Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-19
Republicans at Springfield
Take the Fiftieth Ballot.
YATES IN RACE TO STAY
EFFORT MADE TO NOMINATE
BALANCE OF STATE TICKET.
References to Lincoln, Grant and
Oglesby Fail to Move Delegates
to Break Deadlock.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 19.-Delegates
to the republican state convention expected
no nomination for governor today. Confer
ences held during the night had for their
purpose a combination to nominate Ham
lin. This movement Is said to have had
the influence of Senator Cullom back OF It.
and to have had the moral support OF
Speaker Cannon. The combination con-
templated the union Of the Deneen-Hamlin-
Sherman forces, with accessions from
Lowdens county delegates sufficient to
nominate.
The most strenuous efforts, however, ap-
parently failed to secure enough delegates
to assure the success Of the plan. As a re-
suit it was thought improbable that shift
to Hamlin would occur today.
The Yates people did nothing during the
night in the way of attempting complna.
until the opposition exhausted all EFFORTS at
combinations
Yates Will Not Withdraw.
When Governor Yates was asked regard
Ing the statement published in Chicago
paper today to the effect that he wouio
withdraw from the race. the governor SAID
the statement was absolutely false.
When the republican state convention as
y.
Boone offered a resolution providing that'
unless the convention made nomination
for governor at the present session, the roil
call on governor be suspended and the con-
vention nominate the remainder Oh the
ticket.
Yates Men Protest.
Yates men from Adams county entered
protest and demanded a roll call Yates
called his men about him and In the con-
fusion shouted "An vote No."
]. H. Burke of Cook, Deneen delegate,
raised a point of order that it would re-
quire two-thirds vote to adopt the reso-
luton. Chairman Cannon ruled that ma
jority could decide the question.
Then we demand a roll CALL" said
Burke
"One-fifth of the convention can demand
a roll CALL" said Chairman Cannon.
Almost all of the Cook county delegates
and a large proportion Of the Yates dele
gates sprang to their chairs and the chair
ordered the roll call.
The roll call resulted In defeat for the
resolution, the yeas being S01, nays, 1.201.
Fuller Tries Eloquence.
In offering his resolution to proceed with
the nomination Of other candidates In case
a candidate for governor could not be
agreed upon today Mr.. Fuller said:
Nineteen years ago today, on the 10th
Of May. the greatest deadlock In the his
tory of the state of Illinois was broken and
John A. Logan was elected senator of the
United States. (Cheers) Let US do as well
today and act here regardless Of personal
preferences, and end this deadlock in the
interest of the republican party OF illinois
Let us think of Lincoln, of Grant and Of
Oglesby.''
The forty-eighth ballot, which was the
first of the day, was taken after the Fuller
resolution had been voted down. 1t re-
suited: Yates, 4S6; Lowden, 3971a; Deneen,
4321h; Hamlin, 112; Warner, Al; Sherman
e. Pierce. 81.
The forty-ninth ballot: Yates, 4s1; Low
den 3e9iA: Deneen, 3911k; Hamlin, III; War
ner' 80: Sherman, AZ; Pierce, 30.
On the iftieth roll call the official vote
stood: Yates, 4S6; Lowden, S891s; Deneen,
4311a; Hamlin. 113; Warner, 40; Pierce. Sz.
3 pm.