The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-07
,wDEN'S STRENGTH.

IOTcElul campaign. ms. Undoubtedly >
is what attracted to him the Washington
Illinois leaders, and is why President
Roosevelt looks upon him with friendly
eyes. Lowden has a dozen rooms in his
quarters in the Great Northern Hotel
here. and a staff of clerks and stenogr2-
pliers and a battery of ten typewriters. He
has a band of agents scattered over the
State in his interest, and. pays the nilIs
from his own pocket. He is the only can
didate who can afford to do this.
The Governor reaches the same object
by using employees OF the State to per
form precisely the same services for him.
Peniteutiary. Insane hospital, Deaf and
Dumb, Predetermined. Canal. Fish Com
mission. Game Wardens and officers and
service are constantly on the move in
Governor Yates's interest. Besides. he
has the five per cent slush FUND to draw
from. Neither Hamlin, Sherman, nor
Deneen could stand such a drain on their
III Warner could stand 1t. but he
viii not do it. OF the candidates. Lowden.
Deneen and Warner are wealthy. and the
two former are very liberal in their ex-
penditures.
The counties tina have already held con-
ventions are believed to be divided as
Yates-Instructions In Carroll. .; Nor
gan. IL: LawTence. .; Sa.hoIn' Z WA Ma
Union. {; Hamilton. s: Gallatin, I: Grundy,
Q: Williamson. 8: jefferson, l: Peoria. IA:
Whiteside. s: Kendall. !; Logan, 5. Total
1853.
Observation-Disclosures in Ogle. y: Lee.
80: Perry. 6. Total 81: Jefferson, .;
McHenry. 10; Jackson 10; Livingston. 10;
/; Kendall. T.. Total 96.
sherman-Instructions in McDonough.
10: Hancock. 10; Henderson, A. Total a.
Menard. q; Peoria. I. Total 80
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Shelby. s; Moul-
tried. Total IL. Menard. 2: Jersey. 3
IrOuuois. IL. Total %.
warner-Logan. l.
De~neen-Iroquois. :.
Unrestricted and doubtful VIII. .:
Saline. 6: Pope. 5; Franklin. >; Richland,
4: Kankakee. IA; Woodford, 6; Fulton. 10;
Henry. II. Total. 81.
YATDS'S CLAIMS.
Governor Yates's friends will want to
claim most of the counties in the last
list But such counties as Will and Kan
kakee, which would naturally be disposed
to be for him, cannot be counted on his
side, if their votes will tend to make him
a strong candidate. He can get four or
five votes out of Will, but that Is all.
In Kankakee Len Small is king. and he
lad a thorough understanding with the
Governor last week, in which it was un-
derstood that Small was to use his dele
CATION to further his own interests as a
Candidate for State Treasurer without re-
gard to his former and present connec-
ton with the State administration.
The County Committee in Franklin has
ordered a new primary and convention,
and as a matter of fact that county
should be taken from the list entirely.
The Governor wants to claim. also, Pope
and Saline, but both were instructed for
Secretary Of State Rose, who withdrew
from the race.
1t is said that Hamlin's friends selected
the Saline delegation. and Mr.. Rose will
place the Pope delegates where he
pleases. There is a contesting delegation
from Fulton. If the Snively- Chiperfield
is admitted as a whole it prob
will vote for Yates. but there is n
question whether the Governor will nave
strength enough in the convention to ad-
nit the delegates from Fulton that are
friendly to him. Woodford always has
acted with Livingston. and probably will
do so this year. and its delegation might
with propriety be placed in Lowden's list
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