Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-28
THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY
Auspicious Meeting of the
State Convention.
Complete Harmony Character
lied the Proceedings.
Senator Palmer Given Most Hearty
Endorsement.
Judge AItgeld of Chicago Nominated for
GOvernOr-A Tariff Reform Plat
form Adopted-Republican
Conventions.
Associated Press DISPATCHES.

OF the state central committee called
the Illinois Democratic convention to
order. He congratulated the delegates
on the auspicious omens under which
the convention assembled. "Today,
for the first time in quarter OF cent
ury," said he, ''you meet within the
confines of Democratic state"
He congratulated the Democrats that
the principle of Democracy was today
represented in the lower house of con-
gress by a large majority of the repre-
sentatives from Illinois, and also that
this proud commonwealth has, for the
first time in twenty-five years, been rep
resented in the United States senate
by one entirely worthy to wear the toga
OF senator, our proud and trusted leader,
that distinguished and patriotic soldier
and statesman, Gen. John M. Palmer.
[Great applause.
Phelps introduced as temporary
chairman Congressman James R. Will
Jams, who made speech of some
length, largely devoted to the tariff.
AS the Palmer men had applauded the
mention of their leaders, name in
Phelps's speech, the Cleveland men
cheered to the echo the name of the ex-
president, as Williams paid a glowing
tribute to his tariff policy.
The Palmer men gained the first
victory of the day by the adoption of a
motion to refer all resolutions to the
committee on resolutions without de-
bate, thus preventing the reading of
any extravagant Cleveland resolution in
the convention.
A prolonged squabble followed a mo-
tion for temporary adjournment. The
Altgeld forces fought for one days ses-
sion and the others for a two days. ses-
sion. The Altgeld resolution finally car
ried and the convention, took recess
till p. m. When it reassembled ex-
Speaker Crafts of the last general as
sembly was announced permanent chair
man, and was greeted with enthusiastic
applause when he took the chair. His
loDged and heated debate the convention
decided to proceed with the nomination
of the state ticket.
Senator O'Connor placed in nomina-
ton for governor ex-Judge John P. Alt
geld of Chicago, a candidate who would
appeal to the great mass of laboring
men.
A. D. Weber of Macon county seconded
the nomination on behalf OF the German
Americans.
Gen. John G. Black, Delos D. Phelps,
Andrew j. Hunter and ex-Congressman
Neece were also placed in nomination.
On the first ballot Altgeld received
large majority, and on motion OF Cen
eral Black the no mination was made
unanimous.
General Black and A. J. Hunter were
then nominated for congressmen-at-
large.
A. E. Stevenson, A. 7. Green, G. E.
Crafts, B. T. Gable, N. E. Worthington,
Walter L. Watson, John A. King and s.
B. Chase were elected delegates-at-
large, with Monroe G. Crawford, Jesse
J. Phillips, j. M. Riggs, Chas. Dunham,
j. H. Miller, A. J. Reavell, DR.. David
and Leroy Thomas as their alArnates.
The ticket was completed as follows:
Lieutenant governor, Joseph Gill; aud
itor, Joseph Gore; attorney general,
Morris T.. Maloney treasurer, Rufus M.
Ramsey. Trustees of the state uni
versity were also nominated.
The platform reaffirms devotion to
the Democratic principles; declares
that the strictest economy should be
exercised in governmental expenditures.
Legislation should be confined to the
legitimate objects of the government.
Tariff is declared tax and all taxation
burden. Where imposed Justly it will
be cheerfully borne by the people where
levied upon the suggestion of private
greed to promote monopoly and extor-
tion, to build up fortunes for few at
the expense of the general welfare. is
intolerable to freemen and inconsistent
with every principle of sound govern
ment. The Republicans are charged
with having sought to fasten an inqui-
tious and oppressive system of taxation
upon the people. The patriotic admin
istration of Grover Cleveland is en-
dorsed, as is also his tariff message of
1887.
The platform demands the immediate
revision of the tariff; free raw material;
reduction of the duties on the neces-
saries of life and such changes in the
shipping and navigation laws as shall
restore the American merchant marine
and the supremacy of the American flag
upon the high seas.
On money the platform says: "We
reiterate our allegiance to the historic
policy of the Democratic party in favor
of honest money, the gold and silver
coinage provided by the constitution OF
the United States, and of currency con-
vertible into such coinage without loss
to the holder, and recommend the invi
tation by our government to the COM
mercial powers of the world for an inter-
national conference to fix the ratio be-
tween the values of gold and silver, 60
parity may be maintained between the
two metals, and all the mints thrown
open to free coinage"
The Republican national and state
administrations, the Mckinley law and
trusts are denounced.
In closing, the platform says: "We
congratulate the Democracy of Illinois
and the whole country upon the great
triumph achieved in the election of that
grand man, patriotic soldier and states
man, Gen. John M. Palmer, to the SEN
ate of the United States, and should it
be deemed. expedient to come to the
great west for candidate for the presi-
dency to lead the Democratic hosts to
victory. we commend him to the favor