The St. Louis Republic., 1902-11-23
YATES CROWD after
HOUSE ORGANIZATION
Combination Expects to Control
Both Branches of Illinois
Legislature.
WILL FIGHT SHERMAN CROWD.
Colonel Strong Gives Little Din
ner, at Which Preliminaries
Are Arranged-Lindly or
Better for Speaker.

oNitaVI 1oI HJpCohCl.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, H., Nov. 2.-The Yates-Lori-
| mer-Hopkins faction of the Republican
| party at last has exhibited interest in the
| organization of the House. 1t has ac-
| cepted the defiance Of the Sherman-Cherry
faction. and as preliminary Its leaders
| held meeting and officially promulgated a
statement of the case. 1t Is brief and runs
this way:
The combination of bosses that controlled
the last Republican State Convention will
control both Senate and House organiza-
ton
This means that Yates, Hopkins. Lorimer,
Cannon. Rose, Snapp ct al propose to
swing the legislative as well as the execu-
tive branches of the State government. 1t
is summons to the stray sheep and goats
who have been browsing among the weeds
in the fence corners OF the pasture to get
under cover. Colonel w. j. Strong, personal
friend of Governor Yates. gave = break
fast, or dinner, or something OF the k1Ed,
and by this means induced a lot OF the
Yates faction to attend.
Among others were these patriotic and
loyal citizens: Major Daniel Hogan. Colonel
w. j. Strong. Congressman Fuller. Lorimer
and Snapp. Railroad Commissioner French.
Pure Food Commissioner A. H. Jones, Sec
retary of State James A. Rose. Secretary
tSnan T. Hay Of the state ~ rrasnnri Board o,
" The 4 GeWsy spS
Rowe. attorney OF the State insurance De
partment, and ruler OF the State Repuonc-
an Committee.
Scott Cowen. parole agent Of the Pontiac
Reformatory,. also was present Cowsn
owns a member Of the Legislature by the
,1 he Ipr rfor g
flirting y with the Cherry Sherman side at a
great rate. He ATTENDED the merry CnerTy
picking in the Great Northern last week.
and, while it is true he denied his cnerries
We're ripe enough for Sherman sauce, YET
the anti Yates side claim him with persist
ent confidence. -,
rather the discoverer of the statesmansnlp
of Gillespie-was called on for speech at
the Strong banquet. Gillespie has been Lex sxa
the election, and his fiirtations with the
Cherry outfit have been a source OF much
concern to the Yates comninao1 1aa f,- ae9ee; 3e
the iae position Of Of Gillespie. He did SO. 1t was
not salt on the meat Of the Yates leaders
present.
COWEN EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Cowen is represented as explaining
that Gillespie was free agent. and would
do as he pleased on organization OF the
carry any OF the Yates administration bur
dens as applied to the General Assembly.
He had been ignored by certain members OF
Rowe and Senator Len Small. and he did
not possess the confidence OF the State
Committee even to limited extent. Mr.
Cowen said he had not been consulted re-
garding the organization Of the House, and
he protested vigorously at the assumption
that any man could move him on the po-
litical chesSboard without consulting him.
In effect Mr.. Governs speech was declara-
tion of Independence and cast gloomy
spell over the assembly.
Aspinwall and several other lieutenants in
the Hopkins camp have been
sulking The State administration army as
tives they have been counting on for the
last two weeks. Mr.. Aspinwalfs name does
invited guests at Colonel strons's banquet.
The Yates faction claims fifty-five votes
in the Republican House caucus. As forty
in making their claim good and strong.
There Is no telling how many they have for
certain. ! am told by Macon County Re
Yates representative, has said he could not
be counted by either faction; that he pro-
posed 'to be with the winning eide" on
organization.
Abner Murray Of Springfield. who has
been handed few crumbs by the Yates
administration, is claimed by the State or
ing in an independent strain. Maybe he
wants a loaf instead of the crumbs that
nave Deen QOleQ OUT TO nlu1.
The truth is that neither side can give
the names Of forty five Representatives who
will stand together. In this connection 1t
sick to take an active hand in the fi=ht
II he were well he would rally his friends |
better than his agents can DO It, At the
Sherman-Cherry side would have some
body to battle against.
FACTIONS AT WAR
Some of the Yates contingent were whis-
pering Yesterday sweet nothings in the ear |
have taken their sugar without any salt,
the wise ones paid no attention to 1t. OF |
more substantial material Is to-day's gossip |
The. Yates following are canvaseing his |
merits and popularity and when the time |
Better may be the Yates-Lorimer-Hop.l
kins candidate for Speaker against Mr.. |
Cherry or anybody else the Sherman fac |
The Sherman element has shown no signs |
yet Of deserting Cherry. 1t is not expected |
there will be change in its programme |
gins to make inroads into the Sherman |
ranks. The conditions may change with |
anggpps f nm day Mr. Better
We're counted on the Sherman, or anti |
Yates, side. Some Of them, it is hard to say /
m sheTy 40 otsr to tSe1
are several now on the Cherry side. Turner |
Of Cook among them, who will join the |
deSS ioACcS SuOulQ NI3tIEy U0 xOfccO Out
Of the race. Mr.. Beitler claims fifteen |
votes. II he has that many he holds the |
balance Of power in the House caucus, and /
can either be elected or can dictate the Or |
ganization.
The most that can be said about the |
House organization Is that 1t is In the air, |
and that the claims Of the rival factions l
are not warranted by actual conditions. 1t /
IS certain that II either side had clear ma |
tority or within few votes of a majority. |
It would give out the names and end the |
agony.
I have no occasion yet to change my esti-
Campbell-Koch element has clear ma
1ority, and will organize the upper body. |
The Dunlap-Small crowd made desperate |
EFFORT last week to capture some of the /
Campbeli-koch Senators. and 1t is said /
they succeeded in getting Martin Bailey of L
Danvile to desert his colOrs. This was /
probably accomplished through the kindly /
ald Oh Congressman Cannon, part Of the /
Yates-H Hopkins faction. Mr.. Cannon has /
lately given evidence Of q firm intention to /
stand with his friends, Yates, Hopkins and |
sealed
l was told that the Small bunch Of Sena- |
tors had bought Southern Illinois Sena- /
tor during the campaign with H,500 in cold /
cash, and that the latter was expected to |
JOIN with the Yates element in controlling |
the senate. But this man has always been
regarded as honorable in politics. and. as !!
ne agreed last summer to be with Camp |
peIi IN the organization, he will likely keep |
his word.
It is said the Yates side in Senate and |
House viii muster its forces next week in /
Chicago 7 T.. PICKERING