The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-10

SPRINGFIELD, H.. Aug. 10.-Il-
linois Is today the storm center 81
the standpat-progressiy war. With
the state as the battlefield and the
governorshlp as the ostensible prize,
a finish fight of national scope will
be waged during the coming six
months. The real prize is the Illinois
delegation TO the coming national con-
vention.
The storm is about to break. Even
now a certain speedy automobile
pilot CARS rushing hither and
thither over the state. blazing the
way FOR other Gautomobiles that are
10 follow bearing the speakers OF the
Progressive Republican league OF IL
llnois.
The speakers? Senator Robert La
Toilette. for one And Senators Cum
minis, Poindexter and Bristow. for
/ others. Also Victor Murdoch. the
fiery crowned insurgent from Kansas
And Francis J. heney. And others.
Situation Is a Middle.
A formidable array o. insurgent
warriors, these. But they will be
needed, every one. II the state is to
be carried for Walter Clyde Jones.
progressive candidate for governor
They will be all needed IL the state
Is TO send an antLTaft delegation To
the coming national convention. And
that's the nub. That's the thing that
sends the progressive leaders riding
full tilt into the Illinois lists.
For the Illinois situation is a mud
die. The Lorimer scandal and cer-
tain older issues have made the IL
llnois @. o. p. many-winged al
fair. There are the real progressives.
the Jones-Merriam faction, and the
seudo-progressives, meaning the
Deneen faction; the Lincoln Protec-
tive league" meaning Lorimer; the
Mckinley league" side-show starr
ed by disgruptled' politician, and the
Union league Club which Is anti.Lor-
inner. In like manner the Democratic
party 10 split into several subdiyi-
sions-Roger Sullivanites, Mayor
Harrison earstites, and the .ex.
Mayor Dunnites. all OF Chicago.
peneen 10 Working For Taft.
Out of this maze the Progressive
Republican league is trying to draw
enough support to swing the state
for the initiative, referendum and re-
call. direct election of United States
senators, ETC. and to swing IL for
LAE'Ollette or some other progressive
for president.
The Deneen crowd Is trying tc hold
:, things together for Taft. Deneen lim-
self will hardly venture to run for
governor again.
The Dunno Democrats would like
to do something progressive them
selves. and. counting on the splits In
the Republican ranks. they have
hopes.
And secretly. behind all these d.
verse factions. work the bipartisan
powers that prevail the hosts OF
privileged evil from the beef barons
and the lumber lords down to Alder
man Hinky Dink--ready, as always.
to make a common cause against the
best man In the field, whoever he may
be.
III Jones be nominated, these powers
may be expected to get behind some
eminently respectable but manageable
Democrat They might even support
Dunno, though they would rather not,
Dunno isn't manageable. Incidentally
there Is some talk Of Dunno for the
senate. This may be a ruse to clear
the way for less radical gubernator-
ial candidate.
Newspapers Knock Movement.
Every Chicago newspaper saving
one-the Daily Socialist is either tao
lily or openly dead against the init
alive, referendum and recall. Not
long ago one or two Of them favored
direct legislation, but now they are
crying down the proposed reform. The
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