The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
Produces Letter to Prove Duplicity
of Miller, Organization Can
didate for Speaker.
SHOWS HIS CHANGE OF FRONT.
After Pledging Himself to Cullom,
He Turned Immediately Around
and Helped to Coach
the Tanner Forces.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield. ILL.,. Jan 1-Speaker Sherman
fred the first bomb in the battle for the
control OF the House Organization tonight
| 1t is pointed directly al John Henry Miller
the organization candidate, and while it Is
not the heaviest piece in the Sherman camp
it serves to show that Mr.. Miller can play
a double game with his innocent constit-
| uents.
When Judge Sherman handed me the let
| ter he said he had the original, and would
produce 1t IL its authenticity were chal-
lenged. The letter Is dated al McLeansboro.
March IA. 1900 when Mr.. Miller was making
| his first race for the House. and Is ad-
dressed to Arthur E. Todd. Belle Prairie.
III. Evidently Mr.. Todd was a Cullom
Republican. and wanted an assurance that
! Mr.. Miller was for Cullom and not for Tan
| ner for United States Senator
The text of the letter follows:
| occupy tho same position have always oc-
cupied as to the senatorship and that is / think
Senator Cullom should be returned, and I ar,
for returning him. and II am nominated and
elected shall my influence in caucus and
elsewhere for returning him: unless of course
I were positively instructed otherwise. and that
\ I do not consider even a possibilty for q large
majority Of the sentiment Of this county 70 un-
questionably for tho return Of Senator Collum
| and. even II had been otherwise inclined. shall
most certainly faithfully represent and carry out
tho interest and the wishes of the Republican, Of
Hamilton County.
hope you can accept this - my frank and
candid position in this matter and I shall also
hope you will find II your pleasure to place mo
right before the Republicans in your vicinity
Rest assured. also. that II you still regard Il
your interest your duty still to oppose my
nomination. shall not regard It q personal
opposition or an unfriendly Yours truly.
J. H. MILLER
MILLER CHANGES FRONT.
Mr.. Miller was nominated and elected
without Instructions that year and imme-
diately forgot that tho sentiment Of his
county was for cullom' and that he was
Sin favor OF Culloms reelection" About
the first thing he did was to join the Tan
ner forces. and, along with Sherman. Dan
Hogan, Perry Hull and others. form the
Tanner Steering Committee.
1.-The day that Tanner withdrew from the
senatorial race" said Judge Sherman, 'he
called Mr.. Miller and myself into his room
and told US the contest was over: that he
had determined to make no further fight
against Cullom's reelection"
The point to the story Is the ability Of
the organization candidate to carry water
on both shoulders. He has declared many
times during the present contest he has
made no pledges. and nobody believes him.
The Shermanites say Miller is playing
two-faced game with many OF his support
ers in the speakership race, and the above
letter and Mr.. Miller's action In Joining
Tanner show what he can do.
CHARGE STINGS
The Millerites have been charging that
Sherman was traitor to Tanner, and,
while everybody acquainted with the fight
between Cullom and Tanner knows this Is
not true. yet 1t stings Sherman.
1t is said son Of Daniel Hogan lately
has been given a place in the Office Of Uni
ted States District Attorney Bethea in Chi |
cago. and If Bethea is not Cullom hench- |
man then there is none living.
1t will also be remembered that Repre-
sentatives Kerr and Skaggs. from Hogan |
territory. deserted Tanner in the hight two
years ago and Joined Cullom. A brother of |
the latter got a place under United States
Marshal Hitch soon afterwards. 1t is |
strongly intimated that Major Hogan had |
q great deal to do with the flop OF Skaggs |
and Kerr. Both were regarded as Hogan |
and their action then was a |
sensation in Southern Illinois.
1t is regarded as significant that Hogan, |
who was In the bosom Of Tanner two years |
ago. and now Is one Of Yatess kitchen cab |
met, should be able to get q fat sinecure |
for his son in Cullom office. In this con- |
nection the flop Of Skaggs and Kerr comes /
to the front. ]. L. PICKERING.