, 1888-05-03
Illinois Leads off for the Soldier
Statesman and Jurist
While Connecticut Cheers Cleye-
land.
The Methodist Church to Con-
~ vert Rome.
MAYOR HooVERs MESSAGE.
Illinois ENDORSES Gresham.

SPRIseFiELD, Ill, May 2.--The republican
state convention assembled at noon, and
after the temporarily organization was Of
fected with CONGRESSMAN Payson rs chair
man and after the appointment of the differ
ent committees, q recess was taken until
O'Clock. Jas. w. Fifer of Bloomington,
was nominated for governor on the fourth
ballot. A resolution endorsing Gresham
for president was enthusiastically passed.
State Senator l. n. Pearson was nomina-
ted for secretary of state. 1t will be nearly
midnight before all the nominations and
platform, ETC., ill be ready, as the conven-
ton will hold IA late session..
l.. b. Ray was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor. The following were chosen for
delegates at large to the national conven-
tion Col. Geo. S. Davis. Hon. @. b. Far
well, of Chicago; Horace 5. Clark, of Mat
toon; w. L. H. Hadley, OF Edwardsville.
Resolutions were adopted expressing just
and honorable pride in the public services
of Senator Cullom, and approving his
course in the senate also lengthy resolutions
. that the republicans of Illinois regard the
escord of Walter q. Gresham as soldier,
fstatesman and jurist, with satisfaction
knowing him to be Il pure man and faith-
ful servant and believing that in the event
of his nomination for president by the re-
publican party, the campaign must be con-
tested solely on the principles of the great
party of which
JUDGE GRESHAM Is A TRUE REpREsESTATtvE
that party; therefore, resolved we declare
our preference for Judge Gresham as the
candidate for the presidential nomination,
and recommend the delegates to the ma
uonal convention to give him
platform opens with declaration Il at
the party deems il unnecessary on the eve
Of the national convention to make an ex-
tended declaration of principles more than
to reafiirm those laid down in the national
sl.tt ,,.,st..
that the public interest would be greatly
promoted by n change of administration.
Then it arraigns the democratic party and
the administration for failure to carry
out its pledges made in the platform of S4
and denounces the civil service acts of the
president and denounces the democratic
"a which, while protesting attachment
aA0rAate sovreignity and home rule, denies
bth to American citizens in Dakota for
, Tear that the votes of that body of people
might be cast for the republican candidates
in the coming election. 1t refers to the
fact that the president who committed
himself to the one term principle is now
u,ing federal patronage To secure re-
election. The democratic party processes
to love the union soldiers and sailors but its
continued policy has been to refuse reliefto
THE SUFFERING DEFENDERS OF THE NATION
and their dependents. Its proposed tariff
legislation is glaring subterfuge and at
tempt to destroy the American policy of
protection to American industries and la
Dor in the interest of foreign countries
which, If successful, must necessarily bring
disaster upon the business of this country
and tend to reduce the American rate of
wages to European standards, 1t had pro-
vided no scaboard defense against foreign
invasions. Its administration OF foreign
affairs had been to the verge OF humiliation,
OUR NATION is now REPRESENTED
abroad by men who either suggested its
dismemberment or openly sympathzed
with 1t foes. The postal service, aiIlicting
every interest. has become "A disgrace to
the country. Partisan spoilsmen, in viola
ton of tn e civil service reform princples,
have displaced trained, competerh and
faithful officers, many of them ex-urion
soldiers. Every function of government
is made subordinate to partisan
ends. There is u lamentable want Of hon
esty of purpose and efficiency of admins
ton.