Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-09
BARKWORTH THE MAN
Chosen by the Michigan Democ.
racy to Lead in the Com.
ing Election.
PLATFORM FOR FREE COINAGE
silver To lie Legal Tender for All Debts.
Whenever Contracted-Declarat
Trusts the Other Notable Feature of the
Platform - Candidates for Regents
Texas Senate Has Some Trouble Indors-
ing Bailey on the Joe Wheeler Question.

| Platform Candidates for Regents
| Texas Senate Has Some Trouble Indors-
ing Bailey on the Joe Wheeler Question.
| Kalamazoo, Mich, March e.-Thomas
| z. Barkworth, a leading attorney of
Jackson. was nominated yesterday aft
erEoon by the Democratic state conven-
tion for justice of the supreme court.
He received 452 of the 772 votes cast
on the first ballot. and it was made
| unanimous. The contest was wholly
| between BarkvJrth and ex-Justice AL
IAN Il. Morse. the four other candidates
having withdrawn before the first ballot
was completed. Prior - the convention
l. was asSerted-and denied-that Judge
| Morse's symDathies in the last presi-
Dental campaign were with the gold
standard Democracy, and this is be-
| lieved to have affected the result. All
| the elements Of silver fusion were well
| represented among. the delegates. and
the nominations for regents of the state
university We're given to Edward +.
LGgendre, Democrat, of Calumet, and
Stanley L. Parkhi!l, Populist, OF
0wosso.
Writings Blast Against Trusts.
Hon. Justin r. Whiting. of st. Clair,
late fusion candidate for governor, was
the temporary chairman. His address
was a strongly put argument for free
silver, an arraignment of Republican
policies and conde mnatiOn of trusts and
combines. He said in part: For CEN
turtles man in his savage state exercised
unreStrained license. until there de-
velOped an appreciation of the rights of
man. Individual and human govern
ment was formed to restrain license and
establish liberty, until today highway
robbery is hostile to public sentiment.
And yet today a process more refined
but none the less cruel is actually in
daily practice by the rich and powerful
in this country, and their practices are
sanctioned by executive officers of this
government. Is the mission of the
Democratic party ended while the spirit
of spOliation ard plunder possesses the
government? No. my friends. Not only
the greed of our people but an organ
lied greed, backed by the money tyrants
OF the Old World. are today intent on
getting such control at the coming ma
tional election as 10 make the mastery
over the productive power an easy
task"
Resolutions for Radical Free Silver.
Ex-JudSe John Miner, of Detroit was
IT ade permanent chairman. The report
of the resolutions committee was great
ly delayed by discussion of a resolution
offered by Fred y. Baker, of Detroit.
indorsing the Hill amendment to the
Chicago platform TO the effect that the
free coinage of silver at the rate of 16
to l should not apply to existing con-
tracts. This amendment was presented
To the convention as a minority report
and was tabled. The resolutions as
adopted reafnrm the Chicago platform.
protest against the retirement of the
trea: ury notes, denOUnce trusts, de-
mand an amendment to the constitu-
tion making an income tax possible and
favor equal taxation Of all property in
The state; declare for disposition of the
cCionies for the best interests of the
American people. protest against a large
standing army and praise the service Of
the army and navy: congratulate the
p@rty on having the leadership of Col.
Bryan.
Declaration Against Trusts.