The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

mon County. and is getting ready to re-
move a number Of them from oftice.
LINDLEY FINDS A SNAG.
II has been stated that demand was
recently made on the Governor lot the
removal of J. Mack Tanner as secretary
of the State Board of Charities; DaVld
Ross. secretary of the state Board OF
Labor Statistics, and Doctor j. A EGah'
secretary of the State Board OF Health
The demand, it is said, came from the
SanEamon County leaders. who "antea
John Juneman placed i'll Tanners posi-
ton and openings made Tor others Soo
we're favorable to them. lhe stOrE hu9
been denied. and Tanner says II hal Us
origin In u joking remark made by tlch-
ard Sullivan, the Sangamon county 1ieas-
urcr.
Represertatiye Cicero J; Linaly, %ho no
stated some time ago that he Would DC
a candidate for State Treasurer, now says
it is too early to consider the MINOR places
on the ticket. The Inference is tltat MT.
Jindly has struck a snaE. Recently ne
gave 4 little dinner over i'll st. Louis, at
which he announced that he. could get mis-
congressional district and the contiguous
territory without n struggle. provided eS-
Senator Begole of Belleville was not a
candidate.
Senator Begole was present, but some
how he failed to take tho hint. and no one one
yet knows whether he IS a candidate for
the place. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Lindly
wanted TO make certain of his neighDors
before becoming q, sure enough candl-
date. and hence the damper on his en-
thusiasm. In the event that Begole be
comes a candidate Madison County is lost
to him. and without this he can make but
little claim to the nomination.
SAD FATE OF TRAVIS.
BY the way. there are disquieting reports
from Madison County. For years Charles
Travis has been the peacemaker between
the Republican factions in that county,
and has always succeeded IN straishten-
ing things out whenever they were in a
tangle. In this way he has been enabled
practically to dictate Republican politics
there without becoming offensive. In an
evil hour Governor Yates made Travis a
Worlds Fair Commissioner. and since that
time he has been in a position where he
has to fight the Governors battles. There
is one of these coming on and the anti
Yates people are going after Travis 5
scalp.
An event of more than passing interest
to Southern Illinois politicians will be the
soldiers runion at Carbondale. which be-
gins September 2S Governor Yates
Charles s. Deneen. L. Y. Sherman, Attor-
ney General Hamlin. Congressman War
ner, Frank Q. Lowden and perhaps others
of the prospective gubernatoriaI candi-
dates will be present at this gathering.
SPRINGFIELD LOVE FEAST.
Following the Carbondale meeting the
politicians will all assemble at Springfield
to attend the annual love feast. which al
ways accompanies the State Fair. The
fair opens September 26 and closes Oc-
tober 3. and during the eight days Spring
field Will be alive with politicians from all
parts of the state.
1t Is believed that something of the plans
Speaker Cannon and Senators Cullom and
Hopkins have for Illinois will be disclosed
during this gathering. Congressman Lori
mer will be here and he, too, may diyuIge
something regarding his attitude In the
coming gubernatorial fight.