The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-04
Anglers Treasurer and Auditor by
Opposing Necessary Tax Levy
for Running Expenses.
POSES AS FRIEND OF PEOPLE.
Would Make 1t Appear That He
Stands Between Them and an
Excessive Assessment
War Among Factions.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 3.-The expected
has happened. and there is open rupture
between the Republican Governor Of Hi
nois and the other State officers. 1t came
about this week when the Governor. An
he' "N Inc 'aA
rate for the coming year.
When the Tax BOARD met tho Auditor
,rasan.o, =. ..,.,. -ho.-.- ~. =,
eu "h esuLha'e' sho"ihs ."al +"
would require a levy of 50 cents on the
500 to raise the amount proyided for BY
'he TAX levy Dill. Inc Governor salo ne
was opposed to this rate. and the board
adjourned without taking action on the
matter.
A few days later the board got together
again and the Governor stated that in
his onipiop . low, of Az oor,s n-o,,,a =.
leNs !" :" eeh's "ouio pe
sufficient for the reason that the estimate
on which the levy bill was based had
been reduced b,, bis ,oto or ,oy.r.1 ,,nro-
" lie Ne'o vi several applo-
priations made by the Assembly.
The Treasurer and Auditor took the
prorpd .hat ~. ....
9 the hoard II ne s' a | WIS ManadsGry
of a f;re% liz ,"S 81 ~ oase'eu she iais!hs
bo,~d no,Id ,In ion ,no ne dnu ~ tle
| They theraTora unta1 20 a ~ ::
cents ana H. ~, ~ D.
protest. '" :"
MAKING POLITICAL, Capital,
The effect of this 10 10 mt tho Cow
! ernor in the posi,jor Of standing batween
the people and an extravaganza tax rate,
,yb,,. ~ ,.,--, ~
cnmn., iaS H ~ ~ ana .n1 IIeasurer are
oJn,tniu 70 40 me eApIalhihg Tor the
the 20 te naca, anu me pay winch inaue
ne rae necessary. onuer the clrcum-
taaess' 'neir IeeIinSs toward tue execo-
'.T may VI ltnaSiileo-
aneany me borrowers OF the Governor
att;+1nan = tapital OUT OF me governors
Traasur ~ ne mater; dney accuse the
uonuIer VI waning 10 c0iiect the addl-
i'm tbs TunaS III O5deL 10 ave a surplus
al interest anSS tTSna ,cn can DE loaned out
;nfarnoatin, aiiu tIies are ewing up some
ha - III .hIS SoIiectloh Whlcn may
ce Oh use TO the Democrats n the coming
ihpaisn
have been loaned ont ta to nrivste inGS; rdids
uals and that officials having charge of
mem nave profted according to the
in direc, Violation of the law and 81
the accusations can be made good they
new order of things in Illinois.
The anti-Yates people declare that the
Governors interest in a lower ta- VAT is
pure buncombe; that he knows the amount
prescribed b. the statute must be raised
and thai he is aking the other position
for the purpose of putting Busse and Nc
BUSSE MAY DECLARE FOR DENEEN
In .h,s nonnoo,;an - s..I-
In TINS connection there is a story to
the effect that Treasurer Busse. who con-
trolls a big norton of the cook c,,,n.y
da,ero+ton T. ao.,.- - sNN,nr
eor $780, a, - Seuuls ready 70 deciare
hos,iI;. ne ior governor, ana Lnat 1tltess
nananns .oWalu nlLn Is Que TO TINS iact. II
P,nso Secures tne active supper OF
aninS' NE ouok Iounty Doom Will re-
~ wohusiiui Lnpetus' ana II VIII
S"eep away IHuch that the Governor has
oeen counting on;
neceht events nave brought about a
fpscctioyns cis ia aoignment OF the republican
Iacuons IN the State, and the crows are
Iapluly urlItins INTO TWO camps, each with
several choices LOT Governor. The fight,
wen IL comes, VIII De between the ma
chlhe Quit py Congressman Lorirler and
me men VINO are OUTSIDE OF IT.. The per-
soEalltE or the candidates Will be lost
siSnt OF IN TINS ilsht.
LORIMER ON ALL SIDES.
-. within
piousht Soiohei Nespacian warner into
TIE g~ubernatorial fight. and it is now be-
lieved that the Colonel is bis re.l choic.
for the Mace. the activity of his friends
in behalf of the Conpressman i,d;catos
this. and there is other corro5o-,tive avi99
dence
But Mr.. Lorimer is not backing Warner
agalnst me entire heid. 1t was he who
race for concentration wbeno the otb he
men who are associated with him were
teiilns the Governor he could not get a
IN COOK County: and 1t was he
VINO started a goodiy portion of Cook
S9unty 10 snouung Tor Lowden
II was necessary for Lorimer to remain
1riendiy terms with the Governor. be-
cause tue state patronage IN Cook Coun-
y was useful to him. At the same time
he was able to favor Lowden on the the
DRY that the Governor could expect moth
ne, from Cook County anyway, and that
unless LoWcen were encourages. the coun-
" would iail into the hands of Dencen.
VINO is hghting the machine.
Inc excuse which serves In the case
Lowden Is equally ehective IN the War
ner case. Warner is in the same con- |
district with Bamlin. another
man VINO IS regarded as dangerous TO the
i.orifner machine, ana by bringing him out
Loriiner pointed out that lie could cut
strength in two at home and
thus DISPOSE or him.
In the event That Yates wins. Lorimer
VIII be able TO snow that he did the trick
by Strengthening peneen in Cook and
Ham!in in the Seventeenth District; If |
!owden wins, Loriner can claim credit |
for keeping the Governor and Warner |
in the fight and cutting up the Sherman |
and Hamlin following In the State; while |
the success of Warner will mean the ele- |
walton to the nomination of the man he |
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