Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-09
BRIGHT FOR CULLOM
In 81
sfui
His Chances foraa the q. s. Senate
Considered yd Best.
CONTROLLER DAWES EFFECTIVE AID
Governor Tanner May Get Good
Federal Appointment.
L. Y. SHERMAN SPEAKER
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
| CHICAGO. ILL.,, January 8, 1901.
The Illinois state Legislature is in session
'hls week, and with the gathering of the
lawmakers at Springfield has come sharp
advance IN the Cullom senatorial stock.
Inc Cullom boomers now are claiming that
their candidate will be reelected on the
| nrst ballot when the senatorial fight comes
before the legislature, January %. The
| anti-Cullomites, if appearances are an in
| dlcatlon, are in a far less confident mood.
| controller of Currency Dawes is largely re-
| spons1ble for the marked improvement in
Senator Cullom's chances, and he has
played the leading role in few most i'm
portant conferences.
Inc .nrst setback for the anti-Cullom
forces was when d. E. Shanahan of Chi
cago Withdrew from the race for speaker
OF the house and left the field clear to
Lawrence Y Sherman Both Sherman and
Shanahan are avowed supporters of Gov
ernof TANNER, but Judge Sherman, it Is
generally understood, will not use his posi-
, ,lon as speaker of the house against Gull
lom, while it was the belief that had
ShaEahan been elected speaker he would
nave used the house patronage against
him. Neutrality is all that the Cullom men
nave asked for In this fight over the or
gariZation.
A few days ago 1t was practically set
tied that Judge Yates, the governor-elect,
would throw his influence to Shanahan,
and the Cullomites were blue over the out
look But with the appearance of Mr.
Dawes on the scene came a change At a
conference with Judge Yates he impressed
Upon the governor-elect the ACCESSIBILITY of
ms Keeping out of the organization fight.
Judge Yates, accordingly, decided to remain
In passive position, upon being assured
that Judge Sherman was plotting nothing
against the state administration. and as
result the Shanahan boom collapsed.
Inc Cullomites confident that the
goVernor-elect will follow the same course
with reference to the senatorial tight-that
ne Will remain neutral. They argue that If
Judge Yates follows this course the
Tanner boom for senator and the other
lesser booms will collapse as did the Shan
ahan BOOM
Yates and CullOm Have Understanding
Judge Yates and Senator Cullom seem to
nave come to an understanding that Is
highly satisfactory to both. Judge Yates
low holds the position of collector of in
ternal revenue for the. Jacksonville district
Upon his inauguration, as governor he
wished to temporarily turn over his federal
position to Henry Yates. Later he wished
FRED H. Rowe, chairman of the republican
state committee. to receive the appoint
ment. He consulted Mr. Dawes The con-
troler OK the currency told him that he
could accomplish these things only through
Senator Cullom The announcement is made
or authority that Judge Yates will dis
pose of his federal position as he wishes
and that is the best evidence that Judge
Yates and Senator Cullom have reached an
understanding satisfactory to both.
AT present writing the Cullom boomers
claim sixty-two votes, or five more than
necessary to choice. They are working
their best to start stampede to the Gull
lom band wagon. .a-. .s.-
The other andidates-Governor Tanner,
Representative Hit and Representative
.Cannon-are working IN harmony to this
extent; they are battling shoulder to shout
der to prevent Cullom from receiving a ma
jority on the first ballot. 1t is not now
certain that the senior senator from Illinois
will win on the first ballot 0he field is an
exceptionally strong one), but there seems
to be no doubt that. Cullom Is well in
the lead in the race. There Is some talk
that Representative Cannon will withdraw |
from the race shortly. The Danvile repre-
sentative declines to set at rest this rumor |
by positive denial.
Talk of compromise Is more general. |
Although frequently denied, the report is |
circulated that Governor Tan |
ner will be placated with a good federal |
appointment. At any rate If Senator Gull |
lom wins he will owe the victory Of the |
hardest fight Of his life to Controller |
Dawes The Evanston man has played a |
shrewd and effectual game of politics. In |
proved as potent as it was at the republic
an state convention at Peoria.
Mrs. Richard Yates Going to Spring. |
field.
Next Monday Mrs. Richard Yates, the |
senior, will come back to Springfield. Forty |
years ago she stood on the capitol steps the |
wife Of the governor Of Illinois At noon |
next Monday she will stand in representa-
tives' hall the mother Of the governor of |
Illinois. No woman in all Illinois will have |
had two such great honors. AS she stands |
nv her sons side she mist
the stirring days of forty years ago, when |
history was being made as fast as the |
grain comes from the thrasher. Richard |
Yates, ST., was Illinois war governor He |
was elected the same ticket that car
ried Lincoln into the White House. He
served as United States senator from 1865 |
office of United States land commissioner.
When Young Dick Yates started upon
his campaign for governor over a year ago
he said that the greatest ambition in his
life was to bring his white-haired mother
back to Springfield and the state mansion
In few days that ambition will be real
lied.
Richard Yates will be inaugurated with
military and civic pomp. Veterans of the |
civil war, men who cherish commissions
signed by the father of the governor-elect
will have the place of honor in the line
Chief Justice Boggs of the supreme court
will administer the oath, and both branches
of the legislature will be assembled to wit
ness the inaugural of Young Dick" Re-
tlr1ng Governor and Mrs Ianner Will meet
Mr.. and Mrs Yates and Mrs. Yates ST.,
at the Leland Hotel and escort them to
hall. Two public recep-
lions will be held, one In the afternoon and
one in the evening, both on the ground floor
Of the capitol. A band concert and a
promenade will be features Of the evening.
The capitol and state. mansion will be
ablaze with light and color and fragrant
from forests Of flowers. The inaugural ex-
ercises WILL 1t is promised, excel anything
that Springfield has ever seen. Richard
Yates will enter upon his official life freer
from political promises and "entangling al
liances' than any governor In recent years.
Prince in Senatorial Race.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Springfield, ILL.,, last night says: Represen-
tatlve George W. Prince Of Galesburg has
formally announced his entrance into the
United States senatorial race against Gull
lom, Tanner, Hit and Cannon. Mr.. Prince
has been canvassing the situation for sew
eral days, and has had number of con-