The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-28
Cleveland's Friends Outnum.
bered in the Convention.
TELLER DECLARES FOR BLAINE.
The New York Republican Delegation
to Go Without Instructions.
Colorado Republicans Bitter Against
Harrison - Sherman and Foraker
Struggle Still in Progress-Maine In

oAeSiuoou Suairludn TleipS, OF the state
central committee. called the Illinois
Democratic convention to order He con-
graduated the delegates on the auspicious
omens under which the convention assem-
bled. Today, for the first time in quar-
ter of century, said he. You meet within
the confines of a Democratic state [Ap-
plause.l He congratulated the Democrats
that the principle OF Democracy to-
day was represented in the lower
house congress by a large major
tiy of representatives from Illinois,
and also that this proud commonwealth
has today, for the first time in over
quarter of a century. had the honor of
being represented IN the Senate of the
United States by one entirely worthy to
wear the toga of senator, our proud and
trusted leader, distinguished and patriotic
soldier and statesman, General John NJ.
Palmer. tGreat applause.1
Phelps introduced as temporary chair
man Congressman James r. Williams,
who said:
Our committee on resolutions will not be left
to speculate amid uncertainties as to what the
people want. The people themselves have
spoken in language that need no interpretation
Alter full and impassioned discussion of all
It's unjust provisions, the people in 1890 have
pronounced a verdict of ''guilty" against the
Mckinley bill. We are here to record in our
platform that verdict with all the emphasis
with which it was rendered. The patriotic
work OF tariff reform. plainly, so bravely out
lined in 1sSS by that living idol of the Democ-
racy, Grover Cleveland, is still unfinished, and
Will continue until every burden OF unjust and
unnecessary taxation shall have been removed
from the shoulders of our people. He considered
the present silver law as unsound and unwise,
and. though believing in the principal OF bimet-
aiism, he favored the free coinage OF both gold
and silver at such a ratio will insure the cir
culation of both metals at par with each other
The present silver law demonetizss silver by
treating it as mere commodity and issuing
credit currency therefor, which, according to
the policy OF the administration was redeem
able in gold without in any way increasing the
volume OF coin in which such notes were re-
deemsble thus creating system OF iufiaton.
AS the Palmer men had applauded the
mention of their leaders name in Phelps
speech so the Cleveland men cheered to
the echo the name of the ex-president as
Williams paid a glowings tribute to his
tariff policy. At the conclusion of Will
lams' speech tn e announcement was made
of the state committeeman, presidential
electors and district delegates to the
national convention. The committees
were then appointed, and quickly follow
ing the announcement of committees the
Palmer men gained the first victory of the
day by the adoption of a motion to refer
all resolutions to the committee on resolu-
tions without debate, thus preventing the
reading of an extravagant Cleveland reso-
luton in the convention.
A prolonged squabble followed motion
for temporary adjournment. The Altgeld
forces fought for one days session and
the others for two days session. The
Altgeld resolution was finally carried, and
the convention took a recess until
p. M, when it reassembled. Ex-Speaker
Crafts, of the last years assembly, was an
nounced as permanent chairman. and was
greeted with enthusiastic applause when
he took the chair. His speech was brief
one. After prolonged and heated debate
the convention decided to proceed with
the nomination of a state ticket Senator
OConnor placed in nomination for gov
ernor ex-Judge John P. Aitgeld, of Chi
cago, as candidate who would appeal to
the great mass of the laboring men, A. d.
Webber, of Macon county, seconded the
nomination on behalf of the Ger
man Americans. General John C.
Black. Belos D. Phelps, Andrew J.
Hunter and ex-Congressman Neece
were also placed in nomination. On the
first ballot Altgeld received large major
ity, and on motion of General Black the
nomination was made unanimous. The
ticket was completed as follows: Lieu
tenant governor, Joseph Gill; auditor.
David Gore; attorney general, Morris T.
Maloney; treasurer, Rufus N. Ralsey.
Trustees of the State university were also
nominated.
f. n. Black and A. ]. Hunter were then
nominated for congressman at-large A.
f.. Stevens. A. I. Green, c. E. Crafts, b. A.
Cable, n. L. Worthington, Walter L. Will
son, John A King and ). b. Chase were
elected delegates at large, and Monroe C.
Crawford, Jesse ]. Phillips, ]. NJ. Riggs,
Charles Dunham, J. II. Miller, A. j. Rea-
veil, DR.. David Leroy and Thomas Their,
alternates.
The platform reafirms devotion to Democratic
principles; declares that the strictest economy
should be exercised in governmental expendi-
lures, and money applied only to Legitimate OBJ
jects of government; the tariff is declared q tax
and all taxation burden; where imposed Justly
it will be cheerfully borne by the people, but
where levied upon the suggestion of private
greed to promote monopoly and extortion to
build up the fortunes of g few at the expense of
the general welfare. it is intolerable TO a Tree
man and Inconsistent with every principle of
sound government: the Republicans are charged
with having sought to fasten an iniquitous
and oppressive system of taxation upon the peo-
Pile; the patriotic administration of Grover
Cleveland is indorsed, as is also the tariff mes
sage of lss7; the platform demands the immedi-
ate revision of the tariff, free raw material, re-
duction OF the duties on the necsssaries of
life and such chsnges in shipping ani nAyi-
CATION laws as shall restore the American
merchant marine and the supremacy of the
American flag upon the high seas. on the
money question, the platform says: We re-
iterste our allegiance to the history of the
Democratic party in favor of honest money of
gold and silver coinage, as provided BY the con-
stitution of the United States. and of a cur
rency convertible into such coinage without
loss TO the holder and recommend the invita-
ton by our government TO the commercial
powers OF the world for an international
conference 10 fix the ratio oetween
the values OF gold and silver, SO that parity
may be maintained between the two metals
ana all mints thrown open to free coinage. The
Republican state aud national administrations,
the Mckinley law and the trusts were de-
nouneed. In closing the platform says: We
congratulate the Democracy OF Illinois and the
whole country upon the great triumph in the
election OF that grand man, patriot, soldier and
statesman, General John NJ. Palmer, to the
United states senate, and should 1t be deemed
expedient to come to tAe great West for a can
didate for the presidency TO lead the Democratic
hosts to victory, we recommend him 10 the fsv-
orable consideration of the national Democratic
convention. and insrrust our delegates to that