Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-08

had heard of him Nevertheless. his candi-
dacy rallied the Independent element Of the
Chicago republicans.
OF itself this might not have produced
much effect, and the republicans who were
anxious to break the machine slate would
have been compelled to wait until the No
venber election to make their protests eff
fective. But when experienced and re-
| sourceful machine politicians made Carriers
cause their own and worked with the re-
formers who for years had abused them a
new situation was created.
The fight was a bitter one but at the
primaries the other day Judge Carter sue
ceeded in getting nearly $40 out of the $50
delegates, Hanecy had a little over 800 and
the remainder were chosen without pledges.
but under the control of leaders who in
most instances would do business" with
the LorimerJamison faction, or rather
| the showing was startling for the Hanecy
managers. Starting out with the pronis
of solid Chicago delegation for Hanecy,
| they had shaded their claims by admitting
the possibility Of some scattering votes in
opposition, and finally had come down to
| 400 Hanecy delegates as their bedrock
claims. The politicians were all agreed
that unless he could go into the convention
| with 400 home supporters Hanecy would
not be able to command a majority, The
! republican primaries showed clearly that he
failed to secure anything like that number.
The gap could only be closed by manipuia-
ton and by persuading Carter delegates to
betray their pledges.
The Convention Postponed.
The frst move was to postpone the repub-
Mcan county convention till after the state
convention. Representative Lor1mer had
declared before the primaries were held
that the fight was for his political exist
elected three times from democratic DIS
trlct and his prospects for fourth term
are fair His Independence in opposing the
Porto Rico tariff legislation has given him
support among elements that heretofore
have been unfrtendiy. But in the sense OF
control Of the local machine he ui1y have
been correct. However, this was not seri-
ousiy in danger. He and his followers had
a large majority in the county convention
and were able to adjourn IT without making
the nominations for the county AMI other
to bring the machine followers Of Hertz
and Pease into line at the state convention
by showing that they would have no Offices
and no patronage in the future If they held
out
1t Is not yet apparent that these tactics
will enable Hanecy to be nominated, The
country politicians, who are much better
judges of public sentiment than their city
brethren, seem to look upon the situation
in Chicago as calling for new candidate.
who will start out free from a revolt Ahich
might endanger both the state ticket and
the local offices. Yates iS hopeful that the
Tanner-Lorimer faction Will see his avail
ability for healing party dissensiops and
take him up as a compromise. Controller
Charles @. Dawes has some influential
friends who are working quietly for him.
States Attorney Deneen, who owes his ad-
vance to the friendship of the machine
leaders, but who commands the confidence
of all classes in Chicago. is also mentioned
as a possibility. But Gov. Tauaer, at
Springfield, says they must and will have
Judge Hanecy. II they do. they will 60 into
the campaign crippled.
Cuilom Keeping Qniet.
Senator Cullom is keeping quiet In all this
muss. He has called on the various candi-
dates for governor to pay them his per-
sonal compliments and assure them of his
disinterestednesa. He may profit by the
confusion into which the Tanner people
have been thrown, but he IL conciliatory
and Is urging harmony. The senator's Hll-
nois friends know that he would be glad to
accept the nomination for Vice President on