The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-24
TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM
Reused by Every Reference to Free
Trade or Silver
After Positive DecIination AItgeld Is Nomi'
nsted for Governor
Ohio Democrats Take Less Noise. but VIII
Send q Solid Silver Delegation to Chi.
csgo-Wisconsln Psvofs
Gold
ssociated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire.
PEORIA, June 23.-For Governor, John
p. Altgeld of Chicago.
Lieutenant governor, Monroe c. Craw-
ford of Union county.
Secretary Of state, Finis E.Downing Of
Cass county.
Auditor, Edward c. Pace of Washing
ton county.
Attorney general. George A. Trude Of
Chicago.
University trustees, Julia Holmes
Smith, r. N. Morgan, M. w. Graham.
Delegates at large, John P. Altgeld, s.
p Mcconnell, w. H. Hinrichsen, George
w. Fithian.
National committeeman, Thomas Ga
han of Chicago.
John P. Altgeld Is the nominee of the
Democratic partyfor governor ofIllinois.
He was unanimously placed at the head
of the ticket this afternoon. He had no
opponent, and a few minutes before the
honor was thrust upon him he declared
he did not want it. He said so at the
conclusion OF one of the most impressive
speeches ever made before Democratic
convention. He said 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 dis
approval, not only from the delegates,
but from thousands of people who were
crowded in the hall. 1t was a strange
convention and will not be soon forgot
ten 1t was in session only little over
five hours. Nearly all the candidates
were nominated by acclamation. There
was no strife. There were no acrimo
nious speeches save those directed
against the enemy. The convention, as
had been predicted, came out strongly
for free silver and so instructed its del
egates at large to the national conven-
tion. The platform was almost diamet-
rically opposite in all its parts to that
of the Republican party, and the 1865
delegates voted unanimously for its
adoption.
At 1890 w. H. Hinrichsen, chairman
of the state central committee, called
the house to order and announced A. H.
Bell as temporary chairman, who made
an address in earnest advocacy of up
holding the gold standard.
Permanent Chairman Ladd upon be-
ing chosen for the position said:
IAN hour ago 1 had no more idea of
being chairman of this convention than
that Patrick Henry would be elected
president of the United States. We are
here today to act, not for the Democracy
of the state of Illinois alone. but for the
~ft he, ,hoI oix,il;u OWL
(Applause.) The people of this country
have borne the burdens of capital, Of
greed, of avarice, until forbearance
ceases to be a virtue, and they now swear
that it shall be no longer. (Great ap-
plause.)
1.-THE Republicans have lately met and
adopted a platform in which they re-
affirm their tyranny and their devotion
to monopoly and the money-lender and
1t is time that the people should awake"
Continuing he spoke of the issuing Of
bonds in time of peace as being a rob-
berry of the workingmen Of the country.
This country was the richest on the face
of the earth. Yet the Jews of Europe
sapped it-took the hard-earned money
of the American laborers. 1t Is the duty
of the Democratic party to stop this. 1t
must go back to the sentiment express
ed at the meeting where the declaration
of independence was formulated. 1t
would require such sentiment to re-
lease the oppression and wrong that was
being practiced. The eastern states, ow-
ing to the present condition of affairs,
were sucking the life-blood from the
west. Trusts and protective tariff were
to blame for this.
When the applause had ceased Mr..
Ladd called for the reports of the COM
mittees.
The committee reported the following
deiegates-at-large to the convention at
Go: John p. Altgeld and Samuel
Mcconnell of Chicago, w. H. Hinrichsen
of Jacksonville and George w. Fithian
of Jasper county.
When the call for the report on reso-
lutions and platform was reached it was
announced that it was not ready. To
fill in the time Judge Nicholas Worth
ington of Peoria was called upon to make
a speech. In the course Of his remarks
he said that the gold standard papers
of the east had cried down the silver
movement. They called those who be-
lleved in free silver cranks. They pre-
dicted that If the Democracy took up the
free silver theory it would split the
party. If they could but see this dele
ton they would back down.
In conclusion he said he believed the
great people of Illinois would return to
sddce the greatest governor the state had
e~~ Aad--Ioan p. Altgeld. This senti-
raenl s..cAek sppianse.