The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-12
Mason and Small Captured the
Principal Convention
HOnurs.
COLD COMFORT FOR CULL0M.
Campbell Takes His Orders From
Governor IatpS-State Admin
iStration lndOrScd-Machine
Operates Without Hitch.
REPiB BIiC SPECIAL.

iipfhAHS SsiS S4NtI tlttlif'E NOT Dflth To-
day when the E,inGham County Rspuh-
lican Convention ignored his candidacy for
United States senator. Following closely the
kankake. County frost Yesterday, Mr.. Hop
kinss sanguine mind ought to be :, little
disturbed. All the substance III the con-
yention to-day was absorbed by Senator
Mason and Leg Small. Mason gets two
thirds the dclgates to the Senatorial Con-
vention and the unit rule ard Small re-
ceived Instructions for State Treasurer. All
the delegations are uninstructcd with the
solitary exception Of Small and a trick
peculiar to kankakee Republicans was
practiced the delegates in securing this
Endorsement
Yesterday the pins were all set for Hop
kus. and il WIS not believed they couid b:
moved. But Mason dropped into town and
he forced a radical change i'll the pro-
gramme The Endorsement OF Yates was
toned down. the Hopkins instructions were
smothcred. and the senatorial delegation
fixed FOR the fat fellow. No inducemeEt
could influence AL Campbell. the boss Of the
county and agent for Governor Yates. to
consent to an Endorsement of Mason ana
Cullom. He likes Mason and would have
been willing To commend him. hut that
could not be accomplished without men
tioning Cullom, and Campbell hates the
ancient Shelby with all his heart.
The Endorsement and instruction for Len
Small were secured by the kanhakee Hos
ritai plish, who followed Congressman hop
isins to Efiingham last night. This deiesa-
non consIsteu oI trustees Small; 'oweii
and Murphy. Treasurer Miller. Ed Jeiter'
Ed Curtis VIII Campbell and .. T. Olson
The Mason and Dawes influence had the
Small resolution beaten this morning. but
it is said the long-distance telephone was
called into service. and froW the Spring
field end Al Campbell received orders :"
give Sylall chance.
Pie for Campbell
1lr. Campbell has received few httle
homeopathic places from Governor Yates,
and tor the time being he feels bound To
take orders from him. He secured places
at the Pontiac Refo,matcry for John Clay
pool and James Johnson, at chester Ior
Alex Phelon and Frank McCord. and the
other day to insure a unanimous convention
to-day. he consented TO the appointment OF
Doctor Graves Of Altnmont to III" Anna
Hospital force. Mr.. Campbell would not
consent to Groyes's appointment last sum-
mer.
Campbell is haltinS between love and
1897 he enthusiastically favored. and duty
to the Governor. who is taking care OF hve
hungry Efiingham Republicans on the state
The state delegation is presumed to be
for Yates. But there are some emergencies
that may induce a shift 10 the other slds
1t is q sure Campbell delesation but II
Postmaster Lawson of this city is made
First or Fourth Postmaster General. Camp
bell can name his successor II he will be
good Indian to Cul!om and Mason A.
The senatorial delegation is unqueStlon-
ably anti-HopkinS and anti-f fates. POST
master Lawson will be its chairman. There
was a cloud of postmasters and employees
present Postmaster Bingham Sheaded an
important and large delegation from VAN
daila. and Postmasters I.athrop of Newton
and Z. A Fritchey of Oiney were here to
greet Mason. T. 2. Morey OF GreenVille
and George F. Gillen of Mulberry Grove
also had an interview with Senator Mason.
Mrs Hester NJ. Smith of Mound City
candidate for Superintendent OF Public IN
s'ruc,ion, was disappointed at not receiv-
Oliver Twist Page of Marion. candidate
Yates side. and John 4. Reeve of Decatur.
Clerk of the House. who is after the same
Office. We're on guard.
Waiter Louien. Mr.. Eisenmeyer and Wal,
te, Geary represented clinton County: Bill
Cisne of Wayne labCred hard for Mason
Colonel Jim Smith. John Dunlop and j; II;
the Kankakee Hospital push. AL. Camp,
bell was chairman of the convention ana
Paul Eiche secretary. The delegates gain
cred like mourners. ana the ProceILu,Is Ian,Iss "a
nut no county ticket in the Held, and as
this didn't sound right. the action Wa
reconsidered and the question reatfred de,e, so
gates are: William Homan. George Gwin.
Charles E. Giles. Tom Eaton and poctSr
sumner Clark AL Campbell will have the
ptThs Ths - resolutions extol Mckinley and
Rnnseyelt. sympathize with Roosevelt III
Ills sons Illness. denounce anarchy. au
thor,ze nu delegates to select their own at
inrnates and request them to vote as
,,nit upon all questions. a majority ruiihS'
'rbe tribute to Governor Yates IL as ios-
lows: r Cow
I'VE commend the administration of Gov,
,rnor Yates and his efficient and economiSai
OF our State institutions
NOrthcOtt's losses.
The statement was made that lI'eutellt.l.
Governor Northcott and John J. Brown
made a grand stand play in Chicago iast
Saturday to climb into the Mason band-
wagon. 1t is said that Mr., Northc9tt
called on Mason and reported that IN.
Hopkins meetings in Southern Limos iasl
week were frosts and that he asked to
he taken into the Mason camp. Northcott
upparently has lost not only his s-natorlai
district but has about lost his own county
nf Bond. and is looking for an easy place
to light Mason is reported 10 have ne-
clined the alliance.
After the programme in the convention
this afternoon the candidates We're trotted
out to show their fine points and Dawes,
Hopkins and Mason spoke Tonight the
festivities closed with banquet. and at
the weary candidates and their
retaiIIers left for Peoria. where they are
billed to show tomorrow.
The advantage to-day Is distinctly with
the anti-Yates faction. Effingham County
has been regarded as a certainty for the
Governor. 1t will be a pleasure to sit In
the gallery and watch the Campbell braves
perform at the State convention.