Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-17
Generally Believed, However, that Silver
Advocates Will Lay Down.
SOME LOOK FOR SPLIT IN THE PARTY
oJmmittes Having Platform in oharg'
Remain Silent.
POSITION OF CANDIDATES UNCHANGED
Stronger 90 he Chairman of COnven-
ton and Hopkins Chairman
of state Central
Committee.

SPRINGFIELD, H.. June 16.-whether
or not the Kansas City platform is to be
reaf1rmed and who will be the chairman
Of the next state central committee are
the only ceuses OF possible friction at the
democratic convention which meets tomor-
row and It is not likely that either will
bring about much Of a fight.
The platform has already been built in
the rough, but will not be finished before
tomorrow morning. A committee OF party
leaders, headed by Samuel Alschuler, who
IS TO be chairman OF the committee on
resolutions, met to declare the principles
tonight and remained in session until a
late hour. There are many predictions
that the Kansas City platform will be
ignored, and nearly as many that It will
be touched upon. The chances are, how
ever that the Kansas City declaration and
with II the silver issue. will be passed
over in silence. The advocates OF their
recognition advance as their chief reason
for insisting upon a plank to that effect
that the avowed policy Of the party in the
last national campaign should not be
thrown aside. On the other hand, the op
ponents Of reaffrmation insist that there
is a possibility of party split II the plank
is inserted and that the chance OF this, is
too great price to pay for sentiment re-
garding Issues that do not enter actively
into the coming state convention.
Committee wOuId ignore Platform.
The committee having the platform in
charge was tonight in favor OF ignoring
the Kansas City platform and unless the
late arrivals tomorrow morning should
cause a decided change in sentiment, 1t
IS not likely that the present aspect of
the platform will be changed. other
planks will be inserted declaring in favor
OF territorial government in the Philip
pines indorsing the attitude of the national
party leaders on the tariff, declaring against
the interference OF the federal courts IN
matters relating to the revenue laws of
Illinois, declaring against government by
Injunction and favoring. punishment for
violation OF an Injunction through Jury
trial. not for the actual violation of the
injunction. but for the commission OF the
offense which the Injunction seeks to pre-
vent.
There will also be a plank on Cuban
reciprocity. The balance OF the platform
will be confined to state issues.
There was little change today in the
position OF the various candidates. Millard
+. Dunlap will be renominated for state
treasurer, and Pickering leads for clerk OF
the supreme court The nine candidates
for clerk OF the appellate court are: John
II. Baker Of Moultrie county. Frank Orr OF
Mt. Sterling, Cosmo Keller OF Jersey
county, Seymour Hurat OF Marshall. Ed
ward Mcconnell of Jacksonville, George w.
Funderburk OF Springfield, Henry Bowers
OF Pittsheld. Samuel H. Murdock Of Ha-
vana and George Robbie OF Macoupin
county.
The convention will be called tomorrow
at noon and Lawrence B. Stronger OF Lin
coin will be the temporary chairman, and
officers will be made permanent. Caucuses
will be held tomorrow morning to elect
the various committeeman.
1t is generally conceded that John P.
Hopkins OF Chicago will be chosen chair
man Of the state central committee.
Illinois Congregational Convention.
CHICAGO. June 16.-Democratic congress
sional conventions were held in the ten
Chicago districts this afternoon. There
was fierce contest between the different
factions in the Fifth district James Nc
Andrews captured the nomination, the con-
vention adjourning in distorder. other
nominations were as follows
First Distrlct-Martin Emerich.
Second District-Frank Brust.
Third Distrlct-Daniel Morgan Smith, jr.
Fourth District-George Foster.
Sixth District-Allen C. Durbrow.
Seventh District-John NJ. Hesse.
Eighth District-William f. Mahoney.
Ninth District-James ]. Dauden, vice
president of the United States Canning
company.