Show HOPKINS ABANDONED IN 11 ILLINOIS IllOS fIG fT liT fOR Reported That R. R 0 o. West Has Become Republican Machine Candidate CHICAGO March 31 The The Tribune today says Albert J. J Hopkins was practically eliminated from tho the senatorial scan sena tonal race last ni night ht b by a caucus of tho the bi big Republican chiefs of tho the Cook county organization thorough thoroughly secret I but more important politically than any conferences of tho the powers which has i been held in Chicago for years Hopkins was abandoned as a senatorial sena sona tonal possibility it is believed as a I result of tho the con conference A new man I Iono one ono who has hils received no votes as yet I in tho the senatorial deadlock was tentatively tenta ely ti considered for tho the toga aud nud all nU allbut allbut but agreed I eed upon That man is Roy Hoy O. O i West It is not believed the tho effort willbe will willbe willbe be made mado to elect West this week weak Represented iu in tho the secret conclave which broke up jutt before midnight wore were these n Republican stars of tho the first magnitude Governor Dencen Deneen Mayor Busse Roy 0 O. West Postmaster Camp Camp- bell Congressman Lorimer and John T. T Devino Governor Dencen slipped into Chicago Chicago- just after dusk for tho the conference Congressman Con Con- grossman gressman n had hasi been kept hero bero upon orders from Sprin Springfield eld and ho be hurried from the conference to to catch a midnight train for t tho o state capital to keep the deadlock intact until the program pro pro- gram grain ram to elect West est had bad been explained to tho the down state members of tho the legis begis lature I |