Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-10
REPUBLICANS GET TOGETHER.

There is no doubt in the minds of
thinking persons. either within the
ranks of practical politics or tsidc of
them. that the Republican managers in
this county and state are more than
usually impressed with the Importance
of the approaching elections and have
made up their minds to leave no stone
unturned to carry them.
Not only Is this the fact as regards
the local leaders. but 1t Is also the fact
i'm regard to the party managers
throughout the country.
The Eagle In recent editions drew
attention to many significant events
and conditions which pointed to this
conclusion. and I'm It's last issue pre-
dicted that 40 important were the IL.
sues involved that all merely personal
chickering's and conflicting personal In
terests would he eliminated by the iron
hand OF political necessity, that the
Republicans were closing their ranks
and would he found with an unbrOken
front next fall. so far as the party or
ganizatiOn Is concerned this has come
true.
The developments of the past week
have demonstrated that the Eagle read
the signs of the times Alright.
The Republicans have held their pr.
maries and county convention. ana In
doing so have crushed out all faction
ism and forced the bickerers to fall In
line behind the ranks Of the regular
party organization.
or course the hand of one of the
ablest leaders the Republicans Of Cook
County have had In many years was
noticeable In this.
Mr.. Lorimer's personal triumph Is
for the time being mt least complete.
His enemies. political and personal,
those who through the press or other.
wise have persistently endeavOred to
drag him down have been endorsed alb.
solutely, and he IL to-day more undis.
putedly than ever the leader Of the
Republicans Of Cook County and Of
the State Of Illinois.
That The Eagle was literally and
absolutely correct when Il fOretOld last
week the reuniting of the various fac.
tions Of the Republican party ana the
welding of all parts into n solid organ
izatiOn. everybody will now readily nd
nit; The Eagle was convinced of 1t ut
the time because of careful Observa-
ton OF the work which was being done
within the Republican organization.
Just how thoroughly this has been
accomplished may he judged from the
following extract from n resume of the
situation published the day after the
primaries by the Inter Ocean. the rec
ognized organ of the regular Repul''
lication organization In Cook County
and the State of Illinois.
THE ticket Ms agreed upon was the
outcome OF the primaries yesterday.
In every case the Old.time leaders won
ut the primaries. The meeting last
night was plainly revival Of the Or
ganizatiOn which controlled Republican
politics In 1896 ana for some years
priOf to that time. The only man who
was considered a leader ut that time
and who was not prominent In the
party councils last night was Henry l.,
Hertz.
Gus We're renewal OF the Old-time
character. Everybody was In good h,i'
NOR Lorimer. Smyth, Pease, Deneen,
JamiesOn--all worked together in har'
mOny, which presages a return of the
strength known in 1896 and previous
~"
That Republican officials ut Washing
ton We're much Interested in the situa.
ton here Is evidenced by several Incl
dents. The elimination Of Henry j..
least, due to the fact that he Is Fed.
eral Officc-hOlder. and has had it init
mated from headquarters that any
symptoms Of the Misunderstanding In
politics, mt which he has in the past
proved himself so proficient, would be
attended by disastrous results. SO for
once Mr.. Hertz has had to Ego away
back and sit down"
There We're others, 1t Is said. some
what similarly situated. When it is
remembered that Mr.. Lorlmer IL an ac-
knowlcdged friend and supporter of
the present national administration, in
conjunction with Governor Yates and
the State administration, il will he seen
how plausible and reasonable this de-
ductiOn is. That the coming campaign
may mean much as to how the vote of
Illinois shall be east in the next Repub-
llcan national convention may he gath
cred from the dead set now being made
by outside and Independent Republi-
cans on the State administration in an
attempt 10 wrest control Of the State
out OF the hands Of this same State
The visit of Mr. LOrmer to Washing.
ton, and his conference with the DOW.
ers that be there on the eve of the prl-
marles Is also taken as another straw
which shows how the wind blows.
Having said 50 much in reference 10
the conditions preceding and following
the convention, we have said about all
that can be said, for judging by the
Of the ticket, there Is anything
but certain victory in store for the
this fall
While there are several excellent