Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-06-27

/ enough to urge my denomination but
| am not i'll a condition to stand for re
/ election. My health has been badly
| broken. | am no unmindful Of the homo,
| the democratic party has conferred or
| me, and l am ready to do what l can tc
| serve my country; but | must ask thai
some one Of the many able and patriotic
men in the party be placed at the head
ara that | be permit ed TO retire
During some portions Of Altgeid's adj
| dress. the audience lapsed into a silence
impressive in the extreme. There in
Variably came a storm of approval fol-
lowing the calm. When he said he was
III no condition to make another cam
paIgn there Were loud cries of NO, no.
no. You must accept" I'VE will have
no one else and the like until fully two
! thlrts OF the audience was on their feet
demanding that he head the state ticket.
lie concluded his talk at 4:45 and for fully
five minutes the crowd cheered, appla I'D
ed, waved handllerchiefs and threw hats
in the air
After AItgeld spoke Hon w j. Bryant.
j. c. S. Blackburn and Congressman
Clark spoke and We're loudly applauded.
1t was moved that the convention pro-
ceed to nominate candidates and Judge
Prentiss Of Chicago placed in nomina-
tion John 2. Altgeld.
The judge began by reviewing the his
tory of the democratic party from the
days OF jefferson. During the first part
OF the speech there was so much confus-
ion that little Of it could be heard
Next he referred TO the admirable adj
ministration of Illinois during the last
four years and compared Governor Alt
geld to Thomas jefferson. AT the men
ton OF the governors name the audience
cheered enthusiastically. In conclusion.
he said Governor Altsed must be the
democratic candidate.
With him the party would sweep the
state next fall. AS he ended and said he
placed in nomina ton John p Altged the
delegates and everyone else in the house
arose and for five minutes there was an
uproar
There was a motion that he be nominat-
ed by rising vote and every delegate
arose. The audience went wild with de-
light. Wnen the enthusiastic uproar sub
sided, the chairman declared the governor
to be the nominee.
The committee on resolutions reported.
The platform declares for free coinage in
the first plank. The money plank CON
tanned nearly 600 words and denounced
the bond sharks of Wall street and all
the gold standard believers. 1t was loud
" applauded. The next plank declared
for l9rif for revenue only and denounc-
ed the Mckinley law The interference of
~
troops in local affairs, was denounced as
unconstitutional.
The administration of Governor Altgeld
was approved and commended in the
highest terms. The revenue system of
Illinois was pronounced a monstrosity
which should be changed The last legs-
lature was denounced as a disgrace. as
was also the flag law. An amendment to
the federal laws was recommended for an
income tax.
The national delegates to Chicago We're
instructed to support only such candi-
dates would be in sympathy with the
platform. The delegates al large were
also Instructed to vote as a unit
A minority report was offered opposing
the plank which instructed the delegation
to vote as a unit.
The minority report was laid on the
ia BILE and the platform as read was
adopted by a viva voCe vote.
For lieutenant governor, Monroe c.
Crawford of Union county was nominated
by acclamation.
The balance of the ticket is as follows:
Secretary of state. r. +. Downing; audi
tor. ". +. Beck; treasurer. L. c. Pace.
G. A. Trl1de was nominated for attorney
genera