The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-13
TICKET FOR DEMOCRATS
NOMINATIONS BY THE ALTGELD PAR
TY OF THE SUCKER STATE.
Bitter Fight Against Pen It. Cable
Two War Speechcs-RepubIica
LeaGuers Gathering at Omaha.


cratic state convention to-day nominated
the following ticket: State treasurer, Will
lard f. Dunlop, Jacksonville; state super
intendent of public instruction, Perry Q.
Silver, of Freeport; trustees of the Univer-
sfty of Illinois-Jacob e. Seller, of Mount
Carmel; Napoleon B. Morrison. of Oden;
DR.. Julia Holmes Smith, Chicago.
The convention was held al the exposi-
tion building, at the state fair grounds. Will
liam Prentice. of Chicago, was both tenn
porary and permanent chairman, and A. c.
Bentley, of Pittsfield, was secretary. There
were no pictures in the hall. except those
of William Jennings Bryan and Admiral
Dewey. Chairman Prentice, in addressing
the convention, abiding to the war, said:
1.-THE Democrats and Republicans bear no
party name in the conduct of this war. To-
gether Americans ,ney will wage it to a
glorious end, and as Americans we will
bear and follow the stars and stripes to the
islands of the seas. AS Americans will,
if need be, bear and follow the flag across
the Atlantic and plant the starr banner
of the free on the soil of Spain its f. Re-
publicans of Illinois and of the Nation, the
Democrats of Illinois greet you and say to
you that in the conduct of this war William
Mckinley is no more your President than
ours He is the commander-in-chiefo of the
armies and navies of the United States and
as such the Democrats of Illinois and of
the Nation will be as loyal to him as they
would if William Jennings Bryan were in
his place."
The chief incident of the convention pro-
ceedings was a bitter fight over the APP
pointment on the state central committee
Of two men prominent as gold Democrats in
1Se6-Ben. T. Gable, of Rock Island, and
Roger c. Sullivan, of the Fifth congress
sional district The fight was carried into
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traitor, but the choice of both Cable
and Sullivan as committeeman was finally
ratified it having been announced that they
would hereafter support the Chicago plat
form. o. B. Bostian of Whiteside, and
others, insisted that if Cable wished to re-
turn to the Democratic fold he should wait
two years on probation,
st. Peter went back on Christ" retorted
Chairman c. K. Ladd, land yet they say
he has the key to heaven to-day"
Former Governor Altgeld addressed the
convention at length. He said, in part:
I'VE are engaged in a war almost as holy
as that we fought for our independence.
This is a war for humanity. The Democrat
ic party forced the country to this step. 1t
is holy war and it will add not only TO
the glory of our country, but to the mighty
army and navy have shown a heroism that
makes every loyal heart swell with pride,
and we send them our congra tulations. But
this war is creating new conditions. This
mighty Nation is stirred and is going To
move along the line of its natural develop
ments toward the goal of the greatest USE
fulneSS and the greatest power. Providence
designed this Nation to be the supreme mis-
tresS of the western hemisphere. and we
must steer our yessei toward this raven N-3l
aragua canal. We must acquire the West
Indian islands, to round out our southeast
ern boundary and perfect our Republic. We
must have harbors all over the earth for
the accommodation of our fleets, of our
navy and of our shipping. These things are
in the line of our natural development and
progress. On the other hand, we must pre-
vent those wild schemes of conquest and
plumber which contemplate the establish
ment of a colonial empire on another CONT
nent and under conditions which must re-
suit in injustice and in gigantic scandals.
Our motto must be the natural development
and supremacy of this continent, but oppo-
sition to spoliation and conquest. A mighty
Anglo Saxon republic; not a conglomera-
ton p"
The platform indorses the free silver and
the following planks of the Chicago declara-
ton, faVOrS an income tax amendment, de-
mands legislation to more clearly detine
the duties and powers of courts in the is
suing of writs of injunction, and the adop-
ton of national and state antitrust legiSa-
ton. The platform continues:
I'VE reaffirm the Monroe doctrine, and
again pledge our services to abide by the
advice of Washington to keep ourselves free
from entangling alliances with foreign ma
tons.
1--WE recognize William Jennings Bryan as
the greatest exponent of the foregoing prln-
ciples'
The war plank follows:
1--WE pronounce the war between the
United States and Spain justified. We con-
graduate the Democratic minority in Con-
gress for their firm stand in demanding the
redress of our national honor, indorse the
declaration of war with Spain and demand
it's energetic prosecution in the cause of
humanity.
I'VE rejoice in the glorious deeds OF valor
of our soldiers and sailors and greatly de-
plore the fatalities and injuries which have
so resulted and we favor the adoption OF
the most liberal policy towards the sick and
wounded and the families of the slain.
The ticket was put through without OPP
position. For university trustee Jacob Il.
Seller. of Mount Carmel, was named by the
Populists in the fusion arrangement.