The record-union., 1898-07-13
Sitter Fight Over Appointment Of State
Committeeman.
Two Former Gold Democrats Final
ly Appointed, as They IndOrse
the Chicago Platfornl-Conven-
ton Indorses Free Silver, an In
come Tax Amendment to the
Constitution, Antitrust Legis-
lation and Bryan.

SPRINGFIELD Qll), July 12.-The
Democratic State Convention to-day
nominated the following State ticket:
State Treasurer, William f. Dunlop.
Jacksonville; State Superintendent OF
Public instruction, Perry o. Silver,
Freeport. Trustees of the University
of lllinois-Jacob f. Seller Of Mount
Carmel, Napoleon B. Micheson of Odin,
Dr. Julia Holmes Smith of Chicago.
The convention was held at the Ex-
position building at the State Fair
grounds. William Prentiss of Chicago
was both temporary and permanent
Chairman, and A. c. Bentley of Pitts
field was Secretary.
Judge w. A. Prentiss, the temporary
Chairman, said:
THE issues of so are the issues of
'9S, and will continue to be until the
American people gain financial lnde-
pendence, and until the essential prin-
ciples of the Chicago platform of '96
shall be enacted into law"
Referring to the war, he said:
mo political party can claim the
glory of it and have the claim allowed.
1t Is a war waged by the American peo-
pie in the noblest of all causes, the
cause of humanity. But while we wage
a foreign war in behalf of human lib
eTty we must not forget the Wronged
and oppressed at home. We must not
forget that oppressors are not all Span
iardS and that men. women and chill
dren go hungry and naked in more
lands than Cuba. We must remember.
too, that chief among the many cries
against Cuba have been and are the
SFCliationS of the taX-gatherer, and her
financial system. The freedom from
the Spaniard is certain, but when he
shall forever be driven from the island
the hardest, almost hopeless task Will
be to keep her people free from internal
vassalage TO foreign financierS and
bond companies"
The chief incident of the convention
proceedings was bitter fight over the
appointments the state Central
Committee of two men prominent as
gold Democrats in 1S96-Ben I. Cable
Of Rock Island and Roger c. Sullivan
of the Fifth Congressional District.
The fight was carried into the con,
vention where Gable was denounced
as traitor. but the choice of both
Gable and Sullivan as committeeman
was finally ratified, it having been an
nounced that they would hereafter sup
port the Chicago platform
Former Governor Altgeld addressed
the convention at length.
The ticket was put through without
opposition. For University Trustee,
Jacob Z. Seller of Mount Carmel was
named by the Populists in the fusion
arrangement. =
The platform indorses the free silver
and tariff planks of the Chicago dec
laration; favors an income tax amend
ment 10 the Constitution. and the adop-
ton of national and State antitrust
legislation.
The platform continues:
We reaffim the Monroe doctrine, and
again pledge ourselves to abide by the
advice OF Washington, to keep ourselves
free from entangling alliances with for
eiSn nations.
We recognize William Jennings
Bryan as the leading exponent of the
foregoing principles
The war plank follows:
We pronounce the present war with
Spain justified by every consideration
Of justice and sound national policy. We
congratulate the Democratic minority