The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-06
Senator's Campaign Since He Took
Personal Charge of 1t Gives
Evidence of Success.
SHERMAN WILL BE SPEAKER.
Governor Elect Yates Has Confer
enccs With Cullom and the
Speaker-toB Retainer
Goes TO Chicago.

Tor spsaker-Iawrence Y. sherman Of Macomb
senate Organizers-The Busse- e-Campbsli-Dcgole
| Chapman Temierton faction.
Chairman House Caucur-H. c. Beitlcr 4 all
| caFo.
Clerk of House-John :. Reeve q Decatur.
Doorkeepcr Of Housc-rhonts J.. Sp-.lman OF
| Chicago
Postmistress Of IIouse-Mr- jackson q Salem
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,. Jan. THE above pro-
gramme Is the probable outcome Of the
most important questions now agitating the
Republican party Of Illinois.
The majority faction Of Senators was moi
represented in Springfield and no line or
their slate for officers could he secured.
| Governor-elect Yates held conferences this
morning with CullOm and Sherman As fore
casted In my dispatch OF last night. That
the interview with Sherman was satisfac-
tory was proved by the graceful manner
| In which Judge Yates retired from the
| House-organization contest.
| The Cullom sentiment Jumped skyward
with tremendous bound as soon as il WAS
| definitely known that Sherman was to be-
| Speaker and after the conference between
Cullom and Yates
The impetus Of the Cullom boom was fur
ther accelerated when IL was learned that
| Governor Tanner had gone TO Chicago on
| the midnight train last night without ac-
quaintiug his closest friends Of the fact. II
was stated that he spent the forenoon in
| close caucus with ISorimer and JamIesOn.
and nobody else knew he was in the city
| until noon.
one OF the most inexpllcable features IS
| the abseuce Of Hit Cannon and Tanner
| from the battlefield the first day.
| IL Is freely predicted that Hits name
| will not be presented for Senator. ana that
| week. attempt to combine on some one
strong candidate and settle the fight ON one
night he believed the first ballot woulG be
| enough.
Cullom is the second choice of so many
| members who are for Tanner. Hit and
Cannon that IL is likely no man can he
| found on whom a majority can agree.
| FORMER Governor Fifer would be eligible II
| wagon.
Barring possible sensational develop
menis. one OF which ] Will mention. don't
| see how cullom can be defeated.
| what Lorimer May do.
The most sensational report f. being re-
| tailed around the Leland tonight In yhis-
some concern. 1t IS TO the effec: that Mr..
| Lprimer Will prevent the election nf Judge
Sherman by holding sufficient members
from the House session on the first tiav TO
prevent the election OF the caucus slate III
would mean that at least five Republicans
would absent themselves from the session,
placing the Democrats in a majority.
1t Is urged that Lorimer and his friends
nave absolutely nothing to expect from
speaker sherman. and that Governor Tan
ner support OF Sherman has been cold and
hfeless.
Color is given to the rumor by the alb
sence to-day OF Mr.. Shanahan and all the
so-called Tanner-Iorirner members Excep-
| ton Is noted in the case of Representative
curtis and Senator Small, who arrived this
evening, but they regard tO-day's develop
ments as sealing the doom of their faction
In the senatorial fight. for they made a
poor attempt at Disgusting their chagrin at
tne outcome don't take much stock in
the rumor that Lorimer and Tanner will
bolt Sherman's nomination
Nobody will venture a guess at the iden-
uty OF the candidate on whom the anti
Cullom sentiment may crystallize. In for
mer dispatches l have argued why neither
Tanner, Cannon nor Hit can win and 1
can conceive Of no particularly strong man
In the country able to swing a majority of
the caucus. Perhaps he will be discovered
within within the next ten days. but I doubt it.
most OF the time and young men were pro-
nouncedly in evidence.
i was told tonight that Mr.. Dawes and
Chairman Rowe had conference over the
long-distance telephone and Mr. Dawes pos
itively assured Mr.. Rowe that the new In
ternal Revenue Collector must have the in
dorsement of Senator Cullom.
CulI0m Declines To Talk.
Senator Cullom declined TO be interviewed
regarding his conference with Judge Yates.
and the latter was equally uncommunica-
tive. IL took place this forenoon in CullOm's
parlors. If the result was satisfactory to
the Cullom following they concealed their
Judge Yates would permit Sherman's selec-
ton without fight. The Sherman confer
ence this afternoon was open. Scrogin was
chairman and Chamberlin secretary.
Mr.. Rankin stated to the caucus that he
was the bearer of q message from the
Governor elect. which he read as follows:
I'm accordance with the statement which
/ have already made. will not interfere in
the speakership contest"
The reading of this was received with
demonstrations of approval. and then Mr..
Pool offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That il is the sense Of this
meeting that we do all in our power 10 sus-
tain the administration OF Judge Yates"
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
There was a conference late tonight be-
tween the Sherman leaders on organization
matters and It was believed that Mr.. ReIt-
Ter would be fixed upon chairman Of the
caucus or temporary Speaker. There 10 no
opposition to Reeve for clerk SpelIrnan for
doorkeeper and Mrs. Jackson for pOstmis-
tress.
After dining with the other State officers
at the executive mansion last night Judge
Yates held protracted conference with his
most intimate friends. This continued until
after midnight. This was followed this
morning by the interviews with Cullon and
sherman regarding his interview with
Judge Yates. Mr.. Sherman SAID he assured
Judge Yates that his friends and himself
expected TO be loyal TO the administration
and support him in every possible way and
help make the administration successful.
Judge Sherman made formal call on Gull
Yates Will Hold AIoof.
The declaration of Judge Yates with re-
spect TO the speakership is taken to indi-
cate that he will occupy a similar attitude
with respect TO the senatorial fight There
Is now less probability than at any time
heretofore Tor several weeks that he will
take hand In the senatorial fight. There
IL story afioat tonight that his hand
will be seen in the organization OF the
Senate. He is believed TO strongly desire
the success Of the ll-Bailey faction and
the statement Is made upon good authority
that he Will indicate this preference in a
way thaI will be effective. Senator Bren-
holt. who has been counted with the other
faction, Is said to be likely TO Join the
Small-Baiey combination, and in that event
he will be made President pro TEN. of the
Senate.
Governor Tanner will occupy his quarters
in the Leland Monday Cannon and Hit
are expected tomorrow.
A telegram from Chicago tonight an
nounces that David Shanahan has with
drawn from the contest for Speaker.
The sherman leaders are more appre-
hensive that an attempt will be made TO
blum them into concessions to the Lorimer
element. Reference to the statutes shows
IL requires seventy-seven votes TO choose a
Speaker, and II five Republicans refuse to
vote for sherman he cannot be elected un-
less Democrats aid him. The Sherman fac
ton can count five members who can be
absolutely controlled by Mr.. Lorimer
The day closes with the Cuiomites
jubilant and the Tannerites discouraged.
j. l.. PICKERING.
Twentieth Ward Democrats Organize.
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