The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-04
|DENEEN VOTE
WAS 964 TO 8
Virtually Unanimous Endorsement of
Governor of Illinois Who Will
be Candidate for
Third Term.
THINK WELL OF TAFT
Convention Adopted Resolutions Of
Approval of His Course in Seek
ing to Carry Out
Pledges.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ] |
CHICAGO, Feb. 8. = Governor
Charles s. Deneen was endorsed for
denomination for governor and eff
forts to secure an endorsement of
Roosevelt for president were blocked
by the county republican ante-primary
advisory convention here today A
platform was adopted in which the
administration of President Taft was
praised, the Deneen state administra-
| ton strongly endorsed and the pres
ent democratic county administration
unqualifiedly condemned. The con-
vention also placed in the field a
! full county ticket for nomination at
the primary, April 9.
/ Party leaders were in control of the
convention throughout and the slate
4 that was agreed upon at a conference
yesterday was put through without
a hitch. The endorsement of Cover
+ nor Deneensas a candidate to succeed
himself and the governors subsequent
declaration that he would be can
didate for third term was a surprise
to many as it was believed he would
make the race for the United States
senate to succeed Shelby NJ. Collum.
lom.
The effort to put through resolu-
ton fayoring Roosevelt for president
was the only effort to break away
from the program laid out by the
stand pat party leaders. John H.
Thompson, former mayoralty candi-
date, offered the Roosevelt resolution
before the platform committee but
before they could be drawn up res
olution was offered on the floor barr
ing the endorsement of any candidate
for the presidency. Thompson then of
fered a substitute which would pave
, the way for Roosevelt endorsement
: but the convention voted this down
: by s61 to 1893.
S Members of the national Roosevelt
: movement, declared after the conven
: tion that the effort of Thompson, who
: is identified with the state move
2 ment fer the former president, was
3 simply ''feeler to draw. out the ma
: chine"
II The endorsement of Deneen was not
unanimous as the delegates from
| eight wards in the Lorimer and Brun
4 dage following refused to vote The
Deneen vote was 964 to 3.
], According to students of the pri
mary law. the functions of the sconven
2 ton were of an advisory nature only
: The candidates selected by it go up
r on the primary ticket of the party
: on the same footing as those who are
S nominated by petition. The names OF
candidates go on the ballot in the
t order in which they are filed with the
e for the primaries nominated today Of
:. course have the advantage of the
backing of the organization
t The platform endorsement of the
n Taft administration declares zap
). prevail of President Taft's course il
d firmly seeking to carry into effect b!
o wise administration the reforms tt
o which our party pledged itself in its
!. platform adopted by the national con
vention of 1905" The resolutions
!, point ont that to the Deneen admin
: istration the people of Illinois are in
debted for the statewide primar!
election and civil service laws, the re
: vision of the insurance laws and the
: enlargement OF the powers of the state
: railroad and warehouse commission
:. The administration of the presen
county board of supervisors is char
!. acterized as unbusinesslike rockies.
and extravagant.
No mention was made of the candi
: dacy of Senator Cullom whose friend!
had expected an endorsement of hin
for another term in the senate The
Lorimer faction received small con
!. sideration, its outgoing office holder!
= all being turned down in efforts tt
secure denomination.
:, Governor Deneen announced him
: self tonight as highly gratified owe
: the endorsement by the convention
of his candidacy for reelection, ant
the unqualified approval of his ad
: ministration of state affairs. Thu
= governor departed tonight TO,
= Springfield to prepare for his cam
: paign for the nomination at the pr
! maries. He is expected to issue ;
formal statement tomorrow in which
he will outline his attitude on stat
i questions and upon which he vii
base his appeal for support
1t was indicated tonight that De
l. neen will confine himself entirely t.
matters of state politics and will no
II touch upon the national situation. H
e desires the support of all element
!. of the party and will not draw the fir
u of the Roosevelt followers or othe
y progressiyes.
y Plans We're laid by party leaders to
might to persuade Colonel Frank /
o Smith OF dwight. to enter the rae
s for second place on the Deneen tick
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