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.1. i I a vb, a 1, te 7C didate for Governor. and His Running Mates on FOR STATE TREASURER. the Denaocratic Mate Tickdt. FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.

I FOR AUDITOR Tic L. 1 1 a an cl.c1 or Governor and His Running Mates on the Democratic State ket. i 1 I I FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. I FOR AUDITOR. I 1 I I FOR STATE TREASURER.

I 1-----'7-pom F011 SECRETARY OF STATE. 1 F011 SECRETARY OF STATE. I 1 FOR GOVERNOR. am. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

I FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. I I. 1 .1 's 11 1 4" -4 0. 1 -J11 I l' i -f 'S. 3 $.

1 4 I ,4: -4. z' '3 It. tt9.44",:' 'ZC 4,,,,.. 3, THOMAS F. FERNS, Jerseyville, Jersey County.

Thomas F. Ferns of Jerseyville was born there in 162. He studied law with Judge A. A. Goodrich, now of Chicago.

and in 1S8.1 was admitted to the bar. He was for three terms city attorney of Jerseyville. and bas served three terms in the legislature. He Is a farmer and cattle raiser and lives on a 240 acre farm adjoining Jerseyville. THOIVIAS F.

FERNS, Jerseyville, Jersey County. ere Thomas F. Ferns of Jerseyville was born ad th in 1Str. ne' studied law with judges A. A.

Goodrich, now of Chicago. and in latia admitted to the bar Ile as for three and terms city attorney of Jerseyville. an He served three terms in the legislature. Is a farmer and cattle raiser and lives on acre farm adjoining Jerseyville. FRANK E.

DOOLING, Springfield, Sangamon County. Frank E. fooling has been active in democratic politics of Springfield for a number of years. He was chairman of the city committee a year ago and took a leadhag part in the recent Hearst-Parker primarlep in Sangamon county. He is engaged in a general Insurance and real estate business.

CHARLES B. THOMAS, Mcleansboro, Hamilton County. Charles 13. Thomas is serving his second term as county judge of Hamilton county. He was born in Hamilton county, was admitted to the bar in 1895.

and was elected Judge in 1898. He is president of the Hamilton County Farmers' institute, and is a member of the executive committee of the State Judges associatotcrn. I HOPKINS CONTROLS STATE COMMITTEE. Springfield, June 14.ISpecialaPeople who worked with John P. Hopkins control the, new state committee by a vote of 27 to 7.

This does not mean there will not be differences now and then, but the vote tonight is: For HopkinsBowman, Murphy, Whitnell, Bering, Mounts. Heenan. Feeley, O'Malley, Griffin, Hopkins, Flynn, O'Rourke. M. T.

Sullivan, Roger Sullivan, Burke, Ferrell, D. J. Hogan, Woolsey, Fordham, Cable, Wyand, Quinn, Claggctt, Tanner, N. W. Hogan, Russell, Boerchensteln-27.

Anti-HopkinsCarey, Loeffler, Kunz, Le-crone, Charles. Swartz, Mulliken-7. The committee Is made up as Dist. Committeeman. Residence.

P. HOPKINS Cook P. FLYNN Cook O'ROURKE. Cook CAREY Cook 5WILLIAM LOEFFLER Cook L. SULLIVAN Cook C.

SULLIVAN Cook H. KUNZ Cook Cook Cook Cook Cook Cook Cook Cook Cook ALBERT WATSON9 Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County. Albert Watson was born in Jefferson county forty-six years ago. He was graduatrja from McKendree college.

taught school for a time, and. in 1880. was admitted to the bar. He has been city attorney of Mount Vernon and state's attorney. He is president of the Ham National bank of Mount Vernon.

of the Ashley bank at Ashley, and of the Ewing bank at Ewing, REUBEN E. SPANGLE Chicago, Cook County. Reuben E. Spangler of Chicago was st. retry of the gold standard democratic me-mate.

of Illinois in 18ti6. In he vat elected one of the secretaries of the demo. cratic national committee and served unie Ben T. Cable. For two years.

ending in liay, 1898, he was internal revenue collector fee Chicago and receiver for the First National bank of Garnett. Kas. Thomas was withdrawn and the nomination made by acclamation. As to the other candidates, there were no disputes at all. R.

E. Spangler of Cook was nominated for auditor on the plea that be was as well known outside of Chicago as Mit, and the convention chose him unanimously. When the treasurership question came up, Senator Fowler said he had asked thadJudge Thomas be selected for lieutenant an-amt. but the convention hadirefused to do it so he would suggest that he be named lot treasurer, and this was agreed to without dissent The nomination of Frank E. Dooling ot Sangamon county for secretary of state was ratified in the same manner.

Then Dr. Walter Watson asked that hie brother, Albert Watson ot Jefferson county, be chosen as a candidate for attorney general, and the convention agreed with a whoop. When lt came to members of the board ol trustees of the university. Roger Sulliraa handed up the names of Mrs. R.

a Soicm4 of Chicago; Theodore C. Loehr of Macom)m county, and Fred B. Merrill of St. Claircoanty. Ti ere never was even a motion to make this by acclamation, the chairman deciarits the nominations made.

The convention adjourned sine die at13.4f p. m. HITCH ON HEARST RESOLUTia Committee Opposed to It, but Xatte Left to Convention, Where It Got Strong Vote. I i I' f-' 4 i--- .,) 1 1. .1, 1.

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''''''f '''k' 5 WATSON, .1 son ReubenChElasgpoas CHARLES B. THOMAS, FRANK E. DOOLING, i Aicleansboro, Hamilton County. ou Jnetfrrye. Springfield, Sangamon County.

