Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
Interest in State Convention
Next Tuesday,
MR.. HEARST'S FIGHT
IF He CONTROLS THE DELEGA-
TIoN HE CAN TRADE.
The Rumored Gossip as to Nj Cor
man and the Yellow Streak
in It.

The Illinois democratic state convention
Il be Eeld at Springfield, next Tuesday. is
attracting advance notice. Tho political at
rosPhere of that region still IS surchareed.
and scarce have the reverberations of the
recent republican storm rolled away until
there are mutterings up Cook county way
and the horizon is getting munky
It's NJ. William r. Hearst, who is caus-
ing the trouble. He seeks control of the
state machinery. an instructed delegation to
st. Louis and the selection of national COM
mitteeman from Illinois MI Carter Har-
r.son OF Chicago and MI. John p Hopkins.
present state Chairman, 90 not fall in with
MI Hearsts views about control of the
machine. They manifest disposition to re-
sist Nj Hearst's claims Of political su-
premacy in Illinois.
Both factions claim to possess a majority
OF the delegates to the coming state con-
Eehuoh Inc first clash will occur next
MONDAY when the temporary roll will no
made up and there will be contests from
many C'stricts between the Hearst and
anti-Hearst factions. At this distance from
The scene of the fight 1t is unsafe to pre-
t!Is t:a "nich sloe Will organize the conven-
oon Reports from Illinois indicate that
Mr Hearst proposes to make his last stand
AT Spr!nsneld 1t is his final opportunity to
make Roadway in an important state dele
cation.
If Hearst Gets It,
II Mr. Hearst should secure that Illinois
oeiesation he will be in position at St
Louis to do some trading When it is real
iZeu that IN point of fact, emitting the New
York delegation, Mr.. Hearst has more
pieoged delegates than Judge Parker. If is
seen that the youngest and most indus-
Ii iuus cahdiaate VIII have to be reckoned
with in the balloting
There is still that undercurre,t oe .,-.,
IN political circles to the effect thai NJ
EorHan mas an option on the Hearst dele
gates to be taken over If fayorahI onnor
tuiiIty presents. The report cannot he
traced to firm foundation of fact &C
stated in The Star a day or two apo Int
nevertheless 1t will not down
ihe report mas one streak of yellow in It
however, which has not been eradtcated
me assumption naturally would be that
the delivery by Mr. Hearst of his eroup of
delegates to Mr.. German would entail re.
sclprocal favor from Mr.. German IF he
should be elected, and the gossips saw that
capinet position for Mr.. Hearst, such as
secretary OF commerce and Labor which
would place him in position to harass the
trusts, or the naming of the Attorney Cen
eral. would probably be most acceptab HE to
him. The trouble with that line of talk is
that Mr.. German is not posing now az a
trust buster, and would be- in point of fact
about the most tender hearted man in the
country in dealing with the trusts II he
were President.
So German Hearst combine would on
the surface of things, appear to be rather
fncongruous, except that 1t be accounted
for on the score that politics makes strange
bedfellows 1t Is a fact that Senator Cor
mans friends in this city have grown
strangely confident In the past two weeks
although nothing has happened above
ground anywhere to strengthen the German
boom. \
Mr.. Hills Desire.
In New York yesterday Mr. David B.
Hill was quoted as desiring Senator Cor
man to take the management of the cam
paign as chairman of the national commit
tee. Senator Germans friends in Wash
ington were laughing today at the idea that
Mr.. Hill should think that the senator has
no greater stake In the contest than the
Craftsmanship Of the national committee,
1t is evident from the confident bearing of
the senator's friends that some practical
result was the outcome Of the recent con-
ference In New York, or that a deal is on
hand which Is expected to work out sue
cessfully for the German boom.
1t is said here that the failure of the
Virginia convention to instruct for Parker
although the Parker sentiment was admit
ted to be strong, leaves the way clear for
Virginia to join the German column in case
Of a sudden upward turn of German stock
at st. Louis.