The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-29
Supporters of Miller of Hamilton
County Hope to Make Him Next
Speaker of the House.
VISIT WORLDS FAIR SITE.
First Representative From South.
ern Part of State to Sign
Pledge Was Gaunt of
Pulaski,

It was representative gathering of Re
publican statesmen from Southern Illinois
which conferred yesterday afternoon in the
parlors of the Southern Hotel and signet
their names to a pledge in line with the
Yates-Lorimer- -Hinman-Hogan combination
The eighteen men present promised to vote
for Miller Of Hamilton County for Speaker
Shortly after the Southern Hotel meeting
the diplomats from Egypt boared an Olive
street car. visited the Worlds Fair site. ani
later talked more politics aboard Pullman
car en- route to Springfield. Ill
1t was one, two. three and out. AS fast
as the legislative members from Southern
Illinois entered the hotel they affixed theil
signatures to the pledge. Major Danie
Hogan and Judge Cicero ]. Lindiy vert
first on the ground. and were soon followed
by Shanahan and Kopf OF Chicago, Chair.
man Fred Rowe of the Republican State
Committee, and E. c. Curtis Of Kankakee
County Shanahan turned the pledge ovel
to Curtis. 1t bore the names, 1t was claimed
Of eighteen of the thirtyone Cook County
Republican members of the house. Peni-
tentiary Commissioner John H. Duncan OF
Marion and Anna Hospital Trustee H. H
KOhn Of Anna and former State Treasurer
Charles Becker of Belleville were present
to argue with anybody who might object &c
signing the pledge.
1t developed there was no opposition
Major Hogan had everything In smooth
running order. Now that Pleasant Chap
man is In the boneyard there are none left
in all Egypt to dispute the dictatorship OF
Major Hogan. He not only will run the
State, but the Federal end of the patron
age-mill IN Southern Illinois. John Henry
Miller is MIR. Hogan's selection for Speak
er. and there IL no stronger friend Of Gov
ernor Yates in Illinois than this same Mill
er This is one bone that sticks in the craw
Gaunt Of Pulaski. This honor was CON
ferred upon him in recognition of the fact
laski County, and Gaunt is the Majors as
set. Walker of Pope, the friend OF Secre-
aFY YeH of Hsn1s to the
to sign for ''Six-Shooter" Jim Edwards
who was sick in bed, according to Mr..
to vote for Mason for Senator. signed and
said he was with the State a6ministra-
tion. statement that will not surprise any
person acquainted with him or the ma
neuvers of the leaders who brought about
his nomination for the House.
Judge McElvain of Murphysboro. hesitat-
some assurances regarding committee places
as well as first-class craftsmanship. And
then he has an eye on that nomination for
the fellow who can deliver that plum, and
no doubt Judge McElvain wanted a posi-
tive statement that he would get the sup
port of the Pulaski, Alexander and Union
delegations In the judicial Convention. He
hadn't signed at noon. but had promised to
90 SO De1Ore ne departed 1Or nome,
Should Major Hogan join hands with Nc
Elvain. one John Murphy Herbert, also of
Murphysboro, will gnaw a file. The circuit
bench has been the acme of Herberts am
feud with McElvein for long time, prin-
cipal1y because their aspirations for the
bench clashed. But McElvain has some
thing to deliver to Hogan, the king. and
Herbert has nothing.
Montgomery of Madison. an amiable old
gentleman, wouldn't sign the paper until he
had thorough understanding with all the
bosses present His colleague Judge Lind
ly, marched him directly to the stand, but
Montgomery expostulated. He said some
thing about having relatives who lived ..in
for some evidence. He talked to Miller, to
Hogan. to Rowe. and finally Indy took him
over in corner from which there was no
escape. Before he left he was under a spell
and marched to the counter like a soldier
and placed his name on the paper.
There was no hesitation about Martin
Schnipper of Belleville. He was somewha:
fortified for the ordeal. however. When he
signed he made brief statement of his re-
gard for the anti-Yates faction in st. Clair
County. beaverton of Crawford. the asset
missioner. who is Instructed for Mason fol-
Senator. did not show up.
Major Hogan said Mr. beaverton was III
and his physician would not allow him to
leave the house. However he was vouched
for as being with the Yates party. Nc.
Guire Of Sparta missed his train and did not
appear until nearly noon. AS he ran as q
distinctively Yates candidate there never
was a doubt about his inclination to sign
the pledge; Most of the visiting statesmen
view the Worlds Fair grounds from the
street, street; the then .l returned n to the hotel at
pense Of their candidate for Speaker. Doc.
tor ]. A. Wheeler of Auburn, who received
a gilded brick by the Yates faction during
the campaign, got in town in time for the
dinner. and accompanied the party to
Springfield on an afternoon train.