The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-23
Hopkins Had Everything His Own
Way in the Christian County
Convention.
PR0VINE FOR THE LEGISLATURE
NorthcOtt Managed the State .Ad.
ministratiOn Contest and Made
Plea for Governor Yates
-POstmaster's Woe.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

EEft bl.IC SPECIAL.
Taylorville. Ill. March 2c-'The Christian
County Republicans to-day indorsed Roose-
Welt and Yates, depiored the death of Nc
Kinley. instructed for A ]. Hopkins for
United States Senator did not mention the
distinguished services Of Culiom and Mason
declared for Laura B. Evans Of Taylorville
for trustee OF the Illinois University. in
structed for Whittemore for State Treas
urer and authorized Walter Provine the
Hopkins candidate for the Legislature. TO
select his own delegates to the Senatorial
Convention.
Mr.. Provine is a young man. and his leg
islative wind Is cut OF before he begins
to breathe the atmosphere as a candidate
Judge Hamlin of Shelby will name the Re
publican minority member for this district.
and his name will not be Provine.
The primaries were held nearly week
ago and the decision was made TO instruct
for nobody. and merely to indorse the ma ma
tional and State administrations But
frssS fro sS anS
SO urgent that the leaders OF the conyeh-
tion, kinney and Parish. the latter 3 clerk
field. changed their schedule and INSTRUCTED =,
for everybody. Mr. Northcott himself is
tS for this On when inc n
ment OF the convention.
Northcott's Speech.
Tho eonyention was S called , to 9raer Tor,sf. ny
tee. who made no excuse for the absence
Of Chairman Smith. Cornelius Drake was
the temporary and A. T. Kinney permanent
chairman. A. G Payne and B. A. Turner
were secretaries. Although there We're no
contests a Credentials Committee was ap-
pointed to give Mr.. Northcott an opportu-
nifty TO shoot OF a speech. His exhortation
was the usual Republican sermon devoted
largely to Yates and Roosevelt Referring
He has been persistently assaiied and
now appeals to the people for vindication;
and know Republicans everywhere will VIII
man-that Republican" and the peIspira-
tion poured from the face OF Mr.. North
colt as he shrieked the wor5si WIG p-t at
dent or a Republican Governor will meet
with the censure from Republicans OF this
ut is time for Christian to speak in no
uncertain words. The battle here will have
its effect In Montgomery: which meets next
in every county from Wisconsin to Cairo.
and let me add that the wishes OF the peo-
pie by ts ssFs ,ss and be
go. and you should instruct these delegates
what the sovereign viii OF the Republic
The Credentials Committee reported all
townships represented except Prairieton;
chairman over Schuyler OF Pana. the Ma
son candidate. by vote Of s. to q
Provine Made a Speech.
MI. Pr0vlne was then Seiecteu lof neP-
resentative by acclamation. In returning
thanks he said: when Republicans elect
a man Governor or President, # is the
duty OF every Republican to hold UP the
hands Of such executive. and VIII do an
I can TO carry out that sentiment II l am
Two or three weeks ago. II is said. Mr..
Provine was parading the streets OF Iaylor-
willie denouncing Yates as a man who vas
were not wide enough for him 10 walk
On behalf Of the Pana delegation. 7; D:
no use to take action on a man who Is
dead" shouted a burly farmer. whose voice
sounded like the squeak OF shoat that
could see the swill. but couldn't get his nose
The Resolutions Committee refused to re-
port the resolution and Mr.. kelligar onered
it in open convention. 1t was as follows;
hereby instruct the delegates TO the sena.
torial convention Of the F'ortieth District
to use all honorable means to nominate a
s tS for ths the o William Pc
and vote for him for United States seha-
tor"
Hopkins resolution. and was voted down
70 to IS The Committee on State Delegates
ignored Pana IN selecting the delegates. ana
Pana through Colonel Pat Calvin, set up
try delegate withdrew after Galvin's appea!
and the latter was substituted. The list OF
State delegates - as follows: c. G. VIII
liams. W.. B. Watkins. H. c: Porter: w
9. KiEkbride; J. s; Eaton: Charles M sS Gallo
GAVIN. saK; C. w. c'e' Fred Kinney ana rA'''eA
Two delegates from Pana on the congress
sional list refused to accept the honor. but
after Galvin's success In breaking into the
action and consented to serve They Were: