The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-03
GovERNoRsHlP AND SENATOR
SHIP OBJECTS OF ATTENTION
AMONG LEADERS.
DENEEN HAS MACHINE
But WiIi Find Strong Opposition Or
ganizations BY Mason and Yates
Congressman Mckinley a
1, Factor.

Special TO Inc Bulletin.
Springfield H., July 2.--In the
realm of state politics during the past
week there have been no develop
mentsof very definite nature, but
there have been some significant
symptoms" Twenty or thirty down
state Republican leaders have called
on Governor Deneen, most of them,
1t Is understood, by request. This IS
taken to mean that the governor is
trying 70 smooth over the rough
places" in the country districts, and
that he realizes the Importance oG
building up an organization outside or
Cook county There has been dur
ing the week, too, good deal or
speculation as to prospective candi'
dates for Governor. The reported
plan Gor a reenion of the Yates
phalanx" in Springfield during the
week of the state fair has caused
NJ end of comment. Is Yates going
back into polictics? If so, will he run
for governor or senator? Is he per-
sonally responsible for the forthcom-
ing reunlsn of his followers? The
absolute silence Of the ex-governor
is causing no end of uneasiness in GER
tain quarters for 1t In rallied that,
even If he does not become a candi-
date, he has personal following
large enough to make him an import
ant factor In the politics of the next
year. When Yates became governor
ship of the old Tanner organization.
1t was power up to the date OF his
retirement from office. There has
been more or less talk recently about
III IL difficult to see how IL could be
revived and restored to anything like
its former prestige and power with
out the active leadership of Richard
Yates Some Of the men who were
leaders In the old organization now
belong to the federal crowd while
others owe allegiance to Gov. Deneen
But there is a large element that Is
not definitely identified with either
the state or the federal faction, and
that undoubtedly would follow Yates
ii the latter were to become a candi-
date for office (no matter what the
offlce); and in such contingency
there would be a revival of the Tan
ner organization" though in fact it
would become a Yates organization.
That Yates IL not the dead one"
that some of his enemies have de-
clared is becoming clear from reports
from various parts of the state, par
ticularly from Southern Illinois. Down
in Egypt" the Yates sentiment un'
doubtedly is strong. Everything now
indicates that Yates will have to be
reckoned with, either as candidate
or as the leader of a powerful ele-
ment in the party.
Another symptom" is the activity
among the friends of Speaker E. ID.
Shnrtleff, who is believed to be get
ting ready to enter the race for the
governorship. Mr.. Shurtleff has re-
Gently been doing some travelling over
the state, and it is presumed that he
has been carefully gauging public SEN
timent.
Congressman William B. Mckinley,
of Champaign, head of the Mckinley
interurban railway syndicate, caused
some newspaper comment last week
by taking a party of newspaper men
over the lines of his railway system
in a private car. II was declared that
he was beginning campaign for
either the governorship or the sen
atorship. But there is the best au'
thority for the statement that he VIII
not be candidate for either Office
not. at any rate. candidate to sue