The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-18
Governors Friends Now See That
1t Is Impossible to Defeat the
United Opposition.
CONFER AT EDWARDsvlLLE.
Deneen, Lowden, Hamlin and
Sherman Probably Will Divide
the Delegates From the Con
gressiOnal District.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Yates Will hardly get "a look in at Madi-
son County when its County Republican
Convention meets next Monday. Like
the anti-Yatcs Republican Of ST. Clair
the Madison Republicans are not making
fight for any particular candidate for
Governor.
The shibboleth is anybody but Yates. -
ana Madison County at the primaries
VIII pronounce the word right Governor
Yates received a hearty reception here
tuesday night, but it was the office he
Nils that was dignificd.
Last Sunday there was a heart-to-heart
talk of the Yates leaders in the office of
Charles n. Travous Among those pres
cnt. Were ]. r. Tart, C. n. Travous,
Charles Bartlett, Henry Rinsker, ]. A.
Vance and Thomas Williamson. The
situation was gone over and it is under
stood an agreement was reached that
only by the expenditure of a large sum of
money could any results be obtained for
The Governor in this city
GIVE Up THE FIGHT.
When Governor Yates appeared on
tuesday he was bluntly informed OF the
conditions and asked to furnish the
nnances 1t is claimed he demurred and
suggested that mis- friends in Edwards
vllle put 1t up. He was told that the
opposition was composed of five candi-
dates and could put dollars into the
nght where Yates's friends could put
cents. The conference was very dis
heartening. There were some more con-
ferences yesterday between the local
leaders and last night the above gentle
men excepting Mr.. TravOus. again met
and practically gave UP the fight for Gov
ernor in Bdwardsville.
Just now they are endeavoring to induce
the Deneen forces to join them in !; battle
against the Hamlin. Lowden and Sherman
n Hon %
Mr.. Deneen over the long-dstance tele-
phone and Deneen. was favorably dis
posed. But he had already committed him
self to the anti-Yates combination and
could not back out with grace unless lie
could break up the existing anti-Yates
combination and have 1t concentrate on
him. This he found 1t impossible to do.
and so 1t Is practically certainty that
the delegates, from Madison County 10
Springfield will not be instructed and will
be divided between Deneen. Lowden
day are that the division win be about
equal. H.
There appears to be no doubt that Alton
viii send solid anti-Yates delegation TO
the County Convention. The Yates leaders
there are George Huskinson. cierk In
the Insurance Department at Springfield;
Gil Lane and Harry Marsh, whose home
Is at Wood River. but who frequently adds
his brains, to those of the Alton faction
The antf-Yates fight here is led by
County Recorder e. Il. Kuehemann;; Judge
Hillskoetter; Ed a. Kellar and J. a. Bar
nett In Alton the. ant!-Yates crowd IS
controlled bS Mayor Bruegsemans, Sena-
tor Eouis WalterS Ed A. Burke and U.
Nixon. Z, - s.
HANGS ON PATRONAGE.
The Yates strength in Madison hangs on
patronage. Mr.. Travous is an Illinois Com
missioner to the Worlds Fair. and was
instrumental IN having Governor Yates
appoint Mr.: Tsrtt member of the State
n
Drury. Democrat. who died. Mr.. Bartlett
is a son-in-law of Mr.. Tart. Mr.. Tart
would like to be nominated to his present
office, and as 1t Is certain that Governor
Yates's friends will not control the Con-
sresSional Convention, he stands slim
show II he persists in fighting the anti
Yates faction.
Colonel Frank o. Lowden has tele-
graphed that he will be here tomorrow
morning, and Charles S. Deneen is down
for a speech in Edwardsville the same
night. The anti-Yates leaders are embar-
rasscd with a superfluity of candidates in
They probably will dodge the
matter in way by giving the people q
chance to grasp the Lowden glad hand
in the forenoon ard listen to the burning
elonuenCe of Deneen at night.
Word has reached here from Bond Coun-
ty that two. and probably three. Of
Bonds State delegates Will be against
Yates in the State Convention. This may
carry the entire delegation. for a rule
was adopted providing that the delegation
should vote as unit, as majority shall
decide.
Lieutenant Governor Northcott is for
Yates. and is placed in an awkward pO-
sition by this turn. He will not care to
disobey the orders of his County Con-
yention, and he will not want to vote
against the Governor. Either Lowden or
Hamlin will get the anti-fates delegates
in Bond.
son-St Clair congre ssional district would
be unanimously against Governor Yates