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.


PEORIA, ILL.,, July 2.-When the Democratic
state convention assembled this afternoon, Judge
NJ. c. 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. Upona 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 a
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 defensble 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 thee Iepublican ma
jority of 5000 to a Democratic Njority of TO-
900. 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 proyid-
ed for, and thereafter the tax gathercr should
stay his hand, let them declare it. If they want
ed a 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.
JOSEF b Mann, of Danyille opposed the motion
The scene curing 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 a run on this platform.
he should refuse the gubcrnatorial nomination If
rendered by this convention.
Mayor Harrison interrupted the speaker TO say
he was disappearing his position. His THAR
rison's) motion was not to strike out the tarff
planls, 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 recog-
milton at the same time. Finally 1t was decided
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 on
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 653, against striking out 62S
A majority in favor of striking out 80. The
platform as amended was then adopted 0j0d
|. Ucce.
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 ameliorston 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 employee, liability of
employees for injury to employees, apprentice
| ship law, prohibiting the employment of children
| in factories, compulsory education, ventilation
| 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
the running of corners in necessities of life
crime, extension of control of railroad and water
ways and appointment Of inspectors of work
shops, habtations, food, drink and medicines.