The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-10
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
They Meet in State Convention
at Peoria.
Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago, Nominated
for Governor.

ton. which met Mt Peoria on the I'd Of June.
was the largest ever held in the State.
Nearly all the 1,400 delegates were in at
tendance, and 100 contestants were knock
ing at the doors for admission. John II.
Oberly, Chairman of the State Central
Henry G. Connolly. of Rock Island. was
made Temporary Chairman, and Monroe @.
Crawford, of Union County, was chosen as
permanent presiding officer.
The following were chosen rs Prcsiden-
tal electors: At large, o. b. Fickin, Of
Coles, and William g. Ewing, of Cook.
First District, j. W. Doane; Second, james
Il. Healy; Third, james ii. Ward; Fourth,
Harvey ID. Colvin; Fifth, James Moran, Of
Lake; Sixth, John +. Smith, of Stephen
son; Seventh, James X. Blish; Eighth, N.
w. Shurtz; Ninth, George b. Harrington,
of IroquOis; Tenth, George j. Wilson, Of
Peoria; Eleventh, William Prentiss; Twelfth,
Henry Phillips, of Cass; Thirteenth, II. =.
Shnmway, of Christian; Fourteenth, w. L.
Kirk; Fifteenth, James II. Cunningham, of
Coles; Sixteenth. j. G. Allen, of Richland;
Seventeenth; +. b. Buck; Eighteenth, G.
w. Aiken, of Washington Nineteenth, +.
M. Youngblood, of Franklin; Twentieth, w.
X. Murphy, Of Perry.
S. Corning Judd, Of the committee to
select delegates large to the national
convention and committeemen-at-la large Of
the State Central Committee, reported as
follows:
Delegates -large-W. r. Morrison, John
NJ. Palmer. j. G. Black, and Lambert Tree.
Alternates-Thomas Merritt, N. G. Nc
Donald, Thomas McNeely, and G. ID. Hen
ming
Members of the State Central Commit
tee-at- large-John II. Oberly and Joseph
C. Mackin.
The district committees reported the
members Of the State Central Committee as
follows:
First District, A. w. Green, Of Cook;
Second, Frank Lawler, of Cook; Third.
Patrick Mccarthy, of Cook; Fourth. S. b.
Kane; Sixth, Mr.. Frazier, of Carroll; Sew
enth, w. G. Green, of Whiteside; Eighth,
J. G. Campbell, of La Sale; Ninth, Il. S.
McIlduff, of Livingston; Tenth, no ap-
pointment made; Eleventh, q. Il. Whitta-
ker, Of McDonough; Twelfth, Maurice
Kelly, of Adams; Thirteenth, w. II. Glen
DENIM, of Sanglmon; Fourteenth, VIM.
Fuller, Of Dewitt; Fifteenth, A. j. Fryer,
of Coles Sixteenth, Judge Boggs, of
Wayne; Seventeenth, W. Crouch, of Mont
gomeIy; Eighteenth, Ii. G.. Wheeler, of st.
Clair; Nineteenth, s. l.. Dwight, of Marion;
Twentieth, r. j. Goddard, of Williamson.
The Committee on Resolutions presented
n lengthy platform, the reading of which
was frequently interrupted by applause. 1t
denounces protection, advocates a tariff for
revenue only and instructs the delegates to
the national convention TO vote as a unit on
~. II
Mr.. Morrison in his efforts for horizontal
reduction, and indorses the investigations
of Springer. 1t advocates pensions for
soldiers and sailors, opposes land-grabbing
by foreigners or others for speculative pur-
poses, and that forfeited grants should re-
vert TO the Government. It opposes
competition between honest and convict Ia
Dor, and favors an eight hour law. While
willing to punish the sale of intoxicants to
minors or inebriates, the platform DEGREES
that sumptuary Legislation on the enactment
of the prohibitory law is fanatical, de
structive of the rights of freemen, and
fraught with manifold evils"
At the conclusion of the reading Mr..
Judd moved the adoption of the resolutions
and called for the previous question.
Mayor Harrison, rose and said that he de-
sired to be heard before the question was
put to vote. He asked that the conven-
ton pause before adopting the resolutions
as presented. He would move that the tariff
question be referred to the national conven-
ton, which he had no doubt, would act
wisely. He believed that taxation for pro-
lection was robbery. The only kind of tariff
which was defensibe was tariff for revenue
There were various shades of opinion on
the tariff question in the Democratic party,
aud tho nannneYpfa of Illinois chn1rl1 N ~
undertake to anticipate the wisdom of the
assembled Democracy of the nation. The
passage of this tariff plank mt this time
would endanger the success of the Democ-
mcy, State and national. He closed by
moving to strike ont all that part of the plat
form referring to the tariff.
The Hon. W. Il. Morrison opposed the
motion. He hoped the gentleman who had
preceded him would be nominated and
elected Governor, but that his motion
would be defeated.
Ex- Gov. Palmer said that if Mayor Har-
rison was not willing 10 run on this plat
form he should refuse the Gubernatorial
nomination if rendered by this convention.
Mayor Harrison interrupted the speaker
TO soy that he was disappearing his posi-
ton. The Mayor said his motion was
not to strike out the tariff plank,
Illinois delegation to work in a certain
way in the national convention. In
tense excitement aud great confusion fol-
lowed, numerous speakers struggling for
recognition at the same time. Finally it
was decided to call the roll of the counties
on the question of striking out the instruc-
ton to the Safe delegation as moved by
Harrison. This process was accompanied
by cheers by the friends and opponents Of
the motion, as the chairmen announced the
votes Of their delegations for and against.
At the opnclusion the result announced
was: For striking out the instruction, 653;
against, 623; majority in favor Of striking
out, 30. The platform. rs amended, was
then adopted 10y viva-voce vote.
Gen. j. G. Black presented the name Of
Carter II. Harrison. of Chicago, for the
nomination for Governor, and the nomina-
ton was made by acclamation.
The remainder of the ticket was then Sc
Iected as follows: For Lieutenant Cover
nor, Henry Setter, of ST. Clair: Secretary
Of State, Michael J. Dougherty, of Knox;
State Treasurer, Alfred 0rendortf, of SAN
CANON; Auditor of State, Walter A. Carlin,
Of Jersey; Attorney General, Robert McKin-
ley, of Edgar.
SMALL TALK.