The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-27
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE DEMOCRATIC AND oPPosI.
TIoN STATE CONVENTION.
A SOUND PLATFORM ADOPTED.
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-The Dem
ocratic and Opposition State Convention
was called to order at noon by Judge W
II. Green, of Cairo, in the absence of Mr.
McCormlck, chairman. The call was reat
| by E. L. Merritt, secretary of the commit
tee, and Hon. G.. w. Armstrong, of L;
Sale, was elected temporary chairman
John L. Hundley, of Wayne, and S. j
Thornton, Of Fulton, were chosen tempo
rary secretaries.
The following committees were selected
Credentials-First District, Thos. A. Nor
an, of Chicago; Second, j. j. McGrath, ,o
Chicago; Third, Fred Bowman, of Chica
go Fourth, James L, Ticknor, of Rock
ford; Fifth, James II. Holden; Sixth
Rufus NJ. Grenell, of Cordova; Seventh
p. G. Haley, of Joliet Eighth, Hiram
Crossing, of Varnia Ninth, &. NJ. Mort
of Fairview: Tenth, W. r. Hamilton, o
Carthage; Eleventh. Jos. NJ. Lowry, O
Mt. Sterling; Twelfth, VIM. E. Morrison
Of Christian Thirteenth, JAS. w. Smith
of Decatur Fifteenth, Jonathan N. Bish
op, of Paris; Sixteenth, Filman tFoser, O.
Salem; Seventeenth, s. NJ. Kase, Of
Belleville: Eighteenth, Claiborne Winston
Of Cairo; Nineteenth, Il. P. Hanna, o.
Fairfield.
Committee on Platform First, Andre
Matteson, of Cook I'd, Herman Raster
of Cook; Sd, T. Hurting, of Cook
4tb, A. M. Harrington, of Kane
5th, +. H. Marsh, of Ogle; 9th
B. d. Buford, of Rock Island; 7th, f.
Shring, of Will, Sth, w. f. Cook, of Mar
shall; 9th, G. I. Willow, of Seneca
10th, Chas. H, Whitaker, of McDonough
llth, W. A. Richardson, of Adams; 18th,
G. p. Lahurion, Of Sangamon; l3th,C, A.
Roberts, of Tazewell; l4th, j. A. Buck
ingham, of Macon: 18th, A. j. Hunter,
of Edgar: 10th, B. K. johnson, of Mont
gomery 18th, W.R. Morrison, of Monroe
18th, WI. Allen, of Jackson; 10th, j. M.
Crebbs, Of White.
After the appointment of committees
the convention adjourned until 2: 80 o.
clock.
The straight Bourbon Democratic con.
vention has deferred its meeting until o.
clock this evening.
In the afternoon the Committee on Gre
dentias reported all the counties present
but fourteen. The minority report against
the basis of representation fixed by the
State Central Committee was presented
and the convention became very turbulent
for time, but finally the majority report
was adopted.
The following gentlemen were chosen as
permanent officers: President, Gov. j.
M. Palmer; Secretary, r. II. Goodell; As
sistant Secretaries, s. Y. Thornton, A. A.
Wheelock, Il. A. Snively, Thos J. Trills,
j. B. Cowan, j. M. Hush, j. j. Croley
r. j. Selby Vice Presidents-lst District,
r. III. Forester; 3D. J. w. Sheahan; Sd,
Arno Voss 4th, O. w. Annis; 5th, 7, II.
Marsh; 9th, Lewis Wilson eth, Wash
ington Armstrong; Sth, W. X. Cook ; 9th,
Jas. Kuykendall; 10th. David E. Head F.;
l1th, r. A. King 18th, John Abbott ;
18th, Thos. Lane; 14th, G. NJ. White
18th, Geo. McElvane; 10th, e. Y. Rice
18th, G. L. Loomis; 18th, John Oberly
10Th, +. M. Youngblood.
Gov. Palmer thanked the convention at
some length for the honor conferred by his
selection as President.
Up to 10 o'clock this evening the Com
mittee on Resolutions have not brought in
their report. The difficulty is supposed to
be on the financial plank.
The majority of the Committee on Plat
form presented series of resolutions.
The report was the same as the Chicago
platform of the Central Committee, except
that the second declaration was amended
to read as follows: Second, Free COM
merce, and no tariff except for revenue
purposed." )"
The minority report substituted for the
first resolution of the majority, signed by
seven members, the following resolution
First, The restoration of gold and silver as
the basis of currency and the resumption
of specie payments at the earliest moment
practicable without injury to the business
interests of the country. This was reject
ed, and substitute, which followed the
first section of the platform, was adopted
The following are the State Central Com
mittee appointed: First District, Egbert
Jameson, Chicago; I'd, VIM j. Onahan,
Chicago ; Sd, f. N. Winston, Chicago; 4th
| A. NJ. Harrington, Geneva; 5th, VIM
Wright FreepoIt; 9th, j. S. Drake, Rock
Island; 7th, Geo. w. Havens, Ottawa
Sth, Washington E. Cook, Lacon; 9th
Chas. P. King. Peoria 10th, David K
Head, Carthage; 1lth, j. M. Bush, Pitts
field 18th, 4. L, Merritt, Springfield
18th, John A. Mallory, Havana; l4th, s
II. Busby, Champaign; 10Th, n. Q. Rob
inson, Effingham 10th, G. ID. Holmes,
Greenville 18th, w. Ii. Krone, Edwards
Vile; 18th. VII. Greene, Cairo; 10Th
James P. Robinson, Olney at large, n.
B. Miller, Chicago = X. N. Townsend
Shawneetowu VIM. Brown, jacksonville
The following is the platform adopted
over the minority report, by vote OF 3ll
to 24l
It's first section includes the declaration
already given, and adds the resumption OF
gold and silver as basis of currency and
the resumption of specie payments as sooI
as possible without disaster to the busi
ness interests of the country, by steadily
opposing initiation aud by the payment o
the national Indebtedness 10 the money OF
the civilized world.
2. Free commerce, and no tariff excep
for revenue purposes.
/ g. Individual liberty aud opposition tC
sumptuary laws.
4 4. Rigid restoration of the governments
both state and national, to the legitimate
domain of political power by excluding
! therefrom all executive and legislative at
fairs of society, whereby monopolies arr
ft stored, privileged classes aggraDdized ano
individual freedom unnecessarily and op
pressively restrained. -
: 5. The right and duty OF the state Il
i protect its citizens from extortion and un
Just discrimination by chartered monopo
lies.
LARGE ARRIVAL