The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-04

THE CANDIDATES
WITH LATTER BELIEVED TO De
sTRoaG IN DISTRICTS OUT
SIDE CHICAGO.
GOVERNORS machine
Effective Under New Primary Law
Yates Doesn't Want Central
Committee Endorse
ments.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Springfield, ILL.,, March 3.--The with
drawal OF Edward d. Shurtleff as Il
candidate for governor In favor OF
Richard Yates illustrates how the
hest laid political plans are some
times overturned by an unforeseen
happening Last summer Mr. Shurt-
len announced his candidacy for gov
ernor upon platform that easily put
all other country candidates Ia the
shade however adversely It may
haye affected him In Cock county.
He proposed that Cook county's rep
should be restricted Dy constitutional
amendment, 20 that Chicago should
not become, as 1t must within few
years, the absoluts ruler of the state.
II Shurtleff had remained a candidate
upon that issue, there is little ques
tion that he would have polled big
vote In the country districts, where
the feeling is strong against Chicago
as a political power. Whether or not
he could have been nominated and
elected governor Is question about
which 1t is now idle to speculate.
If the old primary law had remained
Ia force we should now be nearing
the end of a fierce gubernatoriaI cor
test. with five or six candidates iu the
field, and with the practical certainty
that no one candidate would receive
d clear majority of the primary vote
and that the state convention would
have TO be the final arbiter But
when the primary law was laid low fy
the snickersnee OF the supreme court
the political situation In Illinois was
completely changed,
II was clear to everp experienred
Politician that under d direct plnraIity
primary law such nv has bccn passed,
the occupant OF the office of gcvsrnrF
would have big advantage over
those who might seek to succeed him.
The greater the number Of candidates
against him the better his chance for
being nominated for multitude Of
candidates would only serve to divide
he opposition vote. and the In,
'umbent of the Office, with his "or-
,anixation" TO help him, would easily
ecure a plurality OF the popular vote.
1t WAS apparent also that large
number Of candidates for governor
would 80 split up the vote that the
iomlnee would likely have behind him
not a majority but only a minority
II toh voters of his party, thus paving
he way for bis defeat at the regular
lection. "The primary law is sa
Irawn," declared Speaker Shurtleff
N an Interview last Saturday. when
le announced his withdrawal that it
Ioes not permit of an open field in the
ace for the nomination for governor
practically establishes a stone wall
'arrier against any such free EXPIRES
ion or necessity II forces every
nan ont Of the race but two-the man
n power as governor and some one
ther man--unless you are willing to
% ahead aud precipitate general
mashup with the Inevitable result
I a candidate being nominated by
vote Of the party and his
robable defeat in the election"
With both Shurtlefr and McEwcn
at Of the way. Yates will have
lear field against Deneen II is al
lifted that the chances of the former
cveruor viii be far better In the
luntry than In Chicago. where the
ititude of Mayor Busse Is stu n
after OF dispute There are yDsne
feliminary skirmishes just now IN
,me of the counties. where Gov. DE.
cen is being endorsed by county
which illustrates fcrcibly
10 power Of the incumbent OF the
Tice OF governor In controlling ths
arty. organization. Gov. Yates Is
rotesting against committee acticu.
claring that he does not desire ctm.
ittee endorsement and asking his
lends to oppose the endorsement of
~ candidate for governor Pol.
clans are divided IN opinion as ts
e effec; Of these county commit"
.slorsements Of Gov Deneen-soIs
.claring that It Is good practical
lIltlcs to get commendation wheI
-er IL may be had from any reprs-
ntative body and others taking The
-ound that committee action will
ily iniure the cause ~ the candidsts
curing endorsement opening the
ay for an appeal 20 the popular
-ejadice against machine politics.
Gov. Den-rn shares the
rmer view. for his friends. in the
&c Of Gov. Yates protest. are -
eding To get county committee
,rsements wherever they are a
Unable
Il Moan DAVIS. a