The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-05
5ILVERlTES AT SPRINGFIELD.
rHE POPULIsTs HOT AGAINST THE
DEMOCRATS.

The Latter Accused of Stealing The
POpuIist Thunder in Coming Ont
for Free Coinage of siIver-The
Convention 10 Refrain From De-
nOuncfng President CIeveIand-Ap
Effort TO BE Made to COnHne the
Work of the Convention TO the
Passage of a Single Plank Plat
form.
Springfield, Ill, June 4.-Populists are in
dignant because the democrats are about
70 steal their thunder" as they say. at
to-morrow's silver convention. II. E.
Taubeneck, chairman of the national ex-
ecutive committee of the Peoples party,
arrived in Springfield to-day, held several
secret conferences with his colleagues. and
admitted. with some reluctance, that he
was here for the purpose of protesting
against the democrats adopting principles
which have long been Acknowledged to be
the foundation of populism As soon as
he arrived he telegraphed for W. L. Max
well, chairman of the state committee, to
come to Springfield at once on important
business.
Attorney II. G. Jones, who acted as coun-
sci for the populists in the apportionment
case. is also here. He says Chairman
Taubeneck is willing to turn over the en-
tire populist vote in the country to the
democracy and stands ready to deliver the
goods at any time. Arrangements are
now being made by the populists to hold
caucus here at an early date and issue an
address to the people of Illinois. in which
the democrats shall be branded as thieves
Of popdlist principles.
The programme for the convention is
now fully mapped out. A big change of
heart on the part of the delegates has
taken place since morning and the inten-
tion now is to let Cleveland and Altgeld
severely alone. and to adopt no resolu-
tions which will either abuse the one or
praise the other. The speakers will, of
sOurse, speak their minds on the chief exc
sutiVe and ii is certain will say nothing
complimentary of him. The change of
programme was brought about by the bad
lcare sustained by certain members of
The democratic state central committee
who are federal Office holders when they
heard that President Cleveland was to be
made the object Of a severe attack. United
States Marshal Benton, r. Z. Spangler,
deputy internal revenue collector; j. w.
Potter, postmaster at Rock Island, and S.
S. Hallam, postmaster at Monmouth, are
members of this committee. Besides there
IS Ben I. Gable, who is a member of the
national committee. These men protested
loudly against the convention going out of
Its way to abuse the president and carried
the day If it is possible now the work of
the convention will be confined to passing
a single plank platform. Delegates to
..n1s
en-, as was at first contemplated.
Chicago and the country will be treated |
lmpartially in the distribution of honors. |
Monroe c. Crawford of Union county |
will be temporary chairman and ex-Judge |
Samuel p. Mcconnell of Chicago, perma- |
nent chairman.
The platform will be exceedingly short |
and will declare for the free and unlimi- |
ted coinage of silver at 16 to l and there |
stop short. Among the speakers will be |
eX-Congressman-at-l Andrew j. Hun |
ter, Secretary of State Heinrichsen, eX- |
Judge Mcconnell, Adjutant General Oren-
dorf and ex-Congressman William G. Bry-
an.
Gov Altgeld firmly denies that he in
tends to speak. When asked the reason |
to-day, by Postmaster Hesing of Chicago, |
he said: "Why should 1 speak, 1t is not
my convention"
Mr.. Hesing is a goldbug of the strong
yer convention, but will not sit in this
one. Il come" said Mr.. Hesng. merely |
IN my capacity editor of the stats
Zeitung. If l sat in the convention, a
great many persons might say | did SO
because l was postmaster and felt
bound to protect the administration in
its fight for honest money. do not think
! ought to be deferred from sitting In a
convention because l am a postmaster
but in this case, although l have the
courage, of my convictions, l shall defer
10 public sentiment. Although the con-
Vention has, 1 understand, made a conf
pact that they would not pass a
resolution attacking the administration,
there is no telling what will happen.
Some fellow is likely to drop firebrand
INTO the convention and then the whole
thing will flare up. 1t is one thing FOR
the machine to determine to stop al
demonstrations which have nothing to co
with the case, and another thing for II 10
succeed. l do not, however, look Tor a
very lively time tomorrow
The Cook county delegation, headed by
the marching club, arrived in town at
o'clock. 1t marched to the executive
mansion, paraded three times around and
finally stopped before Gov. Altgeld, who
STOOD on the steps waiting. Capt. James
arreI, the marshal, gave the signal to
salute the governor, who replied in very
prlet speech. He said:
|
IAuSwumpery among you, and therefore
am glad to see you. You don't believe,
dS some do, that it is the business of the
government to make few rich at the eX
pehse of the masses, but you believe it is
tAe duty of the chief executive to protect
ms people. You C"Hurrah for Gov.
Al'geld, the most fearless governor that
ever lived" interrupted an enthusiastic
tonstituent) You believe, as l believe,
@ LAY the daily papers are against you. as
ven as the corporate wealth of the coun-
w. but eternal justice and the great
-n4Sses of the people of Illinois will be
with you.
Ihree cheers and a tiger were then given
-or Ihe governor and the marchers retired
ne country members are not showing up
.ii as large numbers as it was expected
sney would, and the gold standard men
Holn1 10 this as an indication that silver |
- fapldly losing ground and that to-mor- |
tow convention will, after all, be only
I. Ian hearted affair. Secretary Robert E.
SLrAe claims that of S46 delegates, 325 are
@ -oI SILVER, but the yellow metal advocates
thaxr rr-ffI |