The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-01-06
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Declares His Intention to Be Next Gov
ernOr of Illinois,

declares HlS Intention to Be Next Gov
crnor of Illinois.
Judge Ibrdge Hanecy was the first Of tho
Gubernatoria. candidates to address the
meeting The Cook county men gave a
hearty welcome to him. He said
Mr.. Chairman and Fellbw Republicans; 1t
is q matter Of congratulation to the people,
aot the Republicans aloue, but the people of
the state Of Illinois, that so many representa-
tive Republicans. men and women, have left
their homes and come to this love feast, and
nave made 1t in effect convention, and not
owe feast The men who have come here to
represent their districts and the great state OF
!ll1nolS VIII name the next ticket that will be
elected, and will help to carry into power
again 10: four years moro the best President
since the days of George Washington that this
country has ever had (Applause)
GU have heard so much eloquence here
today that 1t is about time the talking
stopped and you were allowed to go back to
YOUR homes and do the work of the Repub-
lican party. So far as am concerned as a.
candidate before the people of this great
state, | am satisfied, and my friends are
satlshed The great county Of Cook, with
DOL delegatG, has come down here and done
what never was done MISREPRESENTATION .
candidate for the highest office in the United
5tates-the Presidency alone excepted-the
Governor OF the state Of Illinois. Some of
you gentlemen have been skeptical as to what
That means. Some of you fear that because
COOK county has become powerful politically
financially, and in everything that makes a
city or state great, the balance of tie
stare will not receive its fair share of recoc-
milton from the executive of this state, who is
presented by the delegates from Cook county
Upon that you have right to ask me to
speak, because that delegation of $751; with
the others from the surrounding counties,
will name the next Governor Of the state of
ltllnols; and you have right to know how
that man will treat the balance of the state
If Illinois when he comes down here to
Springfield and goes into the executive man
sion and then enters the statehouse of the
great state.
mo man, while or black, who goes to the
executive mansion or to the statehouse will
need an Introduction from Cook county or
anybody In it. Applause.) 1t will not be
necessary for you to send your card by
liveried page or by anybody else, except by
the honest hand of the man who calls to enter
(Cheers)
Il expect to meet you gentlemen, and tie la
fles, too, during the coming campaign do
not intend to take more of your time here |
intend to be the nominee of the next Repub-
llcan convention for the high office of Gov
ernor of this great state. I intend to be
elected at the state election which will take
place next November, and I want to say to-
you that you have been especially fortunate
~ AA'sfiAS ouSA 81 cat anu SOOu IueQ as CaQQQ-
dates as the man who comes from the Elev-
enth Congressional district, and the great son
of that great Governor of Illinois, Richard
Yates. (Applause.) The only regret have
here IS that they cannot have as many dele
gates IN the northern part of the state and in
the southern part of the state as the candidate
frog9 Cook county will have. (Laughter)
But my motives in that must be selfish 7
cannot give it to them and keep it myself.
I would like to do as Mr. Yates did last hight
when he came to my headquarters and pre-
sented $50 of his friends and stood there until
he had introduced every one of them. But
want to say publicly to Mr.. Yates that when
he comes to the executive mansion I will
show him all through it (Great laughter)
and extend to him every courtesy that his
name, his position, his ability, and his honor
able conduct have earned for him from every
respectable, reputable Republican in the state
Of Illinois.
And all have said about Mr.. Yates is true
OF Congressman Reeves. He has been one Of
the best Representatives that his Congress
sional district has ever had. (Cheers) lie
is an able Congressman, he has represented
his district and his party honorably and we'll,
and in four years or eight years from now
he ought to be nominated and elected Gov
ernor of this state. Uaughter)
And l want to say to Mr.. Reeves, and to
sVery one OF Mr.. Reeves friends, that when
they come down to the executive mansion
after year from next January they will find
the latchstring on the outside all the time"
tGreat applause)
SPFACH OF GOVERNOR TANNER