The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-27
HOPKINS IS AGAIN
MADE CHAIRMAN
Illinois Democratic State Central
Committee Reorganized
With Old Officers.
HARMONY AT THE MEETING.
Party Workers Are Prepared 10
Make the Campaign for Il
Victory This Year
and in 1854.
HARMONY AT THE MEETING.

! REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. H. June c6.-Chairman, John +.
| Hopkins. Chicago; vice chairman, Charles
Boeschenstein. Edwardsville; secretary,
| William l.. Mounts Carlinville: treasurer
! William r. Brinton. La Sale.
| With the foregoing general officers. the
! Democratic State Central Committee of
Illinois will enter upon the campaign OF
1902 and prepare for the presidential cam
paign Of 1901.
| The reorganization of the State Commit
| tee was effected to-day and resulted in a
complete victory for the friends Of Chair
| man John 2. Hopkins, who, with Vice
| Chairman Boeschenstein, Secretary Mounts
| and Treasurer Brinton, was reelected prac-
| tiCally without opposition.
| The Burke Harrison contingent held but
four out of ten votes in Cook and Lake
| countieN
1t now appears by reference TO the pro-
| ceedngs of the Stat, Convention that Car
ter H. Harrison, chairman was written
| into the minority report. 1t is believed Mr..
| Harrison. had he defeated Chairman Hop
T, kins would have become active Candt-
date for chairman of the committee.
| Robert f. Burke. representing Mayor
Harrison. and the Ninth Congressional Dis
| trict on the committee. nominated Jackson
| R. Pearce of Quincy against Hopkins. but
| Pearce received only seven votes, one be-
| ing cast by Hopkins for courtesy. Two OF
| the committeeman were represented by
proxies.
| Vote on the Chairman ship.
Following was the lineup on the ballot
I for chairman:
| For Hopkins-B T. Gable. Rock Island;
W. L. Mounts. CarlinviIle; J. E. Murphy,
Peoria; J. B. Harris. Champaign; w. B.
| Brinton. LaSaIIe; F. B. Bowman East st.
| Louis; L. c. Whitnell, Vienna: Thomas
| Meehan, Bluffs; Thomas Gahan. Chicago;
| E. J. Novak, Chicago; Miles j. Devine. Chi
| cago: Dennis j. Hogan, Geneva: t. NJ.
| Haskins. LaSalle; T. Q. Wright. Freeport:
Frank J. Quinn. Peoria; B. j. Claggett.
Lexington: H. s. Tanner. Paris; w. VI.
Behring. Decatur; J. E. Hogan, Taylor
vile; c. Boeschenstein. Edwardsville: Max
Prill, Centralia: a. W. Charles, Carmi; W.
| A. Schwartz. Carbondale-25.
For Pearce-T. J. McNaIly. John E. Ow-
ems. R. 2. Burke and R. ]. Farrell of Chi
cago; J. w. Lusk. Monmouth; j. F. Robin
son. Virginia; John P. HcpkIns-I
Absent and not voting-M. J. Doherty,
Chicago: Thomas Cary. Chicago.
Chairman Hopkins called the Committee
men to order at O'Clock d. J. Hogan
liam l.. Mounts temporary secretary. Mr..
Hopkins was placed in nomination for re-
election by Frank ]: Quinn of Peoria,
John e. Owens. Burke offering the second.
Committeeman Haskins OF La Sale nomi-
mated w. B. Brinton for reelection rs
Treasurer. B. ]. Claggett nominated Charles
Boeschenstein, editor of the Edwardsville
lntelligencer, for reelection as vice chair
man Of the committee. while Denis ]. Ho-
gan named Mr.. Mounts for secretary.
Hopkins Speaks for Victory.
Upon receiving the nomination Mr.. Hop
kins said:
My duty, as well as your duty. is to elect
Democratic candidates without regard to
factions, cliques cCteries. and TO cement
and unity .he Democracy of Illinois. there
by making this safe Democratic State in
the presidential contest of 1904
George E. Brennan of Chicago probably
will be reelected secretary of the Executive
Committee, which will be made in fort
night.