Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-21
TIE CLAIMS Of THE LEADERS.
Managers Of the Presidential BOOmS
Tell How 1t Is.
The Boomers Of Mckinley and the
tBackers of Reed Give Out Fig
ures on the Situation as They Es-
innate It at Present - General
GrOsvenor Makes His Usual
Weekly Statement Of Mckinley s
Strength.

tive AldTTch, OF Illinois, lieutenant OF
Speaker Reed, has given out the fol-
lowing statement, showing the result
Of The election of delegates to st. Louis
to date:
THE Developments in the past week
in ahe Republican Presidential contest
haye resulted in no material change in
thu relative standing cf the leading
candidates. Notwithstanding the pre-
did.ion made by General Grosyenoc
some days ago that during the coming
week. McKinley's strength Will grow
RAPIDLY by the conventions in Ken
lucky, Nebraska and New jersey on
the 90 votes confidently counted upon
by him in Kentucky, Governor Bradley
has captured 16, and the failure 10 in
s:rho, for Mckinley the Ii delegates
eleSted from New Jersey was siSnifi-
caT& di5appcintment My last STATE
ment gave to Mr.. Reed III delegates,
to Mr.. Mckinley 1863, TO all Cther can
idda.es 166, and as doubtful. In thaE
table | credited Mr.. Reed with Two
uninstruosed delegates, which, upon
later Information, deem it fair TO
place in the doubtful column. Win
;his single exception my figures OF last
week c2hnO. De seriously doubted. The
figures have been carefully complied
from reports received frcm day 10 day
and verified by replies received from
.elegramS sent to various States.
have placed Is additional delegates in
The doubtful column, II Of which are
from New Jersey. A little calculation
will disclose that of the 60i delegates
elected 10 date, Mckinley has just
abou. 3512 per cent. If he continues
at this rate TO the end he will have
325 votes ouc of a total of 91S when the
convention assemblies, or jusi about
the number the friends of Mr.. Reed
and the other candidates have conced-
ed TO him from the active commence
ment OF the campaign.
A summary of the situation at this
time shows as follows: Reed 12S, Nc
Kinley PA, all others 19S, doubtful Ga"
In his weekly bulletin in behalf os
Msj. Mckinley Gen. Grosvenor saygc
Following is the present condition CT
the Mckinley vo,e Including, as usual,
the full vote cf Ohio and Indiana: AL
ALBANIA, II; Florida. 8: Georgia, 19; Hi
ncis. 10; Indiana, so; Kansas, 20; Ken
tuclly, Il; Louisiana. 8: Maryland, 4
Minnesota, IS; Mississippi, IS: Missou-
ri, Il; Nebraska. 10; New Jersey. 16;
New Mexico. /; New York, 4; Ohio. 49,;
Oklahoma, 4; Oregon, s; Pennsylvania,
>; South Carolina II; Sou h Dakota, g.;
Texas, II; Virginia, 6; West Virginia, II {;
Wisconsin, a; Utah, l; Tennessee, 10;
Ncrth Carolina, ,; North Dakota, g.;
Arkansas, 16; total 376.
The most significant feature of the
las. weeks elections is the grea. num-
bcr Of second choice instructions for
Mckinley. In this category may be
classed New Hampshire, Kentucky,
Pennsylvania. and it is safe to say that
there are rOw, well defined second
choice delegates thoroughly committed
20 Mckinley as such. not less than 125.
During the remainder Of April there
Will be elections in Connecticut. Mary
land, Virginia. Pennsylvania, Indian
Territory, A,abama, Georgia, Illinois.
vermont, and Arizona in all 81 votes.
Out OF this number i. is a very low
and conservative estimate to claim for
Mckinley 90 delegates. Then will fol-
low in the month CT May conventions
in the following States: California.
lnclana, Michigan, Nevada. West Vir-
ginia. Montana, Missouri. Delaware
Colorado, Washing on. Idaho Wyom-
ing and North Carolina, with 1872 dele
S3,es unelected. Il will be seen that
the Mckinley situation has no. only
constantly improved. but it is RAPIDLY
approaching a 'riumphal conclusion. 3"
Providence, r. l., April 2O-The
Democratic delegates of Rhode Island
who met in State convention last March
to nominate candidates for Governor
and other State officers. will re-convene
tomorrow and with the same organiza-
ton viii appoint the delegates TO rem
resent this State at the national con-
ventiOn in Chicago,
Hon. R. B. Comstock will preside.
The platform will be brief. II will en-
dorse the Cleveland administration and
advocate the gold standard. The dele
gates will be for w. c. Whitney. of New
York, for President, with Ex-Governor
Wm. Z. Russell, of Massachusetts,. as
second choice.
Montgomery. Ala. April THE sill
yer men Of Alabama are in the saddle
here tonight They will control the
Democratic Stcfe convention to-mor-
row, and it is apparent they will place
he Democracy CT their State on a IS
to / free coinage platform.
Nashville. Tenn, April 2O.-The Re
publican convention Of the Fourth Con-
gressicnal dstrid. met to-day. elecced
delegates and instructed for Mckinley.
Houston, Texas, April 20.-The re-
form Republicans Oily Whites) held
,aeir STATE convention here to-day.
No Presidentian ins.ructions were
given.
Chicago, April 2O.-T+he Democratic
State Central Committee of Illinois to-
day decided to hold the Democratic
State Convention at Peoria Tuesday,
June 29. by a vote of u to 8.
Cincinnati, O.. April 20.-Since last
Thursday there has been here a nation
al meeting oe the supreme officers and
national executive board OF the A. p. A.
The purpose is confessedly political and
hostile to Mckinley fer President. Sc
crecy will be removed in a day or two.
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