The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-01
A FINGER IN THE PIE.
Illinois Republican Convention Remains In
Continuous Session For Ten Hours.
FAVOR PROTECTION AND RECIPROCITY
Smphatic In Their Demands for Hon
est tMoney-SiIvera as Currency hut
TO That Extent Only. and Under
Such Restrictions That Parity
With Gold Can Be Maintained.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 3o.-It was a
night of ceaseless activity and anxiety OH
the part of the leaders of the contending
forces in to-day's contest for State su-
prmacy and Mckinley instructions: and
horticultural hall this morning told its
own story.
For to-days session the agreement rati-
fled by both sides provided that the mat
ter of instructions should be taken up
Immediately after n candidate for Attor-
ney General had been nominated. Three
speeches were allowed on each side.
Nine o'clock was the hour at which
under the terms of the resolution of ad-
1ournment the business of the day should
have been inaugurated, but 1t was forty
live minutes later when chairman Berry
put In an appearance and called the
delegates and spectators to order.
Nominations for Secretary of State
were first called for. Speeches were
barred. Five Candidates were named
John a. Reeves, of Decatur: George &.
Rankin, of Mammouth: James a. Rose,
of Golconda: Isaac y. Peavson. of Ma
comb and Hon. J. Tice. of Green View.
Each roll call consumed thirty-five min
utes. Rose was nominated on the third
ballot.
Amidst considerable uproar and con-
fusion j. j. kinnle. of Rockford: James
K. McCulloch. of Campaign: Thomas b.
Needles, of NASHVILLE, and y. b. Thistle
wood. were named for State Auditor. On
the first ballot there was no choice. Need
les and Th!stlewood were withdrawn.
The second ballot was productive OF
more excitement than had been mani
tested during any other OF the contests
TWO thirds OF the convention was on its
feet and every announcement for either
candidate was greeted with cheers and
counter cheers. The galleries were with
McCuiloch and considerably retarded
| the roll call with their noisy demonstra-
ton.
McCoiloch was nominated.
Henry l.. Hertz. OF Chicago, was nomi-
mated for State Treasurer.
Al +:45 nominations for Attorney Gen
eral were reached.
There had been no adjournment for din
ner and everything on the fair grounds
that could be eaten had been devoure,i
Those name for attorney general were
James NJ. Trutt, of IIllsboro: Daniel
Paddock. of kankakee: Edwin G. Akin,
of Joliet, and ii. IL. Mcdowell, of Pom
tiac.
Aiken was nominated on the second
ballot.
II was now after I o'clock. The great
building was I'm darkness save for u few
splutterinE arc lights that served only
to intensity the gloom. The convention
Had hcen IN continuous session for over
ten hours but the delegates were not in
clined to make another day of it,
Patterson and Fifer We're accent a BILE
and their names went through with a
rush. W. Chavis. of Adams county. a
colored leader ]. w. Ellsworth and
Charles NJ. Pepper. OF Chicago, and Sena-
tor p. 7. Chapman. of Vienna, were
chosen as alternates and Gen. Horace
Clark, of Mattoon. and Rabbi Emil
}ilrsch. of Chicago. We're selected as
electors at large. Amid considerable con-
fusion chairman James II. Gilbert read
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions.
Only the financial plank evoked any
applause. The platform was perfume
| torily adopted.
The concluding business was the elec.
tion of three trustees for the State Uni
versity, and ut . o'clock the convention
adjourned sine die.
The financial plank Is as follows:
Resolved. That we are emphatic in our
remands for honest money. We are op-
posed as we ever have been. to any and
every scheme that will give the country
cnrrncy In any way deprecated or
debascd or in any respect inferior TO the
money of them ost advanced and intel
!igent nations of the earth. We favor
the use of silver currency but to the
extent only and under such restrictions
that parity with gold can he maintained.
The platform declares in favor of pro-
lection. reciprocity, coast defenses, an
enlarged navyf and sympathizes with
the Cuban revolutionists