The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-27

I and It was conceded they did th.i- duty
| and did 4. we'll
Their names were printed on the station
cry. they hired workers and disbursec
| money. and until last June their statu!
| was not disputed.
How Yates Showed His Gratitude.
4 Chairman Ulysses Grant Hinman was
| Tanner clerk in the Bureau of Labor Sta
| tistics here at a salary of about 81. 500. Re
! publican members Of the County Commit.
| tee tell me that he was an exceedingly
| able and efficient chairman. and that he
| urged especially on his workers to run
| Yates ahead Of his ticket in the county
| He did this for two reasons. First. because
| the Democrats were doing their utmost 10
get votes for Alschuler and, second. be-
cause II Yates ran ahead OF his ticket tn
Tanner machine having charge woui get
the credit-and doubtless. also. Governor
Yates would show a proper appreciation
when he was handling the reins as Gov
ernor. Yates did run ahead. Sangamor
was one of the few counties where Alstu-
Ter ran behind his ticket.
On June "a Governor Yates sent sor Chair
man Hinman and offered him a clerks hip
at the Watertown Hospital for the Insane.
He declined 1t. saying Springfield was his
home. and he did not want to vacate his
place as chairman Of the County Commit
tee. The Governor then asked him to con-
mittee appointed to fli vacancies in 800.
and the filling Of their places by the Com
mittee Of Ten.
How Yates "swung', the Committee.
Mr.. Hinman refused. He couldn't consent
to II and maintain his own self-respect. He
had appointed them. they had performed
loyal service at great personal sacrifice,
and he wouldn't be a party to 1t.
With those eighteen members. the erst-
while stalwart Tanner committee OF ninety
three members was pretty close when II
came to deciding on questions of following
blindly the orders of Governor Yates. and
the latter resolved to swing the committee
TO own il and run 1t. Already he had a re-
spectacle following. and he proceeded to tie
strings 10 a lot Of others.
Among other places given out, were the
following: w. T. Foseett. Illiopolis. Fac
tory Inspector: Hugh Law. Cooper. guard
at Pontiac; A. ". Fidler. Riverton. the
promise Of a good thing: +. c. Vande-
grift. Cantrall. clerk at kankakee Hos
pital: John Highfield. Springfield Township,
sutler at Camp Lincoln: Alderman Robert
Goodwin and ]. W. Ryan of the First
Ward. Springfield. positions at Camp Lin
coin; r. Sullivan. Second Ward. partner of
General Reece's son; Doctor Tiffany, a
State Veterinarian, had a proxy: J. b. Cof-
fin, Fourth Ward. superintendent OF con-
struction OF new Arsenal building: J. ii.
Paddock. Fifth Ward. slated for secretary
Railroad Commission. or something equal
ly good: J. II. Wallace. Sixth Ward,
custodian OF arsenal: Hez Williams. Sev-
enth Ward. clerk in Secretary Of States
office: John Juneman. Williams Township.
secretary Of County Committee. clerk in
Live Stock Commissions once; Roy Reece,
son Of Adtutant General had q proxy; Writ
Butler. examiner IN Insurance Once.
Governor's Methods Arouse Disgust.
There was cloud of statehouse Officers
and employees present at the time. The city
administration. dominated by Mayor Phil
lips. had half a dozen employees on the COM
mittee. and all voted with the Yates fac
ton.
The Showdown" was on a question Of
approving the appointments made by Chair
man Hinman to fll vacancies before the
election in 1900. In other words. should the
county committee that did the work of the
last campaign be indoreed? The ballot re-
suited i'm thirty-eisht nays to twenty-five
ayes. -
The committee Of ten, under direction Of
Governor YateA met last week and ousted
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