The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-27
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DEMOCRATS OF ILLINOIS NAME A
CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNOR
SAMUEL ALsCHULER THE MAN
Ex-GOv. AItgeId Addresses the Con-
VentiOn ON Issues of the Cam
paign-PIatfOFm Makes No Di-
rect Reference to. 10 to L.

CcIdlIc state convention tonight HOmlnaL-
ed Samuel Alschuler, of Aurora, for gov
elnor, and adjourned till morning.
The following were selected delegates
at large to Kansas City convention: May
or Carter Fl. Harrison, Chicago: Alfred
Strude, Of Chicago; Benjamin T. Gable,
Rock Island; Congressman James r. Will
Jams, of Carmi Alternates: Edward CO.
hen, of Chicago; Charles Werner, Chica-
go; eX-Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson,
Bloomington; ex-Congressman George w.
Fithian, of Newton.
The first session of the convention held
his morning was brief. The temporary
chairman, Gilmore w. Hurst Of Rock ISL
and, delivered a stirring address, after
which a recess was taken until afternoon.
When the convention reconvened at 3
o clock, Chairman Hurst announced that
the committee on credentials was not
ready to report, and u recess was taken
to o'clock.
The interim was filed with speechmak-
ing. Ex-Gov Altgeld came in ard was
loudly applauded. In response to calls he
addressed the convention at length. In
the course of his speech he said:
GOV. ALTGELD'S SPEECH.
I'VE have got away from the basic
principle of Republican government, and
our people do not yet fully understand
1t. 1t has been misrepresented. The peo-
pie are somewhat daZed, but before the
1st of November the American people
will understand it, and then the Dem
ocracy will carry and rule this country
for fifty years to come.
Let me say to you, my friends, there
is no question of expansion before the
American people. 1t is misnomer; 1t Is
a Misrepresentation. When the Spanish
treaty was ratified in the senate, the
administration got the senate to adopt
a resolution declaring that the Phil
ippine people never would become c1tl-
zens of this republic, and that the phil
ippine islands never should become an
integral part of this republic Then on
the same day, Senator Bacon introduced
his resolution in the SENATE declaring
that whenever the Philippine people
should establish a government which, in
our judgment we to be the judges, was
a stable government, and worthy OF
recognition, then we would withdraw
on such terms as might be just; and
the administration got the senate to
vote that resolution down so that on
that day the administration served notice
on the Philippine people, first, that no
matter how good government they
may establish there, they never can
have their independence, and second,
that they never can become citizens of
this republic or a part of this repub-
THE Democratic party has been the
party of expansion. We expanded in
1903 and got Louisiana. We expanded in
1878 and got Florida. We expanded In
1S4S and got New Mexico. But in every
instance the. treaty provided that the
territory was to be part of this repub-
lie, and that the inhabitants were to be
citizens of this republic. That was ex-
panSiOn; that was growth = that was de-
velopment; that was craftsmanship; that
was broadening out the Declaration Of
Independence; 1t was giving more peo-
pie the benefit of our constitution and
of our institutions; 1t was blessing to
humanity.
but the course of the administration
now looks to no such results. Presi-
dent Mckinley over a year ago asked
congress to give US a standing army,
not volunteers, but a Standing army of
100000, increasing it from $1,000 to 100000.
Why? Because we were going to en-
bark in the colonial policy with England
to govern people by brute force, and,
having therefore need of the same kind
of machinery that they use in Europe
to crush the aspirations of man."
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
When the convention reassembled at 5
o'clock the temporary officers were made
permanent.
John c. Schubert, of Chicago, and Ed
ward L. Clover Of Morris, were chosen
presidential electors at large
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination Of a candidate for governor.
Adam Ortseifen, of Chicago; Samuel Al
schuler, of Aurora; Nicholas Il. WOrthing-
ton, of Peoria, and Gen. Alfred Orendorff,
Of Springfield, were presented as candi-
dates.
The first ballot resulted: Alschuler, 44S12;
Ortseifen, 4111A; Orendorff. 2521z; Worth
ington, IS; Charles K. Ladd,145.
Before the second ballot was concluded
it was apparent that Alsehuier would be
nominated, and the convention went wild
with enthusiasm. On motion of Mayor
Carter Harrison, of Chicago, seconded by
Gen. Alfred Orendorff, sdhe. nomination
was made unanimous The ballot had re
suited: Alschuler, 60S1A; Ortseiffen, 4171a;
Orendorff, 1876; Worthington, 43.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions has COM
pleted its work and the pla torn is now in
the hands of Mayor Carter III. Harrison,
chairman of the committee. 1t reafirms
in it's entirety the Chicago platform OF
1885, strongly condemns trusts; upholds
the Monroe doctrine; denouhEes the cow
ardIy acts of President Mckinley in deal
ing with the Philippines denounces the
Porto Rican tariff bill; expresses sympa-
thy with the Beers in tfeirSstruggle for
liberty: indorses the administration of
Mayor Carter Harrison, OF Chicago, and
his attitude on the street car question,
and instructs the delegates to the national
convention to vote for Bryan for presi-
dent.
The platform makes no specific allusion
to sixteen to one. This subject was de-
bated at length in the subcommittee of
seven, which, by a vote of 5 to 2. decided
merely to reaffirm the Chicago platform.