The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-30
Tanners Estimate of Himself Is
Borne Out by His
Officials Acts.
PETS AT STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Dictates Contracts for Supplies
and Directs Boards and Super
intendcnts To Buy From
FavOrite Dealers.
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SfECIh. C"ERTSPoNhtN'f-
kankake" III. july . laHn"rism IS '"e
issue in Illinois politics. remarked MAYOR
Carter II. Harrison 10 IN" yesterday i
perialism Is national issue. and on u We
nght Tor Bryan. But when II comes 10 '"7
contest between Alschuler and Yates, the
malodorous doings of John Riley Tanner
with he stirred ur and thrown into the Re-
-, -, a., ,u,- .t ,oo
puo"c"'I ca"lp' L ''h-'' i INNS - p
PIC OF i'hh"'7 ""N' ''i ""a
what Yates stands for-t mean the ihdo's"
| ment In sweeping terms of the Repubiicah
administration OF Tanner by the convention
tho, nominated ys,cs Tanner also is re-
,..,-,,,.,,,c ro,. ,ho ,lcn biu aud all the in
,.. -. -. ,-oror.r ,-.o,nh1Ies >,
iquitv OF tn' 'dS' '"'
here III hduhaN'S - '''"'
largest hospitals Tor 'h' HlHa''e III 'tic '''''1
! States. and It is pointed TO az a model OF it'
kind. The ueoplc of Kankakce know what
| ..1.snr.risr,., is without a modern political
,ic,,or,r,, 4, net az ruids They have
,,,,,,,,, -, .,,a,r,, :, :, uarv NJ its phases.
rupp'" "p - :,
| The Republicans OF haiih'hee 40 n"' Az
| dorse the Tanner plank IN the state piit-
| form
| Tanners influence in tho Karkakes hos
! t., .,.,,,- ,ro,, ,h, cr,nIoy,nsnt Of the
| 49,, ,,,c,,i,i 10 tho awarding of all con-
'" " ., ,;,,,.,r, .b,,
tracts-ahd II INC
| he is not making az nlu'h aS ie pen'NeS "'
| should make. the obifSinS tanner steps i'i
| and at the expense of the people OF liioiS
! forces a raise on the original amount.
| ,rt., NV, -,.seninp aud somewhat serious
| -. o,;,s, , C.overpor whose
| ,-,,.,.,,;,,,, ..1,I,e fort n prafse from all
| -, a;,;,ans ;,resnectiye of political affilia-
| coon ci'i"ehs'
| ''Unic, ''on ,-;,,x = co ,ra ex,ensiyc coal
.,oo,nr, l., 1,hisara and have had contracts
| -, -, m ,ns,;t,,,io,, of the state Refer
| M MM4'n = .,,n.;,, Nh hn r,aaa IN only two
! tnc. III 'ii,a a. .., e. ~ ;,,s,pe Iocated
| ,, ~ 'i =. -,
| r..,,s.,a,, yvgyia,, Jnrimer is ST.
. =; ,h, O.c.ar, coal firm His
| -, - , i,, ca,-orro, T-arner are so well
| inown 70 eyerv reader of The Republic that
| :, q, ro+ ,.csss,ry to refer 10 them. Since
is To' a:.,,,,ad cb,,f,a of the state
1ol.i ~ ~ or;roer coal f,rr, has had
/ .. =, 49, ord tho, seeu, tn have
| 80. =, ~ a nature that they could be
| ,S 20 ~ r,arLe, n,sde such alteration
| ,.s,,n,n So, tho Iorimer view.
| ~, ,,an,to, y,oe called 10 these facts
| ~ -. -. - b,, :. coal operator in
| s,,, ui,nois who had been an unsuc-
| os.s,,, h;dIor f,r some of the institutions.
