The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-11
ROOSEVELT COULD
NOMINATE OtNtEN
COOK COUNTY FACTIONS WOULD
GET ToeETHER AT PREsI-
DENTS aEHEST.
BUT WOULD HURT TAFT
Hopkins USING Letter From President
In Ills Race Against Silly
Mason - Mckinley
Favored CuIlcm.
S special "a The Bulletin.

r Special 10 The Bulletin.
J. Springfield H. sept 10. Some Q
d the down-state Republican Leaders
3 who have been in conference witt
the governing powers in Chicago poll
tics recently declare that the stories
lcf prospective harmony" in the bic
lcitv with respect to the guberna
Eiatlal contest nre without TANGIBLE
fanudation. There is lust one man
who can prevent hard fight" said
enc OF these men the other day.
THAT man is President Roosevelt. :
IIf the president were to intimate to
Mayor Russe said Postmaster Camp
hen that he would he pleased 10 see
/ rtain there would be no damagins
! fight on the governor in his own
county BIT nobody in Chicago eX,
reefs any such word from the White
3tctlsa It is not believed that the
president win interfere In any way
iin the rlinois contest"
This riow If the situation is prot
loblv as nearly correct as any. 1t IS
quite possible as was suspected at
! the time. that when Coy. Deneen
icurneyed to Washington some
months ago and had pleasant in
terview with the president he init
mated that he would like some help
from Roosevelt. Up to this time
Reviewer. President Roosevelt has
given no intimation Of any purpose
ID take q hand in the selection Of the
nominee fer governor in 1908. There
ore in truth, many reasons why be
should not do so. While it is popular
Is supposed that the president is net
ut all backward in eXerting his inRu
enee to promote the presidential
boom of MI Taft, he understands
that Illinois lis covered with 'keep-off |
The grass signs for everybody except
Uncle Joe" Cannon. Presidential ia
reference in a purely local contest |
would not help the cause of Mr.. Taft
in Illinois even if circumstances |
should taFe Mr.. Cannon out of the
47mnlaE
Presidents of the United states
rave seldom. if ever, taken any part /
Ia the naming Of a governor Of Illinois
though several times the selection of
{ senator has been the object Of some
solicitude ar the white House and
ca more than enc occasion the presi
Dental hand has appeared in sena
toral contest. In the contest Of 1900
Of in which Gov. John r. Tanner
sought to succeed Senator Cullom.
the governor had the senior senator
on tho very verge ef defeat, when a
word from President Mckinley turned /
The tide At the state convention at
Peoria, where the Eight between Cul-
lom and Tanner for control was
ncst bitter Charles G. Dawes was
brought forward at the last moment
ior temporary chairman Dawes was
then comptroller Of the currency, AMI
ais intimate personal relations with 4
President Mckinley left no doubt in
any mind as to how the president |
stood Dawes was chosen chairman
BY close vote, and a Cullom resolu-
ion was put through the convention.
Fhe Tanner leaders have always
laimcd that if President Mckinley
sad kept his hands OFF, Senator Cul-
ON would have lost. But Cullom's
iotorv in the convention practically
.ettled the contest. and although Tan
ler continued candidate he with
rev on the eve OF the party caucus
he following winter
Senator Hopkins is now making ef-
ective use of a letter addressed to
,imselr by President Roosevelt last
ginter congratulating him on his de
'anse Of Reed Smoot, the Mormon
.cnator from Utah-the Inference
,eing that the President would Ike
q have tho junior senator reelected.
There ia little doubt that as between
hopkins and Mason, Roosevelt would
lot hesitate as to choice; but II
ne or more men of recognized ability
md party standing should enter the
ace against Hopkins. probably the
resident would not feel justified IN
Interfering in any way. What con-
,erns every president is that there
nav be men in the senate who viii
support the policy of the admnistfa-
ion on important public questions
.Ioukins. like Cullom, has stood hYl
he PRESIDENT whereas Billy Ma
ion. when in the senate, took occa-
ION to differ radically and bolster
Justly from the mau in the White
House. OF course he made amends
n the succeeding campaign by taking
he stump and making speeches for
Mckinley: but his behavior in the
;anate. we may suppose, is not over
ooked by the present occupant OF the
White House.
J. Moan DAVIS.