Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-06-22
ILLINOIS FOR HEARST
New York Editor Gets Solid Dele
cation From That State
DELEGATES TO VOTE AS A UNIT
Lawrence 3. Stringer, of Lincoln,
Was Named for Governor-Mayor
Carter n. Harrison, of Chicago,
Was Unseated as Delegate.


Springfield. H., Special-The Demo
cratic State convention nominated
Lawrence B. Stringer, OF Lincoln. for
Governor and instructed the delegate
to the st. Louis convention to vote as a
unit for William X Hearst for the
presidential nomination. The convea-
tion was controlled by John p. Hop
k,ns. former mayor OF Chicago ana
now chairman of the State central
committee. Mr. Hearsts campaign man
ayers who attempted to ride into power
by the aid of his name, received ne
consideration whatever from the con-
vention. The Harrison party, which
came solely from Chicago, and was
pledged TO the support OF Congressman
James X. Williams, was routed COM
pletely. Mayor Carter H. Harrison was
cnseated as Il delegate aud took train
for home without going near the con-
vent'on. Both his faction and tho
Hearst party were as nothing compared
to the strength anL slsilful management
o. the convention exhibited by Hop
k;ns.
Clayton e. Crafts, OF Chicago read
the report OF the committee on r.. ~
lutions. He was frequently iterruptest.
by boots and jeers and insinuating
questions were hurled at him In pre-
fusion. The resolution providing for
The endorsement OF Mr.. Hearst was not
made part of the report OF the com
mittee on resolutions, but was submit
ted to the convention as a separate
matter The original resolution pro-
vided, practically that the Illinois dele-
cation should vote for Hearst unless 1T
was convenient to vote for somebody
else. A substitute. offered by Clarence
;. Darrow, pledging the delegates to-
Hearst as long as his name is before.
the convention was then adopted by a
vote of 936 to 395.
Following are the pronouncements OF
the platform upon national questions:
We demand that all departments OF
government recognize and act upon tho
doctrine that the constitution follows
the flag in Porto Rico and the Philip
Pine Islands. or elese that they are free
and independent, so that the true glory
of our country shall not be tarnished
by the exercise Of the despotic power,
Of denying to a helpless people a re-
publican form OF government We
favor the election of United States
Senator's by direct vote OF the people
We point to the growth OF trusts and
monopolies as one of the evil results OF
the ascendency of the Republican party
at Washington. BY the present tariff
law and in numerous ways special
privileges and undue favors have been
extended by Republican Congress and
Republican President to favored
classes and huge corporations. The
older trusts have all been strengthened
and new trusts, too numerous to men
ton, have been erected since the gov
ernment passed into the hands OF the
Republican party in 1896.
I'VE submit that the Republican
party. itself. controlled by trusts. cam
not safely be relied on the curb the
trusts. and we demand that the gov
eminent be taken out OF the hands OF
the friends of monopoly anC restored to
the untrammeled representatives OF
the people"