People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1895 — ILLINOIS SILVERITES. [ARTICLE]

ILLINOIS SILVERITES.

Their Convention Begins at Springfield Yesterday at Noon. Springfield, Ill., June 5. —The nois democracy began its silver convention in Representatives’ hall at noon today. Secretary Hinrichsen called the convention to order with a speech in which he devoted himself mainly to a defense of the action of the democratic committee in calling the convention. In accordance with the arrangements of the state central committee the following temporary organization was named: Chairman, Judge Monroe C. Crawfordfl Union county; secretary, the Hon. A. C. Bentley, Pike county, assistant secretaries, William J. Cochran, cook county; W. P. McDowell, Vermilion county; James D. Breckenridge. Fulton county; Robert J. Hunt, Macon county; William Stoeffel, McHenry county; H. T. Eberlein, Green county; sergeant-at-arms, Hon. T. J. Sparks, McDonoghue county; assistant, Thomas Manion, Jefferson county. The different congressional districts were called on next, and they handed in their lists of their committees, also of delegates, to the proposed national monetary convention. After some discussion the convention then took a recess until 2 o'clock p. m. At that hour the body reassembled and, in accordance with the program, ex-Judge Samuel P. McConnell was selected as permanent presiding officers. Judge McConnell, in taking the chair, addressed the convention briefly.