County years ago. He was grad- retary of the gold standard democratic esa. les; Charles B. Thomas is serving his second ss sass ass as ss asasessassaaaaasa.assasasa college. taught school mittee of Illinois in 18S6.

In las2 he sat Frank E. fooling has been active in demo- term as county judge ud of Hamilton county. cratic politics of Springfield for a number of Ile was born in Hamilton coon la 1 Albinertt. NIVireatrsnonn9 i born Ch a to the elected one of the geese was ad- for a time, and. in 1880.

was admit ed taries of thee emo. fro uat alcKend re ittes. a years He was chairman of the city corn- mitted to the bar in 189-a. and wash elected bar. He has been city attorney of Mount cratic national committee.

and served staa Vernon and state attorney. He is preal- Bett T. Cable. For two years. endinginlisy, irs- year a go and took a leadiag part In judge in 1898.

He is president of the 5' dent as the Ham National bank of Mount 1898, he was internal revenue collector lat 1-- the recent Hearst-Parker primariep in San- ilton County Farmers' inatitute, an a. member of th executive cmittee of sthe a Vernon. Of the Ashley bank at Ashley, Ills. Chicago and receiver for the First 'National mon county He is engaged in a general the Ewing bank at Ewing, IlL bank of Garnett. Kea I insurance and real estate business.

State Judges' associatfon. I 4 It 11.1?-:i:;; St Cla 1 Thomas was withdran and the oinatio nmn 1 made by acclamatW HOPKINS CONTROLS STATE COMMITTEE. 1 0 I As to the other candidates, there were no 1 -1" -7 disputes at all. R. E.

Spangler of Cook was 1 4 i ass I field, III June Speciala-Peo- assaa- nominated for auditor on the plea that be was 'S-2. as well known outside of Chicago eat's us worked' with John P. Hopkins con- committee bY a vote of "7 14 .11: the convention chose him unanimously. ass a as ss sSe s-S' a 7 This does not mean there will not be a ..4 as a. -sa '1 a trot thee new state com When the tresurership que asti on came up, then, but the vote asess--.

fi 4 r.s. Senator Fowler said he had askedthatJudge .1 differences now an be selected for lieutenant 4WertOt tonight night is: convention hadirefused to do it, so For Hopkins--Bowman, Murphy, Whitnell, a ut Thomas Bering, Mounts. Heenan. Feeley, O'Sialley. as he would suggest that he be named tot Griffin treasurer, and this as agreed to with 5 Hopkins, Flynn, O'Rourke.

M. ullivan Burke Ferrell D. as, aaas asaassan a-sa Sa "at, i''' .7::.. 2 1: dissent liven Hogan, Roger Soolsey, Fordham, Cable, Wyand, S. assaassaassaa a a si, astsasssaa, asaa The nomination of Frank E.

Dooling ot Quinn, Claggatt Tanner, N. W. Hogan, Rus- s.r.--: Sangamon county for secretary of state sa a 5,,.,,,: wat 2, sell. Boerchanst'eln-27. 'tC'-- ratified in the same manner.

anti-Hopkins-C arey Me 'Kunz e- a :1 7 7 Then Da Walter Watson asked that hie 1-, as s. a a i Jefferson coun brother, Albert Watson of ty, crone. Charles. Swartz, Mulliken-e. be chosen as a candidate for attorney general, The committee Is made up as follows, is- Dist.

Committeeman- Residence. as a. IIOPKINS Cook a- 4.,1:,.., .....4.,,, .1.:. and the convention agreed with 6, whoop. Si 'When lt came to members of the of 2- THOMAS P.

FLYNN Cook .4., handed up the names of Mrs H. i 't 1' 3-JERRY O'ROURKE. emk a -Sa a trustees of the university, Roger Sulartt 4-THOMAS CAREY Cook ,1,...::: Solomon I 5 WILLIAM LOEFFLER Cook It, county and Fred Merrill of Chicago: Theodore C. Loehr of Macousis 6 SULLIV A ook 4 -w-, ..4 4. .4, f.

ig a 7-ROGER C. sLLI.1 AN Cook 4'' ty. Tiere never was even a motion tonal 8 ST KUNZ Cook a 1:,.. 4: 7..:.,4:: this by acclamation, the chairman declaring 4- nominations made. the no a sa la S' The convention adjourned sine die list 4a2'1 4 ftt'.

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1 4 a i 1 'I 1 .11 1 i I 4 1 I I i I I GIVE AI WOW Carefoll Into Sessi for Wh 'elan lout i ti The only serious opposition came from the country. The vote was as follows: County. Teas Nays County. Adams 22 Hamilton 6 Alexander 4 Hancock 12 Fond 4 iHardin 2 Itoone 2 I Henderson 1 1 Frown 5 1 6 Pu, eau 9 Irootto Is 9 Calhoun 8 Ja Aeon 9 Carroll 3 Jasper 6 Cass 7 iJefferson 8 hampaign 13 1 4 Christian 11 Laviess 6 Clark 8 i Johnson (lay 6 Kane 4 19 Clinton 7 Kankakee 6 Coles 9 7 Kendall 2 cook I Knox 8 First 14 6 Second 4 5 -La Salle 22 'I hiril 2 6 Lawrence 5 Fourth "0 i Le-e 5 4 Ilfth 16 Livingston 10 Sixth 8 2 Logan 9 Seventh 7 4 Macon ii Eighth 11 I Niacoupin 14 Ninth It Madison 6 1 4 Tenth 14 Marion 10 Eleventh 15 iNiarshall 43 2 Twelf th 15 Mason 6 Thirt eenth 4 8 aesac 2 Fourteenth 10 4 McDonough 5 4 Fifteenth 12 i McHenry 5 Sixteenth 17 'McLean 17 8 eventeenth 16 Menard 5 Eighteenth 16, Mercer 5 Nineteenth 7..... IT 'Monroe 4 l'wentieth 9 4 Montgomery 10 wenty-fi-st 14 I 'Morgan 11 Twenty-second 14 'Moultrie 5 Twenty-third 14 5 Twenty-fourth 13 'Peoria ii Twenty-firth ji) Perry 6 Twenty-sixth 10 5 Twentv-seventh 9 12 Twentv-eighth 9 11 2 Twenty-ninth 16 Pulaski 3 Thirtieth 18 Putnam 1 Thirty-first 12 Randolph 4 i Thirty-second 10 Richland 3 2 Thirty-third 7 2 Rock Island 12 Thirty-fnurth 2 5 Saline 5 Thirty-fifth 6 Sangamon 24 ed Con.

