The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-24


He referred to the nomination of Nc
Kinley at st. Louis. At the mention of
McKinley's name there were misses
heard from all parts OF the house
In conclusion he made Few compli-
mentary remarks to
SILVER DICK" BLAND
! of Missouri; W. j. Bryan of Nebraska
and Joe Blackburn of Kentucky. Each
/ in turn was loudly applauded. When
i Congressman Clark had finished there
were loud cries for A. S. Trude of
| Chicago. After the crowd had howled
for Trude for nearly ten minutes, dur
! ing which the hall was in furore of
/ confusion, it was announced that Mr..
Trude was not in the building. Nicho
las Perrin was called for and pro-
nounced caustic criticism upon the
! Re made mention of j. G. Carlisle there
] followed a storm of Kisses.
After Mr.. Perrin had finished it was
! moved that the convention proceed to
nominate candidates. The motion pre-
vailed and Judge W. II. Prentiss of
I Chicago arose and placed John P. Ait
! geld in nomination.
AT 5:25 p. N. the judge began by re-
| viewing the history of the Democratic
| party from the days of Jefferson 10
the present During the first part of
the speech there was so much con-
! fusion that but little Of it could be
| heard.
He denounced the Republicans party
as a party of
TRUSTS AND MONOPOLIES.
Next he referred to the admirable ad-
ministration of Illinois during the last
four Years and compared Governor
Altgeld to Thomas Jefferson. Al the
mention Of the governor name the
audience cheered enthusiastically. In
conclusion he said Governor Alt8'eld
must 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 placed in nomination john p
AItgeld, the delegates and every one
| else in the house arose and for five
| minutes there was an uproar. There
was a motion made that he be nomi-
mated by a rising vote and every dele
gate arose. The audience went wild
with delight. When the enthusiastic
uproar subsidized, the chairman declared
the governor to be the nominee.
The committee on resolutions report
ed
i
age in the first plank. The money
plank contained nearly six hundred
words. and denounced the bond sharks
of Wall Street and all gold standard
believers 1t was loudly applauded.
The next plank declared for a tariff
for revenue only and
DENOUNCED THE MCKINLEY LAW
The interference of the government
H. w 1rNOeQ
affairs, was denounced as unconstltu-
tional.
The administration of Governor AIT
geld was approved and commended in
the highest terms The revenue sys-
tenn of Illinois was pronounced a mon
strosity which should be changed. The
! last legislature 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
were instructed to support only such
candidates as would be in sympathy
with this platform. The delegates at
large were also instructed to vote as
unit.
A minority report was offered c1o-
posing the plank, which instructed the
delegation to vote as a unit.
j. r. Williams, of White county,
spoke in favor of the minority report
and eX-Congressman Fithian against
it. The minority report was laid on
the table and the platform as read
was adopted by a viva voce vote.
CRAWFORD ALSO.
The nomination for ieutenant-gov-
ernor was then in order. Monroe G.
Crawford of Union county was named
and a motion to nominate him by ac-
clamation prevailed.
f E. Downing of Cass county, was
placed in nomination for secretary OF
state as was also a. L. Hayward OF
Soles county.
The roll was then called. Cook county
having been instructed to vote as a
unit, cast its votes for Heyford. Al
the conclusion of the roll CALL A. S.
Trude asked the convention to allow
Cook county to divide its vote and an
uproar followed. The vote was an
nounced-Herford, 4SO; Downing, $50.
Mr.. Downing was then unanimously
nominated by reclamation.
w. T. Beck, of Richland county, was
then nominated for auditor by accla-
nation.
Edward c. Pace was nominated for
state treasurer by reclamation.
Col. Harry Donovan placed in nomi-
nation for encouragement George A
Trude of Chicago.
Ass4tstart- Attorney General T. j.
Schofield of Quincy was nominated and
the roll was called.
The vote for attorney general stood
Trude, S26; Schofield, "a.
The nomination was then made
unanimc-
Julia Holmes Smith and E. B. Nor
gan were nominated by reclamation
for university trustees by a viva voce
vote. William Graham defeated Lesser
Strong for third place. The convention
| t1aar1 diO11rped