The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-30


" A. The c,,csusson Of Chairman Berry's
speech nominations fer governor were cs-
eia-<d in order. Ex-Seoarcr Hsgie. o.
Cay county, after reviewfnx the ssauAuoa
Of the country under Democrats rue.
placed John r Tanner n nomination "A
the course OF a glowing euiogy he said OF
Tanner: 'sIn his boyho0d he was pupil
In the school Of zsversity- With MS fam
fsy broken I'D by rfe cruel hand Of war
with hss father and two brothers sleeping
in their graves ia Southern soil-he began
she struggle o, life, and how well he has
succeeded is afsessed By the hosts OF
friends he has in the state and In the
na.ioa"
Albert ]. Hopkins. of Aurora was
placed In non,Insfion BY r. @. Hznchet. of
Kansas county. DE- Jessph Robbins. OF
Quincy, was nominated By Gen. A. B.
Hamilton. OF that paAee-
The roll of courties uzs then called AZ
IL proceeded il became evident that Mr..
Tanner had no. overestimased his follow
ing- When the last county WAS called.
and before the secretAry had an oppor-
tunisy TO announce the result, Gen. HAM
ifton moved 10 make Mr.. Tanners nomiaa-
sion unanimous This was quickly fol-
lowed by seconds and the motion was
carried amid enthusiastic cheers The
footing Of the roll cali showed that Tan
ner receivs<s i.eeS votes, Hopkins iS and
Robbins a. Mr. Tanner was escorted TO
the stand by Mr.. Hopkins and Dr.. Rob-
bins. and was given an ovation by the
convention
After the cheering has subsided. Mr..
Tanner made a brief address. in which he
said. The Republicans are fortunate tina.
in the coming canvass they can appeal TO
a very recent experience. When facts be-
come old they sometimes cease to be IN
structive. Democrats scphistries can al
ways pervert history twenty years after
the fact, bu. experiences OF yesterday VIII
yield neither 10 sophistry nor perversion-
The arguments Of this campaign will be
painfully tangible. Every mechanic will be
thrusss his IDLE hands into his pockets viii
know exactly how TO vote The circulating
medium Of q nation 10 its lifehlood. Sound
money brings confidence and encourages
industry. AEftators and demagogues never
do greater harm than when they persuade
the people to tamper arbitrarily with tho
standard OF their currency.
The Republican party of Illinois stands
for honest money. We proclaim the same
financial gospel In Cairo tina. we do in
Chicago. and We do not intend to call upon
our fellow Republicans Of New York to
hold us level on finance. Illinois Repub-
hcans know that IL all that has been writ
ten regarding the great crime Of ls73 were
fitts<titF True IL W0ut4 nave I'D tcuu<ilt-y
to justify the greater crime now proposed.
of making 50 cents worth Of silver receiv-
able by law upon contracts made upon the
faith and credit OF the present dollar of
gold. Only the most wanfon madca p
would destroy the business and commerce
of the United States by enacting such a
law. even IL it had the power. The Repub-
lican party Is the agency which is to pre-
vent such disaster. and 1t will not shrink
ut frarrn ffz yxazr,of<it.i3ifu
Nominations for lieutenant governor be-
ing declared in order. the names OF w. A.
Norshcott, Theodore 8 Chapman and Da-
vid Rose were placed before the conven-
tion- Two ballots were necessary. the sec
ond resulting: Northeost III. Chapman
81, Rose 2f7. Mr.. Northcott was declared
the nominee. At $40 .. IN. the convention
morrow morning,
Following is the money plank Of the plat
form to be presented to the convention
when the candidates have all been nomi-
mated: THE Republicans OF Illinois are
unyieiding and emphatic In their demand
for honest money. We are opposed. and
ever have been. tc any and every scheme
that Will give TO this country a currency in
any way deprecated or debased, or in any
respect inferior TO the money OF the most
advanced and intelligent nations OF the
EARTH We favor the use OF silver as cur
re.c2. hut 10 fhaA ensxot oaiy and under
such restrictions that parity with gold can
be maintained"
The committee appointed to select dele
gates at large to the ST. Louis convention
met this afternoon and selected the follow
ing delegates 10 be reported at the canven-
ton tomorrow: David T. Littler. Spring.
field, ex-Gov. Joseph w. FIfer. Blooming
ton: William Penn Nixon. Chicago. and
r w. Patterson. Chicago. The committee
appointed TO choose presidential electors
for the state at large has selected Rabbi
T.. G. Hirsch. OF Chicago. and Gen Horace
s. Clark. Of Mattoon.