The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-31
Democrats Suggest They Join
Forces With Anti-Yatcs Crowd
III Illinois House.
COULD CONTROL LEGISLATURE.
The Old Senator Declares He Will
Be Elected Speaker by the
Republicans or Not
at All.

| REPUBLIC SrECIAL.
| Springfield. Ill. Dec. 3).-There is no room
| for the politicians IN Springfield. The
| teachers swarm the hotels and Capitol and
| pay no more attention to the greatness OF
| Sherman ard FreIch and Shanahan than II
| they were lab; .!rT men.
The few statesmen who are here dis -uss
perfunctoTly the spoakcfship. the senator
| ship and Tie slate FOR 1874. Senator Fran
| els W. Parker q Chicago created mild
| stir by declaring his Independence &C the
State Ccuv nJ;cu in=trUctio-5 for Hopkins.
He said H.ij WIS his first choice. Mason
| was not 1t al Objectionable and he mIgnt
vote for HC pkiuS.
This talk Of Hopkins having n sure
| thing" said Senator Parker. 'is occasioned
by the fact that he has had no opposition.
When the game begins other names will be
presented and everything will net be 50
unanimous. Hopkins just now Is a greIt
man i'll Illinois. We want a man who Will
be great IN Washington as well Illinois"
1t is sand there are twelve Senators and
fifteen Representatives VINO will not vote
for HopkIus. II this is true Hopkins Is de-
feated- Inc SnerinaLiteS are endeavUring
10 IanSlc up the ldteS organization, or
Miller Grove, Oh labor matters. Tney are
IryInS to pave Il pam for Drew and others
to ueserL sniIeT ana go to sherman.
ncnmpper o. Bene'ilie was approached on
this line ana EeiuSeQ TO entertain the SuS-
eestion. Inc Two REPRESENTATIVES, from
Madison ana Bond can nave Tommy VIII
hanson for clerk of the House II they will
JOIN MIR. ShermanS company. just now
they are with miller and Yates, VINO are
Tor John Reevess reelection.
Governor Yates arrived home this after
noon, APPARENTLY in good healtn and spirits.
Senator Len Small, who is also president OF
the kankakee Hospital Board, is said to
have rendered his resignation Of the latter
ofnce to the Governor. He did this last
summer, and again recently, and has asked
that 1t take effect with the new years ad-
vent.
SHERMAN IS BUSY.
The lean. bony form Of Judge Lawrence
Y. Sherman, the head of the rebeiliOus
subjects of Governor Yates, was dodg.ng
around the sharp corners of the Leland
Hotel all day to-day. He was as smi.ingly
confident OF success and as saucy as p sure
and rosy as a Ben Davis apple, represented
the interests of John Henry Miller the
Yates-Lorimer- -Hinman candidate. Miller
will be here on Thursday and n host of
politicians will come with him.
There Is little satisfaction in interview
ing either Sherman or Shanahan. The lat
ter says Miller has a cinch, with fifty Re-
publican representatives on a paper pledge
to vote for Miller in caucus He insists
there is nothing more that can be said on
the subject; that Miller is an easy winner.
Sherman contents himself with the declara-
ton that he will be nominated for Speaker
in the Republican caucus.
Lieutenant Governor Northcott told me
he knew of several Representatives who
had not signed the Miller pledge who would
vote for Miller in the caucus. A friend Of
Sherman Is authority for the. statement
that some of those on the Miller pledged
list would vote for Sherman.
There you are. You can take your choice.
Some of the Yates side Of the game OPEN
ly express a fear that Sherman has suff-
defy the caucus and take the question to
the floor of the house and secure his cleo