The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-30
1T MEANS MUCH
If CuIlOm is Turned Down at
Springfield Today.
McKinIey's Nomination at st.
Louis Assured.
ON THE FIRST BALLOT.
All Eyes on the Illinois COnYen-
tiOn.
Only 30 Minutes Debate on the
Fateful Resolution.

Springfield. III, April GOWN the
Mckinley men succeed in having the
delegates at large from Illinois to the
national convention instructed? This
question was asked by nearly everyone
who is interested in the outcome of the
Mckinley fight long before the
convention was called to order today,
but little general attention was given
to the nominations to complete the
state ticket that were to be made.
All talk about the corridors of the
hotels the lobbies of the great con-
vention hall and in every place Of gath
ering, public and private. was as to
whether Mckinley or Cullom will win
The Mckinley men We're determined
that the delegates at large should be
instructed and the friends Of Senator
Cullom were equally positive that the
delegates should not be instructed.
All We're agreed that the fight was to
be battle royal The crowd that at
tended the convention was even larger
than that of yesterday.
It was scarcely daybreak before the
/ multitude began to wend its way to
ward the convention hall. 1t rained
heavily during the night. but the sun
rose bright and clear this morning and
the day started in hot and sultry.
/ Fans were almost as abundant az
they would be at camp meeting in
August. Everyone suffered from tho
heat especially the delegates and
visitors from the northern part of the
state as few. if any of them came pre-
pared for warm weather. Many still
/ wore their winter underclothing and all
/ such were in misery. However. the
/ heat did not lessen the enthusiasm of
] the people interested in the contest
/ They assembled in the great dome
| building early and sat sweltering and
/ sweating, but anxiously awaiting the
contest The wire pullers Of each fac
ton started in bright and early and
lab0red with the zeal of religious fam
atics to make prJselytes from the ranks
! Of their OppOr ents.
Though the convention adjourned un-
/ til O'Clock this morning. it was near 10
| o'clock when Chairman Berry called
the assem- blage to order F. NJ. TrOx-
ell of the Grace Lutheran church,
Springfield, invoked the blessing of God.
Resolutions or respect and sympathy
and sorrow upon the Oeath of William
J. Campbell of Cook AMI Conrad Sc
christ of IroQuOis county were adopted.
Nominations for secretary of state
We're then declared in order.
George G. Rankin Of Warren county,
John A Reeve of Macon county, j. A.
Rose of Pope county, L. N Pearson of
McDonough county and H. J. Tice of
Menard county were placed in nom
inatiOn.
1t was evident before half the cOun-
ties had been called that there would
be no choice upon the first ballot
Nearly every county and ward save
those having candidates in the field di-
vided its votes among the several can
didates. At the conclusion of the roll
call the chairman declared that there
had been no nomination. The vote re
I suited as follows:
Rankin 27s, Reeves 221. Rose so6
/ Pearson 341, Tice 1S4.
The secretary was then directed tC
again call the roll for a vote upon the
nomination of secretary of state
: There was no choice on the second
ballot. Tt resulted as follows:
Rose So, Rankin 226, Reeves 109
2 ( Pearson 351. Tfce IS.
! There being no choice the secretary
4 was again sirected to call the roll
When the vote of the second ballO
: was announced the names of Homer J
= Tice, George c. Rankin and John A
Reeves We're withdrawn The secre
tary then proceeded to call the roll OF
1910 p. mon the third ballot Cool
n county cast its votes almost unani
u mOusly for Rose
On the other hand the three candf
= dates who had withdrawn, threw thei
strength to Pearson. Cook county
: choice, however, was successful an,
! James A. Rose Of Pope county was de
clared the nominee for secretary o
state.
I The plans agreed upon last night af
3 ter the nomination of John R Tame
T for governor, We're that after nominal
ing a secretary of state. then an audi
tor, a treasurer, and attorney general
u the resolution instructing the natiOna
u delegates at large to support a candi
II date at the St Louis convention vii
e be acted upon.
Each side is limited to 80 minutes dis
Il cussiOn- Then the matter viii be pu
q to a vote, and if the followers of AIajo
u Mckinley have the strength, they wi
y instruct Illinois delegates at large t
support him at St. Louis.
The friends of Senator Shelby N
q Cullom will do all in their power t
= prevent instructions for Mckinley.
1928 p. m.-The following candi
y dates for auditor were placed in nomi
IL nation. G. J. Kinney of Winnebag
ie county; J. r. Mccullough of Cham
payne county; Thomas 3. Needles
- Washington county. and n. B. Thistle
wood of Alexander county.
- The second ballot resulted in tn
5S nomination of Mccullough for audito
~ ~ The vote was: Mccullough SOS; Kir
Is ME 81.
THE MONEY PLANK.
The following is the money plank
70 the platform which is to be presented
y the convention when the candidate
4 have all been nominated The Repul
g. hcans of Illinois are unyielding an
q emphatic in their demand for hone,
- money We are opposed and ever ha1
been to any and every scheme that Wi
give to this country a currency in ar
~ way deprecated or debased or in ar
~ respect inferior to the money of tt
a. most advanced and intelligent natiol
IS Of the earth. We favor the use
lv silver as currency but to the extel
eo / only and under such restrictions thl
parity with gold can be maintained.
2.3Q p. m.-Henry L. Hertz Of Coo
county was nominated Tor state trea
urer on the drst ballot