The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
Illinois Republicans Fear He Will
Not BE With the "Organ-
lied Appetites.'
is SAID TO OPPOSE SHERMAN.
Judge Yates Has Declared He Is
Not Looking for Trouble. hut
if Any Threats Are Made He
VIII Meet the Issue.


. :sI:T'J- EI.IC SPECIAL.
Springfield. Ill. Dec. 5.-Speaker Law
| renee !. sherman ana the So-Callei camp
| hell-B,sse faction Of Republicans in the
Senate seem determined ;o invite the light
ming from Govcrnor-elect Yates. week
or two ago the senatorial faction held Il
caucus and issued a den 10 tn. young Gov
rrnor. and yesterday the friends Of Mr..
sherman met in Chicago and almost every
speech hreatned a spirit Of lna!"p" ndenCr
and defiance Of guberua torial Interference.
The Legislative trust IS organized on n
kepublicln fartional basis for the purpose
of Nh taking care Of the few leaders and
promoters. particularly in corporation.
race-trach and kindred legislation. and does
NOT include new members, who must serve
novitiat" OF ii least one session before
they are a admitted 10 the inner circle ,and
say this with fun knowledge that some of
the fresh fish have been loaded with
promises and pledGcSl; th 10 nominate In
caucus the minor officers and $i-a -day en-
ployes: tSl 10 do what the Governor wants
done. unless what he desires interferes with
the graft of the leaders of the organized
appetite faction.
Governor John Il. Tanner helped the high
and honorable society Of Organized App"-
ttes To rule the last two General Assem-
biies. and they ~" powerful enough In both
branches now To 20 ii alone. providing they
are not int-rfered with hy the only man
with the power Of satisfying the unorTan-
lied appetite OF the Republican party Of illi-
nolS. scattered in every county in the State.
This appetite IL the strongest numerically.
and. by using il as a hall-bat over the heads
uf the members. the Governor il enabled Ia
maui them into being decent. whenever he
winIs to do So Governor Tanner w:iS on
the other side. The Interrogation fire.
quently occurs: What will Yates do
w here Will Governor Yates Stands
| am sure | don't know. II ne does moth
ing the Appetite Trust in the House and
Senate VIII organize both bodies. II Govern
or Yates can contemplate the Legislative
scenes of the last two sessions with sereni-
~. he will probably say: go IL. boys, The
Republican majority in Illinois is big enough
to stand it,'
However. t is not the general impression
that Governor Yates IS built on the same
model as Governor Tanner. and he may de-
sire to see reform worked in the manner
and form Of running the Legislature under
Yesterday. fortv-one Representatives elect
were present or represented by letter in
the interest of Judge Sherman for Speaker.
Eight of the twenty-One Cook County mem
bers were present, but two OF them said,
IL IL was meeting of those who intended
TO vote for Mr. Sherman. to count them
out.
Most of the country members were chary
of promises. and almost without exception
their pledge to vote for Sherman was con-
dittoned on the new Governors friendship
for him. Mr.. Brown of Sparta and Mir.
Trautman of East St. Louis seemed to BE-
the leaders in the Sherman movement. IL
was stated that fourteen members who
could not be present were for Sherman, and
if this is true he has fifty-three OF the
eighty-one Republican members. twelve
more than enough to nominate him in
caucus.
There was fear and trepidation on all
sides regarding the position of Governor
Yates. Mr.. Milnor. Mr.. Rinaker and Mr..
Bundy. from Southern Illinois. declared that
tlcy would not be in favor of any orSaniZi-
tion intimical to the wishes of the new
Governor And most of the members en-
pressed the conviction that Mr.. Yates would
not indOrse the Sherman candidacy.
Ne. Rankin of Monmouth stated that he
had called on Chairman Rowe of the State
Committee. the closest man in the State to
the new Governor. who told him that it
was true that he (RoweD had advised mem
bers not TO pledge themselves to any can
dfdate for Speaker until after the return OF
Judge Yates from the West.
J. l.. PICK ERING