The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-24

The delegates were slow In assembling
after recess and Il was $3.50 before the
Temporary chairman called the house L,
order. The committee on permanent
organization reported that Charles k.
ladd, OF Henry county, had been chos-
en- for permanent chairman, and r. 1.
Hunt, OF Mncaupin. for secretary.
When MIR. Ladd came forward he was
received with loud cheers, III taking
the gavel, he said In part:
I'VE are here to-day to act, not for
the Democracy Of Illinois alone, but for
the Democracy Of the whole civilized
world. (Applause.) The Republicans
have lately met and adopted platform
IN which they re1firm their tyranny
and their devotion to monopoly, the
money lender, and II Is time that the
people should awake"
When the applause had ceased. Mr..
I.ndd called for the reports OF the con-
mittCes. The committee reported the
following 'dclegutes-nt-large 10 the Chi,
Cago convention: John =, Altgeld anu
Samuel p. Mcconnell, OF Chicago: w.
II. Hlnrichsen, Jacksonville, and George
w. Fithian, OF Jasper county.
When the call for the report from the
committee on platform and resolutions
was reached, Il was announced that II
was not ready,
Governor Altgeid was called for. He
stepped forward and made q lengthy
address. At frequent intervals during
his speech the governor was interrupted
by furious demonstrations OF approval
He spoke with great earnestness ana
the six thousand people listened with
the closest attention 10 his dcnuncintlon
OF the Cleveland administration.
Il was 4:l0 O'Clock In the afternoon
when Governor Altgeld began his nd-
dress and as he proceeded the throng
of people became more and more In
splred by his utternnces, until At times
Il seemed they would go mad Iu their
efforts 10 demonstrate their approval.
When he reached that portion Of his
address where he said that he was In no
condition TO make another campaign,
there were loud cries OF disapproval'
Mono was the cry. You must accept
We will have no one else" and the like
until finally two-thIrds OF the audience
was on Its feet demanding that he head
the state ticket.
He concluded his talk at 4:i5 and for
fully five minutes the crowd cheered
and applauded, waved handkerchieis
and threw hats In the air
Nicholas Perrin was called for ana
pronounced cauStlc criticism upon the
present national administration. When
he made mention OF Secretary Carlisle,
there followed n storm OF hlsses. The
committee on resolutions submitted the
platform.
Following Is the currency plank,
which was adopted:
1--WE favor the soundest and safest
money known To man and as experience
has shown that this consists OF both
gold and silver. with equal rights OF
coinage and full legal tender power,
we demand the repeal OF that Republic
can and plutocratic legislation which
demonetlZed silver and reduced II to
the basis OF token money, destroying
by one half the stock OF real money and
by doubling the work to be done by
gold, doubled It's purchasing power 50
that the farmers and producers had TO
give twice as much work to get a dollar
as they formerly had, and found II hard
to meet the debts, interst, taxes and
fixed charges which were not lowered.
In this way the markets for those
things which the mechanic and laboFer
were destroyed and the factories had TO
shut down. But by thus taking out OF
the commercial world one-hnlf OF Its
blood Industry and trade have been
paralyzed and dlencss and pisery have
been spread over the civilized world.
With the richest natural resources with
a most Industrious. frugal and enter
prisIng population, and with the most
abundant harvests our people are in
distress.
Actua,ed by the foregoing principles
md desiring the prosperity OF the peo-
pie, we demand the Immediate restOra-
lion OF the free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver as IA standard mon
ey, al the ratio OF 16 ounces OF silver TO
l ounce Of gold of equal ilneneSs. with
full legal tender power to each metal
without waiting for or depending on any
other nation on earth; and the delegates
from this convention to the national
Democratic convention are instructed to
use all honorable means TO secure a sim
liar declaration by said national con-
vention and 10 support only such men
for the presidency as are an tull ana
pronounced sympathy with these prin-
cIples.
we are also opposed to the contraction
OF the currency by the retirement OF any
part OF the outstanding treasury notes.
We favor tariff for revenue only
and declare that the government should
collect no more taxes than necessary TO
defray the expenses OF the government,
honestly and economically administer
ed.
a minority report was offered oppos-
ing the plank which instructed the dele
gates t-iarge TO vote as unit
]. X. Williams. OF White county,spoke
in favor Of the minority report and ex-
Congressman G.. W. FIthlan against u.
The minority report was laid on the
table and the platform as read was
adnptel by q viva voCe vote. The con-
yentlon then proceeded tn nominate
candidates. Judge W. II. Prentiss, OF
Chicago. placed John p. AltEeld IN
nomination for governor. At the mem
tIon OF the governors name the audi
cnce cheered enthusiastically In con-
clusIon he said that MIR Altgeld mu7t
be the Democratic candidate, with him
the party would sweep the state next
fall Without him defeat was almost
certain. As he ended and said he pilc-
ed in nomination John p. AltgeId' tss
Delegates and everyone elAe in the house
arose and for five minutes there was an
uproar. There was o motion that Att
geld be nominated by u rising vote
and every delegate aroSe The audience
went Wild with delight when the en-
thusnstlc uprOar subsidized tho chair
man declared the governor 10 be the
nominee.
Tho nomination for lieutenant COVER
nor was then declared In order. Monroe
g, Crawford. OF Union county was
nominated ana q motion was UiHu' 70
nominate him by lcclamation: II pre-
vailed and hr was unanimously hoini-
mated.
The nomination OF the other state
officers followed and ttsc convention ad-
j0urned.
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