The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-20

Sherman received no votes on seven or
the ten ballots of the day. Warner shift
ed from 70 to - ard Pierce from 81 to 81
The last seven ballots gave Lowden 3S
and he got sae twice. Governor Yates
ranged from iSl to 4S6. Hamlin from 100 to
1T and Derecr from SSS TO 432
The Bellevill" Congressional District was
anxious during tho afternoon To compli
ment Congressman RodcnbcrC for few
tallots. and probably would have attracted
several adjoining counties. hut Mr.. Roden-
berg discouraged the idea. During tho
forenoon hallotinE Judge Wall OF Mound
City held sloft a banner which contained
this doSgerel.
Do ,h=y miss ne az home. DO they miss me,
'Tw"uld h. an assurance most dear.
To know that my friends and the loved ones
Ar" thinking of me way on here.
II was received with shouts Of laughter
and applause. Just before Chairman Can
non ordered the last ballot. A J. Glib
hons of Metropolis. arose and moved that
the convention dispense with the formal
ity of roll call and the chairman su-
nounced the result.
TO NOMINATE GOVERNOR FIRST
The proceedings opened in the morning
with a resolution by Congressman Fuller
of Boone County. Prefacing it. he re-
minded the convention that nineteen years
ago to-day one of the most memorable
deadocks IN Illinois was ended by the tri-
umphant election OF John A. Logan TO the
United States Senate. and he thought this
q proper time to end the present deadlock.
His resolution provided. after the morn
ing session. that further proceedings on
the nomination of Governor be closed
and the convention proceed to fill the bal
ance OF the ticket. returning after that
was accomplished to the question OF nomi
mating a Governor
Instantly the Denesn and Yates leaders
set up howl of dissent and WED with
each other in demanding a roll call on the
adoption OF the RESOLUTION. II was de,
fested by 1.9p 10 coo. Cook County voted
almost solidly against it, but the Lowden
country delegates and all the Hamlin and
Sherman delegates supported it, Had the
resolution been adopted il Is possible the
weary delegates might have seen a CLINT
of daylight.
GAME OF FREEZE OUT
When adjournment was taken tonight
there was every indication that the con-
vention had become game of freeze
out" The long siege has brought about
some unforeseen complications.
Should Lowden be forced out. many OF
his delegates would go 10 Deneen. but II
HErnlin and Sherman remained in the race
IL Is doubtful If Deneen could be nom
In ated. A majority of fates's delegates
will go where the Governor places them
The Individual preferences OF Deneens
delegates. their first choice being out OF
the race. would be Hamlin. There are
gstes. acting together. TO nominate Ham,
lin.
There is a great deal Of Sherman talk
tonight. Sherman remained loyalty with
Deneen for two days. and now II IL time
for Deneen to return the compliment. but
II he does. he is afraid Lowden and Ham
lin would throw their strength 10 Sherman
and nominate him. Governor Yates would
prefer ANYBODY to Sherman. and Sherman
anybody but Yates. Hamlin and Warner
are at dagger's points, and so are Deneen
and Lowden-
In all this muss the delegates themselves
maintain the best Of feeling toward each
other But all the yielding has disap-
peared. There Is not a f1rst-class whoop
left in the entire convention. and only one
band remains