Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-18
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
Off Year Ticket Named-StOrmy
Convention With H00ts
and Jeers.
Carter Harrison Faction Defeated
Platform Ignores Mention
OF Bryan Utterly.
Philippine Plank Adopted With
Opposition-Silyer Is Care
fully Secuted.


Pickering, of Springfield.
State reasurer-George w. Duddle-
ston, of Chicago.
Superintendent of public instruction
I-Anson L. Bliss, of Hillsboro.
Trustees of the State University
DR.. Julia Holmes Smith, of Chicago
ton, Monmouth
Springfield, H., June 1S.-The fore
democratic state convention yesterday
afternoon, and John p. Hopkins was
re- elected chairman of the state CEN
trail committee after a bitter contest
with Carter H. Harrison, of Chicago,
The election of Chairman Hopkins
produced the only fight in the conven-
ton, but it was stirring enough to
make up for the tameness that char
| acterized the other proceedings OF the
convention.
The day was full of clashes between
| Hopkins and Harrison. The two men
| INDUCED in an acrimonious quarrel IN
the ST. Nicholas hotel during the morn
ing, in which Hopkins bitterly resented
criticisms made by Harrison of the
campaign methods attributed to Hop
| kins by Harrison. Later Harrison and
| his friends succeeded in beating Hop
kins in the district caucus for state
committeeman, and elected Thomas j.
McNally, of Chicago, in his stead. Hop
kins' one chance to be reelected chair
i in, no nf
committee appointed to select the
chairman, and the Harrison forces were
jubilant, claiming that Hopkins was
beaten beyond all redemption. He him.
| self was confident of the outcome,
however. and his confidence was justi-
| fled when the committee by majority
of three recommended his selection
the vote being Hopkins 10, Harrison
10.
A minority report favoring the cleo
ton of Harrison was made, and the
fight carried upon the floor of the con-
vention. The struggle produced wild
excitement. Impassioned speeches
were made in favor of both reports
and the adherents of both men cheered
or jeered according to their approval
or dislike of the speakers attitude.
Every orator was received with wild
applause and tumultuous boots. He
lacked nothing either way. The dele
gates at times were frantic and criu-
cisms highly personal in their nature
We're frequently exchanged.
The first question before the conven-
ton in selecting the chairman was the
adoption of the minority report as a
substitute for that of the majority. This
was voted down by the ayes and noes.
The roll was then called on the adop-
ton of the majority report. On this,
Hopkins won easily, the result of the
ballot being announced by Chairman
Stringer as So for the adoption of the
report and 397 against. This made q
total of nearly 1883 votes cast, against
1858 delegates present. Other tallies
kept on the ballot footed up 744 for
Hopkins and 524 for Harrison. The Of
fetal announcement, however, was SCI
to 397. Cook county's vote was Harri-
son 253. Hopkins 209.
In the contest for state treasurer
Willard f. Dunlop withdrew just before
the convention met. He could have
been nominated by reclamation, but re-
fused to run. George w. Duddleston. of
Chicago, John Cuneo, of Chicago,
and E. C. Pencil, of Coles county,
were placed in nomination. Mr.. Cuneo
withdrew his name, and Duddleston
was nominated on the first ballot, re-
ceiving 906 votes to 362 for Pencil.
For clerk of the supreme court, John
l.. Pickering, of Springfield, was nomi-
mated on the first ballot, receiving 9471%
votes to 275h for Luther Dearborn, of
Chicago
The other nominees were chosen by
reclamation.
The committee on resolutions had
long and stormy session before their
report was finally adopted. They were
SO long at their task that all the NOM
nations had been made, and half the
delegates had left the hall when the
report was read and adopted.
The principal fight was over the first
plank in the platform. AS originally
drafted, this read:
THE democrats of Illinois, in state
convention assembled, declare their adj
herence to the fundamental principles
Of the democratic party as laid down
in the Declaration of Independence and
the constitution of the United States
affirmed at our last national conven-
ton"
This was considered by the oppon-
ents of silver as too specific declara-
ton in favor of the Kansas City plat
form, and, headed by John Richberg
and Adolph Kraus, of Chicago, they
fought it.
For three hours the debate went on,
and the plank was amended to read,
"All fundamental principles of the
democratic party, etc, repeatedly af-
firmed by past democratic conventions"
No effort was made to bring in the
name of w. J. Bryan.
The Philippine plank also produced
long debate, some members of the
committee wishing to strike it out en-
tirely They were overruled, however,
and the platform adopted reads as fol-
lows:
The Platform.
1.-THE democrats of Illinois. In state
convention, declare their adherence to
all the fundamental principles of the
democratic party as laid down in the
declaration of independence and the
constitution of the United States and
repeatedly affirmed at past democratic
conventions, particularly noteworthy
among which at this time is the dor-
trine of equal rights for, ALL special
privileges for none, and do hereby APP
peal to their fellow citizens of every
political conr ection to unite with Them
In the patriotic duty of giving this idda1
living eorce and practical application
in The affairs of the republic,
"Private .nonopolies destroy compe-