The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
YATES'S RETURN =.
STARTS PLOTTING
Illinois Republican Factions Will
Make the Capital Their Nee
ca This Week.
CHANGES ARE MADE IN EGYPT.
General Smith. the New Warden of
Chester Prison. Is to Have
Supreme Power Over
Ofticeholders.,


REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,, Juty 25.-Tte coming week
will bring many politicians to Springfield
II is announced that Governor Yates Will
be here and large number of his political
followers will be attracted to the capital
by his presence. His opponents Will drop
in to watch events.
In an interview in Chicago the other day
the Governor. announced that he regarded
it rs early for. the opening of a campaign.
but at the same time his people have been
busy for weeks.
The transfer. which was to mean much
to Republican politicians in Southern Ilii-
nois. mas taken place and next week Will
find General James Smith fully established
at Chester as Warden OF the prison and
director-in-chef of the Egyptian forces
General Smith was little late in getting
away from Springfield. for the reason that
his valuable services were necessary to the
proper inauguration of his successor. Cen
cral Scott. in the office OF the Adjutant Cen
eral.
Scott was not familiar with the intricacies
of Sangamon County politics and with
national guard encamDment and all OF its
local patronage on his hands the task was
too much for him. So General Splith re-
NAMED here until the encampment was IN
der way. the appointments had all been
made and things fixed up to the satisfaction
of the faithful.
WILL BE POWERFUL.
General Smith has always had much to do
in n quiet way with the distribution OF
patronage down in Southern Illinois. but
under the new arrangement he will have
than hs before hppn dele
gated to any single individual south Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. No man IN
all the Southern Illinois country will he
able to hold a State position in that coun-
try after the first of the new year unless he
has the approval of the Chester Warden.
The reason Governor Yates has gone so
far in the matter of reposins confidence in
Smith Is easily explained. Out of all the
politicians in Southern Illinois with whom
the Governor has had to do he has discov
cred that Smith is the one man whom he
can trust. Smiths word is good. and Yates
has learned by bitter experience that til s
is not true of a whole lot of other men in
Southern Illinois in whom he confided early
in his administration. - - ..-
But political integrity alone was not
sponsfble for the elevation of General Smith
to the position of distributor of patronage
sense and political discretion. and the Gov
ernor found that he had need of these prac
teal abilities in dealing with the sad-eyed.
soft-spoken Southern Illinois bankers and
school teachers who run politics in the
lower end OF the State Smith knows the
Republican politician from this section as
he Is known to no other map. and knows
how. to- deal With him. u : W. "a =
NONE TOO EARLY.
Though Governor Yates thinks It early to
begin a campaign. there are Indications that
he has been none too early in his prepara-
tors On his arrival from Europe the Gov
ernor encountered Major Dan Hogan with
his resignation as Registrar of the Chicago
grain office Major Hogan is a candidate
for Secretary Of State. His home is in
Southern Illinois. ard he is dubbed the
his political influence in that part of the
State.
Until recently Hogan was the administra-
ton man in Southern Illinois and the die
tator of its policy in that section. When he
became candidate for Secretary of State.
| however. he recognized the futility Of hang
| ing to the. Yates faction. and decided to
sever his connection with the administra-
\ ton. He Is to run as n no-faction candi-
date--provided, Of course. that it is posi-
| BILE for any Republican to run in Illinois on
a platform of this sort under the existing
| order. -"
That Hogan will find himself distressed
| ts already evident by the attitude assumed
| toward him In administration circles. His
| simple desire TO escape the unpleasant fea-
| lures of. factionaf campaign has been
| toward the reigning sovereign, and pitfalls
are being prepared for him in his own
/ country.
| Among other things a boom has been
| started for Frank JOINER of Carbondale as
| a prospective candidate for State Treasurer.
! Nothing could be conceived that would be
| more fnlmical to the ambitions of Major
| Hogan than the success of Frank Joyner.
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