The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-26

forty; Iowa, Twenty-Five; Idaho, two
Kansas, ten Louisiana, Ave; Michigan,
twenty; Maryland, sixteen; Minnesota,
ten; Missouri, twenty; Montana, two; Ne
brssks, four; Nevada, four; New Jersey,
sixteen; New York, five; North Carolina,
five; Oregon, six; South Carolina, two;
Texas, four; Virginia, twenty Washing
ton, two; West Virginia, five; Wisconsin,
twenty; District of Columbia, two.
Conlsling claims a smaller number of
states, but he figures up two hundred and
ninety.eight delegates, as follows; Yer
mont, t,co Alabama, twenty Arkansas,
eight California, seven Georgia, thir-
teen Louisiana, eight Michigan, four
Mississippi, eight Missouri, twenty Ne
vada, SIX New Jersey, fourteen New
York, seventy North Carolina, twelve
Oregon, six Pennsylvania, fifty-eight-
the new secretary of war Dor. Cameron
to give him that ;-Rhode Island, eight
Tennessee, ten Virginia, ten West Viz
ginia, six.
Morton starts off with two hundred and
four votes on the fret ballot sure, and, at
least, three hundred on the second, as fol
lows Alabama, twenty Arkansas,
twelve Georgia, thirteen Indiana, thirty;
1llinoia, fourteen Iowa, fourteen Flor
ida, eight Louisiana, sixteen Ohio,
twenty-four Pennsylvania, fifty-eight I;
North Carolina, fifteen South Carolina,
thirteen; Texas, sixteen Tennessee, eight
een Virginia, eleven Mississippi, four
teen Michigan, two District of Column
| bia, two.
The convention will be composed OF seven
hundred and forty-two delegates-two for
each senator and representative, or dele
gate, in congress, and two from the Dis
trict of Columbla-so that ii will require
three hundred and seventy-two votes to
elect. According to the most sanguine,
or the nioat desperate, calculations of their
friends, Mr.. Blaine lacks thirty nine of
the requisite number; Mr.. Morton, seven
ty-lw0, and Mr.. Cenkling seventy-four--
and where these votes are to comv from
they have not the least idea In looking
over the number of votes claimed by them
it is 20 wonder that they run agains. 6
stump when they endeavor to gather il
that which is to make the "almost' The
altogether"-tho ground has been &C
thoroughly cleaned, the scratching hal
gone so deep. the raking has been so clean
that there il not a solitary straw left will
which TO complete the brick
While we ere almoet lost in admiration
for the ingenuity with which these flgurer
have cyphered out such wonderful result
for their fsvortes, We think they hav,
underestimatet the extent their genius wa
capable of going. The ingenuity tina
could obtain eight votes for Mr.. Blain,
from Vermont, ten from New Hampshir,
and six from Rhode Island that could dis
cover two votes for Conkling from Yer
mont and eight from Rhode Island ant
twenty-four from Ohio for Morton, ough
not to have hesitated long in picking VI
the other necessary votes. Vermont
Massachusetts, Connecticut and Kentuck,
could surely furnish them, and then tn,
work would hsyo been accomplished anC
/ three candidates nominated without tn
necessity of the convention meeting at all
What's the use of talking any more abor
Bristow, Evars, Adams, Wheeler or tn
4 great "Unknown"? Nire hundred an
thirty-oDe votes arc already disposed OF
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