Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-11
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in the approaching contest.
Judge Yates nomination must be sat-
isfactory to the ma tional administration.
as he was an original Mckinley man..
and is holding Office under President
Mckinley now. Indeed, the convention
Was dominated by persons friendly to.
the national dninistration-from first
to last-from the election of Charles c.
Dawes as temporary chairman to the
adoption OLA platform instructiMg the
delegates t-large to vote for President
Nfckinley's denomination. The warm
feeling of the convention towards the
is apparent in every line of the
platform, which faNors the policy of the
administration unequivocally a; all.
points. and lays special emp hasis on its.
approval of the course pursued touching
Porto Rico and the Philippines and the
currency question.
The Chicago Record comments rs fol-
lows:
Judge Yates of Jacksonville. who was
finally nominated. Was successful be-
cause the Hanecy delegates tlocked to
his support when they found the outlook
3was hopeless for their own candidate IL
has not been shown, however, that he
compromised his independence in order
to get the support of the Hanecy dele.
gates. The claim is made that the latter
picked him for support simply because
they considered him the least objections
able of the opposition candidates. As 8
nominee Yates Will possess elements OF
strength in that he Mill not cause such
serious detection from the adherents of
either faction as would a nominee more
Sclossly allied With faction
MIR Yates comes of good stock, being
a son of the War governor Of Illinois.
Whfle he has always taken an active
parts in politics in his community he
hay not had occasion toscomnit himself
or tho questions of state policy arising
at Springfield during the last few Year ).
ESPECIALLY those affecting Chicago,
Which are certain to be issues III the
ent voters OF Illinois, and OF Chicago es-
|peeiaiiy. Will await With much interest
Judge Yates statement OF his position
ION the various questions of municipal
and state policy that must receive con-
|sideration at the hands of the next gov-
eriior.
The Chicago Tiines-Herald is more
than pleased by the turning down Of tbs
Tanner influence. 1t says:
The defeat of the Tanner Iorilnsr ma
chine. which was foreshadowed by the
election of Comptroller Charles q
Dawes aS temporary chairman OF tbs
state republican convention. was made
final and complete by the nomination OF
Judge Richard Mates OF Jacksonville foi
governor on ths fourth ballot.
The nomination OF the son Of Illinois
famous War governor after one of tlls
most remarkable political contests il
1.-The histor. of the s;atemarks the down
fall of Governor Tanner asa dictator II
the republican party of this common
wealth. With all the state patronage
and the services of one of the mos
liaGloit political managers in the west q.
his, command he WAS unable TO delivel
the gubernatoriai nomination 10 tbs
Tanner orimer candidate.
It5matters not that the machine dele
l&gatss We're thrown 70 the victorious can
diGate at the opportune moment. II va:
mot until the convention had demon
l5stratsd in the most emphatic name
\ That. it WaulF! not accept the Tanner
IGIIlleI candidate tiia the leader of III
Tanner forces gave the signal 10 dsser
4 Judge Hanecy ana go 10 .iutige Yates
4 There is no reason for believing at thi
time that the Tanner ring can profit b
4 the unexpected stampede of their dsie
4 gates 10 Judge Yates. Those who kno'
II the man who aptured the prize at l'f
3t8pria are not willing to believe that h
.limadc any pledges or promise toss eeur
4 the support of the machine Judg
Yates was not the candidate of5ths ma
i chine. He conducted his campaign 70
delegates solely in The interest Of A'ate:
making no alliances no trades and n
pledges The machine Went 10 him afte
sErealizing the inlpossibility Of nominal
i ing Its, oN7 II candidate. IttceulG not sup
4 port Carter ths anti-machne candidai,
lit did not go 10 Reeves for the reaso
il3that tha S,reator congr Was sur
Ilported by the. Hertz- Pease faction a n
Was Very generally regarded over III
A state q 5 an anti-machine candidate.
4 1t is a notable circum tanca that fort
Il Years ago yesterday Richard Yates, II
q father of the young nominee, was nom
mated for governor of Illinois. There
Isnothing in the public career or priva'
q life of Judge Yates 10 indicate thar /
s has borne the name of his Distinguish
8 sire unworthilN. He has tila ,'eputatie
I. |sof being an able lawyer and an eXenll
larry citizen. His record as judge and ;
collector of Internal revenue has bee
THAT Of 4 capable and honest oiiicit
! wisiout blot or blemish. He corr
J ltclean-handsd into an important polite
4 contest. with q personality that shou
81 lift the campaign to a higher plane tn:
< 1t has reached in Illinois since the da
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