The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-27

Its Entirety-Trusrs and Porto
Rican Tarin Denounced-Sympat
Expressed for the Boers-DeIegntes
AlIusiOn Made to 16 to 1-Dcmo-
Gratis of Arkansas.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 26.-The Dem
ocratic state convention tonight nomi-
mated 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 dele
gates at large to the Kansas City con-
venton:
Mayor Carter H. Harrison Of Chica goffi
Alfred S. Trude of Chicago; Benjamin T.
Cable of Rock Island; Congressman
James r. Williams of Carmi.
The first session of the convention,
held this morning. was brief. The tenn
porary chairman. Elmore w. Hurst of
Rock Island delivered a stirring address,
after which a recess was taken until aft
ernoon.
When the convention reconvened at 3
o'clock, Chairman Hurst announced that
the committee on credentials was not
ready to report and a recess was taken
to o'clock. Ex-Gov. John P. Altgeld
came in and was loudly applauded. In
response to calls, he said
We have got away from the basic prin-
ciple 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 this country for fifty
years to come. Let me say to you, my
friends, there is no question of expansion
before the American people. Gt is a MS
nomer, it is Misrepresentation
The Democratic party has been the
party of expansion. We expanded in 1903
and got Louisiana. We expanded in 1919
and got Florida. We expanded in isi5 and
got Texas. We expanded In 1913 and got
New Mexico. But in every instance the
| treaty provided that the territory was 10
be a part of this republic, and that the
| inhabitants were to be citizens of this
republic.
But the course of the administration
now looks to no such results. President
| Mckinley over year ago asked Congress
| to give US a standing arm.'. not volun-
| teers. but a standing army of .0C0 men.
| increasing it from %, 600 to 100000. Why?
| Because were were going to embark in the
colonial policy with England, to govern
people by brute force, and having there
| fore need of the same kind of machinery
that they use in Europe to crush the as
pirations of men,
AIschuler for Governor.
When the convention reassembled at 8
o'clock, Adam Ortseifen of Chicago, Sam
uel Alschuler OF Aurora, Nicholas e.
Worthington of Peoria and Gen. Alfred
Orendorff of Springfield were presented
as candidates for Governor.
Before the second ballot was concluded
it was apparent that Alschuler would be
nominated and the convention went wild
with enthusiasm On motion Of Mayor
Carter H. Harrison of Chicago seconded
by Gen. Alfred Orendorff the nomination
was made unanimous. The ballot resulted:
Alschuler. 60SI3 Ortseifen, 4171z; Oren-
dorff, 1876: Worthipgton, 4S.
The committee on resolutions had com
pleted its work, and the platform is now
in the hands OF Carter H. Harrison,
chairman of the committee. II reaffirms
in it's entirety the Chicago platform of
1896; strongly condemns trusts; uphoids
the Monroe doctrine; denounces the
''cowardly acts of President Mckinley
in dealing with the Philippines; denounces
the Porto Rican tariff bill; expresses
sympathy with the Beers In their strug-
gle for liberty. and instructs the delegates
to the national convention to vote for
Bryan for President.
The platform makes no specific allssion
to Is to /. This subject was debated at
length in the subcommittee of seven,
which by vote of to decided merely
TO reaffirm the Chicago platform.