Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-01
FOR MCKINLEY.
illinois Republicans Finally
Decide for the Ohio Man.
Motion to Make Instructions Unani-
nous Is Passed.
Other Conventions and Meetings That Endorse
Champion Of Protection.

the ftnal ballot for secretary of stat.
was regarded as foreshadowing the de-
feat OF Mckinley instructions Sew
entyf five instruction votes. il was said
We're traded for machine. in return foi
votes for Rose. Thirty-two Cook
county delegates. regarded as safe foi
Mckinley. voted with the opposition in
the ballot in question.
James II. Mccullough Of Campaign
was nominated for state auditor on the
| second ballot. Henry L. Hertz of Chi
cago. was nominated for treasurer an
the first ballot
AT 2.45, the nominations for attorney
general We're reached. In accordance
with an agreement. this was the last
order of business prior 10 the battle oi
instructions, and the han began to fiji
with delegates and spectators Edwin
G. Akin of Joliet. was nominated on thu
second ballot.
AS soon as the attorney generalshir
was disposed of, the decks We're cleared
for the resolution on instructions. Sen
ator Fuller of Belvidere. mount a
chair in the center of the Chicago dele
cation, and submitted a resolution in
structing the delegates at large to be
selected TO present TO the national Re-
publican convention the name of Shelby
b. Cullom as the choice of Illinois for
the Presidency.
The cheering with which he was
greeted was confined almost entirely to
the left wing of the hall, the Chicago
men getting up on chairs, waving hats
and handkerchiefs and yelling fran
tically for "Cullom and victory
When the resolution was read a sec
ond time by the clerk there was a cy-
clone of Noes" Kisses and groans.
With considerable heat. the Chair APP
pealed for order. declaring that he
would keep the convention in session
all night unless he could secure suffi-
cient order to enable each side to have
a fair and honest hearing. This hau
its effect, and Senator Fuller forced
his way through the crowd to the plat
form and began a speech in support of
the resolution.
He said that in the past there had
been found in this state men good
enough. men Republican enough, to fill
the Presidential chair. 1t should go
forth to the country that Illinois had
one man in the state whom the people
delighted to honor, whom they had
honored for 80 years, who was the
choice of the Republicans of Illinois
for the highest Office in the gift of the
American people. Renewed shouts of
NO" greeted this reference. and the
speaker concluded somewhat abruptly.
Delegate Bethee of Dixon. moved to
substitute the name of Mckinley for
Cullom in the resolution Two-thirds
nd ,,f h.,
galleries rose en- masse and cheered for
three minutes, and the tempest was re-
peated wheE the Chair reported the
amendment.
Speaker Calhoun was recognized and
eulogized Mckinley. Alderman Mad
den of Chicago, moved an amendment
to the Mckinley amendment. provid-
ing that in the event of Mckinley's
failing to receive the nomination. the
Republicans of Illinois express their
unfaltering recognition of the broad
craftsmanship and matchless abilities
of Hon r. b. Reed of Maine and Hon.
w. Il. Allison of Iowa.
A storm of disapproval greeted this
effort Of the Chicago machine leader to
conplicate the situation. Mr.. Calhoun
protested against its consideration on
parliamentary grounds. but the Chair
did not rule Ex-Attorney General
Hunt was presented to speak for Nc
Kinley. Shouts of Vote rendered his
utterances almost inaudibe, and then
Senator Fuller closed the debate With
q final plea for Cullom
Delegates Messek of East st. Louis.
moved that instructions for both Cul-
lom and Mckinley be tabled. This was
net with storm of disapproval. A
ballot was ordered on the motion to
table Delegates and spectators alike
kept tab, the silence was only broken
by the cheers that greeted the heavy
Mckinley votes from uninstructed dele
gates.
Cook county gave the Ohioan 81 votes
or about half of what had been antici
pated, and the country districts i'm
mediately following rolled up tens and
scored hundreds against the senior
senator from Illinois. Here and there
d delegation instructed for Mckinley
gave solitary vote to the other cam
didate. but generally the instructions
were respected and the Endorsements
regarded as good as instructions.
The only notable violation was that
of this (Sangamon) county. 20 dele
gates from which, in spite of McKin-
ley instructions, voted solidly for their
fellow townsman. Senator Cullom.
When Stephenson county was passed,
with Is counties still to here from. the
motion to table was defeated by 1OI
majority 1t was not until Woodford,
the last county on the list. was called
that the pentup feeling broke loose
Then cheer after cheer arose and
banners and Autographs of Ohio's ex-
Governor were waved in a dozen parts
of the hall. The footing of the secre-
taries gave S32 votes against tabling
the instructions. to SOB in favor Be-
fore the vote could be announced, Sem
ator Fuller moved that in the resolu-
ton he had presented, the name of
Mckinley be substituted for
Shelby M. Cullom. This again let loose
an enthusiasm which sweiled into a !
cyclone. when Alderman Madden, in
behalf of the Cook county machine.
moved that the substitution of McKin-
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