12 Schuyler li 6th Con. 16 Scott 4 rt Con. Dist 5 4 shelby 11 loth Con. 51Stark emsford 3 81St. Clair 25 rumbertand 5 I Stepheneon 10 De Kalb 1Tazewell It) De Witt 2 41Un1on 7 Douglas 5 Vermilion 15 Du Page 5 Wabash 4 Fdgar 2 7 Warren 6 Ed wards 2 Washington 5 Effingham 7 Wayne 8 Fayette 9 tVhite 8 Ford 4 Whiteside 7 Franklin 6 Will 17 Fulton 14 7 Nyette 9 INVhite 8 Ford 4 Whiteside 7 Franklin 6 Will 17 Fulton 24 1Wi1iamson 7 4 The only serious opposition came from the country.

The 'vote was as follows: County. Yeas Nays-1 County 6 Adame Hamilton Alexander 4 Hancock 12 -4 Pond 4 Hardin I t0one I Henderson 1 1 a- 1 6 Prown Pure au 9 Iroouois 9 CalM.un 3 saSiseon 9 arson 3 Jasper 6 Cass 7 8 champaisa 13 iJerSk7 1 cariatian ii 1.10 La less 6 "ark 81Sehnson, .4 16 ClaY 6 Kane linton 7 Kankakee 6 ''i Coles 9 -Kendall cook- First ward-- 14 1, 6 Second 4 5 La Salle Thine 2 6 Lawrence 5 6 Fourth i Lee Fifth 16 Livingston 10 Sixth 8 2 Logan 9 Fventh 7 4 Macon 12 lehth it I Macouptn 14 6 i4 Ninth It Madison rrtn th 14 Marion 10 Eleventh la 406 .2 Twelfth 15 Thirteenth 4 8 Massae i Fourtetnth 10 4. McDonough 5 4 5 Fifteenth 12 iMeHenry Sixteenth 17 IMcLean IT Seventeenth 16 IMenard 6 saahteenth 14 mercer Nineteenth 17 151(mroe las eetieth 9 4 'Sionsisomery la Twenty-first 14 1 'Morgan 11 14 'Moultrie 5 Twenty-third 14 5 Twenty-fourth 13 'Peoria I 4U i. Twenty-sixth -10 a 9 12 2 ntr-ei eht 9 Twenty-ninth a 16 Pulaski 2-- Thirtieth 18 Putnam 1 Thirty-first 12 Randolph 4 4 Thirty-vecon'el 10 Richland 3 2 Thirty-third 2 Rock Island 12 2 511saline 5 24 Thirly-tifth 6 Sangamon ed Con. 12 ll ss Att.

la 9ROBERT E. BURKE Cook J. FERRELL Cook J. HOGAN Kane J. CHARLEY Hearst.

La Salle C. H. WOOLSEY Hopkins Winnebago 13-11 L. FORDHAM Lee 14-13EN T. CABLE Rock Island 15..1.

E. WYAND Clams J. QUINN Illopkinsl Peoria J. CLAGGETT McLean ISH. S.

TANNER Edgar J. MULLIKIN Champaign W. HOGAN Scott F. RUSsELL Christian 22CHARLES BOECHENSTEIN Madison M. LECRONE Effingham CHARLES White 25W.

A. SWARTZ Jackson AT LARGE. 9-ROBERT E. BURKE Cool Cook 10. R.

FERRELL 11 13 HOGAN Kane La Salle CHARLEY Hearst) LSEY kin Hops) Winnebago WOO 13-11. L. FORDIIAM T. ock Island CABL YAND kdanis 15. I E.

l'i 16-F. I. QUINN 1HoPkirial McLean 17- B. J. CLAGGETT Edgar 18..11 s.

II aM Fa i gn J. MULLIKIN 20 HOG AN. Scott F. E. BOWMAN-.

J. E. L. O. WHITNELL W.

M. HERRING. W. E. DAN HEENAN J.

J. FEELY J. F. O'MALLEY S. D.

GRIFFINL St Louis Peoria Waterloo Decatur Carlinville Chicago Chicago Chicago 13Y A STAFF CORRESPONDEM Springfield. IlL, June work of the committee on resolutions perfunctory until It came to deciding form the Hearst resolutions should Then there was trouble. It was passedza for a time by agreeing that the plata proper should be written first. and thins done. The committee as organized was anti-Hearst.

It stood IS to Ton thatprsteltion whenever it was presented. lutions, one indorsing Hearst and thealw absolutely instructing for him. wee Pre- sented. One was by Hardman andtheotter by Meehan. Both of them were latrint table.