| +, -o,,o irstan,es the contract called for
| -, ooor a, 81 s, aud the coal company
| ,toj ,,,I,.r,,n coal worth under the
o.,,raa, q, - md collected for lump,
| Ta,nar.s Mandates
1 49, ,a,,;,,, obead of one section of
-. T usre is n letter sent to the super-
| ny S, =, S,o,a institutions I'm IseS-lesS
| i oori;,s, -, the date from the
| - rsar ,oolr the oa,t as Governor He
| I'M, m 80 - h,,.ipsss as soon as all tho
| ITn-..,i 81, oIarLs and enployes had been
| ,anL"rs,
..S,,t,. Of Illinois Executive Office SPRING
| eeld January z 1sss.-Dear Sir: I herein
| ,Iso a., ,To,, a It's, OF firms doing business
| iNS'SNS -
| III Snicaso "no ~ ~ .t',,., .. r,a,,,,h-
VINO nave 'h 'he past , coil' - ~ -
! lican success. and VINO are ;ilso the fepi
| sentatives OF houses of high standing IN
their respective lines. Please submit the
| lie, 4, your Trustees or Commissioners for
L.; ~ " n.,;,,.ration ,reatinr my com,nuni-
| IN. -, - ,.;,,,,;aI yours very
| cittoh' ho"e''i' 'S ,nrIE ID r,EEE,t,
truly 'oi,> - ti,S rot trs.t
| One OF the superintendents dd not hca'
| this letter as confidential, ana II saw the
| light of day last winter in a Chicago news
p-IS. -. rr4,r,.,, ha,ds o,,t rewards for
nerism no" i",nei ii,a,,,s nlt,aa 60, .at the
combinations 10 ms cailp.s .tl S,,'s W-hiia
| expense OF the peopie oi lhe S01'e- -.
these orders are not couched in Imperative
| terms. Il is understood at the State institu-
lions that they we're to he obeyed, and II
| .s'i7 - 80, oh. ,..d the attending Officer
| they were .iot oo,! ~" '4 -. ~ 49, ,:o,.orno,
would DE ioohins LOT uno'i'.. - -, -
Tanner played double game on sohi- ol
| the confiding firms ne pretended 10 SerN" IN
| this manner His first circular letter to tls
| ,,.r,rtordent- did not include the firm OF
| Iti,.I,o N,.l.aagr A. - y-holesal. gro
.,1',.Ni - ,o,,ch ,n panub-
GERS. WI" eoh'iiDn.su ~ iiirsIi ,, w '',i,',a,
| lican success III ls@. 1he OMISSION cause
| a travelling salesman of McNeaghs to cal
| on the Governor and demonstrate because
| hi, ar,, hao heen p.iyer Il frigii reception,
| - :. - - ,.,,,,, t,,,oy-le5oa char II was
"heh IL "is co'''.,.o. .', -, ,,-orsd
| more dtStfNlnS tflah many ptHeis idN"''"
| with the guoernaIoriai smile.
| The Governor gave him letters that ai'
| reared 10 repair the omission, and lie was
| Instructed TO exhibit them To the superln-
| tendents liz. did So nut one OF the SUPER
| trtend,uts alleged that the Governor con
| viewed Information TO the superintenient>
| that The McVeagh letter didn't m,an
| much :,
Another kick WAS REGISTERED by Nr
! c,'Sb,nehneSSy ,'ummi.s,rner of Tanner ir
| rho joiIet penitentIrrv. and who is "A part
| na- IN The cinthinp firm uf Clement Ran.
| r. - ~ t-hicn~n 'i,b, name of his firm, had
I Sae,, ouitt.I from me .yub.rn,tnriaI ti=t ni
| ,,,-1ri -. ,pd tIr ,Shuuehnassy WASH
. ! ir,,Sr -, ,i,Iin,, ~ ,,,t ma rrvista-.d his
| rri7.s' T., al IN, uT IN, t;ov,rnor "a nh.
|. | fauov.;,,- la,rs witness. u-nun,re this dat.
III, ,,, 80 - T,,,,.r 'io,t.r .,bo,s oIot-
| 80 '" - ~
.Stat, of Illinois. Executive Office.
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