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sinr) ichairmau. with enth to tht* de; temporary was able. Illinois Instructs Delegates for McKinley. TANNER AT THE TOP. He Heads the Republican State Ticket. Host Remarkable Political Contest liver Waged in the State--Party that Klected Grant and i incoln Accepts the New Leader with Unswerving Loyalty--Instructions to the Delega­ tion Unanimously, Adopted -- Full Ticket Nattied and Platforni Adopted. For Governor--John R. Tanner, . For Lieutenant Governor--\V. A. Nwrthcot t. For Secretary of State--J a hies A. Hose. For Auditor of State--James S. Met •ullough. For Treasurer of State--Henry L. Hertz. For ; Attorney Genera!--E. C: Aiken. - Delegates-at-large--lUchard J. <E>gUvs1>y, oseph W. l-'ifer. It. \V„ I'titterson, William : . 'enn Njxon. • * 1 "Elect ors-at-large-- Etui! G. HTrsci), Horace 3.-Clark. •' " Altefuates-at-large--Chiirfes Pepper, J, W. Ellsworth, P. D. .Chapnuju, Jordan Chavis.-: University Trustees Mrs. Mary , Turner Carrix;,!, F. SI: McKay. T. J. Smith. • -^or clerks of tlie Supreme t'ourt--Northern j - Gratul |*ivision. (.'lifts Maiuer; Central Grand-.! Division. A. jW. fadWalladcr; •Southern UiSmhI y'i Di vision,; Robert'Ki Ma I)re.v. •* The foregone ti-i'ket was nominated by the Republican State convention. which adjourned at !' oc46ck' Thursday evening after a .two days' session. The delegates at. large elected to represent Illinois at the St. Louis convention are instructed to support William McKinley for Presi­ dent. . Exactly on the stroke of noon Wednes­ day Chairman .1 amieson, of the State Cen­ tral Committee, advanced to the desk of the presiding officer in Dome Ilall. Spring­ field. In a few words that instantly com­ manded attention from all over the vast building, he requested the delegates to turn their minds to the business before th em; there were loud cheers, then rhe army of delegates came to attention, and the greatest Republican convention in the history of the State of Illinois was in ses­ sion. Four hours later John R. Tanner was unanimously nominated for Govern or, and the convention had proceeded with the work of nominating other, offi­ cers. Long before the hour for calling the convention to yirder the vast auditorium of the building which attracted so much attention at the World's Fair was full. JOHN R. TANNER, OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. WILLIAM A. NORTHCOTT. Nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Every seat was occupied. Never in the history of Illinois politics has there been such a crowd at a State convention. Tho attendance, owing to the size of the hall, was larger than that at many a national convention. There was a wild scramble among the laymen for tickets of admis­ sion, but notwithstanding the big-domed building will comfortably house nearly 15,000 people, tickets of admission were hard to get and hard to hold. A large contingent of ladies occupied seats on the platform back of the Speaker's tabic, and another crowd had seats reserved for them outside the space reserved for the delegates. There was not much excitement at the beginning, only a sort of somber hush. Occasionally some enthusiast would break out with a shout for his favorite, but the shouting was not contagious. The vast throng seemed to be in a serious mood. It seemed to consider that there was se­ rious business to be transacted. It was not a trivial thing. Illinois was to de­ cide as to whether it would support Will­ iam McKinley. of Ohio, for President of the I nifed States, or whether its dele­ gates should Vie instructed for Shelby M. Cuilom. Chairman .Tamieson. after calling the convention to order, introduced Hon. M. B. Maddeif. of Chicago, as temporary organization, with a long list of assist­ ants, was adopted. Another resolution was then presented which referred all resolutions to the Com­ mittee on Resolutions without reading, save the resolution instructing the dele­ gates at large to vote at the national con volition. This resolution was to be made a special order immediately after the nom­ ination of an attorney general and the debate on it should be limited to thirty minutes on each side. D. L. Littler, of Sangamon, wanted to know why this resolution should be giv­ en the right of way over the business of nominating