It looked as If there would be no port on this matter. Finally Ben T. Cable of Rock Island vat sent for. He was in the position of most outspoken of all opponents atHerstm the convention and yet being an instractei Hearst delegate to the convention. IlerAd' a speech to the committee saying that Irbil he did not favor the nomination of Heart for the presidency, yet he was instructtes him and was willing to obey lie asked that something come out of committee which would look toward Bars' EBY A STAFF CORRESPONDENTS I rB7 i Spring mi led for firet sesE sergeant the dele tate rtarter fully wl lIol bf who! nced I Central borne WOW' ty Dr.

conclur ng J01 Ihere the rear Mr. 11 feet sm Ifter the elm for tem! Peoria. Ilearst I have hrl cording suggest' and der have IA this they nev vention. August frog poi kins ha and the Then curies. Ind gel district, The SE rut ariC througt teache(2 becausf tnomen tlelegat district By a Celegar chosen Taylor lien.

Iticha( st Ch14 The rates, Pct. wl IL In the fir Elm!) "IL comes lficati( and tt le-tnt 1 a a S-' VI 1 I LAWRENCE B. STRINGER. Lincoln, Logan County. State Senator Lawrence B.

Stringer of Lincoln, Logan went to Lincoln in 1884 to attend the Lincoln university, now Lincoln College of the Milliken university. and has since then made that city his home. He was born in New Jersey on Feb. 24, 1866. his father being a Methodist minister.

In 1876 the family moved to Beloit. residing there three years, and then going to La Salle county. IlL From La Salle the young man went to La Harpe, where he supplemented the primary education he obtained in the public schools by a course in Gittings seminary. a literary Institution located there. Mr.

Stringer lived at La Harpe from 1879 to 1883. During the vacation periods he employed hi time in learning the trade of practical printer in the local newspaper office. In 1887 he was graduated from Lincoln university with the degree of A. B. He won the local university oratorical contest In 1885 and again In 1886, and in that year also -won the intercollegiate contest in which the local college was represented.

After graduating Mr. Stringer was connected with the LincolnTimes for several years. In 1894 he entered the Chicago College of Law at Lake Forest university, and, on completing the prescribed course. was graduated in 1896 and admitted to the bar In tune of that year. The following year he took a post-graduate course in the same institution and was granted the decree of B.

He began the practice of his profession at Lincoln In August. 1898.. On Dec. 18, 1800, Stringer was united In marriage with Miss Helen Pegram, daughter of W. A.

Pegram of Lincoln. Mr. Stringer is a member ofthe Elks. Knights of Pythias, and Red Men. Senator Stringer made his first campaign seeeches in 1,884, before he became old enough to vote.

Since that time he has taken part in every campaign of his party. His first political office came in 1890, when he was nominated for state representative at Decatur for the old Macon-Logan county district, which had before been considered safely republican. He was the youngest member of the Thirty-seventh general assembly. He was chosen by caucus to second the nomination of Gen. John M.

Paimer for United States senator in the joint- assembly, and was jne of the famous 101 who voted eight weeks to elect Palmer. In 1892 he was renominated for representative by acclamation and was reelected a member of the Thirty-eighth general assembly. In January, 1894, he received an appointment under the Cleveland administration in the United States pension office in Chicago. In Havana, Mason county, he was nominated for state senator by the delegates from the Thirty-fourth district. He was selected by the joint democratic caucus in the Forty-second general assembly to present the name of Samuel Alschuler as the democratic candidate for United States senator.

In 1902 Senator Stringer was reelected to the state senate from the Twenty-eighth district, and served in the Forty-third general assembly. He was chairman of the denaocratic state convention two years ago, in his hand and a smile that wouldn't come off on his face, he sat and waited. The big convention hall was in gala dress as the result of the convention of the Travel- ing Men's Protective association, and the delegates sitting under festoons of white and blue paper listened to bands and waited. Then at 6 o'clock the program was ready for the delegates. It went through with a whoop.

and the pending storm broke. Jerry Kane came hustling from the state house with his on credentials and pushed his way to the platform. followed by the chairmen of other committees, who had been ready to report for some time. Close at the heels of Kane was big ex-Ald. McInerney, his face red with excitement.

but with a smile on it, nevertheless. A policeman attempted to stop his progress. but was pushed aside and McInerney climbed to the platform with Kane. Police Lined Up for Trouble. There was a moment's consultation with Quinn, and then a peculiar scene was put on the boards.

A large detail of. policemen. under the direction of Chief Anderson and a sergeant, came out in front of the platform and cleared a little space directly under Quinn's desk. They ranged themselves in a crescent shaped and tightly drawn line, with their backs towards the body of the house. Quinn held back the committee report while this preparation and others were being made.

A body of numerous and husky sergeants at arms of the Hopkins crowd drew themselves up at the rear of the police line. Behind them the peace preservers took their station. These were men brought down by O'Malley and other Hopkins' They were muscular. red fisted, red faced street fighters, chosen for their readiness to scrap on any and all occasions. Lines Are Ready; Quinn Fires.

While all this was going on the convention waited. It took some time to get everything in readiness, but when the preparations were completed Quinn looked down upon a line of defenses which seemed able to withstand any attack. Pleased with this array of muscle Mr. Quinn smiled a satisfied smile and beckoned to Kane. Hopkins sat near by and so did George Brennan.

