The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-11
REPUBLICANS RIDING
TO FALL IN ILLINOIS
Party Leaders Anxious Over Outcome of the State Con-
vention in Springfield Tomorrow.

Among Republicans attention Is just
now directed toward Springfield. Ill.,
where the leaders OF that State are to-
day assembling preparatory to the con-
vention which will be held tomorrow
The most bitter fight in the political his
tory Of the State has been waging with
in the Republican ranks for the past
four or five months, and tomorrow viii
tell which faction viii be supreme. and
name the State ticket
Not since 1892 whep the late John P.
Altgeld defeated the Republican candi-
date. and was elected governor has the
situation been so unsatisfactory from a
Republican standpoint as 1t is today,
and after tomorrow it may be even
worse.
There are six avowed candidates in
the field for the governorshlp. TO say
nothing of three or four dark horses
who stand ready to dodge in ard take
part in the running if an opportunity
is afforded.
First there Is Gov. Richard Yates. who
seek a vindication of the acts Of his
administration. and to crafty his am.
bition by denomination. Next there is
Col. Frank o. Lowden, prominent in
no mean ability. He is understood 20
have the support of Representative Lor-
inner and his Cook county machine.
There is also another Chicago candidate
in the person of District Attorney Du-
neen. who has strong following. es-
pecialiy from the Windy City. and IS
generally regarded as an anti-machine
candidate.
Mr.. Warner on Deck.
Then there is Representative vespa-
sian Warner, who has for a number OF
years represented the Nineteenth dis
trict in Congress. All along he has made
his fight as a sort of compromise cam
didate, and endeAvored TO steer clear
OF the various factions, but there are
indications that he has now been forced
to hook up with some of the others and
enter a combination Another candidate
Is Speaker Sherman of the Illinois Leg
islature. who RAJ a following of no
mean proportions. There is also Attor
ney General II A Hamlin. who also as
PRED TO promotion TO the governors
mansion, and he. too. is represented In
the State convention by a number of
delegates. II is quite apparent that
none of the six kSs a clear majority. or
anything like clear majority in the
convention. Hence it has been neces-
sary to form a combination
Accordingly, Governor Yates. who Is
believed to control the largest number OF
delegates. has entered into a deal
with Representative Warner and Can
didate Lowden to control the temporary
organization An agreement has been
reached for seating a certain number Of
Yates. Lowden, and Warner delegates
where there are contests. and to freeze
out" the Sherman Hamlin- Duneen dele
gates whose seats are contested. BY
this arrangement Governor Yates gets
the better end of the deal, and his fol-
lowers Joined with those of Colonel Low
den and Representative Warner will
probably organize the convention.
Speaker Cannon will be both tempo
rary and permanent chairman Upon
all other matters. except the indorse-
ment of the national Administration, the
factions are badly divided. In fact.
however, the matter of choosing dele
gates TO the Chicaco cow ention sinks
into insignificance when compared with
the matter of preparing the State ticket.
Republicans Uneasy.
Republicans both In and out of I'ii-
nois are not little uneasy over the con-
ditions confronting the party in the
Prairie State, which viii be battle
ground in the coming campaign Four
years ago Mckinley carried Illinois by
nearly 81, 900. but it is admitted that this
year the fight will be close. and that I'M
less the Republicans get together there
is even some danger of losing It,. This
was one Of the reasons why the Admin
istration desired to place Uncle joe
Cannon en- the ticket for Vice Presi-
dent
When Governor Yates was elected four
years ago he ran nearly 10000 behind the
national ticket, and his administration
has not been a popular one. He has,
however, used the State machine for his
own purposes. and IL is alleged has as
sessed every State official where an as
sessment could be collected TO raise
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