Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-08
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With the week ending May 16 the con-
test for the Republican nomination at st.
Louis will be terminated. By that date all
the states will have chosen delegates at
large except North Carolina, and all the
delegates from congressional districts will
also have been chosen. During the week
lust closed "a delegates were elected, of
whom SO were instructed for the Ohio can
didate. The total number of delegates thus
far chosen is 764, leaving 1852 yet to be
chosen. OF the 764 Mckinley has 1854
whose titles are not contested.
The number of delegates contested is
1914, AMI of these ~ are Mckinley men
who were chosen by the regular organiza-
ton and hold certificates from the regular
ly organized district or state conventions.
OF the contestants 80 are Mckinley men,
so that no matter how the roll may be
made up, Mckinley is certain to gain ~,
which gives him a sure 1916 at this time.
If the national committee adopts the rule,
which generally obtains in all representa-
tive bodies, of placing on the roll those
who have certificates from the regularly
organized conventions, then the ~ con-
testees should be added to the Mckinley
within % of majority of the national
convention. But no matter what the ma
tional committee may do in this particular,
