The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-10
EXCELLENT CHANGE
FOR DEMOCRATS,
Should BE Able 10 Take Peoria
Comfy From The Re
publicanS.
THAT PARTY ALL TORN UP.
TanncrCullom Fight Has Divided
the Leaders, and They
Have Several Other
Troubles.
i:G.uJGiIr S!'lt,IA'.

EGuJaiIr SPECIAL.
Peoria. ILL.,. April ?-T!e Republican, party
Of Peoria IS torn from stem 90 stern by
Internal di>sensious. 1t - i'm a ha! WY.
ana The best Informed members OF The party
in this city frankly Acknowledged to-day
that Il the Democrats only knew half the
truth about their trcublts the county wotil
return its olG-time Democratic In.%i oriti-s Vi
from 100 10 1,".I next November.
There IS the quarrel between Mayor
Lynch and Ike Edwards. In which Lynch
ma:o some OF Edwards friends hike
from their domiciles. and Edwards last
!, week attempted 10 have the Mayor indicted
| for nalrc;lsluce in office. The Mayor haS
! tie best of the battle thus far, for Ell
| wards's saloon friends have not secured IL
| cense 10 carry on their business. ami the
| Grand Jury refused 10 return indictments
against Lynch. Thee does not seem 10 be
proper justification for tie Mayors action.
Edwarls's friends being good people in their
way. \ ease Of petty factioH2l spit, i
learned.
Eut the cut Is deeper than that. for ed
wards IS and always has been q STANCE
friend Of john r. Tanner. while Mayor
Lynch IS one OF a Cot,rie OF gentlemen VINO
have decided that no friend of John ran
mr. Il worthy the RESPECT oe support OF
Peoria Republicans. This coter.e is com
posed of julius Starr. Martin kinsinah'
| Judge Wirslew Evans ard John :. stevens,
with a lot or rine spots - iii i'll the cracks.
These gentlemen have decided WHO Sili''i DC
voted for this year. and they also hN Ste
legislative ticket and select the dei"sateS
to the State Convention. They all pretend
most devoted love for CullOn;. And right
here enters Internal Revenue collector
Daueherty.
The SuuSIrhiug of f:aughcrty
After the Interview of Governor iAAEe'
Mast january. in which he decided that 'ui-
LON WIS III his .iotaga. Mr.. Daugheriy he
gan moving 10 organize Peoria County !"E
Cullom. i, was an awkward movement
poorly conceived. and hid far TO "le e. IN
anition. But Daugncrty was RECEIVING
considerable recognition from the tAil"n
people outside Peoria County, ami this coasi
not he tolerated. So hinsman. Lynch, Sic
yeus and others iu~SuSUrated a big 'd!isih
demonstration III tho opera-house' Stioh;
Cullonl resolutions We're passed. ana ah"us
every Republican OF consequence came out
for Cullon. 1t took all the Wind out OF
Daugheriy, and rheuceiorward the ring
Observation-Disclosures people wore the UNI
form Of Gallon generals. and tangiieity re-
treated 10 the rear ranks.
About this time Judge WINSTON Evans
conceived the idea OF beating the Nel"rab,1
| Judge Alfred Craig Of G3iesour& Tor IN
supreme bench, the election Tor Wh!,!!
comes of next June. Judge Craig has al
WAYS been regarded as u Democrat. and
represents an intensely Republican district.
Judge Evans thought he WAS big enough Tor
the job, and Immediately laid "ut 4 pam OF
Camp.lgH. He mas. 10 Gait..hiS friends Al
L 4L-.- 49, 49,. H...a of l. Won IHlI 81
.rat..S necessary. AT least, the delegates are
in sight, II not already selected. JaliSe
Evans wanted TO break into La Sale Couh-
~. and SO he made a deal VIII! me CON
sent of his colleagues, in the new Peoria
machine, whereby Peoria County il 10 as
sist Reeves in the state Conyention. and
la Sale County IL 10 assist Evans in his
ambition. But the judicial Convention Oc-
ours an April y, and the State Convention
two weeks later. ana the La Sale County
politicians were not disposed 10 trust the
Pe0rians: good. virtuous people. in whom
there never was any guile.
