The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-08
Repeating Common in Springfield
and Opposition Had No Repre-
sentatiyeS to Protest.
NEGROES VOTED IN DRovEs.
Methods Of the Administration
Have Disguised Many Republic
ans and Will Likely Cost Them
Sangamon County.

[ RFPrBIIC SPECIAL.
| spr,ngfleld. Ill. March THE programme
| manuel out by Governor Yates and his able
seamen on the Republican County Com
r!ittec for the Republican primaries In
| Sanyam County to-day was carried out
| 20 Z nicely The Hopkins delegate tickets
swept the city OF Springfield like cyclone.
The "uninstr1;cted'' or Dawes. delegates
were swamped. In the country precincts
| the Dawes people have decidedly the advan-
tage but 4 majority OF the convention
comes from the city.
There was n stiff fight in most of the city
wards but the voters deposited their bal
lots with 4 fun knowledge that they were
against Il brace game. and the ballots
wooid be counted according TO previous in
struction of the Governors manager.
4 New Innovation.
Nothing like il ever was known In this
city. Two years ago. when Governor Tan
ner controlled the County COMMITTEES. II
was suggested to him that tnc Cu!lo.n fac
ton he given no show, ana he vetoed the
proposition.
No" said he. "it won't do. You must
give the other side judge Of election n,
every voting precinct. and the vote nus; be
counted right. We cannot afford to risk
losing the county by being unfair or steal
ing the primary. All l ask is a fair shake.
and II we can't Hex them we Will TAX. our
medicine"
To-day the Dawes faction was given no
show at all. The judges were all Of the
Yates Hopkins breed. Dawes was not al
lowed challenges: nor Witnesses at the
count: nor a single Judge in all the CITY,
Negroes were voted in Groves. soma of then,
i've and six times. In the Seventh Ward
one negro made record OF fourteen votes
during the afternoon. They were driven
In carriages from one ward to another. No
challenges being permitted. they deposited
tEeir ballots 1t Is said that the iu6pes in
every ward received instructions TO add
ffty votes to the Hopkins list Of delegates
when the result was announced.
Returning Hoard.
Tho returning beard is composed exclu-
sivciy OF members OF the County Committee
who are on the State payroll, and consists
OF the Committee OF Five selected last fan
by the agents OF the Governor. True, W
J. Butler, the leader Of the Governors
faction. IS net on the payroll, so Tar rs
anybody knows, but his father. Writ But
Ter. Is holding down easy desa In the
Insurance Department.
The whole proceeding was the most in
famous exhibition OF machine brutality ever
witnessed here. The State and city ad-
Ta!nistrItions. every ward ''rounier'' and
nearly every negro We're solid for HOPKINS
Republicans realize that their county
ticket is lost. and freely predict that Sanea-
AZ least 5OJ majority next fail. Ii cost a
pile of money, too. and the } per cent fund
the Governor gets from assessing his Office
holders was used without limit
VIII Cost Republicans Dearly.
TT will cost Us the city and township
ticket this spring" said one good man
The county ticket ought to go to the dogs.
for all the candidates. who will be nomi-
mated tomorrow are part and parcel of the
Governors ring Mr.. Yates has won 4 vic
tory by methods that would disgrace a
Levee ward in Chicago. and at the expense
of our ticket Republicans cannot stnnd for
it. and the only way they can show their
disapproval is by remaining at home on
election day"
The success Of the Hopkins-Yates faction
means the selection tomorrow in the con-
vention OF j. n. Wheeler and A 6. Murray
for the House OF Representatives. There Is
some talk tonight OF nominating only
Wheeler, for it Is conceded that two Re
publicans cannot be elected. The Sangamon-
Morgan senatorial district Is certain to go
Democratic The Yates faction caIx.ot
Square" itself with the outraged Sanga-
mon Republicans.
Conference Of Appointees.
Governor Yates called all his important
appointees to Springfield this week. lie
leaves for Charleston. s. c., tomorrow by
special train. II Is impossible to learn all
he told them. II Is known that Immediately
he will order the State Committee to meet.