The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-01
M'KINLEY ENDORSED.
The l'inois Repub. leans Declare for the
Ohioan for President.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 30.-William
Mckinley, jr., of Ohio is the choice of
the republicans of Illinois for presi-
dent. 1t was so declared at the repub-
hcan state convention here to-day. He
was not only declared the choice but
the overwhelming choice of the peo-
pie of the state who believe in the
principles of the republican party.
Every effort and scheme known to vet
eran politicians was brought to bear
upon the delegates to induce them to
name another man, but all the schemes
failed. That the people of this stare
were pleased with the choice was
made evident by the applause of the
1900 spectators and visitors who
gathered from all parts of the state to
attend the convention. Nearly every
man and woman and child in the vast
throng arose at the mention of the
name of the Buckeye statesman and
for nearly five minutes shouted and
yelled and cheered. Hats were thrown
in the air and for time il looked like
the vast crowd had gone mad. The
contest was between the republicans
who believed S. NJ Cullom should be
honored as the standard bearer in the
presidential contest by the people of
the state on the one hand, and the re-
publicans who favored Mckinley. on
the other. Arrayed on the side of SEN
dtOT CullOln WAS pndI
known as the Cook county machine
and a large number of leading polisi-
clans and statesmen of Illinois. They
had to aid them one of the most per-
feet political organizations that has
ever been formed in this state, but all
their plans went wrong to-day, and
while Senator Cullom and his hackers
met defeat, they met 1t gracefully. At
the conclusion of the convention there
cliphfazf Ill faaiinO
their part towards the victor, and they
announced their determination to lend
their sincerest and heautiest coopera-
ton for the election of Major McKin-
ley. r-se
The first shot In the contest was fired
by Culloms men in the shape of a reso-
luton instructing the national dele
gates-at-large to support him at the St.
Louis convention. AS son as Senator
Cullom's name was mentioned there
were wild and enthusiastic cheers from
his friends. There had been nothing up
to this time in the way of demonstra-
ton that approached 1t. 1t gave his
followers courage. The monster dome
vibrated with the volume of sound. But
when the amendment substituting the
name of Major Mckinley for that of
Cullom was offered, the outburst of APP
plause was tremendous. The chairman
waited patiently several minutes to al
low the audience and elegates to cool
OFF, and then he attempted to restore
order. but he might as well have at
tempted to stop a Kansas cyclone.
From this time Cullom's friends gave
up hope
The platform reported by the commit
tee was then taken up and adopted. ID.
T. Littler withdrew his name as dele
gate-at-large and the name of r. J.
Oglesby was substituted.
The financial plank of the Illinois re-
publican platform reads: Resolved,
That we the republicans of Illinois, are
unyielding and emphatic In our de-
mands for honest money. We are OPP
posed. as we have ever been, to any and
every scheme that will give to this
country a currency in any way depre-
ciated or debased. or in any respect in
ferior to the money or the most adj
vanced and intelligent nations of the
earth. We favor the use of silver as
currency, but to the extent only and
under such restrictions that parity with
gold can be maintained"