The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-01
ILLINOIS FOR M'KINLEY
Crushing Defeat for Senator Cullom
and the Chicago Element.
MACHINE LOSES ITS GRIP
vcntiOn Flock to the Standard OF the
Ohio Statesman Good General.
ship Defeated by stampede.

Springfield, Ills. April SO.-The op-
ponents Of Governor McKinley'S pres
idential aspirations capitulated today
before a terrific onslaught of the friends
of the Ohio statesman. BY a majority
OF 329 In a total vote of 1.335-a majority
as unexpected to the supporters of the
OhiOan as 1t was staggering to- Sena-
tor Cullom and his friends, the Repub-
lican state convention instructed the
iour delegates-a -at-large. from Illinois to
the st. Louis convention, not merely to
vote for and support the Ohio candi-
date. but actually ito present his name
to that body as the candidate and
choice of Illinois for the presidential
nomination. 1t Is true that the firm in
which the resolution was adopted-the
substitution of McKinleys name in the
Cul!om resolution-was due to the over
zeal of a delegate who anticipated the
regular Mckinley endorsement. which
was To have been presented by the
spokesman of his following-but in the
enthusiasm and uDroar that attended
the contest between the two factions
this point was lost to consideration and
as a result by the record as 1t stands,
the Illinois delegation to St Louis may,
should II see fit to carry out instruc-
tions to the letter, claim share with
the Buckeyes in presenting to the con-
vcntion the favorite son of Ohio.
That the outcome was a crushing de-
feat for Senator Cullom and the Chica-
go element, that for years has held the
Republican party fast in it's iron grip.
Is conceded alike by vanquished and
victors, All that good generalship, in
iiuence and trading of votes for the
various candidates on the state ticket
could do was done by the defeated fac
tion to defeat a free expression of Mo
kinley element. 1t captured the COM
mittees and dictated the principal nom
nations and uD to within an hour OF
the crucial test even the Mckinleyites
were almost willing to confess that
their fight had been losing one.
THE TURNING POINT.
The turning point came when a can
didate for auditor who was especially
championed by an anti-Catholic organ
ization and to whom the machine had
pledged It's full support. was defeated
by one armed veteran of the war by
less than q bakers dozen of votes. The
sentiment attached to the old blue uni
form had more to do with the result
than any other consideration. But the
friends of the defeated candidates, and
they ran up into the hundreds, charged
treachery upon the machine. From the
moment that the resul: was declared 1t
was evident the opposition had lost its
grip and when the oppOrtune moment
arrived, not only did the delegates who
had received instructions or endorse
ments stand to their guns, but the un"
instructed brigades poured broadside
after broadside into the anti-McKinley
ranks.
Before the last county had recorded
its vote the majority of the opposition
was ninety-five, tumbling over itself
in its eagerness to secure seats in the
band wagon. Before the vote was TAX
en- Oh the instructions to delegates, the
state ticket was completed by the
nomination of the following:
Secretary of state, James A. Rose;
state auditor, James r. Mccullough;
state treasurer. Henry l.. Herbe: at
torney general, Edwin G. Akin. After
the election of William Penn Nixon. of
the Chicago InterOcean; r. w. Patter-
son. of the Tribune; ex-GOvernors Flfer
and Oglesby as delegates-a large, and
General Horace Clark and Rabbi Emil
Hirsch as electOrs-at-large, Chairman
James II. Gilbert read the report of the
committee on resolutions, which was
as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The platform adopted by the conven-
tion declares strongly in favor of a pro-
tective tariff and for sound money. De-
clared that the Democratic national ad-
ministration has resulted in financial
and business disaster; advocates the
RECIPROCITY of James G. Blaine; con-
demns the vacillating and un-Ameri-
can foreign policy of the present Dem
ocratic administration; favors en-
largement of our navy and the strength
ening of the coast defenses; extends
sympathy to the people Of Cuba and the
hope that they will succeed in estab-
fishing a republic.
Only the financial plank evoked any
applause. The platform was perfume
torly adopted.
The concluding business was the Sc
lection of three trustees for the State
university, and at 3 o'clock, after a
continuous session Of nearly twelve
hours, the convention adjourned sine
die.
Tonight, with bands and banners,
glee clubs. torches, red fire and songs Of
triumph, the visitors have undisputed
possession of the capital city.