The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-02

The CuiIom Men Not Able to Stem the Tide
of Enthusiasm which Swept Over the
Delegates at the Mention OF the Ohio
Conventions at which Mckinley Dele
gates Were Chosen Political Notes
SPRINGFIELD. May 2.-William McKin-
ley OF Ohio is the choice Of the Republic
an, of Illinois for president Of the United
States. He was so declared at the Repub-
lican state convention here Thursday.
The contest at the convention was be-
tween the Republicans of the state who
believed that Senator Shelby M. Cullom
should have been honored as the standard
bearer in the presidential contest by the
people OF this state ON the one hand and
the Republicans who favored Mckinley
on the other. Arrayed on the side of
Senator Cullom was that organization
known AS the Cook county machine and
a large number OF the leading politicians
and statesmen of Illinois With him
were veteran politicians who have in
years gone by waged many hard fought
political contest. They had to aid them
one of the most perfect political organiza-
tlons that has ever been formed In this
state, but all their plans went wrong and
while Cullom and his hackers met with
defeat they met il gracefully and at the
conclusion of the convention there was
not the slightest i'll feeling on their part
toward the victors.
Beginning of the End.
The first shot was fired by Cullom's
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Ing the national delegates at large from
this state To support him at the st. Louis
convention. As soon rs Senator Gull
lom's name was mentioned there was wild
and enthusiastic cheering from his friends
and followers There had been nothing
up to this time in the way of demonstra-
ton that approached it. IL gave his fol-
lowers courage. The monster dome vi
brated again and again with the volume
of sound. But when the amendment
substituting the name of Major Mckinley
for that Of Senator Cullom was offered
the outburst of applause was simply tre-
mendous. The chairman waited patient
ly for several minutes to allow the audi
ence and delegates time TO cool Off From
this time Senator Cullom's friends gave
up hope. They saw that nothing could
stop the determination Of the delegates TO
name Major Mckinley as their choice.
Every one of the speakers referred to Sem
ator Cullom in the highest terms and
praised him for the faithful services he
has rendered the state. But they held
that the Ohio man was the logical choice,
that the people wanted him and that to
refuse to name him would be to refuse TO
obey the wishes of the people they repre-.
sented.
The Ticket Complete.
Following is the full ticket nominated
by the convention: Governor, John X.
Tanner; lieutenant governor, w. A.
Northcott; secretary of state, James A.
Rose; auditor, James ;. Mccullough
treasurer, Henry l.. Hertz; attorney gem
eral, 4. c. Aiken; clerk of the northern
grand division, supreme court, Chris Ma
mer; clerk of the central grand division,
supreme court, A. ID. Cadwallader; clerk
OF the southern grand division. supreme
court, X. f. Mabry clerk of the Second
judicial district, appellate court, c. &.
Duffy; clerk of the Third judicial dis
trict. appellate court w. G. Hibbard;
clerk of the Fourth judicial district. ap-
pellate court, NJ. Emerson. Trustees state
university-T. J. Smith, Mary Turner
Carrell, Francis NJ Mckay Delegates
at large-Richard j. Oglesby, William
Nixon, Joseph w Fifer, Robert w. Pat
terson. Alternate delegates at large
Charles NJ. Pepper, Jordan Chavis, James
w. Ellsworth, Pleasant L. Chapman.
Presidential electors az large-Horacc :.
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