The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-15
ILLINOIS
lNS'IRUC7S
FOR HEARST
Delegates e,Pledgedto
Support Him.
HARRISON PARTY
ROUTED.B5'Y' 5'' HOPKINS. Il ! IS
Chicago Mayor Unseated as a
Delegate and Returned to
Ills Home.
'Ex-MAYoR HOPKINS 4.
CONTROLLED !! + CONVENTION.
Lawrence B. stringer, 81 Lin.
coin, Nominated as Demo
cratic Candidate for Cover
Delegation to st.
Louis Will Vote for
New York Editor.
.EX-MAYOR HOPKINS.
CONTROLLED CONVENTION.
(By Associated Press.)

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, juno 1.-THE TIL
Democratic State Convention to-day
nominated Lawrence b. Stringer, OF Lin
coln.S for Governor. and instructed the
delegates to the st. Louis Convention to
vote as a, unit for William r. Hearst
for the presidential nomination. Tho
convention was controlled by John p.
Hopkins former Mayor of Chicago. and
now chairman OF the State Central Com
nittee.
Mr.. Hearst's campaign managers, Who
attempted tofrlde into power by the aid
of his name, received no consideration
whatever from the convention. The
Harrison party, which came solely from
Z chicag and was pledged to the support
sof Congressman James stR. illiams, 4 was
routed conn mpletely. Mayor Carter II. ar
rlson was unseated al q delegate and took
a train FOR ho me vi tho ut gQin s near the
convention. Both hia faction and tile
Hearst party were ss nothing compared
to the strength and skilfnl management
Z OF the convention exhibited by Hopkins.
Clayton E. Crafts. of Chicago. read the
report OF the Committee on Resolutions;
He was frequently interrupted by. boots
and jeers. and insinuating- questions were
hurled at him in profusion. The resolu-s
Il ton providing for the endorsement OF
Mr.. Hea.-t was not made a part Of the
report Of the Committee on Resolutions.
but was submitted to the convention as
f separate matter. The original reso-,
luton provided practically that the I'LL
nois delegation should vote for Hearst,
unless 1t was convenient to vote for
somebody else. A substitute, offered by
Clarence S. Darrow. pledging the dele
gates to Hearst as long as his name is
before the convention. was then adopted
{ by a vote Of 1886 to 3o5.
Pronouncements of Platform.
Following are the pronouncements of
the platform upon national questions:
demand that all departments OF
government recognize and act upon the
doctrine that the Constitution follows the
flag In Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands, or else that they are free and
Independent so that the true glory Of
our country shall not be tarnshed by the
exercise Of the despotic power, denying
to helpless people republican form OF
government.
ss'5 eve favor the election OF United
States senators by a direct vote of tho
PEOPLE. 4E
eve point to the growth Of trusts and
lrnonopolies and one of the evil results
OF The ascendancy of the Republican par
sty at Washington. G38
}8s BY tho present tariff law and in NUM-
erous ways, special privileges and undue
Efayore have been extended by q Repub-
lean Congress and a Republican Presi-
dent to favored classes and huge corpora
ftions.
III "The older trusts have all been
strengthened and new trusts, too numer-
Gus to mention. have been created since
the government passed into the hands Of
tho Republican party in 1896.
I'VE submit that the Republican party
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