The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-03
last LAUGH
NOT FOR L0R|MER.
~. Been Getting Ready to Laugh in
His Sleeve But Jones Has
Warned the
Voters.
YATES IS A CANDIDATE
Illinois eubernatorlaI Campaign Is on
in Earnest With Four Can
dldates In the
Field.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 3.---Richard
Yates. governor Of Illionis from 1901 |
10 1905. fred the first gun at the
state fair political round-ups by an
nouncing his candidacy for the repub-
llcan gubernatorial nomination to sue
ceed Governor Charles s. Deneen.
IN his formal announcement the
former executive declares that he is
IN no way affiliated with the Lorimer
wing Of the republican party and says
that as an independent candidate he
will lose the 10000 votes which will
be cast by the Lorimer republicans
for former State Treasurer Len
Small of Kankakee. for the republi-
can nomination.
Mr. Yates declaration that his can
didacy is independent Of any faction
occasioned a bitterly sarcastic reply
from Senator Walter Clyde Jones, of
Chicago the gubernatorial candidate
Of the progressive republicans Of the
Merriamite wing of the party. The
vitriolic language used by Senator
4 not be the "Watchword" between
these two candidates from now until
after the primaries next April. The
text Of Senator Jones' reply follows:
Il have read Mr. Yates statement
1t Is amusing. Mr. Yates says in effect
/ he Is not an anti-L orimer man, but a
non-Lorimer candidate ridiculous.
He is Lorimer man now as much as
he ever was. The label is blown In
the bottle He can not escape 1t any
more than the leopard can change its
spots. Yates and Lorimer are closely
allied and their interests are inter-
related. 1t is piece of rich political
honor. 1t is a clever ruse, but will IT
fool the voters? The Yates candidacy
may as we'll be understood right from
the start. The plot is clear: the
scheme is to put up sham battle be
tween Small as the Lorimer candidate
and Yates as a non-L Lorimer candi
date, and later the forces are to unite
on Yates or Small with Lorimer he
hind the scenes and laughing in his
sleeve Can the people be fooled
Yates and Lorimer seem to think they
can. Time will tell. Lincoln said 'Yor
can fool all of the people part of tht
tlme and part of the people all tht
time, but you can't fool all Of the peo
pie all the time"
Senator Jones gubernatorial candi
date OF the progressive republicans
opened his headquarters With thu
entry of former Governor Yates ther'
are now four full fedged and avo@e'
candidates in the race for the republi
can nomination. The other two ar
states Attorney ]. r. w. Wayman, 0
COOK county, and John Mack Glenn
secretary of the Illinois Manufactul
efs' association. Upwards of dozel
prospective candidates have reserves
rooms at the New Leland. All O
them are expected to be upon tn
grounds today.
Senator William L. Lorimer wi
open headquarters for the Lincol
league at the Leland hotel today.
is claimed that upwards of 1000 c
MIS- followers will arrive on specif
Il trains from Chicago alone to sho,
ior him. The Isorimer delegation
que to arrive early Thursday morning
wednesday night Senator Lorime
VIII be the guest of his followers
sansamon county at banquet whic
IS being arranged by Deputy Sheri
Richard NJ Sullivan The Lincol
ieague leaders have been unable
secure suitable hall for monst'
Dorimer meeting on Thursday nigl
and in consequence are talking
noiding an open air mass meeting {
he public square in Springfield.