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%
County results
Deneen: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%Stringer: 40-50% 50-60%
Governor before election
Richard Yates Jr.
Republican
Elected Governor
Charles S. Deneen
Republican
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 [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Lawrence B. Stringer of Lincoln , State Senator
Results [ ]
The Democratic state convention was held on June 15, 1904, at the State Armory in Springfield .
Republican nomination [ ]
Candidates [ ]
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)
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) (withdrew after 78th ballot)
Lawrence Y. Sherman of Macomb , State Representative (withdrew after 49th ballot, returned before 57th ballot)[6] (withdrew after 78th ballot)
Vespasian Warner of Clinton , U.S. Representative for the 19th district
Richard Yates Jr. of Jacksonville , incumbent Governor (withdrew after 78th ballot)
Results [ ]
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 .
The results of the balloting were as follows[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] (fractions ignored until 39th ballot):
(1-20)
Gubernatorial Ballot
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
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
Following the 79th ballot, Lowden moved that the nomination of Deneen be made unanimous, which was carried viva voce .
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
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 [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Henry County, Illinois: History and Families . Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. 2000. p. 22. ISBN 1-56311-665-0 .
^ "Sherman drops out on fiftieth ballot" . The Champaign Daily News . 9 (258). Champaign, Illinois. 20 May 1904. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ "Illinois deadlock unbroken" . Los Angeles Herald . XXXI (231). Los Angeles, California. 17 May 1904. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ "Still deadlocked at Springfield" . Los Angeles Herald . XXXI (231). Los Angeles, California. 17 May 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ "Seventh day of the Illinois Republican convention deadlock" . Indianapolis Journal . 54 (141). Indianapolis, Indiana. 20 May 1904. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ "May try to settle it by means of secret ballot" . Rock Island Argus . 53 (192). Rock Island, Illinois. 1 June 1904. p. 1. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ "Done by a combine" . Plymouth Tribune . 3 (36). Plymouth, Indiana. 9 June 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ Holstein, Jerome B. (1974). Lawrence Yates Sherman: United States Senator from Illinois, 1913-1921 (Masters). Eastern Illinois University. p. 9. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ "IL Governor, 1904 – R Convention" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 5 May 2020 .
^ (2007). Others: Third Parties during the Populist period . iUniverse, Inc. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-595-68624-7 .
^ IWW Yearbook, 1906 .
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