Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-19
Conference at the Ex-
eCutiVe Mansion of
Machine Bosses.
WARN THE GOVERNOR
Billy Loriner Said to be
For LoWden for
Nomination.

Springfield. H., Aug. 19.-At con-
ference at the executive mansion YES
terday Congressman Lorimer told
Gov. Yates that it would he necessary
for the republican party organization
of Illinois to bring ont another Cook
county candidate to head off the De-
neen movement in Chicago. He made
II plain that Gov. Yates could not be
renominated and proposed Frank o.
Lowden as the man to be supported.
'Deneen cannot be nominated "
Congressman Lorimer is reported To
have told the governor, but unless
there is another Cook county man in
the field he will take enough delegates
to the state convention to control the
situation and name the man.
MY information is that both Ham
lin and. Sherman are practically avow-
ed candidates for the gubernatoriaI
nomination. Hamlin has number Of
counties pledged to him and the mil
itary tract is getting ready to declare
for sherman. Sherman and Deneeu
are as thick as two bedfellows and
will act together. When the time
comes they will throw their support
in one direction and the chances are
that ii Will go to HamIin
With Hamlin owing his nomination
to Sherman and Deneen the Yates
people will be put entirely out of pol
itics in the state and the organization
must suffer. The thing to be done is
not to attempt to line up the organ
ization for the governors renomina-
tion. but to have another Cook county
candidate BY reason of the fact that
he has strength in northern Illinois
outside of Chicago Frank O. LoNvdeu
would he a good man for the Cook
county organization to support
Hopkins at the Conference.
The conference was held early in
the afternoon and there were present
in addition to the governor and Lori
mer Senator Hopkins and Editor
George Wheeler Hinman. The con
ferees came to town unannounced and
did not register at either of the ho-
tells. After the conference they dis
appeared as mysteriously as they had
come.
Although the town was filled with
politicians who had come to attend
the meeting Of the state officeholders
the conferees were seen by few peo-
pie and did little talking in relation
to what occurred at the meeting. All
declined to be interviewed by report
erS and the governor was equally reti-
cent. The conferees reappeared at
the executive mansion al night and
again went into conference with Gov.
Yates. 1t is believed that it was the
purpose of the evening conference TO
90 over the state county by county
for the purpose of figuring out the
strength of the machine and its pres
ent appointees. Congressman Lori
mer is known TO be opposed TO the
retention of many of the Yates office
holders in responsible positions be
cause they are unable to deliver dele
gates. and the probable result of the
meeting will he the calling for Il num-
Der of designations within the next
few days Trustee Marshall. of the
Charleston normal. has been notified
that he must either give mp his place
or furnish evidence of his ability to
deliver his county to Yates.
The night conference at the man
sion broke mp shortly before mid
night. The governor refused to say
anything regarding it.