Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-22
RUSSELL TO RUN
In the Great Democratic Race at
Chicago in June.
MEN OF THE BAY STATE ENTER HIN

And the Entry II Indorsed By the Rhode
lsianders. the Contessanss Colors to He
Goid-Nebraska silver Democrats Meet.
ing To-day as Lineoin-News from shs
Louisiana Eiection-Connecticut Repub-
Iicans In Councii-st. Louis Preparing
for Conventions.
BosToS, April 2e-willlam F. Russell
for president and the single gold standard
were the keynotcs Of the Democratic con.
vcntion held here yesterday. The plank
Of the platform that puts Russell in nom.
ination for president Is as follows: Fol
lowing long established Democratic Gus
tom tho Democrats Of Massachusetts, In
convention assembled will not in anyway
instruct or pledge their delegates. but
they do declare IL Is the wish Of tho Demo.
cratic party Of the state to present and
they earnestly recommend TO the oonsid.
Grafton Of the national convention, to DO
held in Chicago, rs their candidate for tho
Office OF president Of tho United States
the name Of their victorious, courageous,
high.principled ex-governor, William l.
RUSSELL
Pians On the Money Question.
The money plank is as follows: "Be-
lieving that TIE true interests Of tho peo
pie require that the earnings Of trade and
the wages of labor b, paid in money that
Is intrinsicaliy worth, in all the markets
OF the world, what 1t purports to DO worth.
we demand the maintenance Of the exist
ing gold standard Of value, and that the
government shall keep all its obligations
mt NIL times redccmable and payable in
gold; md we oppose the free coinage OF
silver and any further purchases Of silver
bullion or tho coinage thereof on govern.
mcnt account.
The Crecnback Should Go.
"Wc affirm the demands Of our recent
state platform that the government shall
take the initial steps for tho withdrawal
from circulation Of the legal tender notes
issued In time OF war under tho pledge OF
prompt retirement. We denounce the ac-
tion Of the Republican majority in the
pcscnt house Of representatives in nt-
tempting to rcnflirm tho law OF lsI3. re-
quiring tho perpetual reissue Of these
notes and their failure to deal properly
and honestly with this problcm: we de-
clare our belief that this inaction has add
ed to the impairment Of our credit caused
by the silver legislation enacted during
two Republican administrations"
Says Repubiicass Arc Audacioua
The platform declares In favor Of tho
Cuban rebellion, the Monroe doctrine as
enlarged by Oiney and mt the outset ar-
raigns the Republicans as tho cause of tho
present depression and says that nothing
but unparalleled audacity could enable
tho Republicans to charge the trouble on
the Democracy. When 10 came to elect
Ing delegates To the Chicago convention
the following were chosen: John T.. Rus
sell. Of Leicester; George Fred Williams,
of Dcdham; John W. Corcoran, of Clin.
and .hcy wcrc elected without trouble.
Tho name Of William T.. Russell was ru-
ccived with laundering applause when It
was read In the platform.
Rhode Island Also for Russell.
PROVIDENCE, April - Tho Democratic
state convention adopted n platform that
indorscs Clcvcland's administration fully
and SAYS: We especially commend tho
administration for q iirmncss and ability
In maintaining, unaiticd by tho congress
ot the United States, the credit Of tho
nation. IL Is vital to the interests Of our
people that therc should DO no departure
from tho gold standard to which all
money, whether silver or paper. should
conform, and we aro opposed to the FREQ
coinage of silver until Mt least four Of tho
great powers Of the western world shall
como to an international agreement
establishing the ratio Mt which gold and
silver shall bc admitted to mintagc." In
conclusion the platform says: ''As nobly
representing these principles VIC commend
20 the delegates and the Chicago convcn-
ton, one who will make an ideal prcsi.
dent, William f. Russell. Of Massa.