Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-17
REACH NO AGREEMENT
Republicans at Springfield
Continue in Deadlock,
STUBBORN BALL0TING
OUTLOOK TODAY UNFAVoRABLE
TO EARLY DECISION.
Yates Continues to Lead In Number Of
Votes for Governor and De-
clines to Withdraw.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 17.-Confer-
ences to break the deadlock In the republic
can state convention seeming fruitless, the
delegates today faced prospect of further
stubborn balloting, ]. H. Neville of Gov
Yates campaign committee said that no
agreement between Yates and any Of the
candidates had been reached, but that If
the balloting failed to produce results be-
fore o'clock this afternoon further efforts
would be made to get the candidates to-
gether.
The outlook today was that unless Yates
should be beaten by combination to which
both Lowden and Deneen were parties, the
deadlock would continue Indefinitely.
During one of the conferences the gov
ernor is said to have made the statement
that as he had more votes than any other
candidate he ought to be the last one that
could be expected to withdraw, and that
rather than yield an inch he would let the
convention adjourn sine die or take forty
day recess.
Coup Expected Today.
In the Yates camp today there were init
nations that the governor might execute a
coup today. There was some depression
among the Lowden men who had expected
substantial gains yesterday and who to-
day seemed confronted bysa possibility that
Colonel Lowden might be forced to a choice
between Yates and Deneen.
The governors delegates decided today
to march in a body to the convention hall.
When the republican state convention
was called to order this morning the roll
call for the thtrtieth ballot proceeded, and
Kane county voted twenty-six for Lowaen,
leaving Yates. Wild county voted twenty
f1Ve Tor LOWdon, amid cheering.
Few Changes in BaIloting.
When the thirtieth ballot had been con-
cluded it was seen that there had been few
changes aside from the gains for Lowden
in Kane and VIII counties,
The thirtieth ballot-Yates, 437; Lowden,
452; Deneen, 3S2; Hamlin, III; Warner, A;
Sherman, Of; Pierce, q.
When the Yates delegates marched to
convention hall. headed by band, each
delegate wore on his hat "a card reading,
You are the eternal stayers," the first
letters of the sentence spelling Yates
The thirty-first ballot was substantially
by Lowden.
Balloting Continues.
The thirty-first ballot-Yates, 431; Low
den, 473; Deneen, 3s3; Hamlin, 1O7; War
ner 80; Sherman, so: Pierce, 21.
On the thlrty-Second ballot warner gain
ed one and Sherman lost one from La
Sale county. Lowden lost one to Hamlin
in Madison and Yates one to Hamlin In
Pike. Yates lost one in Wabash, the vote
going to Lowden.
Thirty-second ballot-Yates, 429; Lowden,
Alb; Deneen, $685. Hamlin,. 100; Warner, SO
Sherman, 40; Pierce, q.
No Change in SD Ballot.
The thirty-third roll showed no change
until Gallatin reached, when four dele
gates divided evenly between Hamlin and
Yates. Jackson county voted one for Yates
five for Lowden and four for Deneen.
Pulaski gave one of It's Lowden votes to
Warner. Wabash voted solidly for Yates
The thirty-third ballot: Yates, 42S; Low
den, 467; Deneen, 3S1 Hamlin, Ill; War
ner, "a; Sherman, 40; Pierce, o.
Yates Regains Two Votes.
On the thirty-fourth ballot Yates regained
the two votes in GalIatin county which
had gone to Lowden. Warner lost one in
La Sale. which went to Sherman. Lowden
lost one and Hamlin gained one in Madison.
Yates lost one and Hamlin gained one in
Pike.
The thirty-fourth ballot-Yates, 431; Low
I i III