The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-24
RENoMINATED WITHOUT A BALLOT
BY THE DEMOCRATS OF IL
LIMOS.
SILVER PLATFORM ADOPTED.
ALTGELD WILL HEAD THE STATE
DELEGATION TO THE CHI
CAGO CONVENTION.
THE UNIT RULE PUT INTO EFFECT.
All the Illinois Men Bound to a Sill
yer Platform and Silver
Nominee.

PEORIA, Ill, June 23.-The following
is the ticket nominated:
For Governor-John P. Altgeld, Of Chi
cago.
Lieutenant Goyernor-Monroe G. Crawford.
of Union county.
Secretary of state-Finnis e. Downing. Of
Cass county.
Auditor-W. F. Beck, of Richland county
Treasurer-Edward G. Pace. of Washington
county.
Attorney General-George A. Trude, Of Chi
cago.
University Trustees-Julia Holmes Smith,
R. B. Morgan. M W. Graham.
Delegates at Large-John P. Altgeid, :. r.
Mcconnell, w. H. Hinrichsen, George w.
Fithian.
National omn,itteeman-Thomas Gahan.
Of Chicago.
John P. Altgeld is the nominee of
the Democratic party for governor Of
Illinois. He was unanimously placed
at the head of the ticket this after
noon. He had no opponent and a
few moments before the honor was
thrust upon him declared that he did
not want it. He said so at the con-
clusion of one Of the most impressive
speeches ever made before Demo-
cratic convention. He said that he was
physically unable to lead the fight
and his financial affairs were in bad
shape and needed his attention. No
sooner had he mentioned his desire to
retire from public life than there came
an impassioned shout Of disapproval
not only from the delegates, but from
thousands of people who were crowded
in the hall.
1t was a strange convention and will
not soon be forgotten. 1t was in ses-
sion only a little over five hours.
Nearly all the candidates were nomi-
mated by reclamation There was no
strife; there were no acrimonious
speeches save those directed against
the enemy. The convention, as had
been predicted, came out strongly
for silver and SO instructed it's dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton. The platform was almost dia-
metrically opposite in all it's parts to
that of the Republican party and the
1,0cS delegates voted unanimously for
it's adoption.
When the convention was called to
order this morning A. H. Bell was
made temporary chairman to be sue
ceeded later by Chas. K. Todd, the
permanent presiding officer. Todd on
taking the chair was loudly applauded
for his reference to Altgeld. While
waiting for the committee on plat
form to report there were number
Of speeches, including one by Altgeld
which set the crowd in an uproar.
At frequent intervals during his
speech, the governor was interrupted
by furious demonstrations of applause.
He spoke with great earnestness, and
the six thousand people listened with
n1nCQCf q A. L
throng of people became more and
more inspired by his utterances, until
at times it seemed they would go mad
IN their effort to demonstrate their
approval.
After the speeches it was moved that
the convention proceed to name a
candidate for governor The motion
prevailed and Judge Prentice, Of Chi
cago, offered the name of Altgeld.
A motion was made that the nomina-
ton be made by a rising vote, and every
delegate rose, while the audience went
wild.
The committee on resolutions then
offered its report, as follows:
POPULISTIC PLATFORM.
We favor the soundest and safest
money known to man, and as expert
ence 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 Repub-
lican and plutocratic legislation, which
demonetiZed silver and reduced it 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, so
that the farmers and producers had to
give twice as much work to get dollar
as they formerly had, and found it hard
to meet the debts, interest, taxes and