The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18

does not represent rairly the Democ-
racy OF the state. Even the delegates
who are here are not permitted to
vote upon questions that come before
the body. One man. whom the Demo
Gratis OF Illinois never placed In the
chair, has dictated the work OF tho
convention. Appeals OF delegates
have been silenced by the gavel of one
man.
''As Democrat could not allow my
name to go before body like that
one presided over by man who die.
tates contrary TO the wishes OF the
Democracy. The people OF Illinois
will never place ia the gubernatorial
chair man who goes forth as the
product OF the gavel AS Democrat,
as an honest man, cannot allow my
name to be gnveled through or to be
gaveled down in the gaveled conven-
ton. therefore decline to have my
name presented TO the chairman OF
this convention for his decision"
Crollus Seconds Prentiss.
But Judge Prentiss did not say all
this uninterruptedly. His attack on
Chairman Quinn and his insinuations
about Hopkins drove the Hearst men
wild with anger and enthusiasm. They
cheered Prentiss and jeered Quinn,
and made a disturbance that has sell
dom been seen in a state convention.
II was almost a riot.
Then w. C. Crolius, mayor of Jol-
let. took the platform.
Mr.. Crolius said:
IL arise 10 second every utterance,
every syllable. uttered by Judge Prem
tiss. All men who apply gag rule and
gavel things through should be taught
to obey the law. | could not go home
to my family with dlsbonorable in
dorsement IL | was presented. could
not go back to my people and look
them straight in the face and say am
bringing you back stunt, as the chair
man calls II, that has not a glamour
OF truth or honesty about it,"
instructions for Hearst.
Finally Crafts read the resolution
which praised Mr.. Hearst In various
ways and instructed the delegates 10
the st. Louis convention TO vote for
him. This was rather tame instruc'
ton, and Clarence S. barrow offered
a substitute which declared that IL
the opinion Of the convention Mr.
Hearts represented the principles OF
sound Democrats as taught by Jeffer
son and Jackson, and instructed the
delegates TO vote for him as long as
his name was before the convention.
The object of this was to prevent any
scheme of dropping him after one bal
lot
The general resolutions were adopt
ed by viva voce vote, and then came
a roll call on the barrow resolution
instructing for Hearst. II was the
only roll call in the convention.
Chicago voted almost solidly for the
resolution. The followers of Hopkins.
Burke. Loeffier and Sullivan voted for
it with few exceptions. So did most
OF the Harrison delegates. The total
of the ballot was 936 for the Darrow
resolution and 3S2 against II.
After the convention had passed the
barrow resolutions, the Hopkins-Sulli-
van delegates voting for them the dis
turbance in the convention ceased as
II by magic.
When Col. j. f. Heffernan arose to
nominate State Senator Lawrence H..
StriLger OF Logan county for Gov
ernor he was greeted with cheers, and
when IL was p-oposed to make the
nomination OF Stringer by acLlama-
ton there was not a dissenting voice.
Bedlam Breaks Loose.
Clayton II. Crafts went on the plat
form as spokesman for the committee
on resolutions. and began TO read the
platform. He got as far as I'VE. the
Democratic party" and again bedlam
broke loose. There we're jeers and
Kisses for Crafts, the platform and
everybody else. Take &c away"
kill It," "who?" "what?" and all
kinds of remarks interrupted Mr..
Crafts.
Semblance OF order was finally re
stored and Crafts continued to read
the platform. When he reached a
sentence where reference to liberty"
was mentioned the convention greeted
that part OF the platform with laugh
ter.
After a great deal of effort Mr..
Crafts finished reading the platform
and the crowd got wild. There had
been no mention of Hearst resolutions
and the Hearst people thought they
were to suffer as badly in this as they
had in the organization OF the conven.
ton and the seating of the delegates.
Crafts raised his hand sppealingly and
said; I'VE had a resolution instruct
ing for Mr.. Hearst. which | will read
after we have disposed OF this part
" the platform" This quoted the tur.
bulent Hearst people somewhat, but
hey were still skeptical.
The rest of the ticket was named by
reclamation.
Artist Goes TO Sanitarium.