Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15

Senator In 1897. He Is counting OIL the
sentiment of personal liking for him
which won for him then. He Is also
figuring on the support of the Federal
administration. and on the influence of
the Federal appointees who owe their
places to him. He Is counting further
more on the idea that he is to be chair
man of the Senate Committee on Post
offices and Postroads in the next Con-
gress. and that this position will give
him much power and influence among
the rural postnmsters and their friends
| throughout the State.
Mr.. Madden hopes to retain good
portion of the strength which he had
in the contest with Mason in 1897. and
ne thinks he can increase this following
i'm the state outside and to some extent
in Cook County. At that time Mr.. Mad
| den was for time the candidate Of the
Cook County Republican organization.
Before the contest ended he was
dropepd by the organization and Will
lam Lorlmer was substituted for him
as the organization candidate.
| Madden went over to Mason on that
occasion and took with him those of
his friends who would follow him. Mr..
Madden Is also estimating that lie may
he again the candidate of the Cook
County organization. which may he re-
organized. his friends think. before the
next General Assembly meets.
| Mr.. Dawes Is the candidate. practi.
i ,.a1rt of hn al. - xxti.I, go.
elected Senator Cullom last January.
The friends of Dawes believe he will
have the united support of the organi.
cation which was successful In that
contest. They feel that Mr.. Dawes will
have the tacit. If not the active support
of the national administration. They
figure that he will have also the friend.
liness Of u number of the members of
the Tanner organization. They are
counting on the support and votes In
the Legislature of the men who sup.
ported Judge Carter for the Republican
nomination for Governor last year.
They take no account of Mr.. Masons
claims that the influence of the Federal
administration will he thrown to the
present Senator. With all these ele-
mcnts supporting him, Mr.. Dawes
friends consider him practically irwin
chile.
| Hut the Senatorial question Is COM
plicated by the situation as to the Re
publican Gubcrnatorlal nomination in
1904. Three men are talked of as pos
slble. II not already AT this time actual
candidates for the nomination to the
Governorship. 1t Is an open secret
that Speaker l.. Y. sherman. of Ma.
comb. Is u candidate for Governor. 1t
Is equally well understood among the
politicians who are supposed to be on
the inside in the political developments
that Mr.. Dawes and Mr.. sherman have
an understanding between themselves.
and that Sherman will support Dawes
for the Senatorship next year and In
: return Dawes. should he b. elected Sen.
ator. will cast his influence for Sher.
man for Governor two years later.
| This combination has made trouble.
Some of Sherman's closest personal and
. political friends are opposed to his ~.
ing himself up irevOcably with Dawes
or with any other candidate for the
Senatorship. They are advising Sher.
man that he should take on only on,
. fight n. a time. They are telling him
/ that II he joins his fortunes will
, Dawes now the men and the force.
. which will oppose Dawes for the Sen
. ate will oppose Sherman for Governor
= They think that Sherman should make
d, his canvass for himself only. an,
p should not link himself with Dawes.
!. They are telling him that the Tannel
men who supported Sherman for Speak
1 or ana opposed Cullom for Senator las
= winter will he slow tn support Sherman
I for Governor II II should appear tina
!. sherman has cast his political future
:. with what Is known rs the Fedora
), crowd. which includes Cullom. Hitch
= Bethea. Amcs, Humphrey and the 9th
3 or men who perfected the Cullom or
J. ganizatlon last winter. They are ~
e beating a remark said to have bee,
= made recently by David !. Llttler, o
v Springfield. Mr.. Littler was an arden
q CullOm man In the last Senatorial con
test. The remark referred to was mad
y by Mr.. Litter the day after Tanner
d funeral.
q In the group In which Mr.. Llttler wa
!. cOnvey>ing the talk turned on the Sen
II a,Orship. Mr.. Ilttler said. II Is repOr,
II cd. that he did not know who would b
!. Senator, but he did know that mo -
n - importation would be allowed I
n become Senator from Illinois"
J. This remark was construed by thos
II who heard II TO be aimed at Mr.. Dawes
I. and some Of Sherman's friends are tel
Ing him of 1t as proof that not all VIII
T. were for Cullom will be forsDawes. o.
T. the other hand. some Of Dawes friend
It are advising lin not to tie himself u
with sherman on the Governor shi
proposition. They say tina, Sherma
u will have bitter enemies, and that thes
j. enemies of Sherman will become ens
e mics Of Dawes. That Governor Yate
~ will be u candidate for denomination
believed by his friends, He has give
IL term. but many of his closest friend
g. are acting rs II they We're preparing IA
III u contest In his behalf when the Stat
IL convention meets In 1904. The Yate
H. men have no candidate for Senator Il
~ yet. Some of them would like to TAX
re up Dawes, but they have no assuranC
IL that Dawes would he for Yates in +,
Mt turn. and they are disturbed by the +,
IN ports of an alliance between Dave