The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-23
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield, ILL.,. July 2o.-Governor Yates
proposes to form an organization CT the peo-
pie to meet the organization OF Charles
Gates Dawes. candidate for United States
Senator. Colonel Fred Rowe. chairman Of
the Republican State Committee. although
not a member of that body, is authority
tor the statement. Colonel Rowe is attor-
ney for the Insurance Department at $4,000.
and occasionally represents St. Louis racing
firms in Cook County courts
Governor Yates believes the rank and file
of Illinois Republicans are painting for an
opportunity to enlist in army Of volun-
teers under the Yates banner to contest
for political supremacy with the Cullom-
Mckinley-Dawes organization.
I'VE will go out among the common peo-
pie" Colonel Rowe is represented to have
recently declared in Chicago. "and we will
have an organization from the coal mines
and corufelds and railroad yards that will
overwhelm the Federal machine. Governor
Richard Yates will be our general"
The only time such an organization was
attempted In Illinois within my recollection
was in 1896 when General Pavey. General
McNulta. Mr.. Dawes. w. ]. Calhoun and
a dozen other new and untried politicians
Kinley against the Cullom-Tanner machine.
AT that time Tanner and Lorimer and their
Xix We're striving to give Cullom the Illi-
nois delegation TO the National Convention
The others were fighting Tor Mckinley del
egates and Instructions. Dawes was the
active. energetic personal agent of Mckin-
ley and his crowo stirred the common vot-
ers into frenzy of Mckinley enthusiasm
The mastery Grafton of Will Calhoun IN
the State Convention formed the cap-Sheat
and brought Mckinley Instructions.
Probably nobody put Mckinley and Han
ma knew the important part Mr.. Dawes
played In that campaign. Certainly lie Sot
little credit in Illinois at the time. But
now that he is u target for shafts of the
enemy, a few facts are seeptnS out. That
was successful organization OF the peo-
pie, but it went to pieces as soon as Its OBJ
ject was accomplished and the new Tanner
Lorner-Hertz-Pease machine jumped into
great prominence, completely overshadow-
ing everything else in Illinois politics.
ROWe-Hates Scheme Doomed to Fail.
The Rowe-Yates idea OF organizing the
Republicans on Yates lines-not for Yates.
an unknown-will not be successful. brief
analysis of Illinois Republican politics ought
to convince the Governor of the futuity OF
such an attempt. The plan has been guard
eddy discussed among the State adminlstra-
ton appointees for some time. The Gov
| ernor has discreetly kept in the background.
The scheme VIII never rise to the dignity OF
serious discussion.
The Republican press and people did not
| take kindly to the Subernatorial suggestion
| of Lieutenant Governor Northcott for Uni
ted States Senator, and the name Of Colonel
| Frank Q. Lowden of Chicago is now under
| consideration. One of the Governor s closest
| friends enthusiastically eXpatiated on the
strong points of Colonel Lowden at the Le-
| land during the past week. He did not be
| lieve Colonel Lowden would lose any
strength or votes from the fact that he may
| be advertised as the son-in-law of the Pull.
| man Palace Car Company. The semiofticial
announcement of Colonel Lowden's candi'
| dacy will remind the inner circle In the SEN
| atorial battle of last January of good story
| or two. and the time for telling them ~
| nearly ripe.
| Governor Yates's latest discovery as sue,
| cessor 10 Senator Mason can furnish all
| the potent sinews of a campaign in album
dance, and his advent in the arena would
| be welcome to a lot of fellows who hang
around courthouses and political headquar-
tiers with their open palms behind them.
Should c. l. Lowden formally announce
himself. there would be a tremendous pull
on him for Pullman passes. and 1t would
| be necessary for the Pullman. company to
| add a professional negro to the curriculum
| of the palace cars. 1t would be his duty to