The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-31
DENEEN HAS PLAN DIG DEAL CLOSED
For Harmony and Makes PrOpo.
sal to Yates and CuIl0m
ASKS FOR FAIR PLAY FROM soTf4
MAY KEEP HANDS OFF AND
AWAIT PRIMARIES.

In the interest Of party harmony
Gov. Deneen has submitted TO Senator
Shelby NJ Cullom and former Gov
Richard Yates a proposal, which ap-
pears altruistic. but which is said 10
be the essence of practical politics.
says the Chicago Tribune.
Yates was in the city yesterday do
ing some preliminary campaign work
and meeting some of his lieutenants
from the northern part of the state
He has had Gov. Deneen's proposal
under consideration for some weeks.
The governor wants the senatorial
campaign conducted without cut throat
tactics, which will disrupt the party.
He is willing to play fair with both
contestants for the seat in the senate.
He has offered to distribute the state
patronage so that the Cullom people
will have it in counties where they
control and Yates in the counties in
which he is dominant
Asks Fairness Of Cullom.
He asks in return that the Cullom
appointments in Chicago be made with
equal fairness and that the dominant
organization here be not put on the de
fensiye and dragged into fight for
self preservation. Such a fight will
fellow If Senator Cunom appoints sue
cessors to Postmaster Coyne, Internal
r, s,..-...., f.o1t,o+1r IIartz and m Otbar
present federal officeholders who are
distinctly hostile to the Deneen or,
ganization.
If Lorimer. Hanecy. Jamison. and
the other enemies of the new organi.
zalion are to be turned loose in Chica-
go then the governor cannot be neu-
trial.
| With this understanding of the sit.
uation. Deneen has proposed to the
friends of both leading candidates for
/ the senate that candidates for the leg
islature be nominated on the pledge to
abide by the result Of the primaries
to be held next spring
Pledqe For the Candidates.
1t is suggested that the candidates
sign pledge reading as follows:
/ Il am in favor personally of tht
Ielection Of - 10 the United States
senate, but pledge myself, IL electe,
to the Illinois legislature, to abide b.
the results of the popular vote OF
candidates for United States senate
in my district.
Il The candidates for the legislature |
to FIJI in the blank space with the nam
OF the man he would support persona
lly. The new primary law will Civ
the people the opportunity to expires
choice on the senatorship withou
binding the legislature to be guided b
this expression.
1t Ii intended in the governors PR
! posal that high grade men be nom
J. mated for the legislature, thus insurin
that the pledge will be kept and qua
anteeing that the voters win have COZ
i fidence in it.
Will lns ure Party Success.
Such a PLAN. 1t IS said, will insure r,
! publican success in number of di'
tricts which are likely to go DEM
cratic If both Yates and Cullom a
; tempt to run legislative candidate
The st. Clair. Peoria, and Sangamo
and Morgan county districts are met
: toned as sure to suffer severely If
factional fight takes place between II
Yates and CutlOm forces
4 Yates and his lieutenants hay
taken kindly to the proposition, s
have the CulIom people with the {
ception OF Senator Cullom himself. r
expresses his admiration of the pla
but looks on 1t as if it We're som
thing too fragile for ordinary polite
use.