The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
Downs State Legislators Say There
Are Too Many Officers
From Cook County.
WILL NOT STAND FOR IT.
House Caucus to Settle Question
VIII Probably He Held at
Springfield on Tuesday,
January 3.

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word. which was 10 the effect that there
I v,,--li f7 no:hinr doing ,,rtl he and Mrs.
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b-"'en hSu returned from i a'a1'n "t'
% a week or Ten days to the South. Upon
his return to Chicago il was promised that
some definite agreement between conflict
Ing elements would have been reached
and 4 candidate agreed upon who would
receive The united support of the Rcpub-
lean members Of the lower house.
With the Governor elect holding the
whip hand there was nothing 10 do but TO
stop The festivities for the lime being.
This was well enough until the rumor.
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S-el'nsiF aH.hcI'L1.HE sa.neu -
th"t fsoheft r. FeAcarNts OF me l"e"'s-
fifth District had been established in gu
t.,,,+,,Is1- ea,.,- aud that thor. v-aS hs.
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ing made a determined EFFORT 10 BRING
country member into the camp OF the
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thorliy with the incoming Stale admins
tratiuu.
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tam leaders who 1--we beyond the COOK
County boundaries. and the storm has
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ptSH "'tNiAS ever S'hSe- oue u uieSe
leaders was in -. louis yesterday on the
was reelected 10 The Legs allure. and is
an acknowledged force in Southern Illinois
politics. and from what i known TO he
tue represents Al this time the solid Re
publican force from Egypt IN the next
House.
MAY RE LIVELY TIME
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Al Ills True that Governor 'stieen pro-
poses TO force upon US d Chicago speaker.
there Will be lively doings at Springfield
n.~t month ., h. sa,5 IVY. rra,s -.
~ We 4'oHt 'ie
STATE DO not consider that Chicago is the
whole thing by any means. feel that I
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HAeihorfS Nheh l say tflat chicago has
everything that is coming to her just at
present
"De1sen i from Chicago. West. chair
man OF the State Committee. lives in the
Ell al "ab9 Win nm; Senator Dan Camp
gsnfss TOR. and now iSav =! want ba SCI +
RI f~ellud VS. or any other Cook County
n rust'I mo Toe Speakers CHAIR
little more than an oyarerown CSjcago
City Council. Legislation for the CITY will
rake precE1enca OF everything else. and
there VIII te mighty little that the State
al large VIII get IN the iawnlakinc line.
Ne simply VIII -Ccf stand for it. and
promises Of state patronage Will be 10
more III a CIcb over Us than the big stick
We Shall Wle-a ourselves. chicago wants
q new Charter, ANA she VIII need all OF
our votes 10 "et IT. X they get too gay
UP lhtFe lley WiiI :ugd themselves UP
against this proposition: One Of the
causes OF thai charter Viii provide that
IN the futGre the representation Of Chi
ago in the General Assembly shall never
n- more than one-thlrd OF the total mem-
peishlp of that body.
The country members will be solidiy
united on this. and Will attend TO all The
necessary legislation looking toward such
with State patronage, when it comes L.
lining Up the boys"
Ii IL probable that this feeling IL rs
strong throughout the country districts
and applies to the friends OF each Of the
four or FIVE candidates who do not live
In Cook County.
There seems to be no material change
in the situation as far as can be CLEANED
from three or four Uli,loss politician rs who
happened into 81. Louis Yesterday.
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ifsA'i NAM IN LEAD.
Inc feeiIng ~preGon!nates that Traut-
mann of East ST. Louis is easily in first
n,s;tfnr aud ,ra- a., tho m.ho
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VIII. sE common consent, DE the choice
OF the House caucus. Statements Of other
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