The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-03
PLEADS WITH CANDIDATES ID AGREE ON COMPROMISE Convention Votes to Relieve Delegates of All instructions and Even Then
 Results Were Practically
 Unchanged.

N@Nsif>t-~N@ on the part of the republican leaders to break the deadlock in the state conven- ton failed today and at o'clock this evening the assemhlage took a recess un- til 10 a. m tomorrow. without having nominated a candidate for governor
 The attempt to bring about break was a spectacular one Ext Congressman Wal ter Reeves, chairman of the committee or resolutions, and Chairman Cannon en- gineered the plan which was made possi- ble by the report of the committe on resolutions, which presented the plan which 1t originated and which was re- ferfed to the committee at yesterdays session. This resolution was to the effect that the delegates be released from in struction and when 1t was presented Mir. Reeves called upon the candidates. one by one, to come before the convention and express their opinion regarding it.
 Each declared in favor of the resolu- tion speaking in the order named
 Frank C. Lowden, Gov. Richard Yates, Charles S. Deneen, Attorney Rowland, J. Hamlin, Lawrence r. Sherman. Congress- man vespatlan, Warner and John H. Pierce.
 Then MT Reeves yielded portion of his time to John W. Parker, the author of the resolution, who urged Its adoption in letter and spirit as well.
 Plea to Break Deadlock.
 Congressman Cannon now demanded the attention of the convention, eloquently pleaded with the delegates to break the deadlock He declared that the delegates must compromise and called attention to the fact that the convention, by It's in action, Vas iniertpg the republican party not only in Illinois, but in their entire nation.
 Lets adopt this resolution" he said, "and then nominate a ticket, and let's do it today.'
 There was not vote against the reso- lution, but when the roll was called on the sixty seventh ballot there was no sub stantial change from the ballots of the previous day On the next ballot taken before the noon recess a number of nnin- structed delegates voted for Judge Sher- man, whose speech In the convention had made a great impression and he received eighty votes
 | When the convention reconvened for the afternoon the long expected break from Yates to Lowden came and he got the | vote of Speaker Cannon's district as well
 
 and some scattering delegates. For sev- eral ballots his vote increased until he reached a vote of 631D D2. The tide turned, and on the closing ballot. the seventy eighth, his vote had dropped to 5S2I2 It requires 752 to nominate. Lowden Men Make Demonstrations. | Yates lowest vote during the day was 362, and his closing vote was 405. The vote of the other candidates had re- verted to the usual proportions on the closing ballot. Much excitement pre- vailed during the afternoon session. | Lowden shouters started several demon- strations in efforts to stampede the con- vention, and they made great demon stration. When Lowden began to fall back and Yates people began a demon stration and let down from the girders banner bearing the quotation Hold the 1 fort"
 Chairman Cannon ordered 1t taken | down, and dozen ready hands, led by Sheriff Ben Branerd, tore it from its fastenings and threw the wreck into the Morgan county Yates delegation. A free for all fight was prevented only by the
 interference of the police. The banner after its rescue by the Yates men, was hung up in the rear of the plaform.
 Result of BaIIoting.
 The last nine ballots taken were as l follows
 | Seventieth ballot: Yates. 3s1; I.owden 60A Deneen, 351A Hamlin, "A; Warner 27; Sherman i3 Pierce, 24 | Seventy y-first ballot: Yates 3S0 Low den 6041a; Deneen, 147h; Hamlin, 76; Warner, 29 Sherman fl; Pierce. 25
 Seventy second ballot: Yates 36S, Low den 6i419, Deneen 347H. Hamlin s3, War ner 20, Sherman 40 Pierce 24 l Seventy-third ballot: Yates 1882, Lowden 6311a. Deneen 3451a Hamlin 70, Warner 8, | sherman 10, Pierce 24.
 | Seventy fourth ballot; Yates 369. Low den 62Oh. Deneen 34511 Hamlin n, Warner | 2s Sherman fl, Pierce 24.
 Seventy fifth Yates 373. Lowden 5991a, Deneen 355ls, Hamlin s1. Warner 2s. Sher- man 42, Pierce g.
 seventy-sxth ballot: Yates 3s6, I.owden 5f1lb. Deneen 36ik, Hamln IS. Warner 27. Sherman 43 Pierce p.
 Seventy-seventh ballot: Yates 399. Low den 5371k. Deneen SGilR. Hamlin IA, War; ner 2S. sherman 45. Pierce "A.
 Seventy eighth ballot (officiaD: Yates 405. Lowden 5321a, Deneen S65h, Hamlin 102. Warner B, Sherman 45, Pierce 24.
 At S:20 D. m. the convention took a re- cess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.