Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-16
Illinois Republicans Are Un-
able to Agree Upon Governor.
IN MANY CONFERENCES
YATES IN THE LEAD AND RE-
FUSES TO WITHDRAW
Senator Hopkins Stands by the Yates
Forces-Many Sensational Rumors
of Trades-Notes.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. May 16.-Expecta-
tions were strong today that the guberna-
torial deadlock In the republican state con-
ventfon would be broken this afternoon.
The basis was alleged combination be.
tween followers of Gov. Yates and those OF
States Attorney Deneen.
Tho failure of the adherents of Frank
o. Lowden to combine with the forces Of
Gov. Yates was said to be mainly re-
sponsible for the expected turn in the sit
uation. John M. Harlan. who went to
Chicago to confer with a number of the
political leaders back of Deneen, returned
today, and 1t was said that as a result
about 100 Deneen votes would be given 10
Yates on the first ballot.
Transfer to Deneen.
IT, after reasonable number Of ballots.
Yates should fail to gather enough strength
to nominate himself. he. according to re-
port, would be expected to transfer his fol-
lowing to Deneen.
Yates and Deneen 1t was said, would
have a conference before 2 pm. and settle
definitely on the arrangement. Assurances
were claimed today from United States
Senator Hopkins that he would stand by
Yates. This apparently discredited a story
afloat last night that Kane county. on the
second ballot today. would go to Lowden
dates in the hope that other counties would
follow and thus end the deadlock.
Yates Declined to Withdraw.
All efforts to induce Yates to withdraw In
the interest of Lowden were today said to
have failed A story that last Saturday
morning Senator Hopkins, Speaker Cannon
and Representative Lorimer offered to
make Governor Yates minister to Mexico il
the governor would withdraw, and that
Yates Indignantly declined the offer. was
one of the sensa tional rumors afioat- To-
day Governor Yates and his followers were
juhilant, and said that all talk of the with
driwal of the governor WAS nonsense
Later it looked If the balIoting would
start off substantially as 1t ended Saturday
evening.
A Maneuver Fails.
The Lowden leaders declared that reports
of Yates-Deneen alliance had been given
currency in the hope that the result would
be to force Lowden to go TO Yates. but
that the maneuver would not have the ef-
feet desired The Lowden people assarted
confidently that Kane, win and a number
of other Yates counties would desert the
governor and vote for Lowden.
1T may be true. said leading Kane
county delegate, that Senator Hopkins
has agreed TO stand by Yates to the end,
but if he has made any such promise he wii
be unable to carry out the undertaking.
Hopkins VIII not De dpiS 10 th6
Kane county delega lion after the FIRST bal
lot this afternoon"
Lack Of Developments.
1t was an admitted fact, however. that
the Yates and DeBeen leaders had been In
conference, and that important Develop
ments were likely to come early in the bal
loting.
Colonel Lowden mingled freely with the
delegates today. he was in a cheerful
mood and said he felt in stronger Position
than ever. Attorney General HarliiD, for
whom an unsuccessful stampede was at
tempted Saturday evening. was watching
DEVELOPMENTS today with the keenest inter-
est. 1t was said that he would throw his
delegates to Yates if it became necessary
to do so to bring about Lowden's defeat.
Lowden Cannot Get Their Strength.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. May 18.-It Is re-
ported that the Sherman and Hamlin lead
ers have formally notified Colonel Lowden
that under no circumstances will they
throw their strength to him. The reason
assigned is that Lowdens combination WITH
Yates in unseating anti! ates delegates
axes it Impossible for Sherman and HAM
lin to deliver delegates to Lowoen-