The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-15
Illinois Republicans Join in a
Chorus of Denunciation of
Their Governor.
CHARGES OF INGRATITUDE.
Governor Yates Accused of Re.
warding His Political Enemies
and Ignoring Pledges Made
to His Friends.
SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. Ill. Tune H-Governor Ricl
ard Yates is catching thunder and lightnir
or all sides. Additions to the already Ion
list OF Instances OF his ingratitude TO '-oris
nal Yates men, are frequently making the
appearance. and I am able to select froi
the batch some that are exceptionally II
teresting. Tn. story of Mr.. James Phillir
OF olney. published the other day, ha
stirred a number OF good people. who hay
been nursing grievances OF like character
There is also one from Dewitt County.
this case. the victim of Mr.. Yates's In graft
tude. Mr.. a. G.. Turlay. a passenger eneI
neer on the Illinois Central. and "A man @
education and refinement. prefers tn sa,
nothing. and let disappointment. like
canker. eat his vitals. rather than diyii
his grief with the general public.
But a friend of Mr.. Turlay tears the vel
Of hypocrisy from the face and the shrou,
of ingratitude from the form of the Gov
ernor. and exposes him to his Republica,
friends In this name
After reading your article in The ST
Louis Republic this morning." writes thi.
gentleman. I'm which I was much inter
ested, 1t occurred to me that here was 8
story on the same line In Dewitt County
tHe uOIut Oh SouRTtSSIldu " amer, o.
the present Thirteenth District. X. A
Lemon. law partner Of Warmers, was turne,
out Of a $3.50 office on the State Board OF
Pardors by Governor Yates. Warner tried
hard to save Lemon. SO as to head off A. G.
Turlay. locomotive engineer. who was the
first and only original Yates man I'm De-
Witt County. He was delegate to the State
Convention last year and was a candidate
for member OF the State Board OF Arbitra.
tlOn by leave IF GOyprnOr Yates
WARNER is president Of the electric light
ompany at Clinton, and Turlay has been
an Alderman for the past seven years. and
there were differences between them grow
ing out OF the municipal regulation of the
electric light company. Warner and Lemon
and the rest Of the Tanner fellows hated
Turlay and sought to hnmstring him. But
Turley and his crowd defeated the other
side In the county convention last year.
and laid on the shelf the Tanner-Warner-
Lemon candidate for the legislature. H.. A
Magill. With tears in his eyes. Lemon
actually begged to be allowed TO go as a
delegate to the State Convention. but was
refused. The Dewitt delegation TO the
one for Carter. for the first three ballots.
and on the last one went solid for Yates.
principally through Turiay's influence and
against the protests OF the Lemon-Warner
except the last ballot.
The G~0vernOr's Promise to Turlay.
About the LIST Of last May. Yates told
that he felt under obligations 10
him and his friends in Dewitt. and would
Arbitration. II Warner would withdraw his
,b~jections-a condition that Yates must have
known could not be fulfilled He had no
business paying any atten'ion 10 warner
The Governor finally appointed W. A.
Mathis, another Illinois Central engineer,
friend and worker for Warner and mis-
crowd; was delegate from Marion County
20 the State Convention. and was FOR HAN
icy al the time; but ,n was con eomP Sat e, ar V tse
ballots BY a majority OF the deiega-
ion. After the nomination It was said he
still for Hanecy.' -
I send you this Information as an
example Of how Yates turns down his true
and rewards his nemies Unlike
and don't care a continental. did
not ask any favors from Yates, but MIR.
Turlay Is my friend. and has been basely
v roneed by Yates. and the people ought to
Mr.. Turlay is a laboring man. and works
'or his living. Mr.. Warner Is a millionaire.
md has so much money he don't know what
arnor Yates decided In favor OF the latter.
The time may again come. however. when
he Governor will ask for Turlay and his
Kind, and his whistle and halo will be In
rain.
The only "Original" Protests.
Now, here Is an original Yates man Of a
lifferent variety. This Is from a newspaper
L Is Add. L. Langdon. editor of a weekly
n Quincy. and he Is the real original-he |
vas the first to discover Governor Yates. !!
He writes sharply and interestingly:
II am ar original Yates man. and have |
he Governors personal letter. acknowledge |
ng that my paper, the Quincy Saturday Re- |
1t was April is. 1895. remained
to the candidacy Of Judge Yates to
he end and everybody in Quincy. Democrat |
nc . Kep9o sS;rn friend 10 ,nc Y yoe; sn cs~se 'n mat
tiled me to a generous recognition. They
hink I should not have asked Yates for
,nythins. but he should ASH me what
a similar deal in the case Of James
'hillips Of Olney. and I could not resist the
emptation to drop you a line TO tell you
'ates. and ] will also add that the woods
re full Of 'em. In Adams County Yates
as rewarded with positions only his orig
,al enemies. and those who devoted neither
me nor money to the Yates cause"
Bought . Gold Brick.
i believe Mr.. Langdon was a delegate to
le state Convention. and split his palate
filing for Mr.. Yates. and pledging his word
ounty who failed to stand by Mr.. Yates.
r. Langdon Is o reaping the reward of
and honest merit In a letter pub
Iat he was given a cheap position in the
lsurance DEPARTMENT here that could be
led by any 10year-old boy" Mr.. LangdoD
Us he ''boueht a gold brick. and was most
tllfully worked by the Governor. who.
'th verbally and by letter. on several oc-
sions. told me-to rest perfectly easy: that
would not overlook me. and that he
ould provide for me.
4 had not been in Sprincfeld three days."
ntinues Mr.. Langdon. when I ascertained
at this position was all l was going to
{: I notified the Governor II was not
Henry Yates. the Insurance
did not give me an oppor-
nifty to resign. but. taking advantage OF
, knowledge and position. peremptorily
enlarged me. using coarse and brutal Ian
age. such as a cultivated and educated
IN would not have used to a deckhand.
people know what sacrifices I have
,de for Governor Yates. I have lost
ends. money and business. and quit the
me a heavy loser"
Wa1l Follows Upon Wall.
rom the other end Of the State, down
White and Gallatin counties. comes
other vail The Governor IL getting even
h Shelby n. Cullom and his friends for
defeat Of Fred Rowe for Internal Rev.
ne Collector in the Springfield District.
the Cullom privates don't like the idea
being sacrificed on the Yates altar OF
te. Doctor J. ". Bowling Of Omaha was
only applicant for the Job of assistant
,erintendent Of the ma hospital. He had
LIONS Enforcement and letters from ev-
prominent and influential Republican in .
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