St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-03

:, Totals. 49,. 800 2s5 265 800
Necessary to choice two-thlrds.rule) GOO.
Illinois Will cast 4S votes for Gen.
Palmer; Indiana, 80 for Gov. Gray;
Iowa, 26 for Gov. Boles; Kentucky, 26
for Carlisle; Maryland, 16 for Senator
German; Michigan, 2S tor Don Dickln-
son, and Pennsylvania. Ga for Gov. Pat
tlson. After these complimentary votes
all Of the states mentioned, except
Maryland and Pennsylvania, desire that
their delegations support a Western
man, providing, of course, that the ia
vorlte son shows no sign Of gaining
strength. Pennsylvania big vote will
then go to Hill, as will Maryland's ten
delegates. This has all been allowed
for in the table.
The correspondent analyses his table
thus: While Hill cannot count abso-
lutely on the electoral vote of New
York. nor of Pennsylvania. he can count
upon the electoral vote of far greater
number of the states whose delegations
will support him in the convention than
can the eX-president. This is what the
friends OF the senator have been claim
ing, but the figures have never been set
forth. They show Enthusiastically that in
the states where the Democratic Senti-
ment predominateS Hill is stronger than
Cleveland.
but the real choice OF the Democracy
is shown i'll sixteen states. where Dem
ocrats say a plague upon both; we are
for Western man. Those states are
Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana.
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska. Nevada.
North Carolina, Tennessee, Wyoming
and North Dakota. Six are in the South
and ten in tile West Eight are Demo
cratic and eight Republican. These $50
delegates, standing solid for a Western
man, and representing over one-third
of the convention against the other two
thirds, hopelessly diEided |, will probably
have great effect iif shaping the coll
VentlOn'S action.
sit will be noticed that three states
have been passed over. They are Ala
bama, Louisiana and Oregon. Their
delegations at present are said to be
likely to be divided between Hill and
out of the analysis just given.
With the sentiment so strong for
Western candidate. the possibilities in
that direction are worthy Of note. 1t is
significant that the West has, so far,
presented four candidates-BOies, Sen
ator Palmer, Gov. Gray, of Indiana,
and Don Dickinson. The strong
est of these are Boies and Palmer,
with Boies in the lead apparently. Not
only is Boies the choice of Iowa Demo
Gratis, but he will have also the Mis-
souri, and Nebraska delegations at the
start. 1t is evident from the interviews
that others of the Western states will
naturally incline to Boies, not only be-
cause he is a Western man but on &C
count of his free silver affiliations.
Palmer. OH the other hand, has openly
declared against the free coinage OF sill
yer, and the effect of this will be greatly
to neutralize his chances. Boies' posi-
ton on the silver question makes him
available in such of the Southern states
as believe III the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
Representative Butler, of Iowa, in
stating his preference for BOies, said:
we don't ask that our president shall
be champion of free silver, but we
want to feel that he will not veto a free
silver bill if both houses of congress
pass one.' 1t may be inferred from
this. therefore, that while Gov. BOles
occupies conservative position on this
question, he would prove an acceptable
candidate to the advocates Of the free
silver policy. A favorite ticket in the
West would seem to be Boles, of Iowa,
and Russell, of Massachusetts.