The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-13
Governor of Illinois Out In
Opposition to CulIom.
Predicts Latter Will Not Be Re-
turned to the Senate.
TIRED OF HIS YOKE.
Senator Charged With Being
EToO Long in Office.
Over 20 Years of Age and 40 of
Them in Office.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. Ex-Governor Tan
ner today declared war upon Senator Gull
lom and predicted that the latter will not
be returned to the United States senate
next year. In doing so he made an attack
upon the senior senator from Illinois,
which demonstrated that what will prob
ably prove the most bitter fractional
struggle in the history of Illinois politics
has been inaugurated.
For a year or more Senator Cullom's
principal appointees and lieutenants have
been waging war upon Governor Tanner,
and their course. presumably with the APP
prevail of the senator, the governor says,
has brought the contest.
During the past few days reports have
been published regarding a political bat
tie said to be in progress in Sangamon
county between the friends of Cullom and
Tanner, and it has been asserted that
Governor Tanner was himself a candidate
for United States senator against Senator
Cullom.
ternoon if these reports were true, he
made the following statement in reply:
litcal office. 1t is true, however, that l
do not favor Senator Culloms reelection
and discussion at this time by RepubIi-
cans in Springfield who are opposed to
the return of Senator Cullom to the United
States senate, was brought about by fire.
quent caucuses held by ]. Otis Humphrey,
Charles Selby, Senator Little Rheuna
Lawrence and others known to be friend
ly to Senator CullOmS candidacy, and
their 1nS1Stonce upon organizing the cOGn-
~ in the interest Of Senator Cullom and
in opposition to all candidates and ele
ments failing to fail into line for him.
1 have nothing whatever to do with the
movement so far.
'The truth is, that the Republicans of
younger element of the party te- are tired
Of wearing the CulIom yoke. They have
been voting for CulIom from early man
hood, continuously, until now many of
them are stopped and gray, and they have
grown tired and sore following him in his
forty years of office holding.
Notwithstanding the fact that had
supported Senator CulIom during all my
political life from the time 1 was elected
governor of Illinois in 1896. till he
has never mentioned my name or my ad-
ministration in any speech or public doc
ument in Illinois or elsewhere At the
same time. he well knew that the canvass
In lllino1S-upon the success of which de-
pended somewhat his succession to the
United States senate-must be made upon
of Illinois by John r. Tanner, its gov
ernor. This was not an oversight, for
sally, deliberately, writes and delivers his
speeches from manuscript; therefore any
unprecedented mind must know that it was
intentional and premeditated. Why? Be
cause early IN my administration, he en-
Hertz and Jim Pease, two ward bosses
in Chicago, and the 'mugwump' news
s OF the ehde G5y 10 IF a1nep fh
promising their allegiance to return him
to the United States senate.
mo, L am not a candidate, as / said at
! the love feast, for any political office.
But 1 am not saying that 1 will never be
a candidate nor accept office if rendered
me by the Republicans of Illinois. How
| ever, there is plenty of good material in
! Illinois to succeed Senator CullOm, who
has outlived his usefulness in that high
office. being now seyenty-odd years old
men in the prime of manhood. The up
per branch of the national legislature has
not been represented from Illinois by a
soldier since the death of General Logan.
| The time is rapidly passing and 1t seems
! to me that now is a good opportunity to
| ROI1InDRd that
| the United States senate.
names Of Gen. John / Rinaker Of Car
| linville; Judge J. W. Wilkin of our SUI
preme court. Col A. c: Matthews of
| ham: Col. B. F. Marsh of Carthage; Col.
! v Warner of Clinton; Col. Benjamin
| Funk of Bloomington and others. And
/ Senator Cullom, I would mention the
names of Hon. J. G. Cannon, Congress-
man A. ]. Hopkins and Congressman
4 ers of ability, and the last three having
/ large legislative experience in Washing
| ton. Col. Clark E. Carr of Galesburg
| also would make a good senator.
No, in my opinion, Senator Cullom will
not be returned to the United States SEN
ate by the Republicans of Illinois,
1t is difficult to say what will come of
J the fight in Sangamon county. Cullom is
/ without a newspaper and he will have to
depend entirely upon personal loyalty, of
| his old neighbors who are also Tanner s
/ friends.
When CulIom secured the appointment
! of Lewis H. Miner, managing editor of
! the Journal, as postmaster at Springfield,
| 1t was supposed that he would have the
/ support of that paper, but if the issue is
| made the Journal will be found fighting
| Tanners battles. When Miner accepted
the postoffice he did with the under
/ standing that there was no difference be-
! tween Cullom and Tanner and he notified
! the senator plainly that he favored Tan
ner's leadership in Illinois politics.