Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-13

Mr.. Sherman himself Is more than n
possibility as the candidate OF his
group of the party. Mr.. Sherman car
ried with him in the Speakership con.
test thirty-nnc of the lightweight Re
publican members of the House. hut
this does not indicate that his strength
| in the state Is in this proportion. Fol
| lowing Mr.. Sherman I'm the anti-HOp-
kins campaign in the state convention
| last year was only one-third of the
delegates. That was fight by Mr..
Sherman and his friends against the
regular Republican party organization
| I'm the State. OF the thirty.nine mem
beers Of the House who followed Mr..
Sherman to defeat In the Spcikersh p
contest a number came from counti, =
which supported Mr.. Hopkins against
Mr. sherman in the state convention
Among these were Representatives
Charles I. Cherry of Kendall Charles
\. Allen of Vermilion. G. II. Backus
OF Kane. Charles Il. Black and W. a..
McRoberts of Peoria. where the delega-
ton was divided: Guy L. Bush of Du
Page. l.. NJ. Magill Of Rock Island.
where the delegation was divided:
Horace Russell of IroQuois. !. a. Mon
telius Of Ford and G. a. Wcatherbec
Of Whiteside.
Mr.. Sherman lost W. NJ. owen of
Mclean. which voted against Hop
kins instructions. and Wilfred Arnold
of Knox. where the delegation was
split. lie also gained the support of
Representatives Christian. Church,
Nagel. Pcndarvis. and Norden. of Cook
County. and Schlag enhauf of Adams.
whose districts voted for Hopkins in
the convention. The fact that those
members of the Legislature followed
Mr.. Sherman IN the Speakcrship con-
test does not indicate necessarily that
the counties they represent would fol.
low Mr.. Sherman's lead i'm a fight
against the regular organization in the
state convention next year.
Whether Mr.. Sherman will be can.
lidate for Governor before the con.
ventiOn II an open question. He has
never said that he will be a candi.
date. His own language Is: II do
not know that I care to he a candi.
date for any Office. but reserve all
rights pertaining to u citizen of the
United States resident in Illinois,"
Many of Mr. Sherman's friends
want him TO declare himself u candi-
date. There are Indications that Mr..
Sherman would prefer States Attor-
ney Charles >. Deneen. of Chicago. as
the candidate of the CullOm- Sherman
wing Of the party-if he would not be
Il candidate himself Mr.. Deneen IL
preferred because 1t Is thought he
could get more delegates from Cook
County than any other man whom the
Cullom. lceves-S Sherman element could
take up.
| Lines seem to he forming for Mr..
Deneen. His friends In the Twenty
ninth. Thirtieth. Thirty.flrst. and
Thirty.secOnd Wards say that he
could have most of the delegates from
those wards. The Lake View wards.
led by James Pease and Recorder ST.
mon. would be for Deneen. So would
whatever Of strength Henry l.. Hertz
could control What would be done In
Hyde Park would depend on what
other candidates might be In the field.
II Frank D. I.owden, for instance.
were Il candidate the Hyde Park
wards would probably support him az
against any one. And Mr.. LOwden
may be an active candidate before the
round up Of the politicians at the State
fair Already he has shown signs Of
taking notice" Of things In politics.
He has had number of innocent.
appearing gatherings Of politicians ut
his farm In Ogle County. He has
friends In many parts Of the State.
He would be particularly strong in
the northern tier of counties. lie
would give Mr.. Deneen or any other
Cook County candidate hard fight In
Chicago.
Attorney General II. J. Hamlin IL
more than n possibility as II candi
date. He Is strong In the southern
section Of the State. and has friend
In all parts. He has been counted b!
some us affiliated with the Sherman
faction, but this Is not strictly true
Hamlin and sherman parted cOmpan!
over the Dawes proposition last year
and while they have been to some OK
tent friendly since then, It cannot b,
said that Mr.. Hamlin should he con
sidered one OF the Sherman followers
Hamlin was pronounced by the lat
John Il. Tanner to be one Of the tire
great lawyers In the State outside o
Chicago. the other two being Hug
Crea Of Decatur and John 8. Steven
Of Peoria.
Hamlin's friends have been fee.in
the sentiment In many districts. On
thing they report as having found
. that the close friends of Senator Cul
lom appear to be for Mr.. Deneen 10
Governor. Mr.. Hamlln does not wan
: to be the candidate of any faction II
the party. While he has not been m,ic
Of a factionist he would like, hi
friends assert, to be taken up by tn
: regular organization. His friends So
also that he can get many delegates o
his own account
Congressman Nespaslan Warner q
. Clinton, Is talked about rs a canddat,
;, He is strong In the eastern section O
:. the state, and If he Were II candldat