| Show democratic DOINGS w carter hamson harrison for goy gov arnor democrats of 1 illinois dodging the Vange ibus tariff issue bv v western asad preg A to the HERALD PEORIA july the democratic state convention assembled at a 1230 chairman oberly Ober lyof of the committee eulogized mr tilden and said shall we ye in spite of tho the des de cli nation of mr tilden nominate him for president the convention roso maa and cheered Gen McClelland kofl ered a resolution decla declaring that it is 13 the sense of ortho the convention corn antion that the old ticket should ho he nominated rc but it wae declared out of order at this stage staze of the lie proceed proceedings inc after pome rame delay cx john 31 palmer was called on who spoke at considerable length on alio question estion of free tra tariff declaring IT ing for a tariff for revenue only and limited to tho the necessities of economical government ern ment he lie said it he had the power of him will who bald said lazaras Laz arps como come forth lie the speaker would say samuel J 1 tilden come forth LC cheers beers somebody had said ille ho committee on delegates at largo arg 3 to the national convention had eho chosen s en him as one of the number if it that were true lie mould would go to jo york himself and seo tilden ho lie mould tako take no ones word for it the sta statement was received with great cheers and waving of hands bands and fans the ilia speaker proceeded but mit suppose tilden could not or would not run what then theli Cr ledor cleveland Al mcdonald cDonald hoiris Mo iris on and palmer ahner I 11 the rh 0 co convention J C a at t 5 30 a recess until 73 0 A caucus of tho delegates to tho the national convention shows a nearly unanimous sentiment for tilden if it can bo be shown he lie would accept after him tho majority favor cleveland cleveland and add under e the unit rule ride lie would probably of some of the delegates favor mcdonald alion and some soine bayard the following are am the delegates dole gatea at largo large IV 11 morrison jno AL palmer J ballack CAl C lack lack and lambert tree forty district delegates wore were also chosen I 1 I 1 when the convention reassembled led it was permanently organized with didgo crawford as chairman the resolutions and platform were presented read a it motion was made by harrison to out all that part of tho plat platform forni referring to the tariff the motion was re received with mingled crien for and agai against urt hou W II 11 morrison was called for and nd received with a tumult f dij applause plaiR se he lie proceeded to oppose the motion saying that ft was wanted bythe by the Ieni democracy oer icci i e evenio should be provided and sud that therefore ahw th tak tax gatherer cat herer should stay iii hii liand hand let them thein declare it if they wanted a tariff for protection let them my so the be deceived by bywords words ho ile hoped the gent lAnan who had preceded him would be 0 nominated and elected governor but thit that his motion no tion would be defeated the tho scene during nil till this timo was unquestionably very dramatic the speakers laboring under the most suppressed excitement and tho the members of f the lie convention occasionally j ejecting acting terse expressions of opinion after 0 long debate tho vote by counties was taken on harrisons amends amend ment and resulted in in a maj majority orits of thirty in favor of striking out and the P platform 1 1 1110 r na ais is air amended lende T waa was then adap adopted ta d at t ten the plate state ticket was then nominated as follows for governor 11 harrison Har rigon of chicago for lieutenant governor henry selnea oft st claar for secretary of state michael J dougherty of knox for 1 state treasurer alfred Oren doril ll of sangamon |
