Arizona republican., 1904-06-14
Democrats Contend Among 1hemlSeIves for Supremacy
INCLINED TOWARD HEARST
But He May be Lost in the Struggle for Control of the Party Machinery. The State Ticket To Be Showed Into the Background.

Springfield, Ills, June i1-Ths FsH. dldates who are to be nominated in ttss democratic state conventiep shirA ts called for tomorrow noon have h4se showed into the background by the his- ter factional fight which has bFokea our Tor control of the state mzchiheFE The selection of candidate fur ssaxs erp9r and the question ErhethsF or tseg Illinois shall send to the St. Louis eoa. Vention a delegation instructed fss William R. Hearst, occupy . large sec. ton of the background Nhesa caarfos sssti with the problem Of ~hethe Iessa F Hopkins of Chicago shall setzla sta position al the head Of the state Ccs- tral committee or whether he xEzfI Ae depnsed and his power given ts NlIIastt Dunlap, Theodore Nelson Shd eskeS men all O. whom are actively vevStsr to promote the interests Cf Hearst.
 The bitter fight waEed against Hsa- kins personally and what Hopkins t,rs- siders as a practical demand made tf Ihe Hearst managers that 4epkins as4 certain of his followers jump into tas era of oblivion and allow ths SuTI5 ts forget them has aroused the eFzth ef the Hopkins people and they arc s@;s- ing tonight of forcing Hearst 10 accept an endorsement instead Of zn taEtgtsa'S- ed delegation and perhaps sCsgsethissz even less valuable than endof EetaeEi-
 The fight will open tomorrow ou tt.< question of selecting temporary chairman of the convention. tt is s>ss4. strued by the Hopkins people thas 1tss state committee has power t0 name Et.s temporary chairman. This CoazsFSc. tion and the particular plan Ers made by the men who are now fsaanzz- ing the Hearst movement. when thss were in control of the party FnacAfnsi . several years ago. They claim HSs
 however, that the convention iz =sF- -reign in its power, and that the plank was not intended for anY such UsE zs that to which the Hopkins people asS desire to put it.
 They assert that at the state .,or- vcntion of two years ago Hopkins =HS- 1nitted the choice of a temporary chair man to the convention and they claim
 that the same action should be taken tomorrow. The Hopkins peorle % not say positively tonight that thsv will not prevent a roll call on tho election of temporary chairman, NbO ss t0 be
 Frank J. Quinn, of Peoria. but the '-ii'lbN6S lOlIlS iil dIt lndl they H III HUB do so unless they have sufficient 5ele- | gates to confirm the selection of Quinn. l The attitude of a large RNnbsF ,5 i delegates is an unknown quantity tO | evan the managers of both sides in the | fight. The primaries were held oR | May 6, and now both sides admi. that l they are not certain of the exact ETIE-
 her of men they can control The Hzr- risun men from Cook county whe are | for Congressman Williams for preSi-
 dent are supposed to number about Iso and they amount to little save in the
 possibility of being able to throw the | balance of the power in the event of sn even break between the Hearst and | Hopkins people.
 | Lawrence B. Springer, of Lincoln.
 William Prentiss, of Chicago and %. 1 c. Crolins, of Joliet, are the leading ] candidates for governor, but there is l little actiCn so far in this direction. Her { is there likely to be until the Eight for
 the control of the party machinery ss | finished.