The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-24
HOPKINS AND ROOSEVELT SAID
TO HAVE FIXED THINGS FOR
THE EX-GOVERNOR.
FEDERAL CRONu' AIMS
To Beat Densen Wit, Judge MchWcn
of Chicago--Recent Conference
Between Hopkins and Roose-
veit Concerned Illinois
Situation.
Special to The Bulletin

IptClal w iHC. aHliEti
Springfield, Ill.,, 6uly 90 Newa
paper dispatches the thcr day state !
that Senator Hopkins of Illinois had
had a long conference with Pre5i,,ent
Roosevelt ut Oyster Bay; that the
subject discussed was the tariff; that
the Illinois Senator made strong ar
fument against any tariff revision
at thfs time, and against All agitation
Of the question until after the next
presidential election Just how much
the president was impressed vita
what the senator had t. say is not
stated: bit fine chances are that he
took the matter under adyisement
and that he viii not dismoss the Sen
ator's arguments lightly. II Is an
interesting fact and one that is not
generally known that long before
Hopkins became senator and long
before anybe dy dreamed that Thco
dorc Roosevelt would be president
these two men were intimate friends
In the days whom Hopkins was a
member of the lower house he was
chairman of the committee on civil
service reform. Now, Mr.. Hopkins
ont here in Illinois, never has been
known as civil service crank
the other hand he has adhered pretty
stcadfaatly to the old-fashioned polit-
ical doctrine that TO the victors be
long the government jobs he
"made Pood" as chairman of the con
gressiona committee on civil service
As is well known, civil service re
form is one of Roosevelt's original
"hohbies." and this is what brought
him into intimate relations with A
j Hopkins. The result was that q
personal friendship sprang up that
has existed ever since.
But there arc politicians in Illinois
who are inclined to suspect that some
thing else besides the tariff was dis
cussed at the Oyster Bay conference.
FIR two or three weeks story has
been persistently circulated that form
er Governor Richard Yates is to be
offered an important federal office,
This office OF course, would have 10
come from the president, and the
trip of the junior senator to oyster
Bay al this time has started the
stcry that the real object of his in
terview with the president was to Sc
cure an understanding as to Mr.
Yates. Whether or not that conjecture
Is correct will probably come to light
very soon.
The close friends of GOV. Yates de
clare that no offer of a federal ap
polntment has been made, but some
of them admit the possibility that
Yates will be offered something along
that hle to discharge long-standing
obligation of political nature sup
ps seJ to be due from the junior sen
ator to the former governor. The pos
ition of Yates in the impending con
test is as yet underlined. 1t is regard
cd as certain that he will oppose the
denomination of Gov. Deneen, and il
is by no means settled that he will
not also oppose Senator Hopkins. Au-
thoritative denial is made of the pub
lished sodement that The promised
Hopkins not to run for senator. yates
may or may not ran for senator; he
may or may not run for governor; he
is a free lance and win do as he
pleases," is the way one Of his
friends puts 1t. But we are likely
to hear from Yates at an early date.
Even his worst enemies admit that he
is a factor to be reckoned with.
The entry of Judge Willard NJ. Nc
Even of Chicago as a gubernatorial
candidate ends the long suspense as
to the position fthe cook county
leaders. A week ago it was tentatively
decided that Z. J. Brundage would he
the city hall candidate" for govern
or: BIT this decision was due in part
TO the belesf that Judge MS1wen
would not run. McEwen has been
recognized as having first call on the
support Of Mayor Busse and those al
lied with him. McEwen is but little
known in politics, except in strictly
local way. But he is conceded to be
a man of high character and ability,
and with the political forces back Of
him will probably have two-thirds Of
The delegates to the next state con
vention just how much support he
will get in the country viii depend on
later Developments. If be makes
state campaign and the people are IA
vorably impressed with him. he IS
likely 70 get a few counties al least
He is a hard-headed Scotchman, and u
said 10 posses the qualities Of good
vote getter.
But the great majority Of the coun-
ties outside of Cook will be diYidei
between Gov. Deneen and the country
candidates. whose number is as Ut