McInerney by this time had come back to the floor and stood just behind the line of policemen sticking his head between the shoulders of two big members of the Springfield force and looking eagerly at Quinn. As Kane came to the front of the platform the line of police turned about face and stood with their backs to the crowd. The delegates already had begun their rebellion and were shouting. crowding, and pushing towards the front doyvn on the peace preserves." Men of authority moved among the latter and kept them in leash. Credentials Report This was the curious scene that Kane faced.

He read the brief report of the credential committee with its small waste of words which upheld absolutely the action of the state central committee in determining the contests and seating contesting delegations. McInerney Has His Troubles. I move its adoption," he shouted, as he reached the end of the report, and on that motion I move the previous question." Mr. Chairman," yelled McInerney. trying to squeeze through the line of policemen.

Mr. Chairman." Quinn did not lose his smile, although McInerney's voice was lost in the howl of protest which went up against the report. Quinn merely waved his hand at the struggling man on the floor and proceeded deliberately to announce that the previous question had been moved by the committee chairman. McInerney in his eagerness to get recognition for his minority report was involving himself with the policemen. One was pulling him back by the coattails and another had him by the arm.

He was trying to swear at them and to shout at Quinn at the same time. a' You promised me recognition." he yelled at the latter. You promised it to me and I want it." The previous question has been moved." continued the smiling and exceedingly calm Quinn. As many as are in favor of the metion will vote There was a 'howl of assent which arose above the constant din raised by the rebels in the rear. Another howl, equal in volume, arose when the negative was put.

Quinn's Surprising Decision. Motion is lost," said the surprising Mr. Quinn. when to put the Hopkins gavel" rule through. be might have declared it carried.

Then he smiled again at McInerney as if to say, Didn't I make good?" and gave the protesting committeeman the floor. As this was the first recognition which had been given to anything which even seemed to be in opposition to Hopkins' program. it was greeted with wild shouts. The majority report had been signed by fourteen members of the committee. That brought in by McInerney was signed by nine.

It recommended the seating of delegates in Lee. Jefferson, and Vermilion who had been unseated by the state committee and sustained by the credentials committee. and also seating all the delegates in Cook county having credentials of the election board. The minority report of course was defeated. but that seemed to be the least of McInerney's troubles.

He bowed to Quinn and waved his hand to him, to which Quinn responded by another of his already famous smiles. Rest of Program Worked Oft. Then came the rest of the program. It came eo speedily the delegates had hard work to keep up with it. So far as the "work' era on the platform were concerned with it there was no hitch.

All the protesting delegates on the floor could do was to yell. They worked themselves into a vocal frenzy. but Mr. Quinn's huge mallet fell with clock like regularity. declaring the recommendations properly indorsed.

in his hand end a smile that wouldn't come off on his face, he sat and waited. The big convention hall was in gala dress as the result of the convention of the Travel- ing Men's Protective association, and the delegates sitting under festoons of white and blue paper listened ready tened to bands and waited. Then at 6 o'clock the program was rea for the delegates. It Went through with a whoop, and the pending storm broke. Jerry Kane came hustling from the -state house his followed by the with his on credentials and pushed way to the Platform.

chi arm en of other committees, who had been ready to report for some time ex-Aid. Close at the heels of Kane was big alcinerneyahis face red with excitement but nevertheless A polices it 'filth a smile on man attempted to stop his progress, but was pushed aside and McInerney climbed to the platform with Kane. Police Lined Up for Trouble. There was a moment's consultation with Quinn and then a peculiar scene was put on the boards. A large detail of policemen under the direction of Chief Anderson and a sergeant.

came out in front of the platform under ard cleared a little space directly un Quinn's desk. They ranged themselves in a crescent shaped and tightly drawn line, svith their backs towards the body of the house. Quinn held back the committee report while this preparation and others were being made. A body of numerous and husky ser- crowd drew geants at arms of the Hopkins themselves up at the rear of the police line. Behind them the peace preservers took their station.

These were men brought down by O'Malley and other Hopkins' They were muscular, red fisted, Ted faced i street fighters, chosen for their readiness to 1 Gallatin 51WInnebago a Greene 9 Woodford 6 Per 936 Against 895 This roll call was the climax of the coilvention. With the question of Hearst Instructions out of the way, the nominations for state officers were made as printed above, that of Lawrence B. Stringer for governor being accomplished by acclamation. In less than three hours after the convention got down to business all its work was done. Damage Difficult to Estimate.

What the day has wrought for the democratic party in Illinois is not easy to estimate. The present view of it would tend to produce alarmist ideas among conservative democrats. Tonight men are protesting they never again will vote the democratic ticket. Men who saw the republican convention in its protracted deadlock and the democratic convention in its one day session declare they have lost all faith in the man. agement of the latter party.

The domination of one man in active work covering a period of twenty-four hours has prvduced this feeling. This domination is declared to have been the cold blooded calculating rule of nerve backed by muscle. Party Flag in Tatters. The democratic flag torn to tatters is V. the pessimistic description given by one of 1 the nominees to the standard of the party Illinois tonight.

"How about Ogden Gas?" shouted mamy persons in the ball while the platform of the party was being read by Clayton E. Crafts, with Roger Sullivan and John P. Hopkins looking on. Talk about the Hopkins alms in connection with the next general assembly is general tonight. of the peace preservers packed in the central aisle.

Something was trying to force Its way through and the preservers seemed to be in doubt whether to smash it or not. Luckily for the perfectly good Hopkins' committee some of the sergeants at arms recognized the thing that was trying. to get through and called off the dogs of war. It proved to be the resolution committee hot foot from the statehouse with the vital question of the dayHearst instructions. When the committee had made its way to the platform Quinn took up the gavel again and attempted to bring some order out of chaos.

