The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-09
ROMANS RIVALS
ASK MORE TIME
State Appointments Delayed to
0bIige Candidates
DENEEN TO WASH HANDS
so FAR AS STATE EMPLOYEES
MIXING UP IN POLITICS IN
THE FUTURE is CON-
CERNED.

Chicago, Oct. S.-One weeks more
delay on state appointments has been
allowed to enable the prospective
senatorial canNdaBts' "a make up
their minds AT the expiration of
this time allowance, it is said, the ap,
pointments will be forthcoming with
out regard TO the senatorial situation.
The appointments have been com
ing next week for about two months
and delay after delay has occurred be-
cause of he uncertainties in the
polit cal situation This last exten-
son Of time Is said to reach the limit
Gov. Deneen Is about ready to wash
his hands of the whole affair. So far
as the employees Of the state institu-
lions are concerned they are about to
leave the realm of politics altogether.
Superintendents and heads of depart.
ments will continue TO be chosen with
an eye to two qualifications political
strength and business capability, but
the rank and file Of employees in
charitable institutions will be there to
work for the state and not for politics.
The present state administration be-
lieves men can be found who are fitted
for the positions they are % hold and
who al the same time have power in
their districts For some of the state
Officer politicians are preeminently
unfit because the post ons require
professional ability or special training.
In these cases no attention has been
paid 10 politics. Where it mas been
possible the .appnintee Is not only a
good administrative officer but he a
man who can carry h!s home locality
as watls
The proposition which former Gov
Richard Yates has been considering
IS this H has been advised that II
Is neither good politics nor adv sable
TO have the state administration com
nit itself to any candidate that it Is
for him 10 make up his mind whether
or not he wants to run and TO rely
ON the fact thar IL the federal organi
zation Is opposed in the April pri
maries the state organization will en-.
deayor TO win.
When Mr.. Yates declared himself
for Senator Albert J Hopkins in the
last senatorial contest be gave out an
interview in Peoria in which he do
clared that tho state organ zation was
for Hopkins. After that he used the
state employees, their contributions to
the ctata fund, and the entire state or
ganization in his efforts to elect the
man for whom he had declared him
self
Mir Yates won his fight for Hop
Sins He made as energetic cam
paign for him as he made for himself
in 1904, when he wanted 10 be nomi
mated for the governorship.
He believes that what he done for
Mr. Hopk MS can be done by Gov
Densen for himself. With Deneen 4
support he believes he can defeat
Cullom overwhelmingly in the state
He has figured Il out that about 60
per cent. of the normal vote in Cook
county will be cast in the spring pri.
maries He estimates this go per
cent at 10000 votes.
The state administration, although
accused of endeayoring to dictate the
selection of senator 10 the people
oil tile state has no Intention Of doing
So Mr.. Yates has the same friends
new that he had wncn he made his
contest for denomination. These
friends have about the same political
power now that they had when Yates
was governor.
Neither Mr. Yates nor Mr.. EEam,n
believes that Lieut.. Gov. Sherman
withdrawal to the federal parry, il
completed by the actual tender and
acceptance of the position on the II.
terstate commerce commission will
have any great effect on the situation.
The most Mr.. sherman can deliver
to Cullom as certainty Is three votes
In the legislature He has only one
senatorial district which he could
carry without contest.
While Yates Is incl nel TO believe
valuable time is being lost the state
administration is losing valuable time
by delay in choosing candidate
aga nst Cullom, II one is to be chosen
Hamltn is rest rg easy In the belief
That u no wants to enter there Is
plenty OF time and delay Is not In
furious