the trustees of the State UnI-< versity. Mr. Calhoun, of Livingston County, replied that the question of in­ structing the State delegates at large was a matter of too much importance to be put off to the closing hour, when every­ thing might be in confusion. Loud and long applause followed, and the resolu­ tion was adopted without objection. The names of the various committees were then announced, after which a recess was taken until 2 o'clock. When the convention reassembled the Committees on Credentials and Perma­ nent < >rganizaton reported. There' were no contesting delegations. O. F. Berry, of Carthage, was named for permanent chairman. He was introduced by Tem­ porary Chairman Madden. Mr. Berry, on taking the chair, delivered a long and eloquent address. Senator Berry's address evoked great enthusiasm in the audience. The allu­ sions to Blaine and,to the Monroe doc­ trine, and the twisting of the British lion's tail, were received with great ap­ plause. So was his reference to sound finance, protection and reciprocity. His criticism of Altgeld's administration was cheered. In the names of Lincoln, Grant and Logan he appealed to all good citi­ zens to remove from office the present Democratic misfit. Ex-Senator D. C. Hagle. of Clay Coun­ ty. arose and in a forceful speech present­ ed the name of John R. Tanner. There was some demonstration by the conven­ tion. one delegate waving a large Ameri­ can flag. M. B. Madden seconded the nomination in a speech glowing with i praise" for his candidate. Lawrence Y. • Sherman, of McDonougb .County, seconded Bobbins' nomination. The roll was called, and county after county voted solidly for Tanner. By the time Livingston County was called Tan­ ner had 071 votes, or three more than the majority. Still the voting went on, and when the last county had been called, and before the vote had been announced. E. B. Hamilton, who had placed Robbins in nomination, moved to make Tanner's nomination unanimous. Mr. Daily sec­ onded this. Mr. Hanchette, who had presented Hopkins' name, agreed in the motion to make the nomination of Tan­ ner unanimous. Chairman Berry put the motion, and only two voices, which came IIEN 11Y L. HERTZ. (Nominee for State Treasurer.) from the direction of the Peoria delega­ tion, were heard in the negative. Mr. Berry appointed Messrs. Hopkins and Robbins a committee to escort the successful candidate to the chair. When Capt. Tanner appeared on the platform he was greeted by a demonstration sel­ dom equaled in a State convention. When he reached the Speaker's desk he was handed a bouquet of American beauties. The delegates cheered, a band played. IN THE CONVENTION HALL AT SPRINGFIELD. Mr. Madden was welcomed enthusiastic cheers as he advanced the desk and assumed the duties of presiding officer. His address able, forceful and inspiring; and it was applauded loudly. When the_applause following Tempo­ rary Chairman Madden's speech had died away a resolution, naming Charles' A. partridge as secretary .of the temporary 1'. G. Hanchette, of Aurora, offered the name of A. J. Hopkins, of Kane County. Mr. Hanchette's opening sentence start­ ed a great demonstration, and it was clear that Hopkins had a host of friends among the spectators, if not hmong the delegates. John Daily, of Peoria, second­ ed the nomination of Hopkins. E. B. Hamilton., of Quincy, placed, in nomina­ tion Joseph Bobbins, of Adams County. and there was general enthusiasm. While waiting for quiet the secretaries footed up the returns, and found that the vote cast stood: Tanner .... .. . .1,081 Hopkins ........ --... .... .... 185 Robbins ' . 09 The chair named Dr. Bobbins and Mr. Ilopkms, the defeated candidates, as a committee to conduct Tanner to the plat­ form. When the Clay County man came in sight flanked by his escort he received an ovation. While Mr. Tanner was receiving tho congratulations of his friends on the plat­ form A" J. Hopkins, who had been lustily called for, responded in a brief speech, thanking the delegates who had voted for him. The nominations for Lieutenant Gov­ ernor came next. The no-speech rule was enforced, and under this rule W. A. Northcott, T. S. Chapman and David Ross were placed in nomination. The ballot resulted: Northcott 599 Chapman ." 