The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-01
ILLINOIS TO BACK M'KINLEY.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN
sTRUCTs FOR HIM.

start 10 Finish, But the Ohio Mans
Friends Carry Everything Before
Them-The state Ticket Com
pIeted.
Springfield, III, April S0.-It was night
Of ceaseless activity and anxiety on the
part OF the leaders of the contending
forces in to-day's contest for state su-
premacy and Mckinley instructions; and
their appearance as they came into the
Horticultural han this morning told its
own story.
For to-day's session the agreement rati-
fed by both sides provided that the mat
ter Of instructions should be taken inn
mediately after a candidate for attorney
general had been nominated. Three
speeches were allowed on each side.
Nine o'clock was the hour at which. un-
der the terms Of the adjournment, the bus
mess of the day should have been inaugu-
rated. but it was forty-five minutes later
when Chairman Berry put in an appear
ance and called the delegates and specta-
tors to order.
Nominations for secretary of state were
first called for. Speeches were barred.
Five candidates were named-John A.
Reeves of Decatur, George c. Rankin of
Isaac y. Pearson of Macon and Homer T.
Tice Of Greenwich. Each roll call con-
sumed thirty-five minutes. Rose was nom
mated on the third ballot.
Amidst considerable uproar and confu-
sion, J. J. Kinnie of Rockford, James r.
Mccullough of Campaign, Thomas y. Nee
! dies Of Nashville and n. b. Thstlewood
were named for state auditor. On the first
ballot there was no choice. Needles and
! Thistewood were Withdrawn.
The second ballot was productive of
| more excitement than had been manifest
/ ed during any other of the contests. TWO
| thirds of the convention was on its feet
! and every announcement for either candid
/ ate was greeted with cheers and counter
/ cheers. The galleries were with McCul-
| lOugh and considerably retarded the roll
/ call with their noisy demonstrations. The
/ vote stood: Mccullough, GIL Kinnie, 66i;
A verihcation was demanded in behalf
/ Of kinnie but was not persisted in.
Henry l.. Hertz Of Chicago was nomi-
mated for state treasurer on the first bal
| lot.
| At 2:45 o'clock nominations for attorney
! general We're reached. In accordance with
/ the agreement this was the last order Of
/ business prior to the battle of instruc-
/ tiOns and the hall began TO I'LL up with
delegates and spectators who had been
! seeking a breath Of fresh air on the green
| sWard of the fair grounds.
| There had been nc adjournment for dim
| GROUNDS
| that could be eaten had been devoured.
| Those named for attorney general were
| James NJ. Truitt of HillsborO Daniel Pad
/ dock of Kankakee Edwin G.. Akin of JO-
| liet and II. II. Mcdowell of Pontiac. Akin
| was nominated on the second ballot.
! Just as soon as the attorney generalship
| had been disposed Of, the desks We're
cleared for tine resolution on instructions.
! The chair insisted on absolute order, and
| the sergeant-at-arms compelled one ana
| all on the floor to be seated. This ac-
/ lea senator BgIN1Qere
| mounted a chair in the center OF the
! Chicago delegation and submitted reso-
! luton, instructing the delegates at large
! to be selected to present TO the national
/ republican convention the name OF Shelby
! NJ. Cullom as the choice OF Illinois Tor
\ the presidency. The cheering with Whlcn
/ this was greeted was confined almost en-
| tirely to the left wing of the hail, the
! Chicago men getting upon cnalTs, WaV-
/ ing hats and handkerchiefs, and yelling
/ frantically for "Cullom and victory.
| When the resolution had been read
second time by the clerk, there was
With considerable heat, the chair ap-
/ pealed 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
This had its 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
| good many shouts OF dissent, ana con-
! cluded somewhat abruptly.
He had scarcely turned his back when
| Delegate S. II. Bethea of Dixon, antici-
pating Speaker Calhoun, Jumped up on
| chair and moved to substitute the name
| OF Mckinley for that Of Cullom in the res
The demonstration that greeted the
| mention of Mckinley was terrific. Two
| thirds of the convention and the thou
sands in the gallery, rose en- masse and
cheered for three consecutive 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 amendment
! that in the event of Mcktnleys falling
| to receive the nomination the republicans
| of Illinois express their unfalterlng rec
| ognitiOn of the broad craftsmanship and
/ matchless abilities of Hon. T. B. Reed
| Of Maine and Hon. W. =. Allison of Iowa
/ A storm of disapprOVal greeted this ef-
| fort Of the Chicago machine leader to COM
/ plicate the situation. Mr.. Calhoun pro-
tested against its consideration on parlia-
| mentary grounds, but the chair did not
! rule and eX-Attorney General Hunt was
| presented to speak for Mckinley. Shouts
/ of vote" rendered his utterances almost
/ inaudible, and then Senator Fuller closed
! the debate with a final plea for Cullom,
! and declaration that the side he repre-
| sented fully coinciding 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 instructions
! 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 tab and
! the silence was only broken by the cheers
that greeted the heavy Mckinley votes
| from uninstructed delegates.
The delegates wanted the full vote and
| it was not until Woodford, the last county
on the list, had been called that the pent-
! up feelings broke loose.
Then the convention went into Mysteries
| Cheer after cheer followed and banners
| and lithographs Of Ohio's ex-governor
| We're waved in a dozen parts of the hall
! The footing Of the convention secretaries
| gave the result of 50 against tabling the
! instructions, to 503 in favor ola majority
/ Of 329, but before the vote could be an
| nOunced Senator Fuller was on his chair
| to move that in the resolution which he
| had presented the name of William Nc
! Kinley be substituted for Shelby NJ. Gull
/ lom This capitulation Of the opposition
I again let loose the enthusiasm and il
/ sweled into a cyclone when Alderman
Maiden, in behalf of the Cook county ma
| chine, followed suit with a motion that the
| substitution Of McKinley's name be made
/ by acclamatiOn.
] The coupact was sealed with noierh+vy