The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-28
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From the Chicago Tribune.
The Democratic State Convention.


The Democratic State Convention.
The Democratic Liberal Opposition
State Convention met at Springfield yes
terday. Something over 600 delegates
were present, including many representa-.
tives of the German vote, which has here
tofore been counted with the Republican
party. The convention elected ex-Gov.
Palmer as presiding officer, aud almost i'm
mediately plunged into hot and protract-
ed controversy on the currency question,
which so far eclipsed in importance the
question of candidates that the subsequent
nomination of Messrs. Carroll and Etter for
the offices of State Treasurer and Superiu
tendent of Public Instruction excited very
| little interest,
The debate In the convention was an
able one. in which everything involved in
the question OF currency was discussed.
Two reports were presented by the
Platform Committee The only point of
difference between the majority and mi
nority was on the first proposition, the nil
nority proposing to resume specie pay
ments when the same may be done with
out injury to the business of the country,
instead of the speedy resumption pro.
posed by the majority. MIR. Herrington,o of
Kane, led off in support of the majority
report, pointing out the fact that the omis-
sion of that part of tile resolution of the
majority in favor of payment of the national
Indebtedness in the money of the civilized
world would be accepted as purposed re-
pudiation Mr.. Hunter followed, denounc-
ing the majority report as proposing to os-
tablish one currency for the people and an
other for the bondholders. Thus started,
the debate took a wide range, of which we
give pretty full report The ablest
speeches Tor the minority report were
those by William j. Allen and }. NJ Crebs,
both eX- members of Congress, and for the
majority by Col Don Morrison aud VIM
X, Morrison. There were many other
speeches delivered and the debate was
protracted until after 6 O'Clock. During
the debate Mr. Miller, of Cook, offered an
amendment to the minority report propos-
ing to add thereto a declaration against In
hation, and in favor of the payment of the
national debt in the money OF the civilized
world. Both sides being at this time con-
fident of success this amendment was yo-
Palmer made an earnest appeal to the
convention 10 place ltStli vi tIlC udTu- Hull
ey platform of honesty-which had a de-
cided effect upon the Convention. At this
time the fate of the platform was consider
ed so uncertain that Judge Green of
Alexander, renewed Mr.. Millevs amend
ment, voted down in the afternoon, and
the vote was again called. There being
some discomfort in the Cook county dele
CATION, that county was passed until the
close of the roll-cal. Without the vote of
Cook county the amendment was lost.
The amendment was then adopted, Cook
county giving l0l votes for it, A large
number of counties instantly changed their
votes, and the platform was actually
adopted by a three fourths majority.
The adoption of the platform by such an
enthusiastic vote was such a relief to the
whole body of delegates that in the exu-
berance of the general joy a nomination by
Galatin county of Charles Carroll for
Treasurer was seconded by Cook county
and carried by reclamation. Mr.. s. M.
Etter, of Mclean county, the candidate of
the Independents, was then nominated for
the Office Of Superintendent of Public In
struction, on the assurance of some of the
delegates that his views conceded with
those of the platform.