Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-01
STILL TALK ABOUT CABLE.
Chicago Papers Continue TO Be Anxious
Over His Intentions

Over His Intentions.
The republican papers of Chicago
continue to evince anxiety over the
part Hon. Ben L. Cable. Of this city.
is to take in the conduct of the demo-
cratic party in Illinois henceforth.
The Inter Ocean has now joined the
Times-Herald and Tribune in attempt
ing to attribute motives and aspira-
tions to. Mr.. Cables reunion with the
party on questions of national policy.
Robert E. Burke, secretary of the
Cook county democratic. central COM
mittee, has returned to his home in
Chicago, after visit in New York,
and the Inter Ocean has made haste
to interview him to the extent of a
column or more. He says in New
York as in Illinois the leading dem
ocrats are recommitting themselves
to the Chicago platform and to Bryan,
and that many democrats who were
not in accord with the silver issue OF
1896 will be henceforth. Mr.. Burke
was questioned as to the effect of Mr..
Cables return to membership in
the Illinois democratic state central
committee. Mr.. Burke took no stock
in any combinations already under
way to make Mr.. Cable United States
senator from Illinois. Mr.. Cable was
returned to the state central commit
tee. Mr.. Burke by the Tenth con-
gressonal district democrats, and he
said further as to Mr.. Cables election
and the story of his further aspira-
tons: The man who was response
BILE for his reelection was Elmore
Hurst, of Rock Island, the democratic
candidate for the legislature in that
district. ! know who started the
story and the motive behind it, but l
am not ready to talk about il YETI
The Inter Ocean says further:
while Mr.. Burke did not discuss the
Cable-for-senator story, the genesis
and purpose of it are well known to
politicians. The published articles
were inspired by an ardent admirer of
John p. Altgeld, and the intention
was to arouse feeling among the sill
yer democrats of the state against
both Cable and Harrison. Cables
election as state committeeman from
the Tenth congressional district
brought out storm of opposition
from the free silver majority in the
state convention, and had ii not been
for the diplomatic tact of Thomas
Gahan and few others. neither
Cables name nor that of Roger c.
Sullivan would be on the list of the
state committee today. Cable
ambition, according to the state
ment of his closest political
friends in his home district, is not to
be candidate for the United States
scnate-at least not in 1901. What
Cable wants to do now is to rehabili-
tate himself in the party and wipe
away the stigma attaching to his de.
lection in 1896. His next hope and
ambition is to be made national COM
mitteeman for Illinois ut the nationa
convention of 1900. when he hopes to
repeat the success he won as nationa
III 1917. Alter IUat
his ambitions for place may develop,
but it is more probable that his eve is
east cautiously toward Springfield
rather than Washington, that he would
rather be governor than senator.
Cable aud Harrison might forecast thei
political chronology for the next few
years it would probably read this way
to accord with their wishes:
"1S?9-Harrison mayor of Chicago.
"19OO-Harrison, governor of Illinois
Gable, national committeeman
"190l-Altgeld, United States senator
"19O4-Harrison, candidate for Presi
dent.
Gable, candidate for governor. ;
The prominence Mr.. Cable enjoy.
in the politics of Illinois is such tina,
regardless of what his ambition nav
be, the republican papers of the state
seem determined to thrust honor of
some sort upon him whether he wants
it or not.
Free Pills.
Il