Promise of Roll Call Effective. Gentlemen. he began, if you will take your seats and be quiet we will hear the report of the committee on resolutions." What's the use?" yelled fifty delegates hi chorus. I want to say," continued that If any delegate wants a roll call all he will have to do -is to come to the front of the platform and ask for it. Probably you want a roll call in advance.

If you do you can have it" This assurance brought comparative quiet, and Crafts read the platform. The reading was attended by a constant run of remarks from the floor, attended by jeers and hisses. When the platform refezTed td the rule of the majority a great chorus of hoots arose. Platform Jeered by Convention-When reference was made to the elimination of boss rule a score of delegates yelled 0 fudge!" It was a curious scene to see a party platform almost jeered out of court by the delegates in the convention itself. During the reading Clarence Darrow had been standing in the center aisle with his face white as a sheet, his body leaning for-.

ward. and his eyes watching Quinn intently. When Crafts reached the end of the platform, which contained no mention of was one general howl that went up from the 1 floor of the convention. Crafts held up another sheet of paper and quieted the uproar by yelling: I have here a supplementary report of instructions for Mr. Hearst As soon as the 1 platform has been adopted I will present this." Hearst Resolution Appears.

The adoption followed, but without enthusiasm, and then Crafts read the Hearst I resolution as prepared by the majority of the committee. He moved its adoption, but now Darrow sprang into action. He secured recognition from Quinn and climbed on a chair. The convention quieted as soon as it recognized him, and he presented the minority reports. In comparative quiet a roll call followed, Quinn ordering it before any demand was made for it.

Hearst Gets a Big Vote. Hopkins delegates in Cook followed their agreement and voted for the Darrow report. Such Harrison delegates as were seated voted against it Tom Carey either did not hear his ward called or neglected to respond. The Twenty-ninth ward was missing from the original call. Loeffler voted his wards against the Darrow report.

Principal opposition to the minority report came from down the state counties. As soon as the call had been completed there was a demand for the Twenty-ninth ward, which the chairman of that delegation recognized by voting for the report. Loeffler then swung his wards into line for it and several other counties were on their feet switching their votes to it The vote as announced by Quinn- was 936 for to 382 against. The convention proceeded immediately with the nomination of state officers. Stringer Is Nominated.

State Senator Heffernan of Bloomington started off with a speech nominating Lawrence B. Stringer of Logan county. and a man from the Twenty-first district suggested. the name of Clarence Darrow of Chicago. There was some applause at this among the more pronounced Hearst people, but Mr.

Darrow took the platform and said he was much obliged. but he was not a candidate. Then Roger Sullivan moved the nomination of Stringer be made by acclamation and it was done. Stringer Proud of Honor. Mr.

Stringer was brought to the platform and made a speech. He said: I have stated that I would be a Candidate, no matter whom the republican convention nominated. tApplause.I I stated I would be a candidate. no matter what the democratic convention might do. I made up my mind that I Lever would withdraw from the Contest until I was convinced the democracy of the state of Illinois and the people of this great state would be satisfied with four more years of republican misrule.

I am not ashamedI am proudto carry the democratic banner, torn and battered though it may be, and I believe that banner can be carried on to victory. Even if others may do wrong. if others may do that which you or I might not do, it is no reason why I should abandon the grand old democratic party in the state of Illinois. I do not believe in allowing the country's tickets to be drifted hither and thither upon the buffeting waves, and I believe it is our duty to stand firmly and steadfastly for democratic principles at all times and in all places. In accepting this honor conferred upon me.

I desire to say what is well known to members of this convention, that I am not the candidate of any clique or faction. I am not the candidate of any particular set of men. but the candidate of the great democratic party. I have made no pledges or promises to any of them. I am under no obligations to any of them.

I stand as a candidate before the people of the state of Illinois without any entangling alliances and I intend to make this canvass throughout this great state and make a fight for democratic principles." How Other Places Were Filled. After the nominee's address, names for the lieutenant governorship were called for. Senator Robert Fowler of Hardin county proposed Charles B. Thomas of McLeansboro, and H. Gilmer of Quincy that of Thomas F.

Ferns of Jersey county. A roll call was had on this nomination. It got through Cook county and then Mr. Ferns had so pronounced a lead. that the name of Judge of the peace preservers packed in the is'e.

was trying to force central a its way through and the preservers seemed ther to smash it or not. to be in doubt kly for the perfectly good Hopkins' corn- mittee some of the sergeants at arms reeog- nized the thing that was trying, to get through and called off thealo gs of war. It proved to be the resolution committee hot question of the day-Hearst instructions foot from the statehouse with the vital 'When the committee had made its way to the platform Quinn took up the gavel again and attempted to bring some order, out of chaos. 0 rromise Roll Call Effective. Gentlemen." he began, if yoU Will take yo es the re- -e will hear ur seats and be quiet port of the committee on resolutions.

Wl-at's the user yelled fifty delegates incrhorus. want to say," continued that have to do is to come to the front of the if any delegate vs.ants a roll call all he will plat a ro ll call in advance If you do you can form and ask far it. Probably you want have it" This assurance brought comparative quiet, and Crafts read the platform The reading from the 'floor, attended by jeers and hisses. Ivas attended by a constant run of remarks When the platform referred td the rule of the Majority a great chorus of hoots arose. Platform Jeered by Convention.

