The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-05
POLITICS TAKES A Squirt
TIE DEMOCRATS OF ILLINOIS IN
CONVENTION.

President Cleveland Sends an Encour-
aging Letrer-He Is Soon 20 Start on
Long Vscation-Ths Outlook in
the Congressional Districts - No
Nomination for Governor Yet
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 4--Ths demo
cratic state convention was called 70 order
a. noon today By Chairman Delos P. Phil
lips Of the state central committee, who
read a letter from ex-President Cleveland
After acknowledging the receipt Of an in
vita.ion 70 attend the convention, Mr..
Cleveland said:
Il note with much pleasure your declaration
that the safe Of Illinois Is oy nature and inner
itance democratic. Such sentiments, and even
the determination which prompts this utter
sncs. give hope that the Illinois democracy
VII, after years Of exclusion. come into its
inheritance. asd successfully claim its own
democratic trooP may wen insist
a general engagement takes place. With my
deep interest in all that concerns democratic
success should be glad 20 be present at the con-
ve1tion Ehich promises such results as the one
you have determined upon. and yet / can't help
thinking there ought 70 be there purely and ex-
c-usiysly the coUnsels and sentiment OF the
Illinois democrats The rest OF US viii be
ready to applaud il you viii give US the
chance. have made all my arrangements 70
leave for q long vacation within day or two
within the date Of the convention. and for that
reason, If for none other, / am preFented from
accepting your courteous invitation Hoping
that the utmost wisdom may prevail. and that
the convention may prove 70 be the first stage
Of a campaign whicn. viii be crowned with sue
cess, am yours very truly.
GRovEz CLEVELAND.
THE TICKET NOMINATED.
The following nominations were made:
For State Treasurer-Judge E S. Wilson
Of Olney
For Superintendent Of Public instruction
Henry Raab of Belleville.
For Trustees of the State University
Richard Morgan of Livingston, John H.
Bryant of Bureau county, and n. W. Ora
ham of jackson county.
There was discussion on the silver plank
of the platform, which was finally adopted
favoring liberal coinage of silver.
A resolution indOrang Chicago and the
worlds fair passed unanimously.
THE PLATFORM.
The resolutions adopted begin by reaffirm-
ing the democratic national platform of
1888 and follow vita this tariff plank:
Realizing that the tariff is a tax. we insist
nov, as heretofore, that such revenue as is re-
Quired TO honestly and economically administer
the government should be raised from internal
revenue taxes and the duties on articles of
luxury, thus exempting and making cheaper all
articles needed BY the masses Of the people.
The platform then denounces the admis-
sion of the republican senators from Montana
as fraud arraigns the Republican party for
not equalizing state taxes SO as to compel
large corporations and trusts to pay their
portion Of the common burden favors eight
hours work day; condemns the Mckinley
bill as crime and conspiracy TO impover-
ish the masses and enrich the manufactur-
ers, already millioneires; favors the Austria
liam ballot system.
The silver plank in full Is as follows: "We
demaud that all unnecessary restrictions be
removed from the coinage of silver"
No nomination for governor was made
to-day.