413 Ross 323 There was no choice, and the second ballot was begun. The second ballot re­ sulted : Northcott 717 Chapman 387 Ross 231 William A. Northcott, of Bond County, was declared the party nominee for Lieu­ tenant Governor. It was moved at this point to take an adjournment until 9 o'clock Thursday morning, and. while there was a loud protest of nays. Chairman Berry thought the yeas were in the majority, and the proposition carried. THURSDAY'S SESSION. Convention Completes the Ticket and Instructs for McKinley. The delegates took their own good time in getting out of bed Thursday morning, and when Chairman Berry called the con­ vention to order it was nearly an horn- behind the appointed time. After prayer the convention adopted resolutions in memory of W. J. Campbell of Chicago and Conrau Secrist of Iroquois County, and then the chairman called for the en­ tries in the race for Secretary of State. J. M. Claskey, of Macon County, nom­ inated John A. Reeves, of Macon Coun­ ty, M. O. Williamson' of Knox named George C. Rankin of Warren County. R. J. Mcllvane of Jackson named James A. Rose of Pope County, H. C. Agriew of McDonough County named Isaac N. Pearson of the same county and N. W. Branson nominated Homer J. Tice of Me­ nard County. The first ballot resulted as follows: ' Reeves, 231: Rankin, 273; Rose, 300; Pearson, 341; Tice, 184. As none of the candidates received' the necessary 008 votes, a second ballot was taken. It resulted as follows: Reeves, 109; Rankin, 220; Rose, 584; Pearson, 351; Tice, 05. After the vote had been announced Macdn County withdrew the name of Major Reeves. This was followed by the withdrawal of Rankin's name, and then Tide withdrew, leaving the field to Rose and Pearson. The third ballot was taken amid great excitement, and Rose was nominated when Stark County was reached. The vote, was: Rose, 709; Pearson, 500. As soon as the applause following the announcement of (be vote had subsided, L. Y. Sherman of McDonough moved that the nomination of James A. Rose be made unanimous, which was done. When nominations for auditor of public accounts were called for Charles F. Kin- uie of Winnebago County was named by Charles A„ Works of tlxe same county. Francis M. Wright of Champaign nomi­ nated James S. McCullough of Cham­ paign County, Thomas B. Needles of Washington County was named by W. A. Radenberg and Alexander Butler of Cairo nominated Capt. in. B. Thistlewood of Alexander County. Ex-Gov. Joseph Fifer took the chair during the first ballot, which resulted as follows: Kinnie, 485; McCullough, 402; Needles, 282; Thistlewood, 100. Capt. Thistlewood withdrew his name and then Needles withdrew, leaving the race to Kinnie anu McCullough. The re­ sult was 004 for Kinnie and 071 for Mc­ Cullough. * For State Treasurer, Graeme Stewart nominated Henry L. Hertz of Cook Coun­ ty. Dr. G. A. Zellar of Peoria was nomi­ nated by M. Dailey of Peoria, David Lit­ tler of Springfield named Charles Fetzer of Sangamon County and Albert F. Schoch of LaSalle County was nominated by Duncan McDongall. The ballot re­ sulted as follows: Hertz, ^829; Zellars, 235; Schoch, 240; Fetzer, 25. The following were named for Attorney General: James-ai. Truitt of Montgomery County, Daniel Paddock Of Kankakee • ~ County, Edward1 C. Akin of Will County and H. it. AlcDowell of Livingston Coun* ty. The ballot resulted as follows: Truitt, 340; Paddock, 213; Akin, 420; McDowell, 302. No choice^ The second ballot on Attorney General nominated E. C. Akin, who received 885 votes. McDowell's vote was 365, Truitt's 70 and Paddock 8. Paddock .and Truitt withdrew during the ballot. Shout for Cuilom. Immediately after the announcement of the vote on Attorney General, Charles E. Fuller of Boone County and W. F. Calhoun jumped upon their chairs and' shouted: "Mr. Chairman." Mr. Berry recognized Mr. Fuller first, and the Boone County man read a resolution instructing the four delegates-at-large to vote for Shelby M. Cuilom. in the national Repub­ lican convention and to use all honorable means to secure his nomination for Presi­ dent of the United States. The mention of Cullom's name started an uproar in the body of the convention which startled the delegates. They could not hear Mr. Fuller's voice, and some wag told the men who wore McKinley badges that a resolu­ tion indorsing the Ohio man had^ been