The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-26
COMPACT BINDS
DENEEH AND YATES
Illinois Patronage Will BE AppOr
toned Strictly on Agreed
Basis.
MANY APPoINTEEs MUST GO.
Hone of New Governor Is to Con
struct Personal Organization
Which Will Fit in With
Present State Machine.

From sources known to be definitely and
reliably informed it is announced that the
policv of the Deneen administration in
Illinois. al far as patronage is concerned.
will be to recognize Governor Yates and
mis- friends in localities where the Yates
organization is still intact.
EVERYWHERE else the first and doninat-
lrg: consideration in issuing the Jobs will
be TO insure an organization which at
every stage of the game will be the per-
sorcl property of Governor Deneen and
his advisers.
This is taken to mean that in political
subdivisions, preferably senatorial dis
tr;cts, whore positions OF importance are
heId by Yates appointees who delivered the
goods in the State convention. there will
be no change made for the next two years
a, least by the new administration
in senatorial districts or important coun-
tics where Yates ofIicehoiders were defeat
ed in the selection of delegates to the
State and senatorial conventions. or who
allowed their courage to fail them under
the opportunities of the Lowden man
ayers and the Federal crowd" leaders.
there will be no extenuating circum-
stances.
tion or of the past importance of the
piaceholdcr in the councils Of the Yates
people. there will he no interpostion upon
the part Of the retiring executive, and off
neen can get the AK whetted and sue
cessor selected who will answer all the
requirements which are necessary to
seat near the Dencen throne.
The list which was submitted by Govern
or Yates to GoVernor-elect Deneen two
weeks ago is said to contain only the
names of those gentlemen now on the
state payroll who by the merit of past
service and by promise of future achieve
nlent poEsess the qualifications stipulated.
BOND MUCH STRONGER.
The condition OF affairs is a satisfactory
indication to those who have considered
the matter that the bond between Yates
and Denceu is much stronger than has
been generally imagined. and If continued
i'll force will be easily the dominating force
in Illinois politics for at least two years,
which would carry II past the election OF
the next Legislature, which has the choOs-
ing OF the United States Senator to sue
coed shelby 81. Culiom.
Through the union of the two elements
al Springfield last June. so State delegates
were thrown into one basket and 1t is said
TO be the hope OF the two principals to the
aSreemen: which has made this latest
the go in the basket. OF these Yates had
mere than 80 and Dsneen's strength from
Cook County. which. with the Cook Coun-
ty Committee in his control and all of
his friends holding the places of power
he would have ordinarily no trouble in
retaining.
Tie Yates delegates who stuck with
him even after the deck was burning are
to be the favored sons under the new
agreement. Most of them vert back to
their counties to meet the approval of
their feilOw-citizens. and what Is more i'm
pgrtant at the present time. they have
absolute control of their county commit
tees, and a consequent commanding in
pcrtance when 1t comes time to call the
legislative primaries in two years. These
Yates men who have State positions at
present or who have friends who are on
the pay roll. are to be allowed to continue
50 long they stay on the Deneen- Yates
agency. When the blankets are issued
they will be In the first rank.
But woe !s TO him who went back home
after the convention was over, to find his
committee in the hands of the enemy and
himself Giscredited by the popular senti-
racnt of the county. 1t matters little even
though ne be one of the ersiwhile Yates
leaders and a holder of the best place in
the gift of the Governor. IL he has lost
his grip on his baiiwick and cannot give
perfect assurance that he Is the owner of
the county's delegation his days are num-
bered as a servant of the people.
In every county in the State where the
Lowden forces triumphed or where the
county organization Is in the hands Of
leaders who stood opposed to the somha-