The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-30
TANNER IS NOMINATED
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has succeeded is attested by the hosts
Of friends he has in the state and in
the nation"
Mr.. II. B. Madden OF Chicago second
ed Mr.. Tanners nomination. Albert ].
Hopkins of Aurora was placed in nomi-
nation by T. G. Hanchett Of Kane coun-
~. The speech was chiefly an eulogy
Of Mr.. Hopkins. He spoke especially
of his services as chairman of the con-
gressional subcommittee on reciproci-
~, declaring that 1.-The mantle of the
plumed knight has fallen upon him.
When the history Of our country shall
be written, side by side shall appear
the two great pr;nciples-Hopkins' reel
procfty and 'McKinlye's protection"
(Applause)
He declared that the nomination Of
Mr.. Hopkins would put a stop TO the
talk of the reelection Of John P. Altgeld.
Applause.)
The nomination of Mr.. Hopkins was
seconded by John Daily OF Peoria.
DR.. Joseph Robbins of Quincy was
nominated by General Z. B. Hamilton
Of that place. A seconding speech was
made by Lawrence Y. Sherman Of Ma
comb.
TANNER NOMINATED.
The roll of counties was then called
As it proceeded. ii became evident that
Mr.. Tanner had not overestimated his
following. When the last county was
called and before the secretary had an
opportunity to announce the result,
General Hamilton moved to make Tan
ners nomination unanimous. This was
quickly followed by seconds from Col
onel Bryan, John DAILY and delegate
from Kane county and the motion was
carried amid enthusiastic cheering.
The footing of the roll call showed
that Tanner received 1,083 votes; Hop
kins 1S3 and Robbins 60.
FOR SOUND MONEY"
Mr. Tanner was escorted to the stand
by Mr.. Hopkins and DR.. Robbins and
was given an ovation by the conven-
ton. After the cheering had subsidized,
Mr.. Tanner spoke. his remarks on the
currency question being as follows:
1.-The Republican party Of Illinois
stands for honest money. We proclaim
the same financial gospel in Cairo that
We do in Chicago, and we do not have
to call upon our neutrality-suspicious. OF
New York to hold US level on finances.
Illinois Republicans know that If all
that has been written regarding the
great crime Of 1873 were literally true,
it would have no tendency TO justify the
greater crime now proposed, of making
50 cents worth OF silver receivable by
law upon contracts made upon the faith
and credit of the present dollar of gold.
Only tine most wanton madcap would
destroy the business and commerce Of
the United States by enaoting such a
law, even if it had the power. The Re
publican party is the agency which IS
TO prevent such a disaster, and it will
not shrink one iota from its great re-
sponsfbihty."
Mr.. Hopkins was then introduced and
briefly addressed the convention. He
expressed the profoundeSt gratitude to
his friends who had followed him I'M
swervingly in the very face of defeat
and declared his allegiance to the man
who had defeated him, and promised
to found on the stump during uhe cam
paign.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Nominations for lieutenant governor
being declared in order, the names Of
w. A Northcott of Greenville, Thee
dore S. Chapman of Jersey county and
David Ross of LaSalle were placed be-
fore the convention.
The first ballot resulted: Northcott
599; Chapman 413; Ross 323.
There being no choice, a second ballot
was ordered and resulted as follows:
Northcott III; Chapman 3S7; Ross 231.
Mr.. Northcott was declared the nomi-
nee. On motion OF Congressman
Reeve, the nomination was declared
unanimous.
A motion was then made to adjourn
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. This
was greeted with a chorus Of NOS"
from all parts of the hall and the mo-
ton was voted down.
Nominations for secretary Of state
were then declared in order. There
were a few moments of confusion and
then there was a motion to adjourn I'M
I'll 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning. This
was hurriedly put and at 5:45 the con-
vention was declared adjourned until
8 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
DELEGATES AND ELECTORS.
Springfield. Ill. April 29.-The COM
mittee appointed TO select delegates-at-
large to the St. Louis convention met
this afternoon and seleced the follow
ing delegates, to be reported at the con-
vention tomorrow: David T. Litter.
Springfield; Ex-Governor Joseph w.
Fffer. Bloomington; William Penn
Nixon, Chicago, and r. W. Patterson,
Chicago.
The committee appointed TO choose
presidential electors for the state at
large, has selected Rabbi Z. G.. Hirsch
of Chicago and General Horace S.
Clark of Nation.