The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-03
ILLINOIS CONVENTION
ADJ0URNS AFTER RIOT.
Continued From Page One.

con, Douglas and the Hamlin votes in Cole
never wavered from Hamlin but he lost
all his Nermilliou votes to Lowden except
three. The Warner and Pierce vote re-
mained true
OF the large counties. La Sale. ILv-
ingston. Will and vermillion went 10
Lowden in body. excepting Vermillion.
where five votes were divided between
Yates and Hamlin. Knox gave Lowden
fourteen. and the other candidates one
each. McHenry went solid for Lowden
and Kane was solid excepting one Deneen
man.
YATES BANNER LOOSENED-
After the announcement Of the seventy
sixth ballot. when Lowden had been
pulled down to 5Si, loss of fifty votes
from his high point, Governor Yates ap-
peared In front OF the stand and personal
ly ordered out his advertising matter.
which consisted of bundles OF cards
tackled to small sticks with "Yates-Let
Well Enough Alone printed in large let
ters on them. He also ordered the large
bSnner loosened. This WAS furled above
thA Speakers stand and Immediately
over the heads of the reporters, and was
fastened to the steel roof beams.
A Yates scout attempted to mount the
reporters stand for the purpose of pull
ing the string to release the banner,
when he was opposed by George L. An
dsrson, editor Of the Springfield News.
who pushed him OFF. Re-enforcements
coming TO the assistance OF the scout,
dozen sprang over the railing and inn
mediately there was a mixup with the
reporters.
But the banner was released and was
an immense affair extending from the
roof to the reporters tables. hiding the
convention from the reporters and plat
form guests The Yates scouts were
blind with fury ct being opposed. and
struck right and left with fists. umbrel-
las and chairs. The convention was in
stantly In an uproar.
Chairman Cannon hammered for order,
and shouted until purple in the face Ad-
herents of rival candidates rushed to the
platform to assist the Yates forces, others
to tear down the banner. A group OF
Yates leaders In the aisle In front of the
stand yelled that the banner should re-
main. Chairman Cannon ordered II down.
and Sheriff Brainard of Sangamon, who
is a Hamlin lieutenant, and State Commit
teeman W. J. Butler. also Of SanGamon,
erasped the banner and tore 1t from Its
fastening near the roof. throwing it to
the floor.
blind with rage Captain Parrish of the
Adiutant Generals office, grasped chair
to hurl at the Sheriff, but was restrained.
The reporters. supported by the Sheriff
and Chairman Cannon, prepared TO de-
fend the stand from an invasion which
the Yates forces contemplated. But the
latter. being on the floor eight. feet be-
low the stand, were at a disadvantage, ana
seizing the dsfgured banner, climbed to
a small balcony, thirty feet high on the
rear wall, and amid cheers Of their fac
tiop. fastened the banner so about half
Of it could be seen from the floor.
CANNON ORDERS BANNER DOWN.
After order had been obtained Chairman
Cannon, speaking with considerable feel
ing said the banner had been removed by
his order.
eft was placed there in defiance of the
order of the convention he said. land
IL IT had been the banner OF all the Kings
ir all the world 1t would have to come
down"
A storm of Kisses from the Yates dele
cations greeted this decision.
.'The kissing of geese here will not af-
feet anything, he continued. Il want to
say that 1 am quite sure Governor Yates
is not responsible for this bowling mob"
but the emphasis he placed on the name
OF the Governor seemed to indicate that
he was sarcastic and not sincere.
THE clerk will call the roll for the
next ballot"
An effort is being made by the leaders
tonight to patch up truce in the con-
test by agreeing on slate. Its success
is probiematical.
1t seems that Saline and Williamson
counties made a mistake and took the
Governor at his word when he released
them in his forenoon speech. for when
they left him he sent word to Blackman
OF Saline and to John Duncan of William
son, who are Yates appointees. that II
their counties did not return to him he
would relieve them of their commissions.
Blackman returned word that he would
not co it. and Duncan was brought out of
ackbed to the convention hall in order
to swing his county back to Yates. Their,
is considerable feeling over the action OF
the Governor.