Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
WON FOR M'K|NLEY
Result of the Contest in the Illinois
Convention.
EXCITING SCENES YESTERDAY
Attempt to Indicate a Second
Choice.
D ELEG ATES AT LARGE

After the nomination of the state ticket
in the republican convention al Springfield,
ILL.,, the chairman said that he believed the
next order the regular program was the
consideration of resolutions iEstructing the
delegates to the national convention. He
desired to offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That the delegates to be elect
ed by this convention to the republican ma
tiCnal convention be, and are hereby, in
structed 10 present to said national con-
vent.on the name of Mr.. Shelby NJ. Cullom
as Illinois candidate for President of the
United States, and to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination"
The reading OF this was the cause of the
most uproarious applause that had occur
red in the convention. For fully five min
utes there We're cheers from galleries and
by delegates
The chairman raped his gavel in vain
to restore order, but in spite OF all he could
do the applause continued. When order
was finally restored and the resolution was
read by the secretary there followed an
other uproar.
Mr.. Fuller arose to speak to the resolu-
ton. When ne arose w. j. Calhoun, the
leader of the Mckinley faction, interrupt
ed him by demanding of the chair if the
resolution Was offered TO be voted upon.
The chair said it and Mr.. Fuller
proceeded. He said the eyes OF the nation
We're upon the convention, anxiously wait
ing to see what action would be taken re-
gareing the presidential question.
There was not a man in the state who
was not proud of Lincoln and Grant Both
OF them Were furnished by Illinois. I'VE
nave a man in our midst whom the people
OF the state have delighted to honor for
ire ire last thirty yeaIs.' loud applause)
Twice elected governor and three times
elected to the United States Senate she
by Mr.. Culiom. had been an honor 10 the
party applause.
In
Cullom was the choice of the people Long
and furious cheering followed Mr. Fuller's
speech.
When it had abated Sol. Bethea of
name OF VIM. Me kinley, jr.,. of Ohio be
substituted for that of Shelby NJ Cullom
AT TINS the cheering broke cut with even
more Juror than before.
By actual time the applause lasted for
four minutes
w. j. Calhoun Their took the platform to
speak i'll behalf of Mckinley. He said he
hi'c number of reasons why he believed
the motion offered by Mr.. Bethea of Lee.
county should prevail.
Without fear of exaggeration, he felt
that there had been no time since the war
that the people CT the state were so deeply
interested IN a state convention He re-
TERED TO the democratic administration of
the nations affairs ana to the hard times
that had resulted. The people had had
enough of democracy and We're about TO
once more return to the republican party
IL was not strange people should at so i'm
portant and serious a moment select as
thelr leader man who embodied their
principles. He realized that the state had
furnished many great statesmen. There
was man who had followed Grant throue I,
the war and had aided Lincoln during the
dark days of the war. He was a man who
had a worldwide reputation as a statesman
He was the favorite of the plain. common
people. ill the workshop and in the homes
William Mckinley" he concluded lis
the leading man of the hour"
The uproarious cheering was renewed as
ne ceased to speak. Delegates and visitors
in the galleries got upon the chairs threw
thelr hats i'll the air and yelled Ike mad
men.