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opoly, and such other articles and products as 

 are beyond the need of protection " ; declared that 

 trusts are a great and growing evil, and favored 

 an amendment to the Constitution enabling Con- 

 gress " to effectually regulate and suppress " all 

 injurious combinations and aggregations of capi- 

 tal; condemned the present administration of the 

 State for the manner of its disposal of the timber 

 lands, its wasteful extravagance, appointment of 

 unauthorized commissions, expenditure of public 

 funds for unauthorized purposes, the creation of 

 unnecessary offices, and the introduction of parti- 

 san politics into the management of educational 

 establishments; and it inveighed against the ap- 



Eortionment for legislative representation made 

 y the last Democratic Legislature. 

 The State Democratic Convention met in Po- 

 catello, Sept. 4, and nominated the following can- 

 lidates: For Governor, Frank W. Hunt; Lieuten- 

 ant-Go vernor, W. E. Adams; Supreme Judge, F. 

 E. Fogg; Secretary of State, C. Y. Bassett; State 

 Auditor, J. C. Callinan; State Treasurer, E. P. 

 Coltman; Attorney-General, F. D. Culver; Su- 

 perintendent of Public Instruction, Miss Permeal 

 French; Mine Inspector, J. H. Nordquist; Con- 

 gress, Joseph H. Hutchinson. The platform re- 

 affirmed the principles of the national platform at 

 Kansas City; opposed imperialism, colonialism, 

 trusts and trust-fostering tariffs, financial mon- 

 opoly and other legalized monopolies and privi- 

 leges; demanded a revision of the tariff laws 

 " which will place on the free list every article 

 and product controlled by a trust " ; opposed the 

 Fowler currency banking bill and government by 

 injunction; favored Government ownership of rail- 

 way, telegraph, and telephone lines; demanded 

 an amendment to the Constitution providing for 

 the election of United States Senators by the peo- 

 ple; commended the wise and economical admin- 

 istration of the present State Government, shown 

 by the fact that the State has been brought to a 

 condition according to which it is managed on a 

 cash basis ; invited voters to compare the conduct 

 of the business of the State Land Board under Re- 

 publican and Democratic administration; favored 

 in amendment to the State Constitution providing 

 for initiative and referendum; favored an eight- 

 "lour day for all underground employees, an em- 

 ployers' liability law, and a law giving married 

 ivomen equal property rights with men. 



The Socialist, Populist, and Prohibition parties 

 also nominated tickets. The candidates on the 

 Republican ticket were chosen at the November 

 election. The Republican candidate for Governor 

 had 31,936 votes; the Democratic, 26,019. The 

 election returns gave the Republicans majorities 

 in both branches of the Legislature. 



ILLINOIS, a Western State, admitted to the 

 Union Dec. 3, 1818; area, 56,650 square miles. 

 The population, according to each decennial cen- 

 sus, was 55,162 in 1820; 157.445 in 1830; 476,183 

 in 1840; 851,470 in 1850; 1,711,951 in 1860; 2,539,- 

 891 in 1870; 3,077,871 in 1880; 3,826,351 in 1890; 

 and 4.821,550 in 1900. Capital, Springfield. 



Government. The following were the State 

 officers during the year: Governor, Richard 

 Yates; Lieutenant-Governor, William A. North- 

 cott ; Secretary of State. James A. Rose ; Auditor, 

 James S. McCullough; Treasurer, Fred A. Busse; 

 Attorney-General, H. J. Hamlin; Adjutant-Gen- 

 eral, James B. Smith; Superintendent of Insur- 

 ance, Henry Yates; Printer Expert, Charles P. 

 Burton all Republicans. Justices of the Su- 

 preme Court, Carroll C. Boggs, James B. Ricks, 

 Jacob C. Wilkins, Joseph N. Carter, John P. 

 Hand, James H. Cartwright, Benjamin D. Ma- 

 gruder. 



The presidents of the State boards were as 

 follow: Agriculture, Martin Conrad; Railroad 

 and Warehouse Commission, James S. Neville; 

 Pharmacy, William C. Simpson; Labor, George 

 L. Pittenger; Mining, Richard Newsam; Equal- 

 ization, J. S. McCullough; Charities, William 

 Jayne; Education, J. Stanley Browne. 



The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary 

 of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, and Attor- 

 ney-General are elected in November of presiden- 

 tial years and hold office four years. The State 

 Treasurer is elected biennially, in November of 

 even-numbered years, and may not serve two 

 terms in succession. The State Superintendent of 

 Public Instruction is elected for four years in 

 November of even-numbered years other than 

 " presidential years." The Legislature meets bi- 

 ennially in January of odd-numbered years. The 

 length of the session is unlimited. 



Valuations. The total assessment of the 

 counties for 1902 was $1,030,292,435. This was 

 the valuation as given by the Board of Equaliza- 

 tion; that given by the local assessors was only 

 $921,817,117. The equalized value of capital 

 stock of corporations other than railroad stock 

 was $22,705,627. The equalized value of all rail- 

 road property, including rolling-stock, improve- 

 ments, and right of way, was $88,270,104. 



Finances. The financial statement of the Illi- 

 nois treasury is issued in biennial periods. The 

 recent statement includes the period from Oct. 1, 

 1900, to Sept. 30, 1902. The total receipts for 

 the revenue fund were $12,151,242, and the dis- 

 bursements were $11,310,688, leaving a balance 

 of $840,554. The State school receipts were $2,- 

 083,619, and the disbursements $2,066,456. The 

 balance of all funds in the treasury on Oct. 30, 

 1902, was as follows: Local bond funds, $296,216; 

 unknown and minor funds, $8,879; State game 

 protection, $4,902; total, $309,897. The aggre- 

 gate taxes, local and State, was $53,012,935. 



Banks. The following statement of earnings 

 and dividends is tabulated from reports of 158 

 State banks of Illinois that were doing business 

 for the twelve months ending June 30, 1902: 

 Capital, July 29, 1901, $19,025,000; surplus, $10,- 

 251,725; undivided profits, $4,329,539; total in- 

 vestments, consisting of loans, bonds, stocks, and 

 realty, $189,062,028; investments, consisting of 

 part of reserve due from banks, $36,043,800; gross 

 earnings for the twelve months, $10,981,978; net 

 earnings, $3,864,862. Of these banks, 127 report 

 dividends having been paid in the twelve months 

 amounting to $2,037,044, on capital, surplus, and 

 undivided profits of $30,568,636, this being a per- 

 centage of 6.6. The percentage of dividend per 

 capital was 12. 



In October, 1902, the Auditor's statement 

 showed the total resources and liabilities of 200 

 banks as $314,793,437. This report includes the 

 following items: Resources loans and discounts, 

 $187,144,782; United States bonds, including pre- 

 miums, $283,378; other bonds, including premi- 

 ums, $47,344,392; other real estate, $1,183,926; 

 due from State banks and bankers, $13,807.241; 

 gold coin, $7,268,950; gold certificates, $9,197,900; 

 silver coin, $403,498; silver certificates, $4,326,- 

 484; national bank currency, $299,656; legal ten- 

 der and treasury notes, $3,609.380. Liabilities, 

 capital stock paid in, $30,655.000; surplus fund, 

 $13.289,018; undivided profits, $5,353,418; bills 

 payable, $360,115. 



Insurance. The statement of the Insurance 

 Superintendent for 1901, issued in February, 1902, 

 contains the following figures: The companies 

 doing a general fire, marine, and inland naviga- 

 tion insurance business in this State at this date 



