Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-06-18 | Page 2 | Illinois Democrats Ignore Bryan and Silver

I ILLINOIS ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS DEMOCRATS IGNORE BRYAN AND SILVER I SPRINGFIELD Ill III June John 18 John P. P Hopkins Hopkin was ws elected chairman of the Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- Illi- Illi nois nob Democratic committee after a bitter fight with Carter H. H Harrison which was carried to the convention floor The fhe Commutes on ott Resolutions had a along along along long and storm stormy session before their representative representative rep rep- plank was finally adopted They were long so at their thelt task that all the nominations had be been n made and half halt the delegations had left the hall when the report ort was vas read and adopted The main mam light fight was over th the principal plank in the platform As originally drafted this read The Demo Democrats rats of ot Illinois In State convention d declare cIare their ir adherence to the fundamental principles of ot the Democratic party as laid down in the Declaration of Independence the Constitution COI of if the United States and our last National conventIon con con- This was by the opponents of ot silver AS a a. too specific declaration In Ini i they favor 1 tg fought pf f g the tho te d It Kansas Kanas For three City hours platform rrie the ad and de do- bate went on 01 and the plank was amended amend amend- ed to read The fundamental principles of he he Democratic party parly etc repeatedly affirmed affirm affirm- ed by past Democratic conventions No effort waS was was- made to bring in the name of w w J J. J Br Bryan an The Philippine plank also produced a along along along long debate tome some members o of the committee corn com mitte wishing wishing- to strike it o out t entirely They were re overruled however The Tho platform plat pint form torm insists upon rigid enforcement of oC trust anti Ill denounces Republican n ta tariff tariff ta ta- riff a aa all prolific of trusts dem demands a re- re of the tariff opposes various measures measures meas meas- ures ores adopted by to govern overn the Philippines don denounces the ship phlp subsidy subsidy subsidy sub sub- sidy bill extends congratulations to Cuba declares Government should announce to fr Filipinos lr O that It i Is not the policy of the t. United States t to permanently a ty retain Is IslandS Is- Is lands expresses c r at death pf I- I lc- lc and terror horror at the monstrous crime which removed d him an and deplores death of ot The Tho remaining planks deal with State te Issues