The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-27
Wants Senatorial Candidates to
Announce at Once
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SAYS
He WOULD LIKE TO Rum
SAYS cULLoM is NOT IN
TOUCH WITH ILLINOIS.

atorial contest lie has announced to
all the Republican factions that as a
guessing contest the situation has
played itself ont and now is the prop
er time for few facts to show them
selves.
In The first place. the state organi-
zation wants to know who the eandi-
lates are OF all those in prospect
only -Cullom-has admitted his
candidacy
In st. Louis yesterday Lawrence
Y. Sherman practically declared him
self in the race. bur the practically"
leaves room for him TO change his
mind.
Richard Yates has promised that his
state Of mind will be known within
two weeks. The former governor
gradually has been supposed to have
been an aspirant for the senate ever
since he failed Of denomination for
the governorship He was a strong
candidate for several months after
the state conventions. but the posi-
bility that he will not be in the race
now is admitted.
Yates carefully has refrained from
committing himself but in the call
for show Of hands he il asked to
at least inform the sfate organization
what he intends to do
The demands which have been
made of Cullom are known and have
Ibeen published. The governor not on
lly wants to know who viii be candi-
dates but what these candidates pro
pose TO do.
i Governor Comes to Chicago.
Gov. Deneen came to Chicago yes
terday, and during the day the exact
relation Of the state organization to
the federal was made plain, says the
| Chicago Tribune.
| Deneen's proposition is to give the
patronage 10 the controlling faction in
each county. In counties which Yates
u earriad At the ast primary he ~ 70
-fgat III. III BE enters the contest. Where
+ Hamlin won he will gel the patron
: age. So with Sherman and with Cul
i Ilom.
81 This plan is acceptable to all eie
! ments Oh the party 80 far as II ap
r plies outside of'Cook county, and there
i comes the rub The governor CALI
lattention TO the fact that at the las
Ii primary there was a change in poll
d tical affairs in Cook county. A new
Il lorder Of things was set up and
I new organization came into control
4 Senator Cullom is facing the fac
that if he is to get patronage for hi
,e forces down the state he must giY'
il lit to Deneen in Cook county. Thu
Ii purpose of the state organization ha.
! lbeen made plain to the federal organl
i. zation III these words.
There viii be either reciprocity o
l. retaliat on. Cullom can have hi
IL choice"
n sherman's Talk is Characteristic.
N Shermans declaration was made il
the style which has come to be char
acteristically his.
Il would like TO make the race fo
) the United States senate" he SAT-
~ Il am good and ready for anothe
I'd state fight. There Is plenty of tai
q about, and | am ready to talk abou
! it. AS between Cullom and Yates, m
friends will occups strictly neutrf
position If become candidate fc
the senate there will be nothing i
I. common between me and the othe
de two. A contest between them woul
u be contest between an antique an
dub.
- If | should start in on campaig
n for myself | should make 1t on stric
nr w state issues AS a matter Of fac
Cullom II not in touch with Illino
except in general sort OF wa
ne He communicates with the stat
'as through the machine which he hi
he built up A winning campaign can
made against him on this issue alon
so far as Yates Is concerned.
lde out Of the question with me, cou
Ing not consistently support him, and u
state administration cannot control d
lineup WHICH HudHs uOHliDdlSu u
ew deadlocked convention The state a
vi. ministration can take up candida
In for the senatorship, make him It's ca
,ed dilate, and elect him but this can,
VII, date cannot be Yates"
I. When Sherman was asked If
- were to be understood that he was
- candidate he said
~. Il am not prepared now to ma
Ter. such definite statement will Ia
tho over matters with Gov. Deneen
lney want to see the state adminlstrati
u ,1ns completely successful in all thin
and to do what | can to make 1t 8,
iney Delays the State Appointments
4 III a. While Yates and Cullom are maxi
In up Their minds the state appointmei
i It will be held up. II the limit of t.
cor. weeks which has been given them
lery. this purpose IA not Increased, /
,nn,, names should 10 forthcoming In abe
the time Il was predicted yesterd
wing morning they would.
's's' Little that Is definite about The