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Show Illinois Instructs for Hearst Democratic State Convention "Was by Quinn, Who Ruled "With Rod of Iron. SPRINGFIELD. III., June 14. The Democratic State convention today to-day nominated the following ticket: Governor, Lawrence B.' Stringer of Lincoln; Lieutenant-Governor, Thomas J. Ferns of Jerseyville: Secretary of State, Frank E. Dooling, Sangamon county; Stato treasurer, Charles B. Thomas of MeLeansboro; Attorney General, Albert Watson of Jefferson county; University Trustees, Mrs. Anna G. Solomon of Chicago; Theodore C. Lohr of Carlinvllle; F. B. Merrill of St. Clair county. Delegates-at-large- to St. Louis con vention: John P. Hopkins, A. M. Lawrence, Law-rence, Ben T. Cable. Samuel Alschuler. The convention Instructed the delegates dele-gates to the National convention to vote for William R. Hearst at St. Louis as long as his name remains before the convention. HearHt's campaign managers, mana-gers, who attempted to ride Into power by the old of his name, received absolutely abso-lutely no consideration from the convention. con-vention. The Harrison party, which came solely from Chicago and was pledged to the support of Congressman James It Williams, was routed completely. com-pletely. Carter H. Harrison was unseated un-seated as a delegato and took a train for home without going near the convention. con-vention. Both his faction and the Hearst party were ns nothing as compared com-pared with the strength and skillful management of the. convention exhibited exhib-ited by John P. Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins will continue to be chairman of the State central committee. John P Quinn of Peoria, who presided pre-sided over tho convention both as temporary tem-porary and permanent chairman, paid absolutely no attention to men or motions mo-tions when It did not Jibe with the interest in-terest of the Hopkins party for him to do so, and in one instance, at least. nc ueciarca a motion carried before the Hearst and Harrison people had voted upon it. During a long wait in the proceedings the wildest confusion prevailed on the door and several list fights took place between the delegates. At this point the platform was submitted and was adopted. The resolutions providing for the indorsement of Mr. Hearst were not mnde a part of the report of the committee on resolutions, but were submitted to the convention as a separate sepa-rate matter. |