Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-05
ILLINOIS POLITICS.
The Democrats Put Men Up for
Office.
NO OPPOSITION TO GEN. PALMER.

Unanimously Named for United States
Senator = Chicago's Man for State
Treasurer Badly Beaten and Wilson
Nominated-what the Platform Says of
the school Question, and on Other Is
sues-The New Central Committee.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June 5.-Delos P.
Phelps called the Democratic state con-
yention to order yesterday, and Rev E. w.
Taylor, of Springfield, prayed that the
convention might select good men for its
candidates. Phelps with few introduce
tory remarks read letter from ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, expressing regret
that he could not accept the invitation OF
the Illinois Democratic committee TO at
tend their state convention, because he
was going away on a long vacation for the
summer. The president gave expression
to his we'll known views on tariff reform,
and gave the convention godspeed- The
reading was received with cheers.
The Temporary Chairman
Joseph H Mann, of Danville, was in
troduced as the selection of the state CEN
| trail committee for temporary chairman
His remark that the Democratic party
believes that nobody has the right TO in
terfere with the control of the education
Of children was received with rapturous
applause. Mann denounced the Republi-
can state administration and all previous
state administrations for using state ap-
pointments as political rewards for yeo-
man service. His arraignment of the Re
| publican party in general consisted of the
| characterization of il as the party that
stole the presidency in 1876 and bought it
| in 1888. His view of the purpose of the
convention was that il was for the pur-
pose of ratifying the selection Of Palmer
/ as the standard bearer.
After the usual committees had been ap-
pointed a recess was taken. add upon re-
| assem- bling the temporary organization
| was made permanent, James Mcnamara
being selected for secretary. There was a
| fight over the unit rule, but it was finally
carried that members of delegations be
permitted to vote their preferences. The
Fitzgerald men opposed this. Candidates
| were then nominated and the fight of the
convention was on-between Fitzgerald
and Wilson for state treasurer One vote,
however settled it, the ballot standing:
| Wilson, ass; Fitzgerald, 294: Weber, %.
The nomination was made unanimous.
nominated and is as follows: Superin-
tendent of public instruction, Henry
Raab: trustees of the State university, NJ.
w. Graham, f X. kimbrough, J. II.
Bryant.
| Palmer Nomiu al ed-The Platform.
Then resolution was read NOMINATING
John NJ. Palmer for United States sena
tor. The appreciation of this was unan-
imous and vociferous, and later the gen
eral was introduced and made speech
which was loudly applauded all through.
The resolutions declare that the tariff is
a tax; demand reform thereof; denounce
the political action of the Republicans,
both in state and nation; demand the
adjustment of truck stores al coal mines
a law regulating weighing coal and screen
ing and favor the eight hour day; favor
the election of United States senator's by
direct vote of the people, the Australian
ballot and removal of unnecessary rostric
tions on silver coinage: denounce the
school book trust.
| The Compulsory school Law.
The utterance on the compulsory school
law declares that the present law, wherein
it impairs the inalienable right of parents
TO direct and control the education oftheil
children, should be amended; that parents
shall have the right to send their children
to such school as they see fit, ard only
parents who neglect their duty shall bt
interfered with, and opposes unnecessary
interference" with those who are educat
ing their children according TO the best OF
their ability
After Palmer's speech the convention
adjourned
state Central Committee.
Previous n rho rOaarincy of tho aapt-au
ton the delegates of each district selected
the following state central committee
First district, Thomas McFane; Second
James Mahoney; Third, a. f. Mahoney
Fourth, Fred ID. Gresheimer-all OF Cool
county; Fifth. Denis J. Hogan. Kane
Sixth, W. A Wright, Stephenson; Seventh
!. C. c. johnson, Whiteside: Eighth, p. c
Haley, Will: Ninth. Mike Cleary, Living
ston; Tenth, ). Y. Thornton. Fulton: Elev
enth, J. w. Patter, Rock Island; Twelfth
W. II. Hineychier. Adams: Thirteenth J
D. Wright, Menard; Fourteenth, J. II
Snider, Logan; Fifteenth, w b. Brenton
Douglass; ; xteenth John Landrigan, Ed
wards; Seventeenth, J. W. Lumpkins, Ma
coupin; Eighteenth, Timothy Gruitz. Mad
| ison; Nineteenth, Walter Watson, Noun
Vernon; Twentieth, Ralph E Sprigg, Ran
dolph.
Went to See the Governor.
| Judge Prendergast headed delegation
from Chicago which called on the gov
ernor, and presented resolutions askin.
that he include in the call for specia
session of the Legislature provision 70
amending the compulsory educationa
law, etc. The governor agreed with tn
delegation that the compulsory law shoul,
, be amended, but said he had not decided
to call a special session. He promised i
he does not call one to give due considera
ton to the compulsory education matter
Poisoned by MIX.
WATERLOO Ia, June 5-A number O