New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-03
A BREAK FOR LOWDEN.
VOTE JUMPS TO Ss1 1-s.
Tide again Turns in Yates,s FaUor
-ErcitiRg Scenes.

Springfield ILL.,. June "A desperate effort on
the part OF the leaders TO break the deadlock IN
the Republican State Convention failed to-day.
and at S o'clock this evening the assemblage
took recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. without having nominated candidate for
Governor.
The attempt TO bring about the break was
spectacular. Ex-COngressman Walter Reeves
chairman Of the committee on resolutions. and
Chairman Cannon engineered the plan. which
was made possible by the action OF the com
mittee on resolutions in reporting back the
resolution offered yesterday that the delegates
be released from instructions. When the com
mtttee report recommending that the resolution
he adopted was presented. Mr.. Reeves called on
the candidates. one by one to come before the
convention and express their opinions regard
ing IT,
Each declared in favor OF the resolution, aDaak-
ing in the order named: Frank o. LOwden. Gov
ernor Richard T. Yates Charles s. Deneen, AZ
torney General Howland J. Hamlin, LaWEsnoe
Y. Sherman. Congressman Vespasian WaEnsr
and John H Pierce. Then Mr.. Reeves yielded a
portion OF his time to John ". ParksR the a.
thor OF the resolution. who urged its adoption "a
letter and in spirit as well.
Chairman Cannon then demanded the attan-
ton OF the convention and eloqusnty pleaded
with the delegates 20 break the deadlock he
declared that the delegates must compromise
and called attention to the fact that the eonvsn-
ton by it's inaction was injuring the Republican
party, not only IN Illinois, but IL the entire ma
ton. Lets adopt this resolution" he said,
and then nominate a ticket and let's DO It
to-day"
There was not vote against the resolution.
but when the roll was called on the sixty-sev-
enth ballot there was no substantial change
from the ballots OF The previous day. On tbs
next ballot taken. before the noon recess a num-
Der Of the uninstructsd delegates voted for Judge
Lawrence Y. Sherman. whose speech before the
convention had made good impression, and he
received so votes.
When the convention reconvsned for the af-
ternoon session the long expected break from
Yates to LOwden came. and LOwden got the
vote OF Speaker Cannon's district, as well as the
votes Of several other countless and some scat
tering delegates. For several ballots his vote
increased. until he reached vote OF 63115. Then
the tide turned, and on the closing ballot. the
seventy-eighth. his vote had dropped to 5321a.
1t requires T52 to nominate. Yates's lowest to-
day was 362. and his closing vote was 400. There
was no material change in the vote OF the other
candidates.
Much excitement prevailed in the afternoon
session LoWden shOuCers started several de-
mOnstratiOns I'm efforts to stampede the cOnven-
tiOn. and they made great din When LOWden
began to taN back, the Yates people began a
demonstration and let down from the girders
a great banner bearing the words Hold the
Chairman Cannon ordered IL taken down. and
a dozen ready hands. led by Sheriff Ben Brafnerd.
tore it from its fastenings and threw the wreck
age among the Morgan County delegation OF
Yates men. A free for all fight was prevented
only by the Interference OF the police. The
banner. after it had been rescued by the Yates
men, was hung up in the rear of the platform.