The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-27
Carter Harrison and Messrs. Strude,
Cable and williams TO Represent
the State at Kansas City.
BOOMERS ALREADY AT WORK
DEMOCRATS ARE GATHERING ON
THE BANKS OF THE KAw.
ProhibitiOnists to Offer the Bryan
Against the Sale of Liquor.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 26.-The Demo-
cratic state convention tonight nominated
Samuel Alschuler of Aurora. for Governor,
and adjourned until tomorrow, when the
ticket will be completed and the platform
adopted.
The following were selected as delegates
at large TO the Kansas City convention:
Mayor Carter II. Harrison, of Chicago;
Cable of Rock Island; Representative
James r. Williams, of Carmi. Alternates,
Edward Cohen, OF Chicago; Charles Werno,
of Chicago; ex-Vice President Adlai z.
Stevenson, of Bloomington; ex-Representa-
tive George w. Fithian, of Newton.
The first session of the convention, held
this morning, was brief The temporary
chairman, Elmore w. Hurst. of Rock
Island, delivered stirring address, after
which 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 recess was taken to
o'clock.
The interim was filled with speechmak-
Ing. Ex-Governor John p. Altgeld came in
and was loudly applauded. In response to
calls he addressed the convention at length.
In the course of his speech he said: 1--WE
have got away from the basic principle of
republican government and our people do
not yet fully understand it, 1t has been
misrepresented. The people are somewhat
dazed. but before the ides of November the
American people will understand it and
then the Democracy will carry and rule
4 <t-s~- 60 70 Taf
me say to you, my friends, there is no
question of expansion before the American
people. 1t is nisnomer; it is misrepresen-
tation. President Mckinley. over
year ago. asked Congress to give us a
standing army of 100000 men. increasing it
from 1900 to 100000. Why? Because we are
going to embark 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 men,
When the convention reassembled at 8
o'clock the temporary officers were made
permanent. John c. Schubert, of Chicago.
and Edward 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 E. Worthing-
ton, of Peoria, and Gen. Alfred Orendorff
of Springfield. were presented candi-
dates. The first ballot resulted: Alschuler,
ASH Ortseifen. 4llh; Orendorff. 252h
worthington. As; Charles K. Ladd, As. Be-
fore the second ballot was concluded II was
apparent that Alschuler would be nomi-
Tod wi xxtfh
enthusiasm. On motion of Mayor Carter
II. Harrison. of Chicago, seconded by Gen.
Alfred Orendorff. the nomination was made
unanimous. The ballot had resulted: AL
schuler, 6OSa; Ortseifen, 4l715; Orendorff
1s6; worthington. 43. After a brief speech
by the nominee the convention. at 1850. ad-
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
| ing.
The committee on resolutions has COM
pleted its work and the platform is now in
| the hands of Mayor Carter III. Harrison
chairman of the committee. IT reaffirms in
| it's entirety the Chicago platform of 1896;
strongly condemns trusts; upholds the
| Monroe doctrine: denounees the 'cowardly
acts of President Mckinley in dealing
| with the Philippines; denounces the Porto
| Rican tariff bill: expresses sympathy with
| the Beers in their struggle for liberty; in
| dorses the administration of Mayor Harri-
son, of Chicago, and his attitude on the
| street-car question, and instructs the dele
gates to the national convention to vote
| for Bryan for President. The platform
| makes no specific allusion to 16 to l. This
| subject was debated at length in the SUBJ
| committee of seven, which. by vote of 5
to 2. decided merely to reaffirm the Chi
cago platform.