Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
ILLINOIS IS FOR M'K|NLEY A Resolution Was Introduced In-
 dorsing s. M. CoIIum. HE WAS LEFT AT THE POST 0hio'S Fayorite Son Won in a Walk Amid a
 Scene of the Widest Excitement.
 The Platform.

as they came into horticultural hall this morning told it's own, story
 For today's session the agreement rat flied by both sides provided that the mat ter of the instructions should be taken up immediately after a candidate for attorney general had been nominated. Three speeches were allowed on each side.
 Just as soon as the attorney general ship had been disposed of the decks were cleared for the resolution on instructions. The chair insisted on absolute order and the sergeant-at-arms compelled one and and all on the floor to be seated. This accomplished Senator Fuller of Belv- dere mounted a chair in the center of the Chicago delegation and submitted resolution instructing the delegates at large to be selected to present to the na- tional republican convention the name or Shelby M. Cu1lom as the choice of Illi- nois for the presidency The cheering with which this was greeted was con fined almost entirely to the left wing of the hall, the Chicago men getting up on chairs, waving hats and handkerchiefs and yelling frantically for "Cullom and victory"
 When the resolution had been read second time by the clerk there was a SJSiSuiS ol HUGS, ulSSeS ana BrOanS. With cons1derabl ble heat the chair appealed for order, declaring that he would keep the convention in session all night unless he could secure sufficient order to enable each side to have fair and honest hear ing. This had it's effect and Senator Fuller forced his way through the crowd to the platform and made his speech in support of the resolution.
 He was subjected to a good many shouts Of dissent, and concluded some what abruptly. He had scarcely turned ms back when Delegate S. H. Bethea of Dixon, anticipating Speaker Calhoun, jumped upon a chair and moved to sub stitute the name of Mckinley for that of Cullom in the resolution The demon- stration that greeted the mention of Me kinley was terrific. Two-thirds of the convention and thousands in the gallery rose en masse and oheered for three con secutlve minutes, and the tempest was repeated when the chair repeated the amendment Speaker Calhoun was then recognized, and eulogized Mckinley.
 Alderman Madden of Chicago moved an amendment to the Mckinley amend ment that in the event of Mckinley fail ing to receive the nomination the republi- cans Of Illinois express their unfaltering recognition of the broad statesmanship and matchless ability of Hon. Thomas E. Reed of Maine and Hon. w. B. Allison Of Iowa. A storm of disapproval greeted
 
 to complicate the situation. Calhoun pro- tested against it's consideration on paflia- mentary grounds, but the chair did not rule, and Ex-Attorney-Gen Hunt was presented to speak for Mckinley. Shouts of "Vote!" rendered his utterances almost 1naudible, and then Senator Fuller closed the debate with a final plea for Cullom and declaration that the side he repre- sented fully coincded with all that had been said regarding the eminence and worth of Mckinley.
 At this juncture Delegate Messick of East St. Louis moved that the instruc- tions for both Cullom and Mckinley be tabled.
 This created another storm, and a point Of order was raised against it, but the chairman ruled that a vote must be taken.
 This time there was no necessity for an appeal for order from the chair. Dele gates and spectators alike kept silent. which was only broken by the cheers that greeted the heavy Mckinley vote from uninstructed delegates.
 The delegates wanted the full vote. and 1t as not until Woodford. the last county on the list had been called that the pent up feeling broke loose Then the con vention went into mysteries. Cheer after cheer followed, and banners and litho- graphs of Ohio's favorte were waved in dozen parts of the hall The instruc- tions were tabled by majority of 323 Before the vote could be announced Sen- ator Fuller was on his chair to move that in the resolution which he had pre- sented the name of Mckinley be sub stituted for Cullom. This equalization of the opposition let loose the enthusiasm again and it swelled into a cyclone, when Alderman Madden, in behalf of the Cook county machine, followed suit with a motion that the substitution of McKin- ley's name be made by exclamation COmDAcf o iahf shout, and then for ten minutes the vic- torious element gave itself up to a gen. eral jubilation.
 The report of the committee appointed yesterday to name delegates at large and which had been made up in Cullom s interest, was presented. It named Will liam Penn Nixon of the Chicago Inter- Ocean. R. w. Patterson of the Tribune Ex-Governor Fifer of Bloomington and David T. Littler of Springfield. The Me- Kinley minority of the Chicago 300 sub stituted Mayor George B. Swift for Will liam Penn Nixon and another tedious roll call was in order. Two hundred and fifty Chicagoans voted against the mayor and. aided by MT. Nixon's large personal following in the country delegations, suc- of 105-720 to 615.
 It was now after o'clock. The great building was in darkness, save for a few spluttering arc lights, that served only 10 Intensity the gloom. The convention had been in session continuously for over ten hours Littler withdrew his name for elector and the McKineyites chose Ex-Governor Oglesby in his stead Pat terson and Fifer were acceptable to them and their names went through with a rush. W. c. Hayis of Adams county, a colored republican leader; J. w. Ells- worth and Charles M. Pepper of Chicago and Senator P. T. Chapman of Vienna were chosen as alternates and Gen. Hor- ace Clark of Mattoon and Rabbi Emil Hirsch of Chicago were selected as dele gates at large. Amid considera ble con- fusion Chairman James H. Gilbert read the report of the committee on resolu- tions Only the financial plank evoked any applause. The platform was per functoIfly adopted.
 The concluding business was the se- lection of three trustees for the state university, and at o'clock, after a con- tinuous session of nearly twelve hours, the convention adjourned sine die
 The financial plank is as follows:
 Resolved, That we, the republicans of