The San Francisco call., 1896-04-30
Rumored Combinations That
Will Make the Senator
a Winner.
A DAY OF DIN AND CONFUSION
Captain John R. Tanner Nominated for
Governor and w. A. Northcott for
Lieutenant.Governor.

with the chances, unless there is another
change in the situation before morning,
in favor of the opposition.
There was time on the floor of the con-
vention this afternoon when the machine
was inclined to admit its defeat. This was
before the second ballot for Lieutenant
Governor had been ordered. The closeness
of the contest for this nomination, how
ever, enabled the anti-McKinleyites and
CullomiteS to make a number OF deals
with instructed delegates to some of those
whose conventions had simply indorsed
instead of instructed for the Ohio candi-
date, and tonight they are pursuing the
same tactics with the supporters and can
didates for other offices yet to be chosen.
They are strengthened in their position,
moreover, by the development that the
committee on delegates to the National
Convention, the members of which were
selected at the meetings of the various
Congressional district delegations, turned
out to be overwhelmingly anti-McKinley,
the ticket selected by votes ranging from Is
to and 10 to 3, being composed of ex-Gov-
ernor Fifer OF Bloomington, William Penn
Nixon and W. r. Pattison of Chicago
and David Littler of Springfield. Mayor
Swift of Chicago received but FIVE votes
General McNulta, the Chicago Mckinley
leader, but three, while Ex-Governor
Oglesby was. shelved by unanimous con-
sent on the ground of his advanced age
and physical infrmities.
The friends of Ex-Governor Mckinley
insist, however, that the makeup of this
body has no bearing on the ultimate re-
suit, inasmuch as the members of this and
other committees were parceled out with
the view of giving each county fair show
ing on all committees rather than with
reference to an expression of opinion of
Presidential preferences, ard they point to
the fact that the committee on resolu-
tions, selected in the same way and at the
same district meetings, contains TWO
friends of Mckinley to every opponent.
at the same time they are compelled to
admit that under the influence of Senator
Cullom's arguments and pleadings some
of the instructed delegations are getting
restive and inclined to break away. This
was clearly evidenced to-day in the case of
the delegation from Sangamon County,
Senator Cullom's home 1t had been
given ironclad Mckinley instructions, but
nevertheless by vote OF 80 to 26 it sent
Cullom delegate to the committee on Ma
tional delegates.
The Mckinley men protested and on
partial verification of the vote reduced the
majority to two, but David Littler, one of
the Senator's closest friends, was in the
chair and adjourned the meeting before
the verification could be completed and
the remainder of the business finished.
Much of the same methods marked the
close of the first days session of the State
Convention.
of Clay County for Governor on the
of Greenville for Lieutenant Cover
nor on the second ballot was the
sum total Of the. work accomplished
by the convention in a session of nearly
six hours. This showing was due in part
to the dilatory methods of the machine
managers, who were anxious to secure
whatever advantage could be gained by
another night of missionary effort. and in
part to the atrocious acoustics of the big
globe-llke structure, which renders it
necessary for announcements from the
chair, motions and roll-calls to be vocifer-
ated in turn, parrot-like, by strong-l lunged
attaches stationed in the center and oppo-
site ends of the hall.
The Introductory and nominating
speeches, made for the most part by
chosen representatives of the opposition,
were long drawn out. Captain Tanner,
upon being presented after his nomina-
tion, spoke for thirty minutes, although
not more than hundred people in his i'm
mediate vicinity heard word he said, and
the bulk OF the delegates and spectators
kept up tempest of ironical cheering.
Their methods. however, had the intended
effect and when dusk came the vast audi
ence was tired out. Nevertheless it over
whelmingly voted down resolution to
adjourn until tomorrow.
When nominations for Secretary of State
were declared in order there was threat
ened upsetting of the plans of the opposi-
ton.
There was hurried conference with the
chair, another resolution to adjourn was
put in the din and declared carried, and
the chair was vacated before tenth of the
delegates were aware of the situation
Ex-senator Calhoun, the Mckinley leader,
mounted bench to protest, but there was
no chairman to recognize him and the
throng melted away.
'ANN SOiiIol J SACSPtlOn Ouo anu al
the speakers to-day avoided mention of
the names of the various Republican can
didates for the Presidency. Congressman
Hopkins made eulogistic reference to
Mckinley in speaking of his defeat for
Governor, but few heard what he said and
no great amount of enthusiasm was mani
tested. The action of the Vermont con-
vention, as announced in the dispatches
of the United Press. was circulated over
the floor and employed as an argument by
the McKinleyites with the uninstructed
delegates.
The committee on resolutions, with ex-
Sheriff James II. Gilbert OF Chicago as
chairman, was in session nearly five
hours. Much of this period was occupied
in discussion of the money plank, few of
the members with free silver procliyities
faYoring less emphatic declaration than