The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-30
BIG FIGHT IS IN PROSPECT
LIVELY TIMES ARE PROMISED IN
THE ILLINOIS CONTENTION.


There Was "a Great Din Near the Close
Yesterday and More Fun is Promised
for To-day-Platform of the Pennsyl-
vania Democrats.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 29-The repre-
sentatives of the republicans of Illinois
met in state convention this afternoon
for the purpose of placing in nomina-
tion state ticket and of selecting del
egates at large to the national conVen-
tion at st. Louis. Pictorial references
to the numerous republican candidates
for the preaidency were lacking in 'he
convention hall. The litographs of Me-
4 Kinley which had been placed here and
N there by the decorators were taken
l down under orders of the local COM
4 mittee in accordance with decision
/ to maintain a neutral attitude in thi
4 particular.
II The sensation of the morning was
N the development that a conference of
N representative state members of the A.
n p A., after meeting that had lasted
n nearly all night, had adopted resolu-
n tions denouncing the injection of the
Y influence of the order into the republic
can presidential campaign and severely
N criticising the state and national lead
ers who are considered responsible
\ therefor. Copies of these resolutions
were delivered to the delegates as they
4 entered their respective sections.
What we were in our days of vic
= ~, Il r,r
N defeat, champions of solid finance, and
when the time comes, as it will surely
come, for us to lead this country back
to those paths of prosperity and fame
which were trodden under republican
n rule for SO many years, we shall take
1 back with us our ancient glory, un-
II dimmed by adversely; our ancient hon
or, unsullied by defeat"
N The report of the committee on per-
N rnanent organization named Senator
# Orville F. Berry Of Carroll for chair
n man, and he was escorted to the plat
x form.
Nominations for governor were in or
Fl der at o'clock and the names of Cap
tain John r. Tanner of Clay county
was submitted for ex-senator HI. T.
n Hagle and second by M. B. Madden of
FL Chicago.
h Congressman Albert J. Perkins was
n nominated by S. G. Hanchettof Aurora.
h DR.. Robbins of Quincy was also named
N and ballot was ordered. The ballot
NJ resulted as follows:
III Tanner 1106, Perkins 160, Robbins SO.
III Captain Tanners nomination was
II made unanimous. The captain was es-
Eoorted to the platform and made a
n speech of acceptance.
n William A. Northcott of Greenville
U was nominated for lieutenant gover-
nor
n The convention had now been in ses-
sion nearly six hours. The small
amount of work accomplished was due
in part to the dilatory methods of the
anti Mckinley machine managers, who
were anxious to secure whateved could
be gained by another night of mission
ary effort, and in part to the atrocious
acoustics of the big hall.
Nominations for secretary of state
were declared next in order. This was
a threatened upsetting of the plans of
the opposition. There was hurried
conference with the chair. A resolu-
tion to adjourn was put in the din and
declared carried, and the chair was va
Gated before tenth of the delegates
were aware of the situation. 1t will be
nip and tuck in the convention to-mor-
row.