The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-12
TEDDY TENDERS
DICK NICE JOB
In Order to Have Him Withdraw
in Favor of l.Owden.
.LOR|MER, THE AGENT
FOR THE CHIEF EXECuTlVE-AIL /
FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDERS
HURRY TO ASSISTANCE
or CANDIDATE.

Springfield, May livery federal
ofticeholdar in Illinois has been re
leased from all civil service rules In so
far that they may all go to work fer
lowden.
The haltcrs have slipped off and the
big army turned into the pasture with
thorough understanding of what is
expected of them. Ii brings Senators
Cullom and Hopkins, Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon, Congressman Rodenhurg
Prince, Graeif, Smith and all others
into the open for Lowden, and prob
ably, of equal Importance to all, it
shows the mighty Rooseyelt's hanG
and makes plain what he wants done
Ii any of the politicians mentioned
above had been in doubt as TO where
they stood before today, that doubt is
removed even from their own minis
because Roosevelt is worth more tc
them than any individual in the state
ana they dare not offend him for their
own good
Yates or any of the candidates who
can beat this combination will be a
political wonder At this writing It
looks like Lowden is oinching the gu.
ternatorial nomination.
Lorrimer, representing Lowden,
made proposition to Yates this
morning. 1t is probably the first that
has been made, and while hanging
fire now 1t may look better TO Yates
before the convention meets at noon
tomorrow.
Accompanied by Senator Hopkins.
Judge Elbridge Ilancy and Speaker
Cannon, Lorimer called on Yates and
proposed that If he would withdraw
now In Lowden's favor good federal
position, probably With life tenure
wouIl BE- given to him
The offer hung on the proposition
that Yates wants to stand for at least
two ballots in the convention. He
wants to be shown that he Is defeat.
ed, and, if he insists on two ballots,
it is likely that Lowden's followers
will end his political career If IL is
within their power and leave him out
in the cola without anything.
The Illinois goycrnoship Is narrow
ed even more closely this morning tG
a contest between Iowden and Yates
than II has been at any previous time
and everything indicates that the last
vote in the convention, which begins
tomorrow at noon, viii he between
them.
Working together only SO far as
the temporary organization of the
convention is concerned, Lowden ami
Yates have set up the pins to prac
tically eliminate every other candi
date from the contest, which they cx-
pcct to fight to the finish when only
they are left in the race.
With Denecn practically out Of the
race, the state central committee
ithli lldHIlln EhuNltd'F H'idl pl'A
us blow in its work Of making up
temporary roll call and temporarily
passing upon the II contests in coun
ties over the state.
Al one swoop G3 delegates wcro
taken from Hamlin and handed %
Yates, and the IS Yates delegates
from Fulton were seated in the tenn
poiary convention In addition. To dc
This the Yates adhcrents on the state
central committee combined with the
crafty Lorimar's alhCrents. and TO
gether they agreed on the division
# the contested delegates to be mt."
fCr the temporary roll
IN rcurn for the G3 delegates 'ak
~ from Hamlir and ih' Is in Fulton
county taken from Sherman and hand.
ed to Yates. Lowden got 81 contested
delegates. At least, this is how Yates
and Lowden will fare in dividing the
contested delegates when all the con
tests are passed upon by the state
committee for the temporary roll
The work was not c0mpl ted by The
committee yesterday, only eight Of
the contests being passed upon
leaving the other three, each in small
counties, TO be finished when the ad
joarneI meeting Of the committee
vas resumed today