The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-09
REPTBLIC SPECIAL.

| Wmch Is the product or the most cOrTGp
and brutal machine that ever disgraced
| great party. The YatesH Hopkins-Lorirael
slate was broken in only one particular. an,
it wasn't really break-a mere crack
which only SCARED the surface. The ;ick=
! presented by the bosses is follows:
For Clerk Of Supreme Court-Chris Name
| Of Chicago.
For State Treasurer-Fred A Busse o.
| Chicago.
For Superintendent OF Public instruction
Alfred Bayliss of Streator.
| For Trustees OF the Illinois University
Mrs. Laura B. Evans of Taylorville, VIII
| lam B. Mckinley of Champaign, and L. H
Kerrick OF Bloomington.
| Notwithstanding the combination has n
two-thirds majority on the State Commit
| tee. ten more fire-tested members of the
office-holding brigade were added by rcso.
luton in the convention. These worthy
| patriots are: Lott Brown and Z. H. Morris
OF Chicago; Alexander Johnson OF Wheaton;
W. Scott Cowen of Shannon; Isaac c. Ed
| wards of Peoria; Fred. H. Rowe of jack
sonylle; Cicero Lindley Of Greenville;
Clarence E. Snively of Canton: James S.
Neville of Bloomington and John H. Dun
can Of Marion. Morris is a negro who was
ANPe1-otcN by Lis oNbi idSc III lle lii
cago primaries last Monday A clear ma
3ority of the bunch have jobs in the State
service. Edwards and Snively are the
strongest OF the lot.
Dawes Promptly Withdraws.
By an overwhelming majority the State
Convention to-day decided for Hopkins for
senator and indorsed Yates and Yatesism.
Dawes promptly withdrew and Mason is
sued defiance that blistered the paint on
the dome Of the Capitol building. Here is
the Dawes statement:
Recognizing that the expression Of a conven-
uon OF l.J0o delegates must be considered as
fairly representative Of the will OF majority OF
The party. with feelings OF deepest gratitude 10
the friends who have so loyalty suppo. ted me- and
with only the kindliest feelings toward my op-
ponents, hereby announce my withdrawal as a
candidate for the United States Senate.
CHARLES G. DAWES
Mason Hurls Defiance.
Senator Mason still has hope that a mi
racle will save him. He not only declares
he will remain candidate, but hurIs de-
fance at Yates and Hopkins In the follow
ing statement:
will succeed myself United States Senator
from Illinois. 1 have made fight for State
delegates II 1t WAS q straight Republican con-
vention II could have nothing to do with select
ing United States Senator. and certainly con-
ysntion made up by brutaly unseating regularly
elected delegates and seating those elected by
ballot-box stuffing and Doodle could have nothing
in common with Republicanism- The ultimate
effect will be to elect and to defeat MIR. Lori
mer for Congress. defeat the Cook County ticket
and greatly endsnger the State ticket. l am
Republican and hope for Republican success. but
the people will runuke the Governor and his
methods. / will later make a detailed statement
10 some Of the counties affected by baIot-box
stuffinE and Doodle and by broken instructions.
Tell the Governor to make another assessment
on the scrub women and clerks. for shah meet
him and his candidate at the next roll CALL where
the Slu9h fund Will be 81 potent.
WM. E. MASON.
Sherman Denounces Yates Methods.
Soon after Dawes's swan song, Speaker
Sherman Joined the chorus in this fashion:
II . civil service plank is proper. admit
II is by conduct in public charities. there is
no reason why It could not be extended TO other
State institutions Of nonpOlical administrative
kind. One Of the amendments sought to be Of
fered by way Of minority report extended the
civil service system to all such branches of the
State government. This comes fully under the
accepted scope OF civil service laws political as
sessmentA
Republican convention. He had a majority OF
that convention behind him 1t was not necessary
for him to gag Republicans IN order TO enforce
his views the views OF the majority. His rul-
ing was In violation OF every parliamentary
preceden. known in the English tongue. 1t was
made to fit the occasion.
There was agreement entered Into last night
between parties Of both sides that each be al
lowed twenty minutes in which to present the
question OF an Endorsement for United States
Senator to the convention. That agreement was
broken by the ruling Of the chairman of the
convention Whether this was done through in
tentIon or ignorance cannot say.
We could have been heard in that convention
IN twenty minutes. II took two hours to suppress
a minority OF Republicans II this IL Mr.. North
colts Idea Of the way to conduct his party's af
fairs he is at liberty to pursue It. II is my right
lieye 1 represent those who were refused hear
ing to-day In Republican convention. am
now ready TO volunteer my services for the ticket
which will be In the field for the election next
November am now at the orders OF my party.
Combine Deserted Kinney.
The machine last night had Walter Kim
sey on It's slate and up to noon to-day he
was sure winner. When II became evi-
aent that there would be fight on the
Hopkins Endorsement, Kinney was shame
fully discarded without notice on a dicker
with Lee, whiteside and scattering votes In
and around Bayliss's old home Those
friends of Baylss voted for the Hopkins in
dorse7nent and Bayliss received unexpected
machine strength on the second ballot for
Superintendent of Schools. 1t was sufficient
to nominate him over Kinney.
The track of the machine is marked with
the skeletons of its buncoed victims, in
cluding Kinney, Small and Whittemore
Busse was nominated to get rid of him in
Cook County Years ago Henry Wulff was
named for State Treasurer, to eliminate him
from Cook County politics. Now he is the
deadest politician in the State.
Chris Manner was nominated over one
armed A. D. Cadwallader of Lincoln, an old
soldier The vote was, Manner. 1033; Cad
wallader 479. Sixty-nine Cook County dele
gates refused to vote for Manner, who has
been bitterly denounced by the Justices of
the Supreme Court and by several Chicago
newspapers.
Fred Busse was nominated by acclama-
ton.
For Superintendent of Schools, Mrs Hes
ter Smith of Mound City, received 40, Wal
ter B. Kinney of Tamaroa, 693 and Alfred
Bayliss 652 on the first ballot. Then Mrs.
Smith withdrew in a neat speech Of thanks.
The second ballot Kinney received GA to
Bayliss's S42
No Enthusiasm for Hopkins.
There was a weak attempt at enthusi-
asm for Hopkins, but it could not be
coaxed into a decent flame.
All the past and present publican lead
ers of the party in Illinois, excepting Lin
coin, were rudely pictured In oil on i'm
mense canvasses, and stretched on the
rafters and beams back of the Speakers
stand. The Lincoln vacancy was noticed by
many spectators 1t is the first time a Re-
publican State Convention has met in ILL
nois without some portrait of the great
President being conspicuous.
1t is argued that the party has not only
forgotten Lincoln, but discarded his ex-
ample and principles. This is easily be-
lieved when the voters contemplate the
disgraceful methods by which the faction
In control obtained its majority in the
State Convention.
By most fragrant parliamentary decision