The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-13
DEMOCRATS ARE
READY TO MEET
Delegates Assembling at Spring
field For State Convention.
HEARST is IN THE LEAD
AIR is HEAVY WITH PORTENT OF
WHAT WEEK MAY BRING
FoRTH-HoPKlNS WILL
BE CHAIRMAN.

opTmSHelu, June lE---l ueSuay the
Democratic 5tate convention will meet
In the state arsenal and the air Is
heavy with portent of what the week
may bring forth Saturday morning
tho vanguard Of the Democratic hosts
arrived. Milard r. Dunlap and Thorn
rs Nelcnn, the Hearst managers OF
the state came from Chicago and pro
ceeIed at once to open up headquar
ters at the st. Nicholas hotel.
John P. Hopkins, Roger Sullivan.
George T. Brennan and other pollti-
clans will meet this morning and
prominent politicians of Chicago are
expected to be here today,
The state central committee met
yesterday morning and with Hopkins
as chairman and Brennan rs secre-
tary It's action will probably not be
detrimental to a Hopkins boom
Mayor Carter H. Harrison Is also
expected, together with Edward NJ.
'l.ahiff, Preston Harrison and other
chiefs In the Harrison camp.
|. The Cook county Democracy
mayors wing will leave Chicago Mon
day noon over the Illinois Central on
"a pecial train of fifteen cars.
i. Judge Thompson, of Jacksonville, Is
being boomed perhaps more presst-
emily than any other candidate for
the Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
tion. His gas decision would make
him strong candidate, II Is figured,
Anticipating the effort Of tho. Hop
kins forces to control the convention
through the congressional caucuses.
Mr. Dunlap has issued circular con
tanning the method Of procedure and
advising the delegates of their fune-
l.tions, so that each will know his pow
l'ors when he enters the caucus.
l. Judge Brentano refused to let either
The Burke or the Powers faction use
the county Democracy banners On the
|, Springfield trip. Receiver Ernest
.IIummel war ordered to place a guard
sof three men over the banners and see
that they were not permitted TO leave
the vault.
Charles F. Guenther president OF
the lroquoi club is the latest Demo
crat TO have his name mentioned In
connection with the nomination for
governor Mr.. Gunther has said he
| was lin the hands Of his friends and
II they wanted him he would make
the. race If nominated.
john r. Hopkins for temporary ard
permanent chairman OF the Democrat.
ic. state convention is the plan of the
Ilopkinc -Sulivan-Brennan wing of the
party, but their plans are pretty GER
tain to go away as the Hearst people
convention out Of a total cf i342 with
many other who are not classified
and viii control the committee on
credentials, having thirteen out of the
fifteen districts out ide of Cook coun-
ty. majority of the entire commit
tee They claim absolute control of
the state committee which will make
the RECOMMENDATION and enough votes
in the convention to insure the adop-
tion Of the report Of the committee.
when it is presented
Mayor Harrison and Mllard f. Dun.
lap manager of the Hearst forces. ex
pect to have something to say about
this plan of procedure. While Mr..
Dunlap comedies 10 Chairman Hop
kim the control of the state commit
tee as constituted at present. there
are members Of the committee who
are Hearst men. and these will present
a minority report to the convention.
probably naming Clarence barrow for
temporary presiding officer
"Wc have enough votes 10 control
the convention. said Mr. Dunlap and
I think it will be proved 70 the salts
faction of the opposition that we will
have something 10 say regarding the
way the convention shall be conduct
cd before il adjourns."
The Hopkine forces have decided
10 hiHtIt stfiffls w tue ftNotftutIDH
of the Democratic party in Illinois.
adopted in 1888 That constitution
gives the state committee the author
ity TO name the temporary chairman
and this will be done Further. with
the aid of the members Of the state
committee who are friendly TO Hop
kins. it is expected he will he able to
control the congressional caucuses.
Some questions have been raised
concerning the sixteenth Peoria
districts position in the convection.
u may be definitely placed in the
Hc7rst column Bureau county has
nine delegates Tor The New York con
gresham. Marshall has 3. Stark has
5. Tazewell has 10. which makes
total Of e. In Peoria u are in con
test.
Many delegates ~ the Democratic
state convention arrived today. The
Hearst delegates are overwhelming
Ia, - eantrn1 aud IL Seoms that fhev