When reference was made to the elimina- thin of boss rule a score of delegates yelled 0 fudge' It was a curious scene to see a party plat- form almost jeered out of court by the dele- -1 instructions. This was not enough and Cable vettos I and fetched in John P. Hopkins. MI Es I reinforced the arguments Cable had mil' and said he thought the cOmmittee I make a Hearst report. He did not say so, t6.

the impression he left with members oillz committee was that he was under a quo' agreement with the Hearst people in and he felt he must carry out Ws bargain. Out of this came the resolution which vii put into the convention and beaten by substitute offered by Darrow. It leasers to unanimously in committee with the ur.ier standing it should not be introduced as a VI' of the platform but as an independent dieing. The majority of the committee had ltserted a clause in the platform it structing the Illinois delegates to Louis to vote as a unit mail questions. TI Hopkins people wanted that passed.

ever happened. They figured out that BO might not last long at the national gathel and it would leave the Illinois i foot loose when he was done. Under0 resolution the delegation would have to tri together on any proposition brought at cordingly as a majority of the delege4 4. might decide. and they controlled a mallet, of the delegates.

4 On the roll call practically all the Eno- kins people voted for the Darrow rbgli- tute. There were cases where individall followed a preference, but in the mainalral I 1 a Hopkins-Hearst alliance. What los i Mayor Harrison had left in Cook county 7:, against it, but Chicago gave it a big mai)47; 1 Hopkins' own ward. the Third, stood 6 Oft and the only one in Chicago which castttl vote solidly against Hearst was the Elg ht eenth. John Brennan controls It.

stitute. Burke announcing the vote. EPct 1 firtitayso.arsHgahr.erineoans'al4otwoni winafr. advorthoefTthweesnutY; Island county was solidly for the as was Sangamon. Outside of Cook thetla, county of importance which voted IV Hearst was Frank Quinn's Of Peoria.

MRS. STRINGER A HAPPY IVO 1 Wife of Nominee Proud of Her ana Ilusband's Political Pre- ferment. I afr I te: Cstric end Le ea. Dr. dt Tc that everything was going In just the way they desired and it did not matter if the sore heads did yell a bit.

By this time the opposition had taken the shape of a constant uproar and shouting, in the face of which Mr. Quinn's voice was absolutely lost. There were other committee reports to adopt, but hoots, hisses, and jeers made It impossible for any to be heard. Gentlemen," said Quinn during a temporary lull, unless you are quiet you will not hear this report and you may not be satisfied." Again the Quinn smile and the report of the committee on permanent organization making the temporary organization permanent followed. Chairman Browning moved its adoption.

Objector Given Object Lesson. 0, what's the use!" yelled delegates from all parts of the hall. One man who made himself especially vigorous in asking questions was picked up suddenly by two large bystanders and before he realized whither his movements were directing him he made a quick night over the heads of the crowd and was flying through the door to the street. His disappearance had no quieting effect on the crowd. and the announcement that this report had been adopted was followed by renewed hisses and groans.

Republican hirelings came from one part of the hall. Traitors." yelled delegates in another. 1 Go back to Peoria," they shouted at Quinn. Riotous Scene in the Hall. A man climbed to a chair, and was addressing a small section of the convention.

He wits a big man, and he waved his arms vigorously. He had just reached a climax in his oratory Allen unseen hands grabbed him. Down he came and was seen no more. Fights were imminent in half a dozen places. Every policeman was busy with one or more outraghd and Insulted delegates who protested their tenderest feelings bad been Injured.

The crowd surged up to the stand as fast as it was pushed back. The big main aisle was one howling mass of rebellious mixed up with policemen, peace preservers," and sergeants at arms. Finally, the main aisle was cleaned to a distance of thirty feet from the stand and peace preeervers wcre placed as a wedge to keep the crowd from coming back again. Machinery Moves Like Oil. Meanwhile on the stage the program of events was going the even tenor of its way.

committee to select national delegates at large reported. recommending Samuel Alschuler. John P. Hopkins. Ben Cable, and Andrew Lawrence.

Mention of the last name brought some cheers from the Hearst men, but the greens which greeted every scheduled move were increasing at every step. These delegates at large and their alter-mates had been selected by a committee headed by Roger Sullivan, the vote being: Delegates at largeSamuel Alschuler, 21; John P. Hopkins. 2'2; Ben T. Cable.

18; A. M. Lawrence, 17; William R. Morrison, Millard F. Dunlap.

Charles H. Burton 3. Alternates at largeFrank H. Havill, 21; E. C.

Kranamer, 19: John McGillen, 21: John Warner. 11; Normal L. Jones, W. W. Parish, 6: John Eddy, John Quigg, 3.

The first four were chosen. Real Storm Breaks Loose. Finally everything had been put through but the report of the committee on resolutions, and this had not been received. The committee had not yet made its appearance from the statehouse. At the suggestion of Quinn the convention decided to take up the nomination for state officers while waiting.

The call of congressional districts for nominations was ordered, and the real storm broke. Before half the convention realized what was happening William Prentiss was on the 1 platform, baying secured recognition. and was making his speech of withdrawal. It illustrated the perfect content and complacency, with which the rebellion was viewed by the Hopkins people that their own men should have been the ones to have preserved order while the speaker was attacking Hopkins and his methods. While Prentiss scored at and ripped up the ruler and "-gag and gavel rule, Quinn stood quietly, motioning for peace whenever an outbreak was threatened, motioning his sergeants at arms to keep the Hopkins people quiet, and allowing the Hearst-people to cheer until they were hoarse.

