The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-24
RECOGNITION IS !.
REFUSED BROWNE
REBuFFED IN RESOLUTIONS IN
COMMITTEE ROOM AND AGAIN
AT ADJOURNMENT.
nnrrnlI M nlIialn NAM
SPEECH BY CHAMP CLARK
Cautioned Illinois Democracy Not to
Depend on Republican Factionai-
ism TO Win for Them
The Platform.


ONeil Browne. recently acquitted OF
bribery in connection with the election
of Ilorimer was refused recognition
twice on the floor of the Democratic
state convention here today. AS
member of the resolutions commit
tee he was told by Roger G. Sullivan,
national committeeman OF the Demo-
cratic party of illinois, not to assert
himself
The platform adopted was different
in many planks from the draft whie
the committee took into its room
Loud words were heard from the
room. These were from Browne, VINO
called some members Of the party VINO
recently met In Peoria "blackmailers,
Browne was named on the resolu-
tions committee by the members OF
the Twelfth senatorial district dele
cation. His name passed and was
cheered by delegates.
I Browne was rebuffed again just as
the convention adjourned after adopt
ing the platform. With the motion
for adjournment pending, Browne
stood with his friends in the center OF
the hall, demanding recognition,
| After the convention was brought
to close he made his way to the
chairman and explained that he want
ed to say that he could not approve
Of that part of the platform which
referred to Lorimer.
The Democratic party, according ft
the platform, admitting that Lorimel
was elected by the votes of some o.
its party, does not assume that II has
any interest in Lorimer, and 1t does
not clear him as representing the
principles of the party. His election
is deplored.
The original draft condemned th'
bath room tactics and Jack pot
legislation The words were eiimin
ated by the committee, according t
the secretry, because they were oh
jectionable.
/ Thus revised, the plank read:
t "The Democratic party is oppose
to the giving or taking of bribes b
those seeking legislative favors, an
we condemn in unmeasured term
: any person or persons, Democratic G
/. Republican, who have been guilty
G participation in these means, and tina
e we favor the election Of United State
: senators by a direct vote of the pa
ty."
n A plank maintaining that the PEI
! pie are entitled to as low prices 0
:, school books as prevails in otht
: states, and urging that efforts be mad
+ to obtain such restriction, was inser
. ed in the committee rooms.
= The platform came out squarely Il
= home rule for cities and villages a
. cording to the resolutions. The plan
y opposing the cumulative system
voting for Legislators was eliminate
Otherwise the platform on which u
Democratic party will seek votes
: November was the same as that ori
I inally drafted.
4, Candidates for trustees of t
I. state universities were nominated
Il follows:
John J. McGlinn of East st. Lou
!, J. l.. White of Vermillion, George
le. Hage of Peoria.
N Congressman champ Clark OF Misst
IL ri was the principal speaker. Cla
10 cautioned the Democrats not to
In pend on the Republican factionalis
"a to win, but that they must have p
no gram Of their own looking to bet'
to government than that given by
Dr. opposition.
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