The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-01
WITH TUaaUlTUoUe EMTHusMsa
1he Fight Defween Cullsa and tie
Ohio Nan Highly Courteous
DoBesnoss - AuAaencs Wsru ovsr-,
wheaningiy for Mckinley : Gsa-
0mssAy $50 70 ~ xssinosl Com
vsax1pa In Pinre a. Ex-Insssssaso
CauDnrce Commlnnaoner Ll1sler.

putstcz0x a. Hzroiz for pr<sadez3s- lie Vas
- declared q tbs Republican state cor-
vuma1oe here today. he WAS Rot only de-
<1aF1d - e3sbce. but the Overwhelming
caotre. of the people OF rhe state uhc be-
Hsvc tn the principles Of the Republican
party Every effort and scheme known -
veteran politicians was eruught to bear
upon the Delegates TO induce them to name
another ana. bat Al the schanes failed
That tAe Dsopts of tax state wera plessed
With the ehotee was maze evident by the
sppiAnse Of the l3.sg spectators and visit
ora WHO gathered frum AL parts of the
state 30 attend the cuesenficn- Nearly
evst3 Ezn. uruAn and chiid In the vast
tE1png aroes ~ the menxtoa ~ the name
of IL Buckeye statesman. ~ for nearly
Eve pkn01eRs shouted and yelled and
eheered- Flats were thrown IN the air.
and for time IL iooked - though fte vast
crowd bad gene rad
Tbe contest was between the Republicans
w1o believed Shelby H. Csllom should Do
honored 2s the stanslarc-tearer in the pres
hiertiai conzess ny the peopze of this state,
on the cne hard. and the Republicans who
favored Mckinley on the other- Arrzyed
On she side OF Senator Caifcm were tks
Organization known as the Cook county
machine and q large number of leading
politicians and statesmen OF Illinois. They
had 10 aid them As perfect an organization
as had ever been formed Ia this state. bat
all shssr plans went wrong today. and
while Senator Cuiiom and his hackers met
defeat they met u grace<ully- At the con-
clusion Of the conyention there vas not
the slightest 1i-feesinx or their part to-
ward the yictors. and they announced their
determination 90 lend their sincerezr and
hear1iesr cooperation Ia the election Of
Maj. Mckinley.
The battle to-day vas short lasting
scarcely an hour, but in that time the
struggle was one Of the hardest ever made
In = state convention The caEdidates for
state ofiices we're all nominated. With the
the exception ssf the trustees Of the stzss
university. before the resolutions Instruct
Ing the delegafes-at-IarEe to the national
convention were brought up. Up TO this
time fhsre had been no enthusiastic DEM
ons,rattons OF any sort But. once the
chairman announced that the hour FOR the
battle had come. every one Ia the great
building became alert and waited with
oated breath for the frst gun Of the battle.
The iirst shot was fired By Caiion's men
IL The shape Of resolution fnstruc4lng
the nasiona, delegates al large to support
him at the st. Louis convention As soon
As senator Cullcn's nanre was mentioned
there were Wild and enthusiastic cheers
from MS friends. There had been nothing
NJ 10 this time n the way of = demonxfra-
t-Sn That approached IL II gave his fol-
ioWers courage. The monster dome VI
o-ated with the volume OF saupd. Hut
when the amendment substituting the
name Of Maj Mckinley for that OF CsiIiorn
was offered tho outburst Of applause was
tremendous
The chairman waited patiently for ssy-
er7i minutes 10 allow the audience and DEL
esstes 70 cool or. and then he attempted
70 resoPs order. but he might as wen AZ
have attempted 10 stop a Kansas cyclone.
He raped the speakers desk vigorously
with his gzvei. but Il seemed only to iu-
crease the ternp~stuous oatharst. Seeing
X was impossible, he allowed the storm to
spend Itself From this time Senator Cal
lorn's friends gave up hope. They saw
That nothing could stop the determination
OF the delegates TO name Maj Mckinley
as their ehoa-e for president In an the
speeches that were made In behalf Of Nc
klni-y there was not word said that In
the slightest reflected on the ability Of
Senator Callon as a statesman ana leader.
Every one of the speakers referred TO
tahein IN the highest terms and praised
him for the faithful services he has ren-
eered the state. Bat they held that the
ONO rslan WAS the logical choice: that the
people wanted him. and that to rsfsse 10
name him would be 10 REFUSE. 10 obey the
wishes Of the people they represented.
When the convention met today James
A Ross was nominated for secretary ~
Cook county votes. The vote for him vas
-: for l. y. Pearson, ssx J. r Nec,I-
leagh was nominated for auditor on tha
second ballot. receiving s-i votes 70 ,z;s
FOR G J. Kinney. Henry I. Hertz Vas
nominated fer state treasurer on the lrvt
ballot.
After a warm discussion the convs,.,,,
by a vote Of "a 20 -. refused to table ~.
rrsaiEfion frstrsetinx the delegates 70 ya.s
fer Achs1ley- Furi5as cheers followed the
announcement Then Mr.. Fuller moved
that the reEolgtlon gns;racsi1g the rz,so-sl
Sea<gsies az large to vote for Mckinley ba
snata ausriEnous TIE mcticn was CARED
u-zxn i-nc1Siy.
wh>r the aproar following the sdo-.so,
of the Mckinley re<aiGrloa had ceased ths
committee on delegates al large reports.,
the names es n W. Pa-terxou. esi.er Of
the Chscsxo Tribune: Wtiissra Perm Sfxep
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