The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
BLACK FOR GOVERNOR.
One Candidate Who Has Never
Been Accused of Borrow
ing Public Funds.
ECKELs RULES AT THE RALLY
The Silver Wing of the Party De.
clared to Be Composed of Odds and
Ends of Political Lunacy.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 25.-The sound
money Democrats of Illinois in State con-
vention to-day placed themselves on
record in favor of the gold standard and
named the following ticket: Governor.
General John c. Black; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Chester A. Babcock, Quincy Sec
retary OF State, Charles S. Wiley, Coles
County; Auditor, Henry w. Brink, Wash
ington County; Treasurer. Edward
Rodgers, Springfield; Attorney General,
Hon. w. S. Forman, st. Clair; trustees of
the University of Illinois-S. II. Bussey,
Champlain; C. E. Babcock, Cook County
August Niehaus, Peoria.
The convention was called to order in the
hall of Battery D by Chairman Ewing of
the State Executive Committee at 1890
o'clock. There was large attendance of
spectators, the galleries being crowded
long before the convention was called to
order. The reading of the call for the con-
vention having been dispensed with,
Chairman Ewing reviewed the organiza-
ton and progress to the present time of
the sound-money movement in Illinois
and throughout the country. His refer
erce to the sound-money Democracy as
Exclusive Democrats" was cheered, and
an outburst OF applause, long continued,
greeted the first reference to President
Cleveland. The mention of Senator Pal
mer brought forth another hearty demon
stration, as did references to Secretary
Carlisle and Henry Watterson. Governor
Altgeld's name was received with storm
of Kisses.
Hon Lloyd F. Hamilton of Sangamon
County, was named as temporary chair
man and said:
I'VE are not boilers. We are the Demo-
cratic party. We stand by the faith of
our fathers and against the waves of popu-
lism, socialism and anarchy which beat
up against our ranks. Under the mad
and frantic cry of free silver, all the odds
and ends of political lunacy have banded
themselves together to bring ruin and dis
aster upon the country. To stand like
wall of FURNISHED brass against the en-
croachment of these insane delusions is
the great mission of honest money Demo-
Gratis"
After the appointment of the usual COM
mittees, Senator Palmer made a speech
and was followed by ex-Congressman For
man. The convention then at 1:55 P. NJ.
took a recess until P. NJ.
Upon re-assem bling the committee on
credentials reported all delegates present
entitled to seats. The committee on per-
manent organization recommended the
election OF Hon. John Eckels, Comptroller
of the Currency, as permanent chairman
and that the temporary organization
other than chairman be made permanent.
The report was adopted unanim ously.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Eckels was
roundly applauded. Among other things
he said: I'VE are here to name candi-
dates who are Democratic to enunciate
principles that have been Democratic
throughout all the history of the party.
We are here to make no alliance with
Populists, to have no dealings with social
lists. We are here as the champions of the
plain people of this country"
After com pairing the two great parties
in their past record Mr.. Eckels referred to
State affairs and evoked great applause by
declaring that Altgeldism is not Jeffer-
sonian Democracy. He declared the duty
of Democrats is TO take up the work of
conserving the public good, of saving the
individual rights OF person and property,
and protested against a financial policy
recognized IN no European mart, but only
in Asiatic marts and which he pronounced
"a coolie system as much as is the
AsiaJic system of labor"
Of the silver Democratic party, he de-
clared that it is a Democracy born of Pop
uIism and Repnblicanism. 1t is the spuri-
Co. 01o ha IS
the Democratic party. He referred to
Grover Cleveland as ZONE of the greatest,
one OF the most profound, one of the most
patriotic Democrats that ever sat in the
Presidential chair" statement that
brought forth great applause, as lid every
mention OF President Clevelands name.
He said the silverites scored him and re-
fused him an Endorsement because un-
aided by the legislative branch of the Gov
eminent he had maintained the credit of
the Government ana prevented universal
bankruptcy.
When November comes, he concluded,
"there will be such an onslaught of voters
as will bury them beneath an avalanche
so great that they will never appear again
as leaders of the Democratic party"
HS COiuIulItcc Ou QclcRdISS dJ large
recommended the names of General John
NJ. Palmer, General John G. Black, Hon.
W. S. Forman, Hon. John P. Hopkins,
Hon. Benjamin T. Gable, Hon. Henry s.
Robbins, Hon. G. A. Ewing and Hon. R.
c. Sullivan as delegates at large to the
National Convention, each to have one
half vote. The report was adopted with
out opposition.
Senator Palmer placed in nomination
for Governor John c. Black, referring III
eloquent terms to General Blacks distin-
guished services and declared that his hon.
esty was so far above suspicion that there
was no danger OF his ever being even ac-
cused of having borrowed State funds for
his personal use, as had been charged
against both Tanner and Altgeld. General
Blacks nomination was made unanimous
and the other officers were named in the
same manner.