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Show In Illinois Democrats Refuse to B Recognize Former Leader of RD Minority in House. HHI " H PLATFORM CONDEMNS H BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION H Stormy Scenes in Convention H When Browne's Name Is B Before Delegates. jH EAST ST. LOUIS. III. Sept. 23. Lee HH O'Neill Browne-, recently acquitted of Hj bribery In connection with the election HH of United States Senator Lorlmor. was Hj refused recognition today on the floor of the Illinois Democratic state convention here. As a member of the resolutions committee, he was told by Roger C- bul-Hx-an. national committeeman of the DD Democratic party In Illinois, not to as- mmA sert himself. . . The platform adopted was different in 1 manv planks from the draft which the MmM committee took into its room. Loud words were heard from the room. These mm were from Browne, who called some Hl members of the party who recently met at Peoria, "blackmailers." , H Browne was named on the resolutions HH committee by members of the Twelfth HH senatorial district delegation- His name HB was hissed and cheered by delegates. H Name Starts Trouble. H In reading the list of members of the HU committee the secretary read the name HB of "L. O. Browne." HH A delegate asked: HH "Who is this 'L. O. Browne?" HH This question was ignored by the chair, HH and when the delegate insisted upon a HB reply, Browne arose and cried: HH "If the gentleman wishes information. HH I am the man to give it 10 him." HH Ho was not allowed to reply, and HH Congressman Henry T. Italney. cliairman, HH obtained order under difficulties. HH The second rebuff came to Browne just Hftf as the convention adjourned, after the HH adoption of the platform. With the mo- HH tlon for adjournment pending. Browne HH stood with his friends in the center of HH the hall demanding recognition. He was HHI After the convention was brought to a H close he made his way to the chairman HUH and explained he wanted to say he could I not approve of that part of the platform HH which referred to United States Senator HGI "The Democratic party. according to HH platform, admitting that Senator Lorlmor I was elected by the votes of some of Its Hjf party, does not assume that k has any HJ political interest in Senator Lorimcr and Hj It does not consider him as representing mm the principles of the party. The election mm Is deplored." H' - Changes in Flank. IH The original draft condemned "hath- HJ room tactics" and "Jackpot legislation." mm These words were eliminated by the coin- K mittee, according to the secretary, bo- Bt cause they were objectionable. mm H The revised plank read: Ml "The Democratic party Is unalterably Hill opposed to the giving or the taking of Ma bribes by those seeking legislative favors. Hftm and we condemn in unmeasured terras any J .person or persons, Democratic or Repub- HH lican, who may havo been guilty of any J participation, therein, and declare that in HO this connection we favor the election of HH United States senators by direct vote of HJ the people." Other Flanks Adopted. HH A plank maintaining that the people HH are entitled to as low prices on school Hn books us prevail in other states, and HH urging that efforts he made to ontain HH a reduction, was Inserted in the commlt- HJ tee room. HH The platform came out squarely for HJ home rule for cities and villages after HH the resolutions committee reached an HH agreement. The plank opposing the HH. cumulative system of voting for icglsla- Hfll tors was eliminated. Otherwise the plat- HHl form on which the Democratic party will HM seek votes in November was the same HO as the original draft. HH Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri HJ was the principal speaker. Hj Champ Clark's Address. H&V "The internecine war of the Republi- HJ cans has enveloped the whole laud, and HB to even the dullest mind the evidence HJ of Republican dissolution must be ap- U parent." said Congressman Champ Clark HJ to the delegates to the Illinois Democrat- UHJ ic convention today. IHh He then enumerated the victories of MB the Democrats In recent primaries and I elections, and predicted that the next HM house of representatives would be Demo- ffAH "We cannot count on Republican fac- HB tionallsm alone to win," continued thi- HJu minority leader. "That may give us the HJ house this fail without any effort on our HM part, hut the chances are that Republican factionalism alone would not give us HH victory beyond this year. We must have HJ a. programme of oir own looking toward Bw better government than the Republicans IHJi have1 given us. KHH "The Republicans abused their prlvi- Mgm legos and wnsted their opportunities. In WMl lltt!c more than twelve months they 3S were so utterly demoralized that on the mmVi lOlh of March. 11)10, after we clipped Mr. TfrnM Cannon's claws, he angrily declared that S there was no longer a Republican inajor- ! HI ity in the house. J Hi Why Eepublicans Fail. ffijH "The most potent cause "of Republican mm dissensions is tho tariff question, on mm which rock parties havo split before. The jaW Republicans promised to revise the tariff HI downward in order to get in; having 1HH gotten in, they revised it upward. They MR have given ahsolutely no relief whatever jHJ to the consumers of the land, but most H of the increases are real Increases, adopt- mm ed by such skillful artists as Senator mm Aldrlch, and placed every time where HJ t'10' would do the most good to the In- Jl terests and most injury to the consumers l of the land. m "Some twenty-three Republicans in the MB house and ocvon Republicans in the scn- mm ate revolted against the stupendous confl- donee game which tin; stand-pat leadura ifl Y'ere attempting to play uion the Amor- ijm lean people and warned them of the Ht consequences. Straws show which way ''MH tne wind blows, and a few days ago a MR! very large straw blew out of Beverly lii) hi the shape of a letter announcing that H) henceforth and forever the insurgent Re- L SJ1 publican statesmen would havo un equal W! jars106 0t 10 P'C counter wltn thc reu- $g "Last spring, so I have been inarmed. I5 when an Insurgent asked for any place Qiv i0r one of his constituents, he vas In- imh formed that he had no right to expect ;gpf' patronage unless ho lined up for everv 2Ur leglulative proposition emanating from the IW administration. iJHU' 'So, lh.c slf1nilnlstiaUon has come down it In S ii .f h.'Bh horse. and. Instead of IOkI th infl,1'Benls. Is lompting them imlr bac,t b-v, offering them a share In the iim' savor iloshpots of Egvpt. 'ilt'l "The people of Ihe United States de- hM FeJ'c, ! bc treated honestly and fairly SHS which ha not been done in the matter of M the Payne-AIdrieh-Smoot tariff bill On tloneCforry' theV WGr take" In aml |
