The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-09
REPUBLICANS OFF ILLINOIS.
Election of Dawes Blow 10 the
Tanncr-Hnnecy Faction.

Election of Dawes n Blow 40 the
Tanncr-Hanecy Faction.
Convention Hall, Peoria. ILL.,. May g.
The initial contest I'm The Republican,
State Convention to-day proved a defeat
for the Tanner-Hanecy faction. The fight
came at the very outset Of the convention
ON the election of a temporary chairman.
The State Central Committee had chosen
John ]. Brown of vandalia a Tanner
man. The Cullonp-R -Reeves-Carter connbf-
ALTON executed master stroke by NAM
ing Charles G. Dawes, controller OF the
currency
Owing to the close Identification of Mr..
Dawes with the national administration,
the effect was to give tfe opposition to
the Tanner Hanecy faction, the apparent
sanction of the President. Dawes was
e'e.'ted temporary chairman by a vote of
100 10 725 for Brown
Mr.. Dawes said he believed people ara
willing 10 recognize the benefits in the way
OF cheaper prices through limited and
proper combination of capital and effort
and are not opposed to any corporation
simply because II Is large.
but when by combination" he contin-
ued, competition is suppressed and the
saving which combination makes possible
Is not only appropriated by the corpora
tion. but in addition an unreasonable level
OF prices Is maintained, the people demand
and Will secure governmental interference
and regulation. Applause).
''The difference between the two great
political parties, II any, will be as 10 the
nature OF the remedy and not in the desire
to find IL or to enforce It when found. And
on this great question the Repub-
lican party must and shall stand
with the people first for the passage OF
those laws regulating trusts which will
aim to protect the public from extortion
and and than In a1r
lations, after fair trial. prove a failure,
for the enforced creation of competitions
by the disintegration of trusts"
Discussing other issues, he said:
.'1n the coming campaign the Repubii-
can party will maintain that the Philip
pine Islands shall not now be abandoned,
nor our sovereignty withdrawn from
them. Our party maintains that this ma
tion cannot honorably refuse the respon-
slbility OF protecting the life liberty and
property of those semi-civiIlzed people.
divided as they are into hostile tribes and
absolutely untitled for self-government
by hundreds of years Of Spanish msrule."
Tho evening session lasted only about
half an hour. Chairman Dawes announced
that the Committee on Credentials had
succeeded so far in disposing Of only five
out Of the ten contests
Ex-senator Charles d. Fuller, one of the
Tanner -Hanecy leaders, moved that the
committee be required to make It's report
at 0 o'clock tonight and upon motion.
he demanded a roll call. After successive
motions got the convention into a parlia-
mentary tangle, Mr.. Fuller withdrew his
motion ana the convention adjourned to
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The opponents of Hauecy without ex-
ceptlon, declare the result of to-day's fight
for the temporary organization greatly
weakens ais support and fortokens his
defeat to-iaorrow. The Hanecy support
ers are still claiming upward of 100 votes
for Hanecy on the first ballot.