Evening journal., 1892-05-02
WHAT HARRISON CLAIMS
Three Hundred Delegates on
the Presidents List.
SENATOR GRAY is IN THE FIELD.

1t is Said That the Delaware statesman's
Claims to tho Presidential Nomination
May BE Pushed by Clsveiand's Friends
IL the Ex-President Does Not Run.
WASHINGTON, May 2 An interesting
story in politics is found in the official tab
which is kept at administration headquar-
ters here for the purpose Of keeping track
Of the result Of the district and state con-
ventions which select delegates to the Min
neapolis convention. The states which have
instructed delegates as a body to vote for
the denomination OF President Harrison win
send 70 the Minneapolis convention t54 dele
gates, as follows: Florida s, North Caro-
lima p, South CAROLINA Is, Georgia 20, In
diana 30, Missouri "a, Nebraska l6
In the states which have failed to instruct
the delegates at large TO vote for renomina-
tion are some delegates who have volun-
tarily indicated their determination TO vote
for President Harrison.
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
New York is relied upon to give the presi-
dent under the existing circumstances, even
though there is nothing done to wheel
around the entire seventy-two delegates, at
least twenty-three votes on the first ballot.
Out of Pennsylvania's sixty-four delegates
at least eighteen have already indicated
that they intend 10 support the president
on the first ballot. Although no effort was
made 70 secure instructions in the Ohio con-
vention last week twenty OF the total forty
six delegates are expected to vote for re-
nomination, even though nothing is done TO
capture Buckeye delegates. Three or four
of the Michigan delegates have been in
structed by their districts to vote for re-
| nomination.
It viii be seen by these figures that 225
delegates have already been placed upon
the Harrison roster either by instructions
from state OF district conventions or upon
the voluntary motion of the delegates them
selves. This is just one over half Of the
number required 70 renominate President
Harrison upon the first ballot. There vii
be in the convention 500 delegates; necessary
to a choice, 449.
Conventions This Month.
In the current month Republicans vii
, hold state conventions in California, Con
necticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Mary
D.. land Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, AM
/ probably some other states and territorie
4 in which the dates of conventions have no
yet been fixed.
The states named viii select 102 delegate:
! and it is estimated that out Of this numbe
{ sixty viii be instructed in state convention
1 10 vote for the denomination of Presiden
p Harrison. and at least fifteen more vii
!, either receive instructions through thei
districts or viii, upon their own motion an
n nounce in favor Of denomination, making !
4 all seventy-fve delegates in sight.
The President Claims 500.
Added 10 the 225 already mentioned, th
Harrison column swells up 10 exactly 300 i
positive figures. The possibilities beyon
these figures are very great. 1t is expecte
that the eight delegates from the territori'
n win all be for denomination, and it is cont
y IDENTIFY believed that New York and Obi
as a whole, will ultimately determine
vote for denomination upon the first ballo
insuring success by acclamation.
The opponents of denomination in hgurir
that the states with uninstructed deleg
7, tions will solidly oppose the president hay
2 neglected to take into consideration q
fact that the unit rule does not apply in r
= publican conventions, and that it is qui
, the custom for state delegations to divide
national conventions. Thus, while Mr. Rec
may have succeeded in defeating instru
I. tions TO the Maine delegation, and has
l. ardent friend or two upon it, there are tho
= who win be in the convention who will su
Il port the president from the first ballot.