The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-06
The Delegates Instructed, With
Few Negative Votes.
DELAWARE TO vorE FOR HIM.
Ex-senator Ingalls, Heads Delegation
From the State of Kansas.
General Malone Opposed to the Presi-
dent-BIaine the Idol of Republicans
Everywhere-Idaho Democrats De-
clare for Free Silver.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 5.-The Republi-
can state convention reassemblei this
morning The temporary organization
was made permanent. After the reports Of
committees and the election of delegates
at-large to the national convention and
presidential electors, the convention pro-
ceeded to the nomination of a state ticket,
it taking only one ballot in each case, with
the following result:
Governor-Joseph W. Fifer renominated.
Lieutenant governor-Lyman B. Ray, renom-
mated.
Secretary of state-J. N. Pearson, renominated.
Auditor-General Charles W. Pavy, renom-
mated.
Treasurer-Henry Hertz, of Chicago.
Attorney general-George W. Prince, Of Knox
county.
congressman at-large-George s. willets and
Richard Yates, son OF the war governor.
Trustees OF the State university-Solon Phil
brick, Emory Cobb and r. B. Stinson.
The platform declares that the unexampled
prosperity of the nation is the most forcibe
demonstration of the wisdom of protection as
expressed in the Mckinley law; pledges un-
faltering support to reciprocity; heartily in
dorses the wise, patriotic and thoroughly Amer
lean administration of President Harrison;
instructs the delegation to the national con-
nizes the prudential and brilliant conduct of the
state department by Secretary Blaine, and the
vIgor and wisdom which characterizes the navy
and other departments of the government; ar
raigns the Democratic party for treachery to the
cause of honest money; indorses the Republican
defense against spoiation and degradation in
national currency by the threatened free coin
age of silver at q fictitious value; favors
an international conference looking to
the restoration of siver in the monetary
system of the world; favora governmental
supervision to subordinate all corporations to
the public welfare; demands the amendment
aud rigorous enforcement Of the interstate COM
merce law; favors the establishment by the
state OF department of labor; demands further
legislation to effectively exclude paupers,
criminals and contract labor; favors the repeal
OF the present compulsory school law and en-
actment of one which will allow parents to send
children to the parochial schools
A hot fight followed the reading of the
platform. Briggs of Chicago moved to
strike out the paragraph instructing for
Harrison. Judge Donnelly of McHenry,
after speech of some length, moved a
substitute for Briggs motion to the effect
that the instructions for Harrison be
stricken out and in place thereof be in
serted instructions for James G. Blaine.
The widest enthusiasm greeted this prop
osition, and for time it looked as though
it might carry by storm. After q lengthy
talk, however, calmer judgment reasserted
itself Judge Donnelly withdrew the
substitute, saying it was possible Blaine's
name may not be presented to the conven-
ton. A motion to table the amendment
was agreed to by Large majority, and the
question of adoption of the report of the
committee on resolutions was then put.
With the exception of few disconsolates,
everybody voted aye, and the resolutions
were adopted without amendment. After
speeches from some of the candidates the
convention adjourned.