Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-01-12
YATES ENTERS Fi0HT AND LOSES

SDrlHgHclu. lll., jan. Nv H''h''
had Governor.clect Yates declared war
on the Bussc.C Campbell faction and en-
tered into open fighting on behalf Of
the Small Bailey Fort Tcmplcton
crowd. for control of the State Senate.
than he met with u severe reverse end
decided upon retreat He has abail-
doncd the fight and left the spells In
the hands of the adversary.
The crisis came yesterday afternoon
at u joint meeting between the Cover
uor.elact and members of the two SEN
ate factions. After listening to u re-
fusal on the part of the Campbell
Busse people to compromise the fight
on the basis laid down by the Small
| Bailey crowd and approved by Judge
| Yates. he arose from his seat and said:
"Gpntlcnen, want to say now that
| I cannot agree with you. ] don't want
to hear any more of your protcstations
of friendship for me and my admins
tration. do not consider any longer
that you are my friends. and II Is well
| enough that you know now that ! feel
so and to remember II when you come
| to me for favors In the future" with
this declaration of war formally made
the fight started. The eighteen Camp
bcli.B people were all on the
ground save two. ana they were soon
communicated with. Immediately
Judge Yates started sending for the
members of this faction and endcavor.
ing to switch them to his own side Of
the fight.
Before midnight he had talked with
practically all of them and 50 far as
could be seen had not secured u single
change. The Small Bailey crowd la,
fourteen members ana has had from
the start. They need three more t.
control. One of the fourteen described
the situation this morning by remark
ing:
I'VE still have our fourteen. WI
haven't lost u man yet"
The Campbcll-Busse people have jus
held u caucus at which every one o
thci. eighteen members was present.
There was not break in their ranks
ana the fourteen other Republican
members are out In the cold. save fo
the generosity the Campbell- Bussc pee
pie care to show them. The eighteen
members of the victorious combination
present at the caucus were:
Campbell. Bussc. Hall. Stubblcfcld
Chapman. Pembcrton. Townsend, Al
bcrtson, Bcgolc, Brenholt, Evans. Nc
icnzic, Koch, Gardner, Humphrey
Hunt, JUL. Andrus.
Senator Townsend was chosen chair
man and Stubbleiield secretary. !
was decided to elect them 10 the SAINT
positions ut the general senate In eau
Gus tonight. John j. Brcnholt of Al
ton was elected rs the nominee 70
President pro TEN. OF the Senate
james II. Paddock. TO he reelected Sec
rotary Of the Senate. Mrs. Ida NJ. Ba
con postmlstress; Miss Irene \. Coon
assistant pOstmistress, and Rev. \. Il
GOodspecd, chaplain.
The meeting adjourned ana the slat
as prepared will he put through nj tn
formal caucus of all the Republican
Senators ut s o'clock tonight ut tn
Leland Hotel.
Gcvernor-elect Yates conceded n vic
tory to the Campbell-Bu crowd TIL
morning. He SAID:
1T seems TO be all over. had n I'm
sleep last night, without worry of an
kind, the first in long time. IN
going home soon to get more rest an
prepare for the Inauguration. ! hay
no comments to make on the result
: Yates left for Jacksonville to-day.