The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-20

ly to Growers disadvantage. this other un-
democratic contrivance, the unit rule. per-
mits him to even up. lt gives him here
fully one hundred votes that he would not
otherwise have.
Colorado will 60 solidly against Cleve-
land with her eight votes. Inc onnecticut
he will get ten OF the twelve votes. the
other two goingsto Hill. Delaware's six
are in doubt A majority lean toward
Cleveland, but all are open 10
conviction. Georgia is varIously figured,
and is subject TO frequent changes. by the
time the missionaries got through tonight
it's vote stood IL TO in favor of Cleveland,
but the State would 60 to Gormon at the
drop Of the hat
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA.
There is more pulling and hauling in the
Illinois delegation than in any other. 1t is
instructed to vote as q unit. and its big
block of As is going TO make an impression
early in the roll-call The "antis" have
not yet gotten the majority of it away from
Cleveland, and Senator Palmer himself
came from Washington tonight TO help
hold the State In the Cleveland column.
Indiana Is IL for Cleveland and IS against
him. Idaho will cast her votes for any
body but Cleveland, and Iowa's 2o will, Of
course, 60 to Boies.
The twenty votes of Kansas arc in.
structed for Cleveland, and will, in all
yet the delegates are in great doubt as to
his availability, and strong effort Is be-
ing made to throw part of them TO Cor
man. Kentucky. it is generally claimed.
wise claimed that Louisiana will give
Cleveland 9 and Hill 2. In Maine, Cleve-
land has IL votes and Hill l. Fortunately
for that lonesome fellow, the unit rule does
not obtain there. Mary lands l6 votes win
will hardly 90 to Cleveland. In Mssss-
chusetts. Cleveland has 25 votes sure. and,
possibly, 2S MichIgan's % votes, Mime
sota's is. and Missouri's "a, he will have
solid on the fret ballot. Two of these
blocks-Michigan and Missouri-he gets by
virtue of that unit rule. Michigan has g
''antis" and Missouri 10. but they are mug
zled.
MAY FIGHT THE UNIT RULE.
It is barely possible that an effort Will he
made to overturn the unit rule by the Hill
people. but If they do they will be playing
with fire. Nearly every body realizes that
it is unfair. and they might carry such o
resolution on Its merits. but. If they should,
the Cleveland people would turn about and
demolish the two-thirds rule. and then il
would be an easy thing for them to nomI.
nate their man.
Mississippi is conceded to stand 10 to
for Cleveland and Nebraska 10 to 6 for
Cleveland, while Montana's 9 votes are
against him, as are also the from Ne
Vada. New Hampshire's s and New Jer.
sey's 20 he has solid. without any necessity
of the unit rule. New York's ~ are, of fcourse,
against him. North Carolina stands II to
10 in his favor and North Dakota 2 to 4,
with the majority against him. In Ohio he
has twelve votes, while 10 are against him
and 20 doubtful. Oregon's votes are still
in doubt. with both sides claiming them.
Pennsylvania Ga will go to Cleveland.
notwithstanding the fact that there are 8
Hill mon there who are kicking like smoke
against the unit rule. South Carolina's IS
votes will likely go to Hill The Cleve-
land people are claimiIg2 of them. but
they haven't got them yet. South Dako-
ta's have gone into the silver combine,
and are against Cleveland. Tennessee's "A
are for him under the unit rule. The so
There are no first, last and all timers
among them, and as Mills is here fighting
Cleveland it is possible that be may keep
the whole delegation from him. Vermont
has for Cleveland all the time.
| ly. He has Washington's Wiscon.
sims "a solid, while West Virginia Will
give him at least of her 10 votes. Those
| of Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico. Utah,
| Oklahoma and the District of Columbia,
| IA in all, are against him now, but are SUBJ
| iect TO change.
With this canvass figure that Cleveland
has certainty of 499 votes at present. with
| o doubtful column of 81 TO draw upon.
| Among the 499 votes which this canvass
gives to Cleveland, are los that are aliena-
ble-the IL of Georgia, the 4S of Illinois
| the IL of Ohio the of Louisiana, the 10
| from Mississippi and the 12 from North
Carolina. These are all that could. by any
| possibility. be gotten away from him with
out a prolonged fight. lasting through an
| indefinite number of ballots. r. NJ. s.