The Portland daily press., 1896-05-01
ANOTHER BIG SURPRISE.
Illinois Convention Goes Back ON
Senator CullOm.

Republican convention was called To
order today hurried call was sent out
for an immediate meeting of the COM
mittee on resolutions. Nominal 8 for
secretary of state was first called for.
speeches were barred. Five candidates
were named. James A. Rose of Golcon-
da was nominated on the second ballot.
receiving 1853 votes to 566 for Isaac N.
| Pearson.
The final ballot for secretary of state
was regarded as foreshadowing the defeat
of Mckinley instructions. Seven ty-flvo
votes, it was said, were traded to the
machine in return for votes for Rose.
Thlrty-two Cook county delegates, re-
garded as safe for Mckinley, voted with
the opposition in the ballotine question.
James Il. McCulloch Of Campaign, was
nominated for state auditor ON the SEQ
ond ballot.
aHenry l.. Hertz of Chicago, was nomin-
ated treasurer on the first ballot. At 2. 45
nominations for attorney general was
reached. In accordance with the agree
ment this was the last order of business
prior to the battle of instructions, and
the hall began to fill with delegates and
spectators. Edwin G. Akin Of Joliet
was nominated on the second ballot.
AS soon as the attorney generalship was
disposed OF the deck was cleared for the
resolution on instructions. Senator
Fuller of BelyIdiers mounted chair in
the centre of the Chicago delegation and
su omitted resolutions instructing the
delegates-at. large to be selected. to pre-
sent to the national convention the name
OF Shelby M. Cullom as the choice of
Illinois for the Presidency. The cheer
Ing with which this was greeted was con-
fined almost entirely to the left wing of
the hall. When the resolution was read
second time by the clerk there was
cyclone of "noes," Misses and groans.
Senator Fuller forced his way through
the crowd to the platform and began q
speech in support of the resolution
Delegate Bethe of Dixon, moved tossub-
stiGute the name of Mckinley for Gull
lom in the resolutions. The demonstra-
tion that greeted the mention of Mckin-
ley's name was terrific. Two-thirds of
the oonven ti0ns and thousands in the
gallery rose and cheered three minutes.
The tempest was repeated when the chair
repeated the amen dment
Alderman Madden of Chicago offered
an amendment to the Mckinley amend
meut providing in the event of McKin-
ley's failing to receive the nomination
the Republicans of Illinois express un-
faltering recognition of the broad states
AA4ddSdlP anu 11IoUObIOsS obl1iclCo Va 44Ous
L. B. Reed of Maine and Hon. W. B.
Allison of Iowa. A storm Of disapproval
greeted this.
Ex-Attorney General Hunt was pre-
sented &c speak for MoKinley. Shouts of
vote" rendered his utterances almo st
inaudible. Then Senator Fuller closed
the debate with final plea for Cullom
Delegates Messick of East St. Louis
moved that instructions for both Cullom
and Mckinley be tabled. This met with
a storm of disapproval. A ballot was
Ordered on the motion to table. Cook
county gave the Ohioan SO votes, or
about half Of what had been anticipated,
but the country districts Immediately
following rolled up hundreds against the
there a delegation instructed for Nc
Kinley gave solitary vote to other
candidate, but generally instructions
were regarded. The only notable viola
ton was that of this (Sangamo) county,
twenty delegates from which, in spite of
Mckinley instructions voted solidly for
their fellow townsman Senator Cullom
1t was until Woodford, the last county on
the last was called that the pent up feel
ing broke loose. Then cheer after cheer
rose, and banners and Autographs of Nc
Kinley were waved in g. dozsn parts of
the hail. The footing of the secretaries
gave S32 votes against tabling instruction
to 500 in favor. Senator Fuller moved
that in the resolution he had presented,
the name of Mckinley be substituted for
Cullom. Alderman Madden for the Cook
| county machine moved the substitution
Of McKinley's name be made by acclnma-
ton. The compact WAS made with a
mighty shout The report of the COM
mittee to name delegates ut large, and
which had been made up in Cnllom's
interest w was presented. 1t
nQmp6 VIM Nixon nf tho
Chicago Inter Ocean. R. ". Patterson
of the Tribune, ex- Gov. Fifer OF Bloom
ington, David T. Littler of Spring field
The Mckinley minority of Chicago
300 wanted Mayo Swift substituted for
Nixon and roll call was ordered. Two
hundred and fifty Chioagoans voted
against the mayor, and aided by Mr.. Nix
try delegations, succeeding in defeating
Swift by majority of los Mr.. Littler
| then withdrew his name and the Nc
Kinleyites chose ex-Gov. Oglesby in bis
stead.
Horace Clarkof Matoon and Imil Hirsoh
OF Chicago were selected delegates at
large. This platform was perfunctorily
adopted.
| AT 9, after continuous session of near
| " IL hours, the convention adjourned
sine die
| The platform adopted denounces the
| Democratic party for the financial and
business arrangements that have betallen
the country through it's agency the past
three years.
| The present administration of Grover
| Cleveland, 1t says, by the sad admins
tration of good Republican laws and the
enactment of bad Democratic laws, had
| demonstrated that the Dem ocratlc party
| is constitutionally incapable of managing
| the affairs of this great nation.
The platform reaffirms the faith of the
| Republicans of Illinois in the doctrine Of
protection and in reciprocity; favors an
energetic and digntfed foreign policy
condemns 'vaccilating and un-Ameri can
policy of the present Democratic admins
tration, and expresses sympathy with the
| Cubans.
The financial plank is as follows
Resolved, That we, the Republicans OF
| Illinois are unfolding and emphatic in
our demands for honest money. We are
opposed, as we ever have been, to every
| and any scheme that will give to the
country currency in any way depreci.
| ated or debassd. or in any respect inferior
to the money of most advanced and intel.
| ligent nations Of the earth. We favor the
| use of silver as currency, but to the ex-
tent only and under such restrictions
that parity with gold can be maintained.