Evening star., 1895-06-07
TO REORGANIzE THE MACHINE.
What Mr.. Hinrichscn Snys of the Fu-
ture in Illinois.

what MF. H1nf1cbScn says OF the F'u-
ture i'm Illinois.
Special From a Staff Correspondent.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 7.-Secretary
Hinrichsen says that steps will be
taken Immediately to reorganize the
democratic machine of the state upon free
silver principles This means that the
various county committees will be purged
of all sound money men and strict and
exclusive free silver membership substi-
tuted.
The Importance OF this action upon state
and national politics is readily discernible
The Altgeld combination is fixing the party
machine SO that the next state convention
to select delegates to the regular national
presidential convention will be absolutely
for free silver. 1t IS their purpose to insure
beforehand the sending of a StraiShtout
silver delegation to the national convention.
The present state central committee holds
over until January. 1897, and. therefore, has
complete control OF the politics OF the state
democracy until after the presidential cam
pajgn. A list of The executive committee OF
the state central committee shows that OF
the twelve members composing 1t six are
employees of the Altgeld administration and
three others are known to be controlled by
the governor now. The democracy of ILL
nois has greatly shackled itself with free
silver chain, which it will wear as badge
of honor. At the same time, 1T has hand
cuffed itself to Gov. AltgeId. Under exist
ing circumstances the two conditions are
inSeparabe.
Secretary Hirrichsen and Gov Altgeld
are now naturally elated over the results
of their efforts to obtain complete and final
control over the organization of the state
democracy.
The Proposed Conference.
Mr.. Hinrichsen said today the state GEN.
trail committee will proceed at once to is
sue Invitations to other state democratic
committees for a meeting to call ma
tional free silver convention this sum-
mer. Application will be made to the ma
tional committee to issue the call, but it
will only be formal, as no response is ex-
pected. Senator Palmer said today the
anti-free silver democrats of Illinois will
proceed to organize what is left of the
party since the free silver split He still
regards his following the democ tic
party, and the other fellows as irsurrec-
tionists. He says the instructions given
by Wednesdays convention to him to vote
for free silver will receive 10 more atten-
ton than If coming from the populists, as,
under the circumstances of its call and or
ganization, the convention did not repre-
sent the democratic party of the state.
The upshot of the whole matter is that
there are two separate and distinct demo-
cratic parties in Illinois today. How the
anti-silver men are to be able to prevent
the other side from sending a radical free
silver delegation from this state to the
Text presidential convention Is a question
they are rot prepared to answer at this
time and one which will furnish much trou-
bic in the next twelve months
Mr. Hinrichsen is confident that a ma
tional free silver convention can be held
this summer. He believes the rank and
file of the democracy in Indiana Ohio,
Iowa and Missouri will rise in revolt
against their state central committee and
SEND counts delegations to such a, meeting.
He bases his confidence upon information
to the effect that while the state commit
tees are controlled by anti-slver senti-
ments, the county committees are over
whelmingly for free silver.
1t will simply be the assertion of the
sovereignty of the people, he said
He thinks there is no doubt the south
and west would send regular accredited
delegations n NJ