The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-26
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.
EXCITEMENT AT ILLINOIS REPUB-
 LICAS CONVENTION.

"AClIEMENI AbLANots
 LICAS CONTENTION.
 Resolutions Adopted Denouncing Governor
 Ai<geid-Wisconsiu and Iowa Also Hold
 Conventions and Their Platforms Sound the Toosin for Protection-AmericanR Re
 sources should be Developed by Ameri. can Labor at American wages-immi. grafton Laws Should be Enforced.
 Springfield, H.. July 26.-The repub' iiean state convention met at noon to-day in the hall of the house of representatives in the state capitol Hon. James H. Clark of Mattoon called 1t to order. It was the largest state gathering of the party that Springfield has witnessed since the war times.
 Conferences and caucuses on the United States senator and state treas urer nominations resulted in the an nouncement by the Cullom- Cook county coalition that therewould be no nomina- ton for senator and that Henry Wulff would win the state treasurership on the first ballot. The Mason-Tracy ele- ment, however, would not concede this claim.
 Alderman J. R. Mann was presented as temporary chairman.
 If" he said in acceptance, "the theo- ries of the democratic party are allowed to prevail, this country for ten years to come win be the scene of constant wild violence by the laboring classes in their mad efforts to prevent reduction of wages"
 Referring to Governor Atgeld he said 1.-TWO years ago the democrats sold their nomination for governor to rich demagogue, who has encouraged an- Rrchy, abetted disorder, shielded crime, pardoned criminals, looked smilingly upon mobs and riots and rebuked the courts."
 In conclusion he said: we must not forget that we were defeated two years ago. We love the principles of protec- tion, but we must not allow protection, like vaulting ambition, to overleap it. self"
 The roll was then called for members of the various committees and the con- vention took recess until 3 pm.
 At the afternoon session ex-Governor J. w. Fifer was named as permanent chairman. He made long speech, which was punctuated with tumultu- ous applause. In part he said: Tn 1892 the democrats declared that protection had never fostered any industry except that of the sheriff. The nation has now learned that democratic supremacy greatly fosters one other important in dustry-that of the militia. From the summit of national supremacy weshave fallen into the bottomless gulf Of bust ness chaos. After seventeen months of bourbon rule, manufacturers and com merce still wait breathlessly for the re- suit of partisan riot and diabolism Deep down below all the professions and pretences of democracy resides the spirit which dallies along the edge of the abyss of unrest and violence, and furnishes to the ignorant and lawless during party campaigns the watch words and rallying cries on which riots are organized and property and lives destroyed, after the campaign is over.
  should know how terrible is the price which democracy may pay for party success. The leaders of the demo- cratic party have always preached democracy and practiced oligarchy. They have always appealed to ignor- ance and built upon prejudice. They have always favored the capitalists against the laborers and the many of fixed income against the producer Their philosophy is a small class to rule through pretence and fraud, and the many ignorant enough to submit to such rule.
 At the conclusion of the speech Sena- tor Fuller of Boone made motion to proceed to the nomination of a United States senator. A babel of cheers ye1ls, hoots and catcries ensued. A dozen delegates mounted chairs and raised points of order. Several vehe- ment speeches were made. Up in the galleries party of young fellows, armed with fog-horns and comets pro- vided an ear-splitting accompaniment to every demonstration. Ex-Governor Ftfer used his gavel until the top of the desk was shivered and yelled for order, until his voice failed and then he abdi- cated in favor of ex-Lieutenant Cover nor Ray. Finally motion to lay the proposition to nominate. on the table was carried: Ayes 1,O19, nays 315.
 The ballot makes Senator Cullom the logical candidate for election, should the. new legislature be republican on joint ballot.
 A platform was adopted which advo- oates protective tariff; denounces the Wilson tariff bill and the senate bill: declares that the unusual and unnatural relations now existing in this nation be- tween capital and labor, which haveled to lawlessness, bloodshed, the interrup- ton of business and brought misfortune to all are the natural results of the false economic theories, vaclllating policy and hopeless incompetency of the dem Ocratic party; favors the use of gold and silver as money metals upon a parity of values, with complete inter- convertibility; insists that in the allot- ment of pension funds technical and burdensome restrictions should not be imposed; condemns the course pursued by the present national administration towards the people of Hawaii; and ar raigns the present democratic governor of Illinois ''as the most conspicuous case of misf1t in high official life."
 REPUBLICANS OF WISCONSIN,.