The St. Louis Republic., 1902-01-17

I business of general interest. Bloomington
| was selected as the meeting place in 1893
| The attempt OF Chicago members to hav'
! SIN wee presidents adued 10 The list CT of
! nceTs was defeated. The Legislature Wa:
asked to make some unimportant changes
! IN the revenue laws. This mornings ses
SION was devoted to discussion of hare
| posed TO them.
| Governor 4ates's idea of COMMITTEES
from the State Supervisors Association yC
pry into the secrets OF State institutions Is
| regarded q bluE. The Supervisors have
I 10 fund to pay even necessary expenses OF
| such committee. There is no fund in e&-
lstence, nor can one be created. He proba-
, bly, made his sweeping proposition knowing
that Il meant nothing.
Committee Severely Criticised.
The Danvllie Committee on Arrangements,
NAlch MADE up the programme Tor this
meeting OF the Supervisors and County
Clerks. is being severely criticised for the
strong partisan tone exhibited IL the busi-
! ness programme. one more mistake of this
character and The usefulness OF the State
organization will be entirely lost Repup-
llcan delegates are as free with their OBJ
Jections as the Democrats II mas always
peen the ann OF the managers OF the State
organization 10 steer clear OF. tile rocks OF
politics. and this is the first year that a
local committee has violated the unwritteu
law.
a Republican County Clerk voiced his dis
gust in strong language this morning and
expressed an intention of taking the sub
1ect before the association before adjourn
ment- Afterwards he was persuaded that
this would be bad form and he abandoned
his purpose.
The trouble is said this gentleman.
that this is a one-ulan city and one-man
county. Mr.. Cannon dominates everything
and has ruled for years like a car be Is
not narrow. but he has couple OF personal
Representatives in Danville-l refer to his
brother Bill and Postmaster Jewell-who
eat one kind of meat three times day.
They are afraid somebody will get a foot
hold IN Nermillon County and make light
CONGRESSMAN
the future. They are in absolute and undis-
puted control now. and nothing can move
them TO loosen up a little.
THE programme of our meeting this year
is something frightful to contemplate. 1t
was bad enough TO have Mr.. buckingham.
Commissioner of the Joliet Penirentiary,
read q paper in defense of Governor Yates,
which he introduced with the statement
that il Was Endorsed by the Governor. That
ham went beyond the limit of courtesy
when he attacked the Legislature for net
passing bill which was lie on its face
In effect. he demanded law that pretend
ed to recognize the merit system in the
State institutions. and Yet gave the Gov
ernor absolute power. think MS Stric-
lures or the Legislature We're uncaled for,
and that the Governor himself Is to blame
for the failure of the last Legislature TO
charitable institutions. for he asked for the
bill and retained il until too late TO get
1t through
other thing that was unexpected and not
desired. What has he done to commend
himself or his administration to the people
at large or TO the association? It is the
first time that the Governor of the State
ever addressed US, unless, perhaps when We
met in Springfield. He is with us merely TO
grind = facuonal or personal ak, and as a
politician.
The presence Of Congressman Hopkins
last night was another demonstration OF
petty factioual partisanship tina, disguised
good many. Mason and Dawes and Sher-
man showed good taste and common sense
py keeping away. We don't want to see or
listen TO politicians. We are here for busi-
ness. ! will venture the assertion that If
Yates and Hopkins We're not as closely
ldentlled with Congressman Cannon as they
are they would not have been present"
rms gentleman lives in Northern Illinois
anu ms views fairly represent "a majority
OF the delegates to this meeting Only ffty-
one counties are represented this year. and
II bloomington does not offer a better bIIsi
HeSs programme next year than Danyille
furnished, the attendance Will be still
stiAaiiei- j. l.. PICKERING