The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-02
NOT A pink TEA" AFFAIR

garment at present worn by Senator
Culom. viii not be in the nature of
pink rea" affair. II will not be con
test In which the Bullet has any spec
ial interest ASIDE from the fact hat il
will be a terrible tempest in a tea
pot" ana the Republicans all over the
state will be more or less agi'ated
thereby. II looks. also. as though the
slalSarts Of that pagty in Cairo would
have TO line up in different camps. and
therefore Bulletin readers will look.
with mere or less interest for the
final outcome.
Sulh Caro- citizens who now hold
office under the state administration
will be expected to throw their infiuen-
ce for the candidate favored by the
present governor. or of they don't. they
may expect TO walk the plank.
They hold over merely by courtesy of
the governor. having been appointed
by his predecessor, the heir-appareng
to the tcga
The ieieral office-holders there are
only two Of them in Cairo, the post
master and the surveyor Of customsl
hold of ce by grace OF the present sen
ior senator. and will. of necessity.
have to support him or see their offi-
eial heads roll into the guilotina bas'
ket.
That former Governor Yates win be
candidate for United States Senator.
and that his candidacy will have the
support OF Governor Denean's admin s.
tration. il now believed by Senator
Cullom's friends, according TO talk
among them.
For some time the Cullom support
ers were declaring everywhere their
opinion that Yates would not be can
didate; that Governor Deneen would
not interfere in the senatorial contest,
and that all OF his meant an easy road
for Senator Cnllom-
The senior Senator was in Spring
field Tuesday and returned to Chi
eago, and Immediately on his arrival.
or, rather, az soon as ne had had 4
chance Ia confer with some of his
! friends, the word was out among the
Culcm contingent that Yates win be
candidate. and that Senator Cullom
will have the fight OF his life ON his
hands this tine.
| This change of front was based APP
parently, on information Senator Gull
lom acquired while in Springfield, but
/ the details nf Ii were not made pub
liIc. Other gossip %as that the Sena-
tor had d talk with the governor and
was told plainly thar he would have
I opposition from the state admin'stra
lts0l.
Another story current among thf
CulIom people was that they had assul
ance from some one that Lieutenant
| Governor Sherman viii not be q can
| didate for Senator. Everything in thu
situation points to the probability tina
Mr.. Sherman will be a candidate, ana
trat former Attorney General Ham
lin VIII be in the race.
III tho Cnllom ps3r-c wore sine'ri
III their prev.rl cti thu
Yates NO ia n
| that Dsasen woptd not axe i /. Il
the senatorial figh,. ii seems TO hay,
taken them Ieng time TO find ouf
what many vel informede politician.
in the state have accepted as fact eyel
since the state convent on last year
| T'he Yates following has Away.
claimed that the new admin str8tiof
would support the former governor
and the close trends Of Governor D9n
cen have admitted the came thing
The coming year will see ona Of til,
iierce8t political wars ever waged il
the state, and the opposing armies
viii be The state adm nistration AM
Its follow .ng against the feleral ad
mlhistratioa as represented BY Soma
Itoss Gallon and Hopkins ANA the fed
eral offlceaolders appointed thiodg
their influence.
The stake will be tha United ate
\ aenatcrslip and control Of the mex
state convention.
II had beea reported Speaker Shafi
ibi Night Sch {Ht tifaaili E+s-i " va
close frien5s of bis n his county hay
, takea pains 10 assert that Mr. Shlri
ieff will not be candidate for Trfa4
ueF. bit will seek reelection ID III
aouze ana viii again be d canaidat
fcr sneaker.
The news feature of the more VI
4 tpcrtans appeintm made by Cove
9 nor Dencen Tuesday was Gisc nnte
& by previous publ cation. Away lai
a winter ihe word was sent from Spr,n
o field tlat L. y. Strlnger of Lincol
the Democratic candidate fer Cove
nor last year would be named as cr
Y Of the judges of the State Court
Is Claims
u Gov. Deneen, having now made Cl
D. lom SHOW his hand has also show
Is His own and his appointees or "hol
IF overs will have to act accordingly
The Democrats expect lots of II
out Of the business before 1t Is sertl'
le next April.
Ne
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