The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-10
The IIilnnIs IInninrraIs.

convention, which will lo called Ia order
Mt noon, the yRriou-C ongrossl0nal dclcgn-
run- met ut - o'clock for tho purpose Of
choosing delegates 10 the National con-
yrntiun, Presidential Electors, members
of tho state Central committee and com
nit .ccmcn for the work of the state
convention. The result uf these ConNvn-
lions IN expected Ia he reported tp tho
state convention at the opening session.
Tho situation IT. Ia The probable cHndi-
dates has not been changed since last
night. Tho platform Is not yet written,
hut ~ the result ot consultation among
the leaders IL Is reported ~ practically
determined Ia rcniiirm the state plat,
form of 1870, which was the one suited
% alden, and deal with the question of
reform. The general feeling seems Ia
favor leaving the tariff question Ia the
National convention,
MAYOR Harrison will reach here IN re-
Spouse To yesterdays kilograms at :
o'clock this afternoon, and will ho met
a, the train and escorted Ia the hotel by
the Cook County Democratic club,
Mai. Connolly made brief address,
hut was unable 10 make himself heard
in the distant part Of the house, and
not feeling. under the circumstances, 10
be able to conduct the affairs of tho con-
vcntion, resigned the gaycl, and Dberly
resumed the chair.
Resolutions for tho appointment of
the usual committees were adopted,
Gen. McClcrnand presented rcsolu-
ton to the effect that IL was the sense of
this convention that the old ticket,
Samuel j. Tildcn and Thomas \. Hen
bricks, should be nominated for Prcsi-
dent and Nicc-Prosident of the United
States 10y the National Democratic con-
vcntion, to assemble ut Chicago, July
Sth.
The Chair decided the resolution was
not in order at this Time. as the convcn-
ton WA engaged in work pcrfcciing a
temporary organization for the appoint
mcnt of committees on Resolutions, Per-
manent Organization, etc., after which
the convention took II recess till p. m.
ON rcasscmhling II report was received
from the Committee on Credentials that
its work would not be completed by I
o'clock.
The Chair announced no other business
than the report of the Committee on
Credentials in order. The convention
refused to adjourn and after some
delay eX-Gov. John NJ. Palmer
considerable length or tho question of
free trade and tariff, declaring in favor
of tariff fer revenue only and limited
to the necessities of an economical Gov
eminent. He said ii he had the power
of Him who said, 'Lazarus, come
forth" he lihc speaker would would
forth" LChccrs'. Somebody had
said the committee Oh Delcgatcs-at-
large to the National convention had
chosen him (Palmcr) rs one of the num-
Der, il that were true he would 90 to
New York himself and see Tildcn. He
would take no ones word for il. This
statement. was received with great
cheers and waving of handkcrchicis and
hats and fans. The speaker proceeded:
"But suppose Tilden could not or
would not run; what them Cries of
"Cleveland," "McDonald," Morrison"
and "Palmer."
The convention at $3.50 took recess till
A canvass of delegates to the National
convention shows nearly unanimous
sentiment for 'rilden II II can be shown
he would accept. After him Il majority
favor Cleveland and under the unit
rule he would probably get the vote of
Illinois. Some Of the delegates favor
Mcdonald and some !5ayard.
The convention then proceeded to call
of districts:
The report as received is incomplete
as TO districts, only commencing with
the Seventh. Ed.
Seventh district-C. II. Ncconikc and
Sherwood Dixon.
Eighth district-A. J. Mcconnor and
y. X. >. ScONlllc.
Ninth district-Andrcw Kerr and ".
X. Dunn.
Tenth Districts. p. Shape and Straw
Their Owens.
Eleventh district-B. :. Gable and
John Hurgate.
Twelfth district-Ellis Briggs and w.
l.. Nanoventer.
Thirteenth district-Mai. Collan and
Bon Prettyman.
Fourteenth district--A. Il. stevens
and Charles f. Wing.
Fifteenth district. B. Mann and
William a. Day.
Sixteenth distric.-Gen. W. b. Parsons
and ]. II. Hawley.
Seventeenth district Judge Anthony
Thornton and Judge Jesse J. Phillips.
Eighteenth district-Wiiliam III. Kane
and Douglas Halle.
Ninteenth Observation-Disclosures Il. Nc
Dowell and William A. j. Sparks.
Twentieth DISTRICT. Allen and Judge
William II. Green.
When the convention reassembled,
the Committee on Credentials reported,
Report adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization reported Judge Monroe, X. Craw-
ford, of Union, for Chairman; Secretary,
w. j. MiZe with assistants.
Judge Crawford addressed the conven-
ton briefly, after which S. Corning
Judd, Chairman of the committee on
Resolutions read the platform, being fire.
quently interrupted BY applause.
Resolved, BY the Democracy of the
state of Illinois i'll convention assem-
bled:
First-That we pledge ourselves anew
to the constitutional doctrines nnd tradi-
tions OF the Democratic party, as Illus
trated by the teachings and example OF a
long line of Democratic statesmen and
patriots, and embodied in the Demo-
cratic platforms of 1874 and 1880
Sccoud-That we proclaim atreSh our
firm opposition to Capitalization III Gov
crnment affairs, and to the dangerous
spirit of encrOachnent, which tends to
consolidate the powers of the Govern
merlt and thus create anything Whatever
in the form of real and steadily -advarc-
ing despo.ism. "a.
Thifd-That, as declared by the Ma
tional Democratic convention of 1876,
we insist that reform is necessary in the
sum and modes of Federal taxation, to
the end d. that ,roS capital ,s,r may ,n be
labor lightly burdened. We denounce
the high protective tariff maintained for
more than twenty years by the Repub-
lican party,substantially as it now exists,
and which is levied upon nearly 4,0W
articles as a masterpiece Of injustice i'll
equality and false pretense. 1t has i'm
die few. IT prohibits imports
that might purchase the pro
ducts Of American labor. 1t
has degraded American commerce
from the first to an inferior
rank upon the high seas. 1t has cut
down the sale of American manufactur.-
ers at home and abroad, and depleted
culture and industry, followed
nv half our people. 1t costs