The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-14
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS
 FIGHT OVER GOVERNOR
TURBULENT SCENES IN THE
 STATE CONVENTION.

Police Called in to Quiet Riotous Dele gates-sergeant Hits Negro Over. the Head and Latter Retalfates by
 Knocking Him Over-FalIs on Gov
 ernor Yates wife-Deadlock Not
 Broken.
 Springfield, H.. May 1S.-After a con- tinuous session of more than twelve hours the Illinois republican convention at 1928 o'clock tonight took a recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, without having named candidate for governor. During the long hours the convention was in session it was in a practical deadlock, and when, by gen. eral consent, the recess was taken to- night neither of the seven candidates had secured an advantage of any mo- ment. Each was holding practically his original strength. During the long ses- sion while the tiresome balloting went on, the party leaders held frequent con- ferences. trying to effect a compromise, but all of their efforts went for raught and there is nothing in the situation tonight to warrant the prediction of break tomorrow. The convention was at once the largest and most turbulent ever held in the state. The great con- vention hall was packed with fully 10,- 1000 persons during the session and at times the scenes were most turbulent, only the good nature of Joseph c, Cam Inon, speaker of the national house of representatives, who presided prevent ling riot in the convention hall. Sew eraI times Speaker Cannon threatened to adjourn the convention to the hall of the house of representatives and ex- clude the public.
 The organization of the convention was effected without difficulty. The Yates -Lowden combination was in com plete control and the opposition decided to make no fight against the seating of the Yates and Lowden delegates, real izing that they would split when the question of nominating governor was reached, nor was there any discussion
 over the platform and the four dele- gates-at-large to the national conven- | tion, Senators Cullom and Hopkins,
 Speaker Cannon and Governor Yates,
 were selected by exclamation.
 l Previous to the announcement of the ltenth ballot the shouters for the vari-
 ous candidates began a number of
 demonstrations in the rear of the hall, land marching forward invaded the speakers stand with their banners
 struggled for points of vantage. The
 press seats were overrun and 1t was
 necessary to call upon the police to
 close the stand. The widest disorder
 prevailed, but with characteristic good
 humor, Speaker Cannon shouted "The
 boys in the press gallery will please be
 in order,' and the laugh which follow
 ed cooled the heated blood of the con- Itending shouters, who gave way before
 the police and were dragged or driven
 from the stand. When quiet had been
 restored the eleventh ballot was or dered.
 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 riotous dis
 order. It continued for fully half an
 hour and it seemed impossible to end it. In the midst of the excitement two Ipolicement attempted to stop negro
 who was carrying 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- ling upon Mrs. Yates who was occupy ling seat in the Morgan county dele- gation.
 B. M. Shiperfield, candidate for att torney general, sprang between the Icombatants and the negro was then hustled out of the hall. He was armed lwith revolver.
 While the thirteenth. ballot was in progress the leaders made an effort to Iget an adjournment until morning. Chairman Cannon made a statement
 concerning the situation and announc-
 ed that it was in the province of the lconvention to decide what 1t would do The vote on the fourteenth ballot stood: Yates. 4S2 1-4; Lowden, APO S-22;
 Deneen, 3S1 1922; Hamlin, no; Warner,
 S6 3-4; Sherman, 50; Pierce, 21.
 While the fifteenth ballot was in pro- | gress, candidates met and agreed to a
 recess until 10 o'clock in the morning.