The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-01
Sherman Followers Feel That
They Have Been Beaten by
Use of Patronage.
MILrER's RECORD ON LABOR.
Yates Has Tacitly Admitted an
Effort in Behalf of Miller and
Hopkins Governor the
Warwick of Party.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield. Ill, Dec. 31.-Although there
are few Republican politicians in the city.
the relations between the warning factions
il very much strained. Personal encounters
are by no means an impossibility.
The Sherman followers feel that they have
been tricked out of the House organization
by the use of State patronage, and possibly
by lavish use of money from the per cent
fuEd-"The Dick Yates fund" one Of them
calls 1t.
1t is related as an illustration Of the tenn
per of some of his party colleagues that
MIR. Miller famiiiar!y greeted one of the
Snermanites In a Chicago restaurant the
other day and tie reply was so abrupt and
TO the point that the candidate hurriedly
sought an exit.
For some reason not clearly understood.
the Sherman element Is confident that the
hand. there Is an air Of melancholy and
gloom surrounding the organization MEM
bers. 1he anti-Yales faction has been max
ing an Investiga ion OF the methods pur-
sued by the organization in securing pledges
to Mr.. Miller.
Anyhow, they have lot of material and
some Of 1t Is documentary, that will not
ten4 TO increase the regard CT Republican
voters for some of their members of the
House.
Already 1t has been shown that Mr. Mil
lei's record on labor measures in the last
General Assembly was not by any means as
good as the labor leaders desired.
There are a lot of other things that are
expected TO come out in the wash. and the
lauad.y work is promised for the broad light
of day. l have not made up my mind
whether all this Is being whispered as a
to agree to a compromise on the House
organization. or whether 1t will be used
as a justification for some of the Represent
atives remaining outside the House caucus.
a nNvl ar.,a ho bAa,, .N1lx ,t~I
re'.or.ers have been favored with a glance
n. il under proper pledges Of secrecy 1
am not sure that it will ever see the light,
however. During the last few years the
Republican factional leaders have developed
into buffers Of the first water. Senator Ma
son is the only one that has had the nerve
TO make good"
One section is said to involve broken
promises OF last session on a lot Of meas
ures IN which doodle had been promised
and no delivery made.
Governor Yates had tacftlv admitted chat
ne was taking a hand for Miller and Hon.
k!ns. He cid this in his usual naive guile.
Tess SWAY way. In the first round he fatty CON
Stnts ratrn .me cnarge OF the Shermanites that
state patronage has been promised to House
Menoers nIn,s TO secure pledges of votes for
% Milier Tor Speaker. In the next round the
eoesi,on was bluntly asked him:
governor, are you taking any mart in
me speakership and senatorial contests?"
ASK me another question" was the
Are you for Miller for Sne,por owl IT,,
Il am" "' 'oies'
any jury In Illinois would construe the
aiiirmative. It would be hard to convince
any person that the Governor can "take
s;u sart without using the weapons at his
olsposaI IN behalf OF his fayorites In
other phrase. Governor Yates is hound TO
maintain his position as the WarwYck Of
me me-, hepablican party of the State. On his
smile ofhceseekcrs shall thrive, nnd his
frown is death to their ambitions anu "'s
Long live the Kingt
j. L. PICKERING.