The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
ALqGELD'S CONVENTION
Meeting of the Misrepre-
sentatiVes of the Illi-
nois Democracy.
GOLD MEN ON GUARD
AcKinley's Mail Swollen With Com
gratulations--First Office
Seekers.
OLD MEN ON GUARD

PEORIA, ILL.,, June 22 1s96.-Save in
the matter of political complexion the
Democratic State Convention tomorrow
viii be reproduction on a miniaturs
scale of the gathering of the Republican
hosts at st. Louis. The silver interest
is as much in control as was that of the
gold standardftes there, and Governor
Altgeld IS the Mark Hanna OF the occa-
sion.
He will designate the delegates to
Chicago, draft the platform, indicate his
preferences for the nominations on the
State ticket, and whatever he says and
does will be accepted without murmur-
ings
Everything is so thoroughly cut ana
dried that Secretary of State Heinrich
son said this morning that the entire
business would be gone through with
within two hours instead of two days,
as originally contemplated. AS for the
sound money minority it will content IT.
self with a protest against the silver
plank, but according to the present pro-
gramme there will be no bolt Leading
sound money Democrats. of whom POST
master Hesing of Chicago is the most
from all over the State to look over the
field, but they are without weight or in
iuence, save in exhorting the minority
to keep a stiff upper lip and not permit
the Altgeld programme to go by default.
The advance guard of the Boies boom
put in an appearance early this morning
in the person of Editor Samuel E. Brew
ster Of Creston, Iowa, and Boies dele
gate to Chicago.
This afternoon he will be Joined by
Secretary Welsh and other Eawkeye
State Democrats. It did not take Editor
brewster very long, however, TO reach
the conclusion that there was no earthly
nope of his candidate receiving the en-
dorsement Of The convention: in fact. ne
was plainly told that while the leaders
OF the Illinois machine had nothing against
Horace Boise, yet it was not in the pro-
men ito any candidate The entire
Illinois delegation, 50 Mr.. Brewster was
notified, would go to Chicago prepared to
would follow the finger Of Governor Att
geld With as much ndelity as was mani
fesled by the Colorado delegation last
week towards Senator Teller. At the
same time ne was assured that there was
nothing in the story sent out from here
last night that the Altgeid brigade had
settled upon Governor Stone of Missouri
and Clark Howell of Georgia as the
Presidential ticket to be cnampioned by
the Illinois delegation.
This story. as explained to the United
Press this morning, grew out of letter
received late last night by Governor Alt
latter urged the endorsement Of Mr..
Bland by the convention. To this the
reply was returned that sueh- a course
would be inexpeGiert and that no names
or preferences would be mentioned in the
convention.
AS to the story that Ex-Governor Boies
had lost caste with Governor Altgeld
because, in a speech shortly after the
CHICAGO labor troubles, he had approved
the sending of Federal troops to that
city, it was declared to be untrue
The silverites on the ground, and they
are coming in with q rush, are jubilant
over the accession 10 their ranks of
Assenlblymon ODonnell of Bloomington.
Up to a week ago he was counted with
the sound-money advocates, but he ad-
nitted this morning that, governed by
the sentiment in his district and in
which he is q power, no other course was
open to him but to get alongside the 16
to I banner 49,.