1904 Illinois gubernatorial election
Nominee | Charles S. Deneen | Lawrence B. Stringer | John Collins |
---|---|---|---|
Party | Republican | Democratic | Socialist |
Popular vote | 634,029 | 334,880 | 59,062 |
Percentage | 59.09% | 31.21% | 5.51% |
Deneen: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Stringer: 40-50% 50-60%
The 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.
Incumbent Republican Governor Richard Yates Jr. was denied renomination by his party.
Republican nominee Charles S. Deneen defeated Democratic nominee Lawrence B. Stringer with 59.09% of the vote.
Democratic nomination
[edit ]Candidates
[edit ]Results
[edit ]The Democratic state convention was held on June 15, 1904, at the State Armory in Springfield.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lawrence B. Stringer | acclaimed |
Republican nomination
[edit ]Candidates
[edit ]- Charles S. Deneen of Chicago, Cook County State's attorney and former State Representative
- Howland J. Hamlin of Shelbyville, Illinois Attorney General (withdrew after 78th ballot)[2]
- Frank O. Lowden of Chicago, former professor of law at Northwestern University
- John H. Pierce of Kewanee, president of the Western Tube Company[3] (put into nomination before 3rd ballot)[4] (withdrew after 78th ballot)[5]
- Lawrence Y. Sherman of Macomb, State Representative (withdrew after 49th ballot, returned before 57th ballot)[6] (withdrew after 78th ballot)[7]
- Vespasian Warner of Clinton, U.S. Representative for the 19th district
- Richard Yates Jr. of Jacksonville, incumbent Governor (withdrew after 78th ballot)[8]
Results
[edit ]The Republican state convention was held from May 12 to 20 and, following a recess, from May 31 to June 3, 1904, at the State Armory in Springfield.[9]
The results of the balloting were as follows[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] (fractions ignored until 39th ballot):
(1-20) | Gubernatorial Ballot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | ||||||
Richard Yates Jr. | 507 | 504 | 499 | 490 | 491 | 493 | 494 | 488 | 494 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 488 | 482 | 495 | 472 | 485 | 483 | 491 | 486 | |||||
Frank O. Lowden | 354 | 390 | 396 | 405 | 408 | 404 | 407 | 403 | 405 | 407 | 401 | 404 | 401 | 420 | 405 | 428 | 407 | 412 | 405 | 397 | |||||
Charles S. Deneen | 386 | 383 | 380 | 383 | 380 | 383 | 377 | 382 | 382 | 379 | 376 | 380 | 382 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 379 | 379 | 376 | 383 | |||||
Howland J. Hamlin | 121 | 117 | 111 | 112 | 111 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 111 | 114 | 118 | 117 | 111 | 110 | 111 | 110 | 109 | 118 | 119 | 109 | |||||
Vespasian Warner | 45 | 42 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 51 | |||||
Lawrence Y. Sherman | 87 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | |||||
John H. Pierce | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |||||
William A. Rodenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(21–38) | Gubernatorial Ballot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | ||||||||
Richard Yates Jr. | 486 | 486 | 483 | 486 | 489 | 483 | 482 | 482 | 481 | 437 | 431 | 429 | 428 | 431 | 483 | 492 | 487 | 490 | |||||||
Frank O. Lowden | 409 | 401 | 393 | 398 | 407 | 402 | 407 | 400 | 404 | 452 | 473 | 473 | 467 | 466 | 408 | 390 | 395 | 393 | |||||||
Charles S. Deneen | 381 | 386 | 369 | 375 | 381 | 385 | 388 | 393 | 382 | 382 | 383 | 383 | 387 | 389 | 391 | 398 | 445 | 441 | |||||||
Howland J. Hamlin | 108 | 110 | 148 | 135 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 115 | 111 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 113 | |||||||
Vespasian Warner | 42 | 44 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 44 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||
Lawrence Y. Sherman | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
John H. Pierce | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | |||||||
Joseph G. Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(39–58) | Gubernatorial Ballot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39th | 40th | 41st | 42nd | 43rd | 44th | 45th | 46th | 47th | 48th | 49th | 50th | 51st | 52nd | 53rd | 54th | 55th | 56th | 57th | 58th | ||||||
Richard Yates Jr. | 483 | 482 | 484 | 482 | 479 | 478 | 480 | 482 | 482 | 486 | 487 | 486 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 481 | 483 | 482 | 483 | 483 | |||||
Frank O. Lowden | 396.5 | 396.5 | 399.5 | 400.5 | 396.5 | 402.5 | 403.5 | 404.5 | 403.5 | 397.5 | 399.5 | 399.5 | 393.5 | 393.5 | 393.5 | 392.5 | 393.5 | 393.5 | 393.5 | 392.5 | |||||
Charles S. Deneen | 442.5 | 440.5 | 433.5 | 433.5 | 435.5 | 436.5 | 435.5 | 433.5 | 432.5 | 432.5 | 391.5 | 431.5 | 429.5 | 429.5 | 430.5 | 429.5 | 430.5 | 429.5 | 388.5 | 385.5 | |||||
Howland J. Hamlin | 112 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 112 | 111 | 112 | 111 | 113 | 112 | 111 | 110 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 113 | |||||
Vespasian Warner | 36 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 53 | |||||
Lawrence Y. Sherman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 46 | |||||
John H. Pierce | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | |||||
