The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-14
CANDIDATES IN
THE BACKGROUND
Illinois Democrats Have Fiqht
For Control on Hand.
HEARST MEN ARE PLENTIFUL
S-
BALANCE OF POWER HELD BY
CARTER HARRISON.
HEARST MEN ARE PLENTIFUL

/ HPRINGFIELD, H., june 18.-Candi-
y dates who are to be nominated in
the Democratic state convention,
which is called for tomorrow at noon,
have been showed prominently into the
background by the bitter facti0uaI fight
which has broken out for the control
OF the state machinery. The selection
of a candidate for governor and the
question of whether or not Illinois
shall send to the ST. Louis convention
delegation instructed for William
Randolph Hearst, occupy a large sec
tiou of the background when compared
with the problem of whether John +.
Hopkins of Chicago shall retain his
position AT the head of the state cen
tral committee or whether me shall be
oeposed and his power given 10 MlIard
Dunlap, Theodore Nelson and other
men, all of whom are actively working
20 promote the interests of Mr.. Hearst.
Personal Fight
The bitter fight waged against Mr Hop
kins personally is what the HophlLs men
consider us the practical demand made DN
the Hearst managers. Ihal Hopkins anu
certain of his followers Jump INTO the era
of oblivion and allow the world 70 forget
them has aroused the wrath of the Hop
kus people and they are talking to-
night of forcing Hearst 10 accept an en-
dorsement instead Of au instructed dele
cation. and perhaps something even less
valuable than an endorsement
The fight win open tomorrow on the
question of the selection of temporary
chairman lt tHg convention, IT Is con-
struej hy .le Hopkins people that the
@llLe committee mas lHl power uHucI d
provision of the party constitution 10
name --e temporary chairman rms con-
=LituLon and tle particular plank IN
which the Hopkins people take sucn
pride were written 10y the men who are
now managing the Hearst movement
when they were iu control of the party
machinery several Years ago. 1ney
claim now. however. that the convention
ls sovereign iH itself. and that the plank
was not intended for amy such use as
llat to which the Hopkins people now de-
sire t9 put lC They assert that al the
state convention of two years ago Dir.
tl1nEE@ submitted the choice o4 tenn
porary chairman To the convention and
Tomorrow.
Doubtful Delegates.
The Hopkins people do not say posse
caI ON the adoption of the temporary
chairman. who is 10 De Frank j. Quinn
o. Peoria. bat the chances tonight are
--at tnaE VIII uJt do So unless they have
sufficient delegates TO confirm the Sc
lection or Dir. Quinn.
The attitude OF a large number Of the
delegates b. am unknown quantity. even
70 the managers of both sides in the
uEl- ahe primaries Were held May g.
ana H9W both sides admit ,hat they are
nor certain of the exact number of men
llsE can control. The Harrison men from
Cook county. VINO are Tor Congressman
h i.I5aW~ Tor president. are supposed 100
number about lf' men. and they amot,lt
I'D --tt.e save lH lae HaS-iriltN OF being
able 90 throw the balance of power no
we event OF su even break between the
Hearst and Hopkins people.
Lawrence i. Springer of Lincoln. VIII
liam bTeurlsS Of IuICaEI and ~. q. Cr0-
nus on J'Ii-t are lle leadllE candidates