The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-16
Dick Yates, Illinois New Governor.


him solid vote. but added the compii-
ment OF yielding a majority for the re-
fnainoer Of the Democratic ticket. In
1881 and 1883 this demonstration of
Trlendliness was repeated, and in 1898,
When Yates had retired from the office,
the city went back TO the straight Dem
ocratic ticket
In 1892. when he was nominated for
congressman at large, he visited more
counties and made more speeches than
any other candidate in the state And
although he was defeated he had the
satisfaction of knowing he ran over
10000 votes ahead of the national ticket.
He was elected judge Of Morgan cOun-
~ IN 1894, carrying the ticket TO vie
tory with him by a majority of $40
votes His predecessor IN the Office
was Democrat elected with a major
lty OF l.400 votes. He was not a candi-
date for reelection and a Democrat
succeeded him.
Yates was McH inley man from the
hTst, nut he was never a Tannerite,
and his county constituency supported
him, plotting Tanner out of the county
plan carly last fall.
When Yates talks about his political
career he talks earnestly, for he has
given IL his thought and constant at
tention for ffteen years.
i nave earned all I ever got in poll
ties he saws; Il have worked for it.
believe in organizing my forces and
nghung and have always tried to
do st."
In the first davs of campaigning,
when county or city offices were at
stake, he used to make house to house
canvasses, and by riding all night and
speaking all day he would make a
round Of every cross roads and post
g h. 49, II,
this way the farmers got to know him
and to like him, and when it was an
nOunced that Yates would speak they
were willing to give up a good day for
plowing TO go and hear him.
Richard Yates has visited every one
OF the l02 counties in the state during
the past campaign; he has visited cities
and country towns and road crossings
where there were no towns to speak
OF, ana ne has been willing to make a
speech or TO shake hands at any time.
night or day. throughout the summer.
For Memorial day and Fourth of July
addresses Mr. Yates was one Of the
most sought-after men in the country.
One of twenty-five requests received
for Memorial daV read.
Dear GOvernOr-Having heard vour
oratOry at the Methodist conference. 1
take the liberty of asking you to de-
claEe2te al our school celebration on
Memorial day Ny father is one of
the original Yates men and my grand
father voted for your father when he
was elected governor forty years ago.
Please answer promptly
1t was with sincere regret that Mr..
Yates declined this invitation.
But there is another side to this
mans llfe-and a very charming side
which has not been touched upon Lit
hFr X-T roc L 2 -
not long ago, when she said to her
grandmother, the elder Mrs. Yates:
Grandma, do you know who Dick
Yates is?"
Yes, I know him. said the grand
mother. He is my boy
mo, no, he isn't grandma" insisted
the little girl He is my papa
The Yates family is one of social
prominence in Jacksonville and are
popular out Of society as well as in it.
They live in a comfortable house in
West State street, just a few doors
from the home Of Mrs. Catherine Yates,
the widow of the war governor and
DOrOthy's grandmother. Richard Yates
was married Oct. q, 1888. to Miss Helen
WadsWOTth. daughter of one of the
Oldest of the southern Illinois families.
The WadswOrths have rived in Jack
sonyilIe longer, if possible, that the
Yates, and the young people of the
=
friends.
Mrs. Yates is nothing of politician.
She laughingly declares she does not
know how it all is done but she is one
of the most charming of hOstesses and
she entertains a country voter as pleas
antfy as she might a society belle. She
is slender woman, with very black
hair and blue eyes and a laughing
kindly face, which is at least ten years
younger looking than it ought to be-
She has been campaigning with her
husband during the, last two months
and everywhere she was seen and. rec
ognized people have been more enthu-
siastic about the Republican candidate
because of his beautiful wife.
The Yates family has always been on
the most friendly terms with the Will
liam Jennings organs, and Mrs. Yates
has often said proudly of Mrs. Bryan:
Mrs. Bryan knows all about the long
rows of figures they add up to tell who
is elected"
Needless to say. Mrs. Yates does not
know about the figures. but her young
est daughter, Dorothy, undoubtedly viii
when she grows older, and not so very
much older, either. In talking over the
political situation with her aunt not
long ago Dorothy said, "Auntie, do you
know what the goveTnorship means?'
No, Dorothy I am not very well
posted on politics" answered the aunt.
well" said Dorothy, you see, you
run and run and run until you just
can't run any longer. and when you
get there, why. then that's it."
On another occasion and upon anOth-
er subject Dorothy philosophical some
thing ike this. She appeared with her
self and her dog Beauty covered with
yellow paint, and her nurse scOlded.
Well" said Dorothy, Beauty just
sisted on it and sisted on it. She said,
Dorothy, won't you put some nice
paint on me-? oh, Beauty, I can't;
Eats naughty 7 said. Dorothy, Dove
got to, dust got to do it. said Beauty
And so-an' sol didn't want to 'fend
Beauty an 1 dust had to put the paint
on"