The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-14
NO CHOICE
 IN ILLINOIS Convention the Sces of
 Turbulene YATES IS IFzHE LEAD
 A L0Wden Second Only Few Votes Behind.
Strenuous Efforts Made to Stampede the Delegates, and Serious Trou-
 bIe is Averted Only by Good : Humor of Chairman Cannon.

Springnelos Ill.,, May 13.-After con- tinuous session of over twelve hours, the Illinois Republican convention at 1928 o'clock tonight took a recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, without hav- ing named a candidate for Governor. During the long hours the great body was in session it was in a practical dead lock and when by general consent, the recess was taken tonight, neither of the seven candidates had secured an advant- age of any moment each of them hold ing practically his original strength.
 While the tiresome balloting went for ward, the party leaders conferred in fruitless efforts to get a compromise, but all of their efforts went for naught and there Is nothing in the situation to- night to warrant the prediction of a break tomorrow. The convention was at once the largest and most turbulent held in the history of the State. The great convention hall was packed with fully 10000 persons during the session and at times the scenes were most turbulent. Only the good nature of Speaker Cannon who presided. prevented him from adjourning the convention to the Hall of Representatives and excluding the public at several times during the day. It is the d-dest crowd I ever saw." he de- clared.
 Organixation Easy.
 The organization of the convention was effected without difficulty
 Speaker Cannon called the convention to order with a great megaphone through which he announced that unless order was maintained. he would adjourn the meeting to the hall of the House of Rep resentatives and exclude all except the dalo 0f he
 Judge Elbridge Hancey, chairman of the Committee on Credentials, presented a report recommending that the sitting delegates be declared the delegates of the convention.
 As the afternoon, wore on and ballot after ballot was taken the excitement reached a high pitch. Several times the votes of this or that county were shifted by astute managers trying to start a break, but these attempts were invariably met with like strategy on the part of the other candidates with the re- suit that the total vote was only slightly changed during the first twelve ballots.
 Previous to the announcement of the tenth ballot, the shouters for the vari- ous candidates began a number of demonstrations in the rear of the hall and, marching forward, invaded the speakers stand with their banners. The press seats were overrun and 1t was necessary to call on the police to guard the stand. The widest disorder pre- vailed and for a time it appeared that there would be bloodshed. With char acteristic good humor. Speaker Cannon shouted:
 The boys in the press gallery will please be in order" and the laugh which followed cooled the heated blood of the contending shouters, who gave way before the police and were drag, ged and driven from the stand. When quiet had been restored the eleventh ballot was ordered.
 stampedeS Fails to Come.
 The effort to stampede the convention had little effect on the eleventh ballot.
 'In the absence of any privileged motion" said Chairman Cannon, "a roll call will now be in order" and the twelfth ballot was entered upon.
 Before the chair could announce the twelfth ballot, the shouters in the hall again made an effort to stampede the gathering and the rival demonstrations threw the great crowd into scene of disorder. such as Is seldom seen in q convention. It continued for fully half an hour, and 1t was impossible to end 1t.
 In the midst of the excitement. two policemen attempted to stop a negro who was carrying a Lowden banner. The negro resisted and Police Sergeant George Brightman struck him over the head. The negro retaliated and knock ed the policeman over. the officer fall ing upon Mrs. Richard Yates, who was occupying a seat in the Morgan Coun- ty delegation. The negro was then hus- tied out of the hall. He was armed with a revolver.
 The fifteenth ballot resulted: Yates, 495; Lowden, 409 9-66; Deneen, 3s1 57-66 Hamlin. Ill; Warner, S6; sherman. 51; Pierce, 21.
 At 1928 D. m. the convention, on mo- ton of Senator c. F. Berry, took re- cess until 10 a. m. tomorrow.