St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-03
MAYOR HARRISON.
Unexpectedly Appears in the Illinois
Democratic Convention.
Defeats Morrison and His Friends on the
Tariff Plank,
Ane is Nominated for Governor by Accla-
nation.

state convention assembled this afternoon, Judge
M. G. Crawford, of Union, was made chairman.
the delegates to the national
convention were reported as before
given, (see first page of the GLOBE today,) and
the platform was reported. This contained
tariff resolution copied from the national plat
form Of 1876 Upon motion being made to
adopt the resolutions, Mayor Harrison, who had
arrived in the afternoon from Chicago, rose on
the floor of the convention, and said that as
proxy from the third district, he desired to be
heard before the question was put to vote.
The members of the convention rose to their
feet and cheered as the speaker was recognized
and made his way to the platform. When quiet
was restored he asked that the convention pause
before adopting the resolutions as presented
He would move that the tariff question be re-
ferred TO the national convention, which would
meet in five days, and he had no doubt would act
wisely. The speaker believed that taxation for
protection was robbery. The only kind of tariff
which was defensible was tariff for revenue.
There were various shades of opinion
on the tariff question in the
Democratic party, and the Democrats
of Illinois should not undertake to anticipate the
wisdom of the assembled Democracy of the ma
ton. The passage of this tariff plank at this
time would endanger the success of the Democ-
racy of the state. The speaker then proceeded
upon the matter of his successive elections as
mayor of Chicago, changing the republican ma
jority Of 5000 to Democratic majority of 1O,-
600. He asked his hearers not to ALLEVIATE Cook
county by this action. He closed by moving to
strike out all that part of the platform referring
to the tariff.
The motion was seconded with mingled cries
for and against It,
Hon. w. r. Morrison was called for and was
received with tumultuous applause. He pro-
ceeded to oppose the motion, saying that if what
was wanted by the Democracy of Illinois was
that the necessities of revenue should be provid-
ed for, and thereafter the tax gathercr should
stay his hand, let them declare it. If they want
ed tariff for protection let them say so. The
people could not be deceived by words. He
hoped the gentleman who had preceded him
would be nominated and elected governor, but
that his motion would be defeated
JOSEPH Mann, of Danville, opposed the motion.
The scene during all this time was very dram
attic, the speakers laboring under much sup
pressed excitement and members of the conyen-
ton occasionally interfering terse expressions
of opinion.
Ex-Governor Palmer said if Mayor Harrison
was not willing to make run on this platform,
he should refuse the gubernatorial nomination if
rendered by this convention.
Mayor Harrison interrupted the speaker to saw
he was misrepresentIng his position. His liar
rison's) motion was not to strike out the tariff
planks, but merely to give instructions to the
Illinois delegation to work in concord with the
national convention.
Intense excitement and great confusion fol-
lowed, numerous speakers struggling for recoe-
mir of no 11,,i IL l.
to call the roll of counties on the question of
striking out and instruction to state delegation.
as moved by Harrison. This process was ac-
companied by cheers by the friends and Cd.
ponents of the motion, as the chair announced
the votes of their delegations for or against.
AT the conclusion result announced for striking
out the instruction $685. against striking out 623.
A majority in favor Of striking out, 80. The
platform as amended was then adopted Uiua
UOce.
At 10 O'Clock memorial was presented from
the Illinois state labor convention, held in Chi
cago last May, asking the present convention to
adopt series OF principles for the amelioration of
the condition of labor in the state. They in
clude the abolition Of contract con-
Wet labor, the enactment and
enforcement of the eight-hour law, arbitration
between the employees snd employe, liability of
employees for injury to employees, apprentice
ship law, prohibiting the employment of children
of mines, abolition of conspiracy laws and the
making of iron-clad contracts illegal, weekly
payments and the abolition of truck
system, abolition of land monopoly
by non resident holders, making
the running of corners in necessities of life
crime, extension of control of railroad and water
ways and appointment Of inspectors of work
shops, habitations, food, drink and medicines.
Adopted.
Gen. j. C. Black presented the name of Mayor
Harrison, of Chicago, for nomination for Cover
nor, and the nomination made by reclamation at
| 1920. The remainder OF the ticket selected is
as follows Lit. Governor, Henry Setter, of St,
Clair; secretary of state, Michael j. Dougherty.
of Knox; state treasurer, Alfred Orendortf, of
Sangamon; auditor Of state, Wr A. Caslin, of
Jersey; attorney general, Robt. Mckinley, of
Edgar.
At 2:30 a. m. adjourned.
The tariff plank in the platform adopted to-
night is the same as adopted by the National
Democratic convention Of 1875, at St. Louis,