read, and the McKinley men joined the Cuilom followers in cheers and yells. Mr. Fuller, after the convention had quieted, spoke as follows: 1 believe that this convention should adopt this resolution to-day and tell to the nation .that we have a man in our own midst, and" ah IHInoIsan, whom the people of Illinois have delighted to honor for the last thirty years; n man who was twice elected Chief executive of this great State by the suffrages of the people; a man who has; been three tlnies .elected as a Republican Senator from the State of Illinois in the highest legislative' body in the. wo;-ki--.Shelby M. Culicm--Whose' name Stands as a synonym'for ability, for in-, tegri ty, - for faithfulness to the rights and the Interests of the people,.l'or loyalty to lie- publican principles, for protection to Ameri-' Can industries -and American lfibor, and for sound money. Such a man We have in Illinois to-day, and lie is the.peer of any mun whose uanvp has been mentioned for tl\e Presidency. I believe w(j cannot afford to shirk the duty of saying that he is the choice of the Republi­ cans of Illinois for that high office. And if this convention shall Instruct for their favor­ ite son, whom they have ever in the past de­ lighted to honor, and who is a native of the State as well, there will be no question of Republican success. McKinley's liiniriir. S. H. Bethea, of Lee County, succeed­ ed in obtaining recognition from the chair and said: Mr. Chairman: In behalf of the Republi­ cans of Northwest Illinois, in behalf of the Republican voters of Illinois, I desire to offer the following amendment to the resolution: "Resolved, That the name of William Mc­ Kinley be inserted in place of Shelby M. Cui­ lom." Men who have attended Illinois Repub­ lican State conventions for many years alty to the Ohio man, and Mr. Calhoan tnen stepped forward and'said: Mr. Chalrman^I rise to second the amend­ ment offered by the gentleman from Lee ,County; anil In .behalf-of that motion I real- lee, Mr. Chairman, that the.State of Illinois has produced many great men. i realize that we have a row of illustrious heroes-whose deeds have made every page of American history resplendent with the glory of Amer­ ican manhood. I realize all or that, but the people of the country turn to a man who has also a record'; both public and private, that endears him to the hearts of thei people; the gentlepian points to the pictures of Lincoln and Grant. I*call upon them, too, as witnesses of the merit of the man I advocata. Oh, when yonder gentle Lincoln, when his heart was almost broken with the agony of war, when Grant had the great responsibility of . EDWARD C. A SIX., ' ' ; • ( Nominee for Attorney General.) JAMES S. M'eULLOUGIT. (Nominee for State Auditor.) said that they had never seen a demon­ stration equal to that which followed the closing words of Mr. Bethea. The Mc­ Kinley men had been holding in their en­ thusiasm waiting for this, the critical and important part of the convention, and it burst out in one great, swelling roar. For ten minutes the cheers, yells, whis the ariifcv upon his shoulders, 'there was a' young man who followed the flag of this coun­ try through .the. Are and flames of war until it waved in Jhe sunshine Of a triumphal feast. : He was with Lincoln and he was with Grant, and when he returned from the war, soon lie entered public life, and his name and fame have become world-wide. His ca­ reer lias been such. Ills purposes have been so sincere and unselfish, his courage has been so noble, his ability so marked, that he lias won the respect and the confidence of even his political enemies. And, gentle­ men, let me tell you that when the name of a man like this man starts the hearts of the people, when they have been talking about liini and his principles around every fireside In this Stute. talking of them in the home, the shop, the factory, the mine, wher­ ever men gather, the great mass of the com­ mon people of this country who neither hold oftiefe'nbr seek ofiice. the plain; common peo­ ple. who patiently bear the burdens of this country In the time of peace and bravely fight, its battles in the time of war from the States of Minnesota and Nebraska to Ver­ mont and Alabama, with one voice proclaim that protection is the measure and William McKinley is