"I!ow wiIl We Know thst you can deliver
tin. EoOQs2' asked La Sale.
Take our solemn pleige home with y.a
from the Judicial Convention" WAS ths
not any for us" said La Sale. Civ
+. Ia Us with your signature and sealed b.
Taey nagglcI over this for a long time.
ana j was told today that It had nerr
amicaDir arranged.
Now enters Judge Hand nf Henry County,
also u candidate for supreme Judge, ILL.,
has the Henry County delegation, behind
him III the State Convention, and i la
Sale docs not pidy fair, Congressman
Reeves VIII get the sharp edge o. thu Hand
Hamccy View.
Does the Tia!ecy faction exist in Peori;
and does ii know OF this dea! between l..
Sale and Peoria?
tary. Mir. Behan. Is IN Peoria to-day look.
Ing UP this matter, among other Things
IL was a Hanecy man who gave the poiltei
te me. and who Significantly rem!nde! ms
that the Judicial convention COMES oil
first"
II am willing he said. That la SallC
shah vote for Evans for supreme ',unse
ard when IL comes to delivering Peoria Il
Ee.ves-weli. that Is another question:
Fer al! that, the kihgrnan-Lyncl com
bination is a sturdy rascal and is likely L,
c5T;v our a par, of its programme, and
do not believe the La Sale politicians ar'
children. aud that's enough on that line
The Tanner and cnllUm forces are IN arm!
! on another proposition. The 'ullum iactiG'
declare Ike Edwards cannot go back ON tn
State Committee. and have pitted asl:ns
him the veteran lawyer, John :. Stevens
who Nigh. have been Governor long ago i
he had paid more attention to politics an,
less to his law business. II looks as thong!
of tn. fight yet. lie may lie down. and f'
may be Knocked 9ow:.-and he WY win.
Then there is the legislative tight. vhicl
he, of the last General Assembly knows how
sphsery;ent to John Tanner was Ed Mccall
Tough. and how independent Of Tanner WA
Alya Merrill. Merrill actually voted viii
Inc Democrats on several propositions Il
cut down salaries and TO lop off Tanner ap
nendacrs TO the various boards. Ergo. Mer
rll mus. not be returned. lie Is too indie
pendent. anyhow. Both McCul!ough an
Merrill are hot after the plum again an
worl,ing as though their very lives depen,le,
on their success. They are talking Saucily L
,9cb other. too. Other candidates are on
Tavlor. Of Edwards Station, who is a Tan
uer nppvintee In some mining job. and wa
a iauItor. or something equally as impor
Ta6,. In tho last Legislature, and aruthe
10 tsarul,r Coulson of Jubilee. Taylor is I'll,
only avowed Tanner man. tut Mct"iiouEl
is doing on awful lot OF explaining an
uroruising on this line.
Other Republican oub
Senator Putnam. another independent
wants an Endorsement. ana Is being oppose
hv p. G. Rennick, Deputy Circuit Clerk
v:ho IS the candidate of the Cullom faction
II is Iidicrous, but both Putnam and Pen
MN. and each is charging the other wit
h.inr for Tanner on the quiet. Seventy-nin
,5o,aestns already have been selected TO tn
conyention, and Renpick claims sixty O
them.
or,blicans must carry CnnGresSman Graf
= - = third term. and Charles Rude. thei
county Clerk. is under a lot of indictments
--t,an they have to bear the burden Of Il,
. frtt AGAINST the Peoria Asylum TRUSTEE
. Wiiis indicted also. Martin K;ngman VIZ
7 = N the County Clerks bond and has take
3 charge of the office. and is performing q
, tho duties thereof. and. of course. drawin
ali the emoluments There VIII soon be
tick on this proposition.
+, ia an interesting situation for the Re-
: ]. l.. PICKERING.
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