Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-17
CONTRARY TO
EXPECTATIONS.
No Serious Disturbances Marked
The Opening of the Polls in
Denver This Morning
The YATES MEN ARE STAYERS
Deadlock Still on at Springfield
No Demonstrations at Columbus
Iowa Republicans Gather.

Denver, May 17-Contrary TO expec-
tations no serious disturbances marked
the opening Of the polls at o'clock this
morning IN the first city election under
the new charter While there are Ave
tickets, the contest lies between the
Democratic ticket, headed by Robert
w. Speer for mayor, which is support
cd by the public utility corporations,
and the Republican, headed by John w.
Springer, which has been advocated by
all the newspapers and endorsed by
many Democrats. The weather IL ia
vorable for getting out a full vote and
the voting in the early hours was the
heaviest ever seen in the city. The
registrations lists bear over 10000
names, 1t is claimed by the Repub-
leans that over 10000 are fictitious and
have been registered by the speer peo-
pie FOR purposes Of fraud. Hundreds
OF special policemen have been sworn
IN by the Democratic fire and police
board, and Republicans allege that
these are working for the election OF
Speer rather than for the protection OF
honest voters. Complaints reached Re-
publican headquarters early I'm the day
that watchers had been excluded from
some voting booths,
DEADLOCK AT SPRINGFIELD.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 17.-Conferences
to break the deadlock in the Repub-
lican state convention seeming fruItless,
the delegates today faced a prospect
OF further stubborn balloting. j. III.
Neville, Of Gov Yates campaign COM
mittee said that no agreement between
Yates and any OF the candidates had
been reached, but that if the balloting
failed 10 produce results before !
o'clock this afternoon, further efforts
would be made to get the candidates
together
The outlook today was that unless
Yates should be beaten by a combina-
ton to which both Iowden and Dneen
were parties, the deadlock would con.
tinue Indefinitely During one Of the
conferences the governor is said to have
made the statement that. as he had
more votes than any other candidate, he
ought to be the last one that could be
expected TO withdraw and that rather
than yield an inch he would let the con-
vention adjourn sine die or take a 40
days recess
IN the Yates camp there were intima-
lions that the governor might expect a
coup today, There was some depression
among the L.owden men who had eN-
pected substantial gains yesterday and
who today seemed confronted by pos
sibility that Colonel Lowden might be
forced TO "A choice between Yates and
Dincen.
The governors delegates marched In
a body TO the hall Each Yates dele
gate wore on his hat legend reading:
You Are The Eternal Stayers."
The first letters, in large letters,
spells Yates.
The first change came on the thirtieth
ballot, when 20 Yates men voted for
Lowden. Thirtieth ballot:
Yates, 437; I.owden, 452; Dineen. $50;
Hamlin, III; Warner A; Sherman, 81,
Pierce, "a.
After taking the Seth ballot without
result the convention took a recess UNI
IN s p, m.
REPUBLICANS AT COLUMBUS.
Columbus. O., May lI-The prelimin-
airy meetings of the Republican state
here today We're not as
iemonstratve or as largely attended |
~ usual, No spectacular scenes could |
be expected as the county conventions |
Of last week showed that there would |
be no fractional changes in the state |
committee or other parts of the organ |
cation. More than enough delegates |
came from these counties pledged or |
Instructed to assure the selection Of /
Gov, Heuck, Senators Foraker and |
Dick and George b. Cox of Cincinnati, |
rs the delegates mt large. with one Cf |
IN u1 al toe af l.,
'olOred men, the other three alternates-
lt-large were left to the field that had
nothing else IN It but the nomination
or supreme judge and member Of the
lcmd OF public works. II is conceded |
hat the iEcumbents will be re-nomi,
lated for secretary OF state, clerk Of
he supreme court and food and dairy
Gov HeTck, Senators Foraker and
Dick, George b. Cox and other leaders !
leld RECEIPT ons ut their respective head
quarters today and there was mucl
eminent among the delegates as 20
Who would become The successor n
tafna IN ohio politics. According so |
he gossip among the delegates there
$ good deal OF rivalry among the
lama men On the question Of leader.
hip. Gov Herrick viii be both tenn
oiary and permanent chairman of the
ohVention anC be reelected as the
lhio member OF the Republican ma
l0nal CON mlttee, and he is expected
d be the standard bearer next year
Senator Dick VIII be the author of the
latform and again chairman OF the
tate executive committee.
Some are now specializing whether |
enator Dick viii continue as the heau
( the state organization next year
hen Herrick Is a candidate for re-
lection for governor or even IL Herrick |
III be a candidate for reelection. II
the consensus Of opinion that the"suc-
essor Of Hanna outside OF the senator
hip" will not be determined at the first
hlo Republican convention that has
cen held In many years without Han.
a.
This agitation is a feature Of the con.
ention
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Des Moines Ia. May l7-With secy.
nd every member OF the lower house
/ Congress In the city to attend the
tate Republican convention. which
leets tomorrow, the Indications polnt
, one Of the largest gatherings OF ia
ind I'm the history Of the state Hon
ohm n. Irwin of KeolSuk will be TEN.
orary chairman OF the 1900 deh-
ates over 1000 are conceded TO be with
le and-patters, and the only discus
on before the delegates at the present
me Is the wording OF the resolution
pom the tariff question. II Is conceded
lat the plank will be worded Just os
,e stand-patters desire.
Delegates TO the national convention