Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-06-18
New York Editor Gets a Solid Dele
CATION From That State
DELEGATES TO VOTE As A UNIT
Lawrence q. strnser. of LineoIn,
Was Named for Governor-Mayor
Carter n. Harrison, Of Chicago,
Was Unseated as a Delegate.


Springfield. i'll. 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
unit for William r. Hearst for the
presidential nomination. The conven-
ton was controlled by John =. Hop
kins. former mayor of Chicago. and
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 no
consideration whatever from the con-
vontion. The Harrison party. which
came solely from Chicago. and was
pledged to the support Of Congressman
! James r Williams was routed COM
| pletcly. Mayor Carter H. Harrison was
! unseated rs a delegate and took train
FOR home without going near the con-
vention. Both his faction and the
Hearst party we're as nothing compared
To- the strength and sldiful management
g. the convention exhibited ny Hop
kins.
CLAYTON Z. Crafts. of Chicago read
the report OF the committee ON reso-
buttons. He was frequently itorrupted
= hy boots and jecrs and insinuating
questions we're hurled at him I'm pro-
fusion. The resolution providing for
the endorsement Of Mr.. Hearst was not
= r,cde a part of the report of the COM
5 rnittee on resolutions. but was submit
I ted TO the convention as q separate
J. natter The original resolution pro-
vided. practically that the Illinois dele
cation should vote for Hearst unless 10
was convenient 10 vote for somebody
p else A substitute. offered by Clarence
Is s. barrow. pledging the delegates to
Hearst as long as his name is before
& the convention was then adopted by a
D. vote OF s3G TO 395.
Following are the announcements Oh
r. | The platform upon national questions
o. we demand that all departments OF
~ government recognize and act upon th'
doctrine that the constitution follows
, The aag i'm Porto Rico and the Philip
-, rine Islands. or elosc that they are ife
and independent. SO that the true glor
OF our country shall not DE tarnishe
bv the exercise OF the despotc power
'm ne denying TO a helpless people a re
'I- publican form Of government W
'N' favor the election of United state
ne senators los a direct vote of the people
We point To the growth of trusts an
M monopolics as one OF the evil results
y. the ascendency OF the Republican par'
for ~ WASHINGTON. By the present tarl
ion law and i'm numerous ways spec1
Dad privileges and undue favors have bee
extended by Republican Congress al
Republican President TO favor'
classes and hugo corporations. II
bet. Older trusts have all been strengthen
S. and new trusts. too numerous Go me
SUI ton. have been erected since the go
rbi- eminent passed into the hands OF
Republican party in 1896.
40 I'VE submit that the Republic
,ho marty. itself. controlled by trusts. c'
not safely be relied on the curb
on trusts. and we demand that the g
atch eminent be taken out OF the hands
s az the friends OF monopoly and restored
near the untrammeled representatives
the people