The San Francisco call., 1896-04-29
At Springfield the Forces of
Mckinley and Cullom Are
Arrayed.
BOLD STAND OF THE SENATOR.
Adherents Who Will Battle Against
Giving Instructions TO the
Delegates.

SRhlNGF1ELD, ILL.,, Aprll Zo.-On tne
eve of what will be the largest and prom
ises to be the most stormy convention in
the history of the Republicans of Illinois,
the situation is decidedly chaotic. From
the most conservative estimates, based
upon the counties that have instructed for
or indorsed Ex-Governor Mckinley, the
friends of the Ohio candidate up to this
morning lacked but few score delegates
out of total accredited to the convention
of 1885 to secure the adoption of ironclad
instructions. But the McKinIeyites, while
having the delegates, the sympathy and
enthusiasm, have lacked organization, CO.
hesiveness and, above all, tactful and
resourceful leader.
On the other hand, the managers OF the
State machine, all of them adroit politi-
clans, have brought to their aid some of
the most skillful manipulators to be gath
cred from all parts OF the State, and have
brought into play all their influence, au-
thority, artiice and argument to two
fold purpose-one to convince the dele
gates whose conventions indorsed McKln-
ley that Endorsements are not instructions,
and the other to stem the threatened tidal
wave to Mckinley from the ranks of the
uninstructed delegates.
1t has been day of fine work rather
than of excite ment and noisy enthusiasm,
and while the Mckinley element claims
not only to have held its own but to have
secured enough additional pledges to make
its victory certain, the opposition is ap-
parently more confident and certainly
more defiant than twenty-four hours ago.
The bringing of Senator Cullom from
Washington is conceded by both sides to
have been a master-stroKe on the part of
the State managers. The senior Senator
has held forth at his headquarters with
scarcely an intermission for refreshment
Or conference since an early hour this
morning, and hundreds of country dele
gates have been piloted to his immediate
neigh borhood by his ieutenants. Never,
even in the most OF the exciting and closely
fought contests for his own preferment to
high office, has Senator Cullom been more
tactful or earnest than to-day. State pride,
old acauaintanceship, past friendship and
tavors, his own record as a stalwart Re-
publican, have been urged, and appeals
we're made to keep the uninstructed ones.
from aiding in sending to st. Louis four
1elega ates-at-large implicitly instructed for
the Ohioan.
That the Senator's arguments and plead.
ngs have had their weight with large
number of delegates IS tonight admitted
by McKinley's followers. Neither side is
giving out figures. The tug of war will
come just as soon as the permanent Or
Eanization has been effected.
The State Central Committee has Sc
lected Alderman NJ. B. Madden of Chicago
as temporary chairman, while its choice
for the regular presiding officer, Senator
0rville F. Berry, will be accepted by the
committee on permanent organization.
Both OF these selections are satisfactory to
The Mckinley leaders. Speaker W. T.
Calhoun of Danville, skilled parlia-
nentarian, aggressive and courageous,
mas been selected to lead the Mckinley
onslaught and his efforts will be seconded
oy the venerable Ex-Governor "Uncle
Dick" Oglesby, who is now en- route from
his country home.
The candidates of the managers for dele
gates are Ex-Governor Fifer of Blooming
ton, William Penn Nixon and r. w. Pat
terson of Chicago and David Littler of
this city.
The McKinleyites have not agreed upon
q ticket beyond the names OF ex-governor
Oglesby and Mayor Swift of Chicago.
Patterson and Fifer, however, would be
satisfactory to them, provided instructions
are voted.
Outside of Captain Lanner for Governor
and H. L. Hertz of Chicago for State
Treasurer, it is free-for-all race for the
State ticket. The Presid entail question
overshadows all others, and the head
quarters of the legion of candidates were
almost deserted to-day. Emissaries of the
machine were busy to-day endeavoring to
effect deals with some of the country dele
cations who have favorlte sons for State
officers and are also instructed for McKin-
ley, by which their support would be
thrown to such candidates on the con-
iition that the delegations reject their
instructions. In every case reported, how
ever, the overtures were rejected.
The convention has brought to the city
throng estimated at from 10000 to 5000,
md the brass bands, glee clubs, street
Iide lights, give the atmosphere a sugges-
ton of National rather than State cou-
vention.
With the view of avoiding tempestuous
lcene on the threshold Of the convention
tomorrow. State Chairman Jameson to-
aight made compromise offer to the Nc
Rinley committee that the matter of in
tructions be voted upon after the nomi-
nation of Tanner for Governor. The
committee made counter proposition
hat the question be the special order after
he nomination. for Attorney General.
This was accepted. The Mckinley leaders
gave out tonight a table claiming $40
delegates for Mckinley instructions to 515
lgainst.
on TIE MONEY QUESTION