The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17

pairing for Just one moro last appear
ance."
The last time Senator Cui,om vas re.
elected II was given out that his advancirs
years would make It impossible for him to
serve another term; bur the evidence Is NJ !
now in Springfield, and he looks just as
viso,ous as he did the first time he went
s so ,ae a ssna as,,r to from r5S1n nr,y out 1 his pol Ms !,
watching the angles closely. and the
, chances are that he will he the liv;isst can
date for his own seat to be found in Illinois
Secretary OF State Rose will not be n can-
didatc for reelection. There has been some
candidate for Governor. but he has given
II no encourag cement.
Among the other candidates for Secretary
S Sur stai Loren sas Noses wh WiI.iam sos,1 of . Gal' IS,
Springfield: Homer +. Aspcnwa,I ot Free
port. David f. ShnnnRhan OF Chicago.
t the State rces 1a TSann,Sis; se Se"rns e +.
Rankin of Monmouth. Homer ]. Tice OF
Grcenviwe, Everett ]. Murphy OF Joliet and
Daniel ]. Hogan of Southern Illinois.
EYE ON AUDITORS JOE.
Mr.. Hogan long had his eye on the Of
ice of State Auditor. but recently it was
announced that Auditor Mccullough would
be a candidate for reelection, and MIR.
Hogan no longer covcts the place.
To be exact. Mr.. Hogan does not care TO
indulge In the fight that would be necessary
TO wrest the position from Mccullough. The
ldkltl HAS tUll plit aTIH, pul ne naS n
strange hold on the affections of th> party.
and Il Ia not likely that he will have any
opposition In the convention.
In case Attorney General Hamliu does not
run FOR Governor. he will be 1ronominated
FOR the position he now holds. That Is to
say. he will he renominated II he asks for
has been promised the nomination by the
Republican State MAGAZINE. but 1t win not
be able 10 deliver the goods. Indeed. 1t is
doubtful whether the promise was ever
made in good faith.
chiperficld was one of Sherman's follow
ers previous to the organization Of the last
the ~anu-Sherman men In the speakership
contest, and was assured that he would
have the support OF the organization for
Attorney General in the next State Conveu-
ton. Since then the promise has been prao-
tically rcpudiated.
I'd Shurtler. chairman of the judiciary
date for this place. shurtlcf was one Of
the members OF the Republican organization
in the House who worked hard to avert IL.
Ter. AS a member OF the Steering Commit
tee he insisted that the Sherman men
should have fair play. and decent consider
and had his advice been followed the split
in the party would not have taken place.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The office OF Lieutenant Governor Is not
attracting much attention Senator John
Mckenzie. who acted as president pro tenn.
most frequently mentioned as the probable
candidate for. this place. Senator Dunlap
OF Savoy Is also spoken Of. Speaker Miller
would have been. the unanimous choice Of
the organization for Lieutenant Governor
but for his unfortunate experience as
Speaker Of the House.
In anticipation of a split In the Repub-
lcan ranks because OF the bitterness en-
gcndered by their fractional wars the Demo-
Gratis are casting about for a candidate for
Governor. Several available men are st
hand.
II the municipal ownership Of public u.tl-
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago will be
the logical candidate Of the party. His fol-
owing out in the State, however. IS small
and there Is a deposition to nominate a
ccuntryman.
Gilmore ", Hrust Of Rock Island has the
capabilities OF a Governor. He was in the
LEGISLATURE several wears ago and made an
excellent record as onc OF the Democratic
leaders, Hurst Is an Excellent lawyer and
a gentleman or high ideals. He is a sauna
money a hut was one OF the regulars
and SUPPORTED Mr.. Bryan.
Congressman J. r Williams Of Csrmi
may he asked 10 take the nomination and
80 may Congressman Ben F. Caldwell OF
Southern Illinois Democrats and he has at
tracted the attention OF the party through
out the State by his magnificent victory
over Pleasant r Chapman in a district
which was constructed especially for the
latter. Caldwell has a similar record in
central Illinois and is SO popular in his
district that the Republicans have ahan-
doned the hcac OF beating him for Con-
EresS