The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-01
NEW SLATE DISCOVERED MAY
ESTRANGE, REPUBLICANS
FROM PRIMARY PLANS.
WANTS TO Be SENATOR
"True Blue Republicans Cannot Be
Whipped Into Line for Any
Percentage Primary
Bill.

G ernor-EdWard D. ShurtIeff of Mare
4 go.
For United States Senator to su
ceed Shelby M. culIor1--charles
Deneen.
This "sla. e. Internationally di
closed tonight tn" big politics" tha
has enlisted the governors attention
hat threatens with another fia.co hi
desperate efforts 20 whip the Republ
| can representatives into line for tn
IS per cent, primary bill at the cat
rus Tuesday night The feature Of tn
program compllcating the situation i
that it contemplates throwing forme
Governor Richard Yates overheard
Not until today did the Yates mar
lecome wise" to what has been goins
IN for week or more.
They are now investigating the I'll
| nor and are taking stock of theit
ability 10 wreak revenge if the COVER
lor persists; They find thqir more
gffieacous weapon In their ability to
defeat the governors wishes as to the
primary bill, and especially his des re
70 force seventy-seven Republicans
being a majority of tle house mem
bers, into the caucus.
Proof of the governors intention tc
split with the man whose votes nomi
mated him in the protracted state con
vention of two summers ago would
naturally throw the Yates men back
nto the Cullom federal crowd" but
he story goes that Deneen has fore
stalled this by a double flirtat on
lrst with Senator O. T. Berry as a sec
md string candidate for governor, by
1ointing out that his own election a
United States senator next winter will
clear the way for Senator Hopkins te
election TWO years later.
Yates, hims elf, 1t was asserted to.
lay, has no; been consulted.
The primary bill crisis will probably
5e reached tomorrow nigh, when both
he Democrats ana Republicans of the
mouse will meet
Caucus to Show Effect.
The Republican gathering will show
to what extent the governors welding
of the party lash has forced the
thirty-three roll of honcr 'in usgents'
away from their adhesion TO straight
nominations, and also in line
for a compromise" percentage bill.
Tonights gossip is all of 80 or S31a
per cent. as The minimum plurality
that may nominate.
To escape unconstitu'ionalty. this
may be applied to the in truction ofl
delegates instead OF to a direct pri-
mary.
Governor Deneen also insists on in
Guiding STATE officers. believing that
The "fede al crowd" would wreck the
chances Of the opposition standard |
bearer at primaries
But there is little doubt that the |
Republican 'insurgents" least |
The True Blue" cannot |
be whipped into line for any bill with |
a percentage. however small. In stand |
ng for principle, the 'insurgents"
have the insistent backing of thel |
nome districts. They sill Jeiuse to al
nit that the primary bin ia or can be
4 party measure. This Is also the |
tand Of the Democrats who have care |
nlly RETAINED from holding a eau.
'u," on their bill Introduced in The
rouse by Daugherty That no Rspubli-
AN adhesion may be repelled. the
Democrats will not caucus tomorrow
light. but simply confer.
May Merge for Conventions.
The most important feature Of this
)emocratic conference will be the dis
n sion of the amendments. or fea-
u-es Of new bill. that will be offered
y the plurality Republicans
Some Of these Republicans. for in
tance. like Phillips, of Gbeon City. /,
'ho presided over the Republican in
urgent" conference, attended by
Jrty-two plurality advocates. would
etain conventions. all of which are
iped out by the Democrats bill. but
ith the option Of a state convention.
T. Is among the p obabilii'es that an I
greement between the Democrats I
ID the plurality Republicans will be +
'ached without eliminating the essen +
al features Of the Daugh1rfy bill. \
Aside from the fact that they could
nothing while the Repub-
cans we're squabbling. the Democrats
ID another reason for not calling up
Isir own bill last week. Several Of
e ablest floor debators we're absent =
fn. Representative McGO0rty was a
lsble TO attend because Of the death &
his faith. Representative Burke o
mid nor speak above a whisper A J:
v case kept Representative McKin- 4
y in Chicago. All Of these will be on 2
nd tais week. irl