The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
HOPKINS FACTION y
WAS IN CONTROL
Gave Hearst Managers as Much
as Their Pleasure Would
Permit.
HARRISON TURNED DOWN
Was Unseated in the Convention ant
Left for Chicago Without Even
Entering the Hail-lawrence
B. Springer for Governor.

Lincoln.
Lieutenant Governor-Thomas ]
Ferns of Jerseyville.
Secretary of State-Frank E. Dooine
of Sangamon county.
State Auditor-R. E. Spangler of Chi,
cago.
State Observation-Disclosures p. Thomas
| of McLeanSbOrO.
Attorney General--Albert Watson OF
| Jefferson county.
University Trustees-Mrs. Anna G,
| Solomon of Chicago; Theodore c. LehI
| of Carlinville; f. b. Merrill of ST. Clai1
county.
Delegates at Large to St Louis Con-
vention-John +. Hopkins. A. NJ Law
renee. Ben Y. Gable and Samuel AL
schuler
Springfield, H. June 1.-THE forego-
ing nominations were made at the dem
ocratic convention.
John P. Hopkins of Chicago will sue
coed himself us chairman of the state
central committee.
William r. Hearst received from the
! democratic state convention what the
| Hopkins faction, which completely
| dominated the proceedings, knew he
wanted. Mr.. Hcarst's campaign mana
gers. who aspired to control the demo-
| cratic party in this state, received what
Mr.. Hopkins thought was coming to
them.
The Illinois delegation was instruct
ed to vote for Mr.. Hearst at st. Louis
| as long as his name remains before the
| convention. Mr.. Hearsts campaign
| managers, who attempted to ride into
| power by the aid of his name, received
| absolutely no consideration whatever
! from the convention. The Harrison
party, which came solely from Chicago
and was pledged to the support OF
| Congressman james r. Williams was
routed completely. Garter H. Harrison
| was unSeated as a delegate and took
| train for home without going near the
convention. Both his faction and the
| Hearst party We're as nothing COM
pared to the strength and skilful man
agement of the convention exhibited b5
! Hopkins.
At the same time it must be said that
never before in Illinois has there been
q holder display Of ruthless gaTel rnia
than that exhibited by John P. Quinn
of Peoria, who presided over the CON
vention, both as temporary and perna-
nent chairman. He paid absolutely no
| attention to men or motions when II
did not iibe with the interests Of the
Hopkins plans for him TO do so, and in
| one instance, at least, he declared a
motion carried before the Hearst and
Harrison people had voted upon it.
Credentials Committee Work.
The committee on resolutions I'm
, ished it's work early. but it was decided
] by the chairman TO withhold it until he
knew what action the Hearst people
would take on the report of the COM
mittee on credentials.
! There was n long wait of two hours
! before the body WIS prepared to report,
| ana as j. j. Kane. of East st. Louis,
| who was to read the report came upon
the rostrum. a line of police officers
marched in and suggcstivclsr formed a
! line in front of the speaker They
were facing the officer and il was sug
gested chat danger was expected from
| the opposite direction.
So they turned and confronted the
| delegates. The report of the committee
! on credentials was brief and pithy. 1t
| simply said:
We believe everything done by the
| state centra! committee in seating ana
unseating delegates was just and prop
er and we recommend that its work be
| Endorsed
Then came bedlam. The Harrison
and Hearst people shireked roll CALI"
jumped up and down in their chairs,
yelled "Robbers!" 'ThieVes!" and a few
yelled other things less polite. They
were so wrathful that they would not
wait to listen to the reading of d
minority report, which recommended
action opposite to the report first read.
| When quiet was finally restored the
yeas and nays on the substitution of
|
was called for, and it was lost. The
adoption of the report WAS called for.
"All those in favor say Aye shouted
Chairman Quinn. Aye" came in u
| thunderous shout.
"Those opposed, No." Bang went
the gavel.
THE ayes have it." said the chair
man, and mo-" yelled the Harrison
and Hearst men. There We're more
frantic shouts Of Roll CALL" and the
chairman said:
You can have a roll call on the re-
| port of the resolutions committee. We
will give you anything you want after
| awhile" and that was all the comfort
| the Hearst people obtained from the
proceedings until they We're given a
chance to vote On the question of in
dorsing their candidate In the St. Louis
convention.
Withdraw of Candidates.
Before we proceed" said Chairman
| QUINN Several of the candidates wish
to address the convention"
| William Prentiss of Chicago, who was
a candidate for governor, advanced to
the front of the platform. His face was
| white with wrath and his eyes blazing.
He declared passionately that ne de-
| sired nothing from the convention. 1t
| did not in his opinion represent the
democracy of Illinois, and he wished for
| nothing at its hands.
| Il decline TO nave my name submit
ted to this convention in any manner"
he shouted and walked off the plat
form, followed by the cheers of the
| Hearst delegates.
VIM. c. Croleus Of Joliet followed in
a brief speech indorsing the stand taken
| by Mr.. Prentiss, and also withdrew his
name from the convention.
Then came another long wait, during
which the widest confusion prevailed
on the floor and several fist fights took
place between the delegates None Of
them amounted to more than an Incl
dental diversion from the routine.
The resolution providing for the in
dorsement of Mr.. Hearst was not made
g. Fart of the report of the committee
on resolutions, but was submitted to
the convention as a separate matter.
The original resolution provided prac-
tically that the Illinois state delegates
should vote for Hearst until it was con-
ventent to vote for somebody else. A
substitute offered by Clarence S. OAR
row, pledging the delegates to Hearst
as long as his rame is before the con-
vention, was then adopted by vote Of
9S6 to 1885,
The nomination of candidates was
then taken up.
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