlin,
81 44O-77O; Pierce, 26 A-77o; Cannon, l.
Twenty-seveDth-Yate 4S2 440-770: Low
den, 4O7 ss5-77O; .Deneen. sss 533-77o; Hamlin.
81 4i0-770: Pierce, q 44O-770.
Twenty-eighth-Yates 4S2 44o-770; Lowden.
400 ss5-7lo; Deneen. 1898 545-77O; Hamlin.
ITO ff0-770: Werner, 40-44O-Il0; Sherman,
81 4lO-77O: Pierce. q 44O-77O.
Twenty -ninth-Yates, 4s1 4iO-770; Lowden.
4oi 35-7l0; Deneen, 3S2 545-57O; Hamlin,
1l5 440-770; Warner. 81 ii0-T0; Sherman,
56 440-77o; Pierce. % 44O-77O-
MOTHER CHEERS YATES.
Governor Yates this afternoon received
the following message from Mrs. Richard
Yates. sr.. at Jacksonville:
stand firm and be of good courage.
MOTHER"
When the chairman called the convention
to order at 2 O'Clock this afternoon the
solid hall wa3 packed with people. The
twenty-fifth tsaliot was Immediately or
dered IL showed little change from the
twenty-fourth ballot. taken Saturday night.
There were 2 few minor changes in Cook
county on ths twenty-sixth ballot. The
Fourth ward fave its entire vote to Low
den taking ole from Yates. The Fourth
of its votes foI the Hon. Joseph G.. Cannon.
Jersey county. went to Pierce. Warner
got one of the, Lowden votes from McHen-
and fvpn of ffG VAT
votes 10 Lowden. Woodford gave one TO
Iowden, four to Deneen and one to HAM
lin.
ON the twer yy-seventh ballot the conipli-
mcntary voten for Cannon went back TO
Iowdcn and 81 did the four votes from Jcr-
sew. 1ates arH I,owden each lost a vcte i'm
Madison. where Deneen was given two adj
ditionai votee Peoria gave Low6eE ten
and Yates sev5.nteen votes and Pike county
six Votes TO Deneen. While the clerks were
getting the result a glee club sang ''llli-
Ilois. and tfte audience of 10000 rose IN
their seats sand joined in the chorus.
Uncle joe Cannon using his gavel a
baton after the manner of an old-fashioned
singing master, and the immense chorus
followed the lseats with remarkable unison
The effect of this was 10 start rival demon
st.ations between the Yates and Deneen
people. and tie convention was soon in a
state Of wild confusion. While the rival fac
tions shouted and waved banners, the bands
played 1--WE Won't Go Home Till Morning. .
''Hold the Fott'' and Almost Persuaded"
NORD 'BOSSES IL.
During the demonstration Daniel ].
Heaiy. of Chicago. sent to Speaker Can
mons desk resolution that after the fol-
lowing ballot the candidate receiving the
lowest vote b. dropped on each succeeding
ballot until selection had been made The
resolution -rerited that after numerous
roll calls and hard and tedious struggle
the bosses hs.ve failei to select a nominee
from among ;he candidates
md rNrn eefler 6ne rod hat rrro10 fha
Objectionable: phrase was eliminated he
would not permit the resolution to be read.
and Cannon said he would permit the
resolution TO .be introduced as soon as the
ballot had bsen announced Healy. how
ever, failed 10 ask for recognition. and the
twenty-eighth ballot was ordered
on the we1ty-eighth ballot Boone coun-
ty gave Warner two additional votes.
peneen and woodford also gave him its
six votes Pierce got vote in Bureau at
the expense of Warner. Madison returned
20 its original distribution of votes and
Putnam again voted for Lowden. Wash
ington voted solidly for Deneen.
The twenty-ninth ballot began at Sis p.
m Cannon tnnounced: 1.-The chair Is ad-
vised something else may happen if you do
not nominate this time" On the ballot
Boone save Lowden "a and d, Yates I9s:s of its
I.owdcn 6 aud Deneen 20 votes. Gallatn
gave Deneen- vote. Deneen got addi-
tional vote from Madison. Yates got an
its votes for Sherman, and White gave
DeneeL l vote. Woodford voted for Deneen
Then something happened predicted
by the chairnan, for the delegates agreed
TO a recess Until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, and IL was so ordered.
CONFERENCES AT NIGHT.
A number of conferences in progress
tonight. One of them. brought about by
the federal influence in the convention is
attempting 20 select ar outside candidate
and the names of Walter Reeves, ex-Gov-
ernor F'ifer and several others have been
mentioned. To-day the federal influences
attempted t1 have their men agree upon
Congressrnai. Warner. but they could not
get enough eotcs,,an the threat of Hamlin
and Sherman 10 nominate Yates In the
event that Warner became a formidable
candidate d terred them. The Yates peo-
pie are clairainS tonight that Senator Cul-
lom Is exciting his influence with post
masters I'm vario1s parts OF the State TO
get votes away from Yates. Ii Is charged
that Gall4tin county delegate who quit
Yates to-day did so In response to "A tel
egran from H. NJ PEBBLES, postmaster at
The Yates and Deneen people are in con-
ference for the purpose OF strengthening
their recent alliance. which Is designed TO
prevent the federal influences from stam-
peding the convention.
The failure OF any OF the Hopkins coun-
ties 20 break away from Yates to-day in
dicates that Senator Hopkins has decided
10 stay with Yates In the struggle al
though the Lowden men still insist that
they will g.t Hopkins as soon as the lat
ter's votes swill be sufficient TO settle the
contest.
An effort may be made tomorrow TO
drop some VI the weaker candidates
AT midnight there appears no prospect
that the deadlock Will be broken to-mor-
row Yates: Deneen. Lowden and Sherman
have had \ conference. but without re-
suits. No candidate Is ready To withdraw.