Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-06
GOLD MEN LOOK ON.
But Take No Part in the Illinois
Silver Convention.
WHITE METAL RULES THE MEETING

Judge Mcconnell, the Permanent Chair.
man, Makes o Vigorous Silver Speech,
Followed by Bryan and Altgeld-AM
the Speeches Loudly Applaudsd and All
16.to-1 Enthusiastically Republicans
Nominate Brsdley-Judge Caldwell .
Free Coinage Man.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June 6-The free
silver convention OF the Democratic party
was called to order by Secretary OF State
Hinrichsen. All around Guttered ban.
ners with the war-cry 'I6 to 1" en-
blazoned on them and the seats Of oil
the delegates were full, with large
crowd Of more or less interested on.look.
ers on the floor and in the galleries. There
were but few gold men in the legislative
chamber when the hour for calling the
convention arrived, and they acted as
spectators and not as participants in the
proceedings. "Buck" Hinrichsen was re.
ceived with a volley Of cheers as he WELD
ed the gavel and called the convention to
order. His speech was a clarion call to
the Democratic party for the adoption Of
the free silver policy.
Defended the state Committee.
Hinrichson devoted himself mainly to a
defense of the action Of the Democratic
state committee in calling the conven-
ton, and in the course of his remarks he
took occasion to make n few sly thrusts
at the national administration and the
''gold bug" members Of the party. In &c.
cordance with the arrangements OF tho
state central committee the following
temporary organization was named:
Chairman, Judge Monroe c. Crawford,
Union county; secretary, Hon. A. G.
Bentley. Pike county; assistant secre.
taries, William J. Cochran, Cook county;
w. p. Mcdowell, Vermilion county,
Robert j. Hunt, Macon county; William
Stoeffei, McHenry county; H. T. Eber-
lein, Green county; sergeant-at-arms,
Thomas Manion, Jefferson county.
Delegates to National Convention.
The different congressional districts
were called on next, and they handed in
their lists Of their committees, also OF
delegates to tho proposed national none
tary convention. Then the committees
on resolutions, permanent organization.
etc, were named, two OF tho resolutions
committee being Judge Henry j. Miller
and cx Judge A. j. Hunter A recess to
2p. III. followed some discussion Of rou-
zinc business and at that time the con-
vention reassomblcd and the permanent
organization was effected with Judge S.
Z. Mcconnell, OF Chicago, us permanent
president. He made an extended speech
on the money question, every line Of
which was as radical free silver rs any
free silver men would desire and every
paragraph of which was loudly cheered.
"Nac1,inations OF the Millionaire."
The judge said near the close OF his
speech: "A financial system devised by
Hamilton, jefferson, and Washington,
under which we had prospered rs n people
and grown great rs a nation, was sud-
denly oyerthrown by the Vaccinations Of
n millionaire senator without any appeal
to the people. jefferson enjoined US to
often return to q consideration Of first
principles. And therefore 1t seems to me
that the great party OF which he was tho
founder very properly loads in the great
work of restoring to the people n financial
system which met all their needs, and
which was as much n badge and q guar
anty of their Independence as immunity
from the stamp law or the tea tax
Among tho speakers were also A. j.
Hunter and richard AAchae.is, of the
Chicago Eric.s presse.