the mail of the hour. Mr. Calhoun closed and the McKinley men had another good time. When quiet again was restored Martin B. Madden secured- the floor and offered an amend­ ment (o the amendment. The amendment reads a:s follows: Amend the amendment by adding the fol­ lowing words: "And in case of the failure of McKiuley's nomination the Republicans of Illinois express their unfaltering confidence In the broad statesmanship and matchless ability of the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, and the Hon. William 15. Allison, of Iowa, and will gladly accept either as our national leader In the coming campaign/' Before Mr. Madden had a chance to climb down from the chair cries of "Oh, now you've shown your colors. You're Itecd men! You are Reed men!" Judge Messick, of East St. Louis, moved to lay the resolution and all pend­ ing amendments on the table. Calhoun made another point of [order. He said that under the rule adoptgd^6r taking a vote on the question of Presidential in­ structions a motion to lay the whole mat­ ter on the table was not in order. Chair­ man Berry ruled against Calhoun and the McKinley leaders scattered over the hall to instruct their delegates to vote against the motion to lay on the table. The roll call began and McKinley had the best of it when Cook County was reached. There were S7 votes for the Ohio candidate in HON. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. Choice of Illinois Republicans for President. ties, hand-clapping, whoops arid screams swelled up to the glass dome, to be sent back multiplied by the echo. It was one continuous, sustained, vibrant, wild ova­ tion, and it seemed as though every dele­ gate was on his feet. A hundred small silk flags fluttered with hundreds of hand­ kerchiefs; scores of hats Were thrown ii) JAMES A. ROSE* (Nominee for Secretary of State.) the air, to fall and be trampled under the eager feet stamping for McKinley. ^ W. F. Calhoun appeared on the plat­ form when the excitement was at its highest pitch. He was compelled to wait until strained vocal chords and wearied lungs refused to further show their loy- Cook County. The big; counties of Kane, McLean, Peoria, La Salle and Winne­ bago were solid for McKinley. The vote on the motion to lay on She table resulted in a majority of 32u against it. The vic­ tors were too tired to do more than give one jubilant yell, and they yelled and dangh'ed and shook hands and hugged each other in a very delirium of joy. Delegates at Large. This motion carried, and John M. Smyth, of Chicago, chairman of the nom­ inating committee, reported as follows: For -delegates-at-large to the Republican National Convention--Robert W. Patterson of Chicago, William Pertu Nixon of Chicago, Joseph W. Fl'fer -of Bloomington, David T. Littler of-Springfield. Alternatesffpharles M. Pepper, James W. Ellsworth, of Chicago; George Perkins, of Polo; and Pleasant D. Chapman, of Buena. Klectors-at-large--Horace S. Clark of Mat- toon, Dr. ISmll G. Hirsch of Chicago. Tlie following nominations were made for Trustees of the State University: Capt. T. J. Smith of Champaign County, F. F. McKay of Chicago. J. C. Henry of Christian .County, Mrs. Mary T. Carriel of Morgan Countyr and Mrs. Eimlna Springer of Chicago. When three of the nominees had re­ ceived a majoritj0of the votes the call of the roll was suspended and the Chair declared Mrs. Carriel and Messrs. Smith and McKay the nominees. Resolutions were passed authorizing the State Central Committee to fill all vacancies that might occur from any -rffU§e and also extending a vote of thanks to the permanent chairman, Orville W. Berry, and Secretary James R. B. Van Cleave and the assistant secretaries. James It. Mann thereupon moved the con­ vention adjourn sine die. • . - ' 9 | The old Ferris wheel has been moved and rebuilt in Chicago with a "tally- ho" car and buffet feature added. By the Fire. My wife is knitting by the fire. Without, the storm grows louder and higher;. The lone, great night is all one roar. Some one is wailing at the door, -- Some one is tapping iat the pane. A sudden clatter of steely rain, The voice of the wind like the cry of the spa, And the message is mine, and the word if to me. My wife is knittng tranquilly. A moment's lull; who sighs so deep? Is't nothing but the eaves that weep? A woman's tears can fall as fast. Long miles away I hear the blast; The curtains sway, and ope and close.. Was it a face like a white rose There at the window, or the moon? . " Gone--gone--Oh, Love, I follow soon, But, ah, thou sleepest by the sea. Slower the flashing needles flee. - i\ The wind returns from his bootless quest In tenfold fury and unrest. . He roars with rage, he shrinks with spite, Like a drunken giant he buffets the night. 