The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-17
DAWES and MASON
FORM AN ALLIANCE.
Not Partners From Necessity,
but Through the Influence of
Other Circumstances.
SHARP RETORT FOR HOPKINS.
Senator Gives Congressman a
Straight Tip 10 Stick TO His
Sure-Thing" Job--lllinois
Political Gossip.
EFpInTT~ SPECIAL.

EEPTELTC SPECIAL
Srrin4,tield. HI Feb. I6.-Th" events Of
The last week in the war between the Re
publican factions Of nnoi: have forced
TIL Dawes and Mason elements into an in
voluntary ami limited partnership. They
are not partners from necessity. for the
array nj talent and the voting capacity OF
the Hopkins element amount 10 little or
nothing outside Of Cook County. Then why
are they allies Just now?
Very few Republicans believe hat h!r
l.orimer is earnest or honest in behalf o'
Congressman Hopkins. Granting that he Is
seriously lesirous of sending the gentleman
from Aurora 70 the Senate, and that n"
has the power to elect as many members
of the next General Assembly, as he had
in the last one. the Lorimer-HopIins com
nination in Cook will muster fourteen
possibly as high rs seventeen. Representa-
ttves and Senators next january.
,rbaea sra:gnon's Will he the personal
.sse,s, # william Lorimer, fellows who
can be voted from Chicago by telephone
and made to turn back sornersaults ana
execute other aCrobatiC fsats when ther
Irnpprial master desires entertainment II
Mr. I,orimer is as successful this year IL
In leo0 he Will have about IL per cent OF
the Republican senatorial caucus under MS
pcrsonal command. The re-enforceinehlS
from the district of Congressman cam. Il
lrd tn, four or SIX that could be acquire"
Sy Governor Yates and Daniel Hogan IN
Eouthern Illinois would bring the total
very near a third OF the caucus.
New Problems Confront L"rimer.
Can L,rirner accomplish as much In $50.
ns he did in 1880? Hardly. Two years ago
John r. Tanner was very much alive ana
e., supreme command. Tanner was the
had for many a year. excepting. probably
Cullom. In 1890 legislative results We're op-
tained hy Tanner. Lorimer and a ccinhi-
nation of very shrewd and capable teaders-
Mr. Lorimer is about the only one VI that
galaxy left The old Tanner machine Is
broken-gone 10 pieces. Lorimer is sh"rn
of most Of his power. To admit he WEI
have as many 'chatteis' in the next Leg
islature in the next State Convention
as in 1909 is to admit that Governor Yates
is the equal superior of the resourceful
Tanner II is a preposterous proposition.
y of course. Then how can Iorimer be
stronger than he was two years ago? WHAT
has he done to popularZe himself with the
people of the State. or HIS own country?
1t must be conceded that careful and dis
passionate ANALYSIS OF the strength OF the
Yates-I I.orimer-Hopkins faction disposes of
Mr.. Hopkins as even a probability in the
senatorial race. Those politicians who do
not draw their inspiration through the
State pay roll have been aware Of this for
some time The Yates faction cannot pos
sihlr muster 0ne-third or the caucus. For
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Iovrdrn would ,,arypit 4, ,b.ra &c ,itr,a
doubt that he would pe the choice Of the
Governor.
Circumstances Make Allies.
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