Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

the state question the right OF these
Chicago men to name a ticket for the
Republican party of Illinois. and n
most emphatic protest Is heard from all
parts of the state
whether the Republicans of the
State will he satisfied 10 allow a half
dozen Chicago politicians to meet In n
back room and settle the nomination
for Governor" says the Moline De-
spatch, ''is the question of the hour"
The Frceport journal utters this
warning: "The gang politicians of
Cook County may scheme and combine
and trade. but after all Il Is the plain
Republican voters of Illinois. who are
Republicans from principle and not for
office. who should control. and who are
able to control. the next Republican
state convention of Illinois,"
is the record of the Cook County
gang such u one as to convince the
Republican voters that IL II best to put
the affairs Of the great state Of I'LL
nois into their hnnds?' asks the Nc.
Henry County Republican. and prompt.
~ answers. I'VE don't believe II Is"
Cook County" says the Alton Even
ing Telegraph. lowing to the gang
politicians who control the primaries.
Is n menace to the party. The outside
counties should band together against
the gang and put In man who will he
fair to all parts Of the State"
1T Is all very WELL" says the Paris
| 1,o1
ty politicians 10 get together and pre-
scribe for the Republican party of iii.
nois. but they may find u refractory
patient when they try to administer
the dose"
And so the chorus of protests rings
from one end of the state to the other.
Only the hidc-bound organs are silent.
Everywhere it Is the insolcnt AFRO.
gancc of the machine that IL held re-
spOnsible for the distrust of Cook
County throughout the state. This In
manifest In the words of the Rockford
Registered Gazette:
"The denl to deliver Cook County In
one way was by the same men through
whose political powers the Allen bill
was manipulated. the same who bound
up Cook County four years ago and
forced the nomination of Tanner"
hut our contemporaries In the state
may calm their fears. The gang will
not bc permitted to send $40 delegates
to the Republican State convention
hearing It's brand and obeying It's whip
The Republicans of this city and coun
~ intend to take u hand In the pri
mnries next spring. and II Judge Han
ccy goes to the convention with u solid
delegation from Cook County II will
he because In the estimation of an
overwhelming majority of his towns
men he Is their choice for the office.
The Republicans of Chicago have re-
: pudiated the machine more than once
They elected Mayor Harrison over a.
; good a man as Zinn II. Carter and II
spite of u Democratic split led by OK
! Governor Altgeld, simply because Mr.
Carter was nominated by the machine
Republicans of Cook County resent
the Idea that their primaries will mere
~ register the will of the Madden nj
crowd. II IL against this natural ant
Just resentment that Judge Hnnccy vii
have to fight In the spring primaries
And II the voters become convince,
thnt he II merely spoke In the ma,
chine wheel he will have no NOR
chance of u solid delegation from thi
, county than would MARTY" MadldcI
himself.
The gang will not control the Cool
, County delegation to the next Repub
lican state convention either for Juig,
linnecy or any other man.-Tiincs
Herald. jan. 10.