'Yet over his shouts that, shatter the sky, t hear an infant's piteous cry. The long-drawn wail, thin, .keen and clear; The Bouj'id it breaks my hcirtrt to hear. --Woman, the child, say, Where is he ? The knitting sinks upon her knee. --And like a cataract pours the rain. So many tears, and all in vain; Kisses so few, so many tears. And they are dead these twenty years, Mother and child. I see theni stand",' 1 Mother and child at God's right hand. Their eyes burn through me--God, I pray. Judge me, and let me pass away Out of their right--Oh, God, give ear. I did not call; you dreamt it, dear. --New York Tribune. A Dream. I hail a dream of boyhood's joyful days. When tramping o'er the meadows wild and free; With not a care or furrow on our brow To change a heart-beat in the last de­ gree. We scaled the hillside as in younger days. And drank from hidden spring a quench­ ing glass o That sparkled bright witii sunlight'e cheerful rays, When o'er this pathway we Were wont to pass. We listened to the bleating of the lambs While skipping 'round their mothers in tlicir glee; And watched the gopher while he sought his hole, ; ' , : J, As bossie chewed her cud beneath the tree. The rustling leaves played sweetest, dreamy tunes As did they in the lovely Junes gone by; The crickets chirped in marshy meadow# wide, While night-time gleamed with phos­ phorescent tly. We dreamed the clouds were feathery bed S'- iVf ease, On which to lay our weary bodies down. As in the fancy of our childhood days We'd ride the swiftest cloud and wear a The water in the brook, so calm and clear, As o'er the pebbles lulling whispers spake; That told the secrets of its mountain path, While on its quiet journey to the lake. Now lay we down on green and mossy bank, And watched tho sportive minnows at their play; While nibbling crumbs we scattered £or a feast-- A sure return to come some other day. While dreaming thus the spell was sure to break, Too soon was marred this rapturous, youthful bliss By ringing bells, that tolled the hour of seven. And with their tones we gave good night a kiss. --Minneapolis Tribune. The Dearest Bird. I love the royal robin) ripe with rippling rills of song. That lavishes his lays of love the leafy lane along, The blithe and bonny bluebird, too, be­ witchment has for me, And thrills my soul to time the tuneful thrush's melody. The bob-o-link, whose buoyancy brings gladness to the brakes, The lark that lifts its tribute voice to tell when morn awakes, The wee-bit when, the downy dove, the lively little linnet, All claim my rhapsodaic love through ev­ ery conscious minute. * But ah! the bird that quite out-birds all other birds bewitching-- That rounds my life with rhapsodies and reveries enriching-^- Tlie bird I love all birds above--and you can" bet upon it-- Is that blest bird which beautifies my best girl's Easter bonnet. --Boston Courier. ' • i\J A Spring Song. ' * The meadow dreams of violets--a bird is on the wing, And the sunlight's streamin', dreamin' where the honeysuckles swing; The vines are lookin' brighter on tho old -porch there at home, An' the cattle bells arc ringin', and' white the daisies' foam. No frost-flakes in the furrows, the turf is warm an' swety:-- Listen--listen, listen \ % ?ar the world's heart beat nec' With soft, caressin' fingers in winter's locks o' gray, The spryig has coaxed him to a smile an' kissed his gloom away! , --Frank L. Stanton. . ' " Real Taffy on a Stick. "Courting sticks" were in use In New England about 100 -years ago. They were long wooden tubes, through which the lovers could whisper to each other when the presence of other- persons in­ terfered with ^the secret exchange of endearing expressions. If you love any one well enough to die for him, first get your life insured in bis favor. There is some mistake in represent­ ing Time as a man; Time will telL