Walter Reeves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Clifford S. Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(59–79) | Gubernatorial Ballot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59th | 60th | 61st | 62nd | 63rd | 64th | 65th | 66th | 67th | 68th | 69th | 70th | 71st | 72nd | 73rd | 74th | 75th | 76th | 77th | 78th | 79th | |||||
Richard Yates Jr. | 487 | 484 | 484 | 470 | 465 | 474 | 473 | 474 | 471 | 464 | 388 | 381 | 380 | 363 | 362 | 369 | 373 | 386 | 399 | 405 | 1 | ||||
Frank O. Lowden | 396.5 | 398.5 | 398.5 | 404.5 | 401.5 | 407.5 | 414.5 | 411.5 | 408.5 | 400.5 | 573.5 | 601.5 | 604.5 | 614.5 | 631.5 | 620.5 | 599.5 | 581.5 | 537.5 | 532.5 | 522.5 | ||||
Charles S. Deneen | 383.5 | 383.5 | 384.5 | 391.5 | 393.5 | 385.5 | 381.5 | 384.5 | 386.5 | 370.5 | 358.5 | 351.5 | 347.5 | 347.5 | 345.5 | 345.5 | 355.5 | 364.5 | 364.5 | 365.5 | 957.5 | ||||
Howland J. Hamlin | 116 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 116 | 117 | 119 | 118 | 107 | 87 | 74 | 76 | 83 | 70 | 74 | 81 | 78 | 104 | 102 | 0 | ||||
Vespasian Warner | 41 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | ||||
Lawrence Y. Sherman | 50 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 80 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 0 | ||||
John H. Pierce | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles S. Deneen | 957.5 | 63.75% | |
Republican | Frank O. Lowden | 522.5 | 34.79% | |
Republican | Vespasian Warner | 21 | 1.40% | |
Republican | Richard Yates Jr. | 1 | 0.07% | |
Total votes | 1,502 | 100.00 |
Following the 79th ballot, Lowden moved that the nomination of Deneen be made unanimous, which was carried viva voce.[19]
General election
[edit ]Candidates
[edit ]- Lawrence B. Stringer, Democratic
- Charles S. Deneen, Republican
- John Collins, Socialist, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1901
- James Hogan, Populist, candidate for the 1st district in 1898
- Robert H. Patton, Prohibition, candidate for the 13th district in 1890
- Andrew G. Specht, Continental[20]
- Philip Veal, Socialist Labor, party organizer[21]
Results
[edit ]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles S. Deneen | 634,029 | 59.09% | ||
Democratic | Lawrence B. Stringer | 334,880 | 31.21% | ||
Socialist | John Collins | 59,062 | 5.51% | ||
Prohibition | Robert H. Patton | 35,440 | 3.30% | ||
Socialist Labor | Philip Veal | 4,379 | 0.41% | ||
Populist | James Hogan | 4,364 | 0.41% | ||
Continental Party | Andrew G. Specht | 780 | 0.07% | ||
Majority | 299,149 | 27.88% | |||
Turnout | 1,072,934 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 567.
- ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 378.
- ^ Henry County, Illinois: History and Families. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. 2000. p. 22. ISBN 1-56311-665-0.
- ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 224.
- ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 376.
- ^ "Sherman drops out on fiftieth ballot". The Champaign Daily News. Vol. 9, no. 258. Champaign, Illinois. May 20, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 380.
- ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 377.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 564.
- ^ "Illinois deadlock unbroken". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 231. Los Angeles, California. May 17, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Still deadlocked at Springfield". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. XXXI, no. 231. Los Angeles, California. May 17, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Seventh day of the Illinois Republican convention deadlock". Indianapolis Journal. Vol. 54, no. 141. Indianapolis, Indiana. May 20, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "May try to settle it by means of secret ballot". Rock Island Argus. Vol. 53, no. 192. Rock Island, Illinois. June 1, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Done by a combine". Plymouth Tribune. Vol. 3, no. 36. Plymouth, Indiana. June 9, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ McCan Davis 1904, pp. 395–425.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, p. 565.
- ^ Holstein, Jerome B. (1974). Lawrence Yates Sherman: United States Senator from Illinois, 1913-1921 (Masters). Eastern Illinois University. p. 9. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1904 – R Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ McCan Davis 1904, p. 382.
- ^ Richardson, Darcy G. (2007). Others: Third Parties during the Populist period. iUniverse, Inc. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-595-68624-7.
- ^ IWW Yearbook, 1906.
- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1905, pp. 590–591.
- ^ Illinois Senate Journal 1905, p. 41.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1904". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
Bibliography
[edit ]- McCan Davis, J. (1904). The breaking of the deadlock. Springfield, Illinois: The Henry O. Shepard Company.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Compiled by James A. Rose, Secretary of State (1906). Blue Book of the State of Illinois, 1905. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers.
- Journal of the Senate of the 44th General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers. 1905.