The herald., 1896-06-23
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
Illinois Democrats Con-
vene Today
ALTGELD DECLINES NOMINATION
There Is No Other GubernatOrial
Candidate
HE WILL BE RENOMINATED
And His Eager Adherents Will Force
Him to Accept
The Delegates Are Overwhelmingly Pavo r
able to Silver Coinage
he WILL BE RENOMINATED
And His Eager Adherents Will Force
Him to Accept
The Delegates Are Overwhelmingly Pavo r:
able to Silver Coinage
But Not One Is Pound Who Favors the
Nomination Of Teller for President.
The Texas Democrats Split
On Finance
Associated Press Special Wire.

PEORIA, ILL.,, June 22.-Never before
in the history Of Illinois politics has
there been political convention as uni
que as that to be convened tomorrow
promises to be. 1t will be called to order
without single candidate for the nomi-
nation of governor. OF course every
body says Governor Altgeld will be NOM
mated. According to w. H. Hinrichsen,
chairman of the Democratic state CEN
trail committee, 95 per cent of the dele
gates to the convention has been in
structed for him and the others are
solid for him. On the other hand Gov
ernor Altgeld says he is not a candidate.
Several months ago he even went so far
as to say that he would not accept the
nomination, but the Democratic leaders
declare they will force him to accept.
Every delegate who has arrived in the
city, and there are hundreds of them,
has called upon the governor today. And
every one of them told him that he was
their choice and that no one else would
do. In conversation Governor Altgeld
has had with many delegates who have
consulted him, he has had but little to
say regarding himself, nor has he per-
mitted them to indulge themselves. His
whole thought and talk has been re-
garding the national convention to be
held in Chicago week after next
TT Is the duty the free silver Demo-
Gratis owe to the so-called common peo-
pie Of this nation" he said. "to carry
their point as to the financial plank
Whitney and the loud-mouthed gold
bugs of his class have never led the
party to anything but humiliation or de-
feat during the last thirty years"
Then, referring to Mr.. Whitneys
statement that he believed the gold men
would control the party. the governor
said to a number of delegates: "If the
gold men control, they will do so by the
use Of arguments that have a ring to
them, and a clink as they pass from
hand to hand and pocket
State Chairman Hinrichsen, speaking
of the talk that Senator Teller might be
named at Chicago, said that while the
free silver Democrats all had the high
est regard for him, not one Of the hun
dreds to whom he had talked felt it
would be wise to nominate him for
president.
Governor Altgeld and all the free sill
VCA ihCiAOCio VI tilC oldtc CcUtIdl COIIl-
mittee are opposed to instructing dele
gates at large to the national conven-
tion to support any Of the presidential
candidates. They are also urging the
adoption Of plank with the words,
Free silver at the ratio of 16 to - IN
the state platform.
If the leaders of the silver movement
in the Democratic party are to be be-
lieved, Gov. John P. Altgeld will be NOM
mated for governor tomorrow, and not
withstanding a desire on his part to re-
tire from politics, he will be compelled
to make the race.
II can say authoritatively," said
Chairman Hinrichsen tonight, that the
governor will accept. OF course we all
know he has frequently said he would
not accept that nomination, but know
personally that recent Developments
have changed his course. He will make
the race"
The ticket td be named at the conven-
tion, according to those best informed,
will be as follows:
Governor, John P. Altgeld; secretary
Of state. T. J. Medill of Rock Island;
treasurer, William P. Pickett Of Taylor
Vile; attorney-general A. s. Trude of
Chicago; auditor, w. Brinton of Tuscola.
Observation-Disclosures, John P. Altgeld
and Judge s. P. Mcconnell Of Chicago;
w. H. Hinrichsen of Jacksonville, and
ex-Congressman George B. L. Fithian
Of Newton, or B. C. Parsons of Shaw
neetown.
The sixthteenth congressional district
delegates met tonight and selected as
delegates to the national convention:
A. H. Bell of Oarlinville and j. f. Rob-
inson of Virginia.
AS to the organization of the con-
vention, it was decided late tonight to
make temporary organization perma-
nent.