Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-28
LSCHUjLER
IS CHOSEN
Nominated by Democrats for
Governor of Illinois on
Second Ballot.
PLATFORM is ADOPTED
1t Denounces the Administration as
the Weakest In the Nations His.
tory-Delegates to Kansas
City Chosen

I Springfield, ILL.,, June 27.-The dem
ocratic state convention last night no.
minated Samuel lAlschuler, of Aurora.
for governor, and adjourned until to-
day, when the ticket will be completed
and the platform adopted.
The following were selected as dele
sgates-at77large to the Kansas City con-
vention: Mayor Carter II. Harrison,
Chicago; Alfred S. Trude, Chicago;
Benjamin I. Cable, Rock Island; Con-
gresham James R. Williams, Carmi.
Today's Session.
Springfield, June 27.-The democrat
ic state convention reconvened this
morning. Chairman Hurst Immediate
y turned over the gavel to T. P. Nor
ris, of Watseka. Mayor Harrison, of
Chicago, chairman of the committee
ON resolutions, presented the platform,
which he read.
The platform adopted reaffrms the
Chicago platform in its entirety, de-
nounces McKinley's administration as
the weakest in the nations history, es-
pecially condemning the attitude of
the president in refusing sympathy
with the Beers and his policy towards
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
which denies the principle of home
rule and self government. The finan-
cial plank follows: 'sWe denounce the
currency law passed by the present
congress which proposes to perma-
nently establish the gold standard in
this country in place of the bimetallic
standard OF the constitution and which
transfers TO the national banks the en-
tire CONTROL of the paper currency, thus
laying the foundation for a money
trust which will have power to control
the prices of all property and to slim,
ulate or strangle business
The plank on trusts says: TRUSTS
and monopolies, formed for the pur-
pose of arbitrarily controlling prod
ucts and prices in the interest solely
of combined capital, if allowed to go
on can result only in industrial serfdom
for the. mass of the people. We there's
fore oppose such combinations and
demand,that not only the existing laws
against such combinations in the re-
striction of trade be rigidly enforced,
but believing protective tariffs and
railway determinations have been and
still are the chief supporters of mo-
nopolies, we favor the removal of du-
ties from all imports nlonopoiZed by
trusts and also demand the enactment
and enforcement of such legislation as
will prevent every species of discrimin-
alton, believing that the courageous
and honest application of the demo-
cratic doctrine of s'equal rights to all,
special privileges to none" will be effec-
tive to destroy and thereafter prevent
any trust or combination of capital
prejudicial to the general welfare. We
demand the repeal of all such laws Civ
ing special privileges to any person, or
class, locality or interest"
The platform also denounces imperi-
alism, militarisn, the Porto Rican tar
lift bill, alliance with any European ma
ton and government by injunction. I'll
favors the election of senator's by di-
rect vote, the construction and defense
of an inter-oceanic canal, the Monroel
doctrine, the establishment of postal
savings banks, the modification of the
existing state laws for equal taxation,
municipal ownership and control of ALI
public franchises, the initiative and
referendum and legislation making the
drainage canal nayigable.
Tanners administration was de-
nounced as the most corrupt in the
history of the state. The delegates
were instructed to vote for Bryan for
president.
other Nominations.
The platform was unanimously
adopted and a resolution was adopted
directing the delegates to the national
convention to vote as unit on Ill
questions, and to select Thomas Ga
man without opposition.
Elmer Il. Terry, of Brown county, |
was nominated for lieutenant governor.
For secretary, James p. O'Donneil, Of
Bloomington, and George NJ. Leirone,
ton, but before the roll call was COM
pleted O'Donnell was nominated by
reclamation. George B. Parsons of
Shawneetown, was nominated FOR aud
itor, NJ. #. Dunlap of Jacksonville, for
treasurer, and James Todd, of Cook, for
attorney general. The trustees OF The
University of Illinois We're chosen by
resolution. The nominees were: JOS
,eph Schwartz, of Marion county;
Charles Bliss, OF Hillsboro; Mrs. Julia
Holmes Smith, of Chicago.
At 1853 the convention adjourned
sine die.
The state central committee met
Immediately after the adjournment and
selected DR.. Walter Watson, of Mount
Vernon, alternate at large to the ma
tional convention in place OF Adlai =.
Stevenson, who had declined.
Colorado.