Prentiss said: "A few weeks ago. as a democrat all my life. I announced myself to the democracy of Illinois as a candidate for the nomination Or governor. I received encouragement and indorsement all over the state of Illinois, and I believe a majority of the democrats of Illinois were favorable to my nomination for governor. They sent their delegates to this state convention.

but by the action not of the democrats of Illinois but of an arbitrary state committee a large number of representatives of the democrats of Illinois, fairly and honestly chosen, have been denied seats in this convention and men not chosen as delegates to this convention are occupying their seats. This convention, therefore, does not represent fairly the democracy of Illinois. But even the delegates who are here are tot permitted to vote upon questions that come before this body. One man whom the democrats of Illinois never placed in the chair has dictated the work of the convention. Appeals on the part of gentlemen who are here as delegates in this body have been silenced by the gavel of one man.

Cannot Go Before Such a Body. Plat We, tarty rpera tritte Ilona freed Las I re rano ion. I therefore, decline to have my name presented to the chairman of this committee for his decision. Prolonged and deafening cheers. Cronus Cheers Prentiss On While Prentiss was speaker Mayor Cronus was standing by his side, as if to protect him in case of assault, and as he finished Cronus slapped him on the back and stepped forward to take his place.

Quinn waited until there was comparative Quiet, after the tremendous outbreak of cheering which followed Prentiss as he went down the steps. Then he turned to the convention and remarked quietly: Judge Prentiss having completed his stunt, Mayor Crollus will now do his Roused to White Heat. The remark was made with another of the Quinn smiles, but it increased the rage in Mayor Cronus' bosom. Then Mr. Crollue said: While Judge Prentiss has done his stunt, and as the so-called chairman states it is up to me to do my I arise to second every utterance and every syllable uttered by Judge Prentiss.

You can fool some of the people all the time. and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. I want to say that all that we hold here in the present, and all we expect to accomplish la the future, demands that the law shall be obeyed if we expect to be successful, and that all men who apply the gag rule and gavel things through should be taught to obey the law. Then, and then alone. will the golden dream of Thomas Jefferson.

Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and John P. Altgeld be realized. Cheers. I would not go home to my family with the Cshonorable indorsement if I was presented it here. I would not go back to the people who have done me honor by indorsing me at their various conventions for this high office in this great commonwealth of Illinois and I could not look them straight in the face and say I am bringing you back a 4 stunt: as the chairman calls it, that has the glamour of truth or honesty about it- I thank you.

gentlemen. Convention Buns Mot. What had preceded those two speeches was trivial as compared with what followed. Quinn simply abandoned the convention to its lawn ways and methods for fully twenty minutes, during which time every Hearst man yelled. danced.

and hosied. Then a commotion was visible in the ranks Hopkins Costly Triumph. Hopkins triumphed over his foes even if he did nearly disrupt the party in doing it. He sent Mayor Harrison back at 2:45 this afternoon to Chicago without even a look at the convention hall. After what the mayor had received at Hopkins' hands neither he nor his delegates cared to see the convention.

Ilopkins was tempted to deny the Instructions to Hearst. or at best to give him something unreliable. Ile did not do this, but it was the only case of forbearance on record during the convention, and it was not called Ming forbearance at that. The boss' rule was calculated to produce a storm. It was scheduled to cause one.

The forecaster had prophesied one would break earlier in the day than it did. There was a gust of wind in the morning, but It amounted to nothing. Calm Precedes the Storm. The afternoon storm was preceded by calm. From 3 o'clock.

when the convention reassembled after recess, until almost 6 o'clock the delegates sat in the hall almost motionless and voiceless. They resisted efforts to secure another recess but that was the only sign of animation they developed. Committees tri resolutions and credentials were at work in the statehouse, and until they finished there was nothing for the convention to do. Therefore the delegates placidly and stolidly sat it out. Andrew Lawrence, Dunlap, and other Irearst leaders plainly were' worried.

They had no confidence In Mr. Hopkins' program, and expected to get only what they forced the rulers to give them. Congressman WIIlams was nervously pacing the floor back of the platform. 1 lfrti-31rs Lawrence B. Stringer watched the nonalnstion of her husband from the woman's Saller3r and was properly pleased and exulisLt over it.

My husband is a pretty young man to be nominated for such an Mike." aid Stringer. He is only 38 years old and it 4'himws he has done a good deal with his Mr. Stringer assured his followers from Lincoln he would be found next year la 04 executive mansion. He said be would at a vigorous campaign $8.00 ST. 1.01:11S AND ILETITSS PI gt tree Ti eelz Drel tax trul and a 1 The tha As a democrat who loves his country and his party, as a democrat who is a democrat because its principles mean the people shall rule, I could not allow my name to go before a body like this one, presided over by a man who dictates contrary to the wishes of the democracy.

I want to say to you now that I believe this would have been a banner year for the democracy of Illinois if the democracy were allowed to speak. But the people of Illinois will never place in the gubernatorial chair a man who goes forth as the product of the gavel of one man. Prolonged cheers. As a democrat, as a man who loves his country, as an honest man, I cannot allow my name to be gaveled through or to be gaveled down In a so-called gavel conven engers and bag age at the Via the Coach tickets at this rate will be Vet) te leave Chicago June lii, 21, 22, 28, and aN re- turn limit, 7 days. Tickets at V.00 be void June IS and 27; return limit.

ii) daY1 Sixty-day tickets sold daily at Mil to be kept advised of special daYa and rste1L The Wabash is the only line that lands PO- Worlds for. main entrance. icket cflice, 97 tdanis-S1- ELI Big Scene Yet to Come. The big scene of the convention was in preparation, but the majority of the delegates did not know 11-. The Hopkins people the floor at ti in perfect confidence Crf Quinn Calm and Unruffled.

One absolutely placid figure among the leaders in the convention hall was Frank J. I nix the chairmgln. With his big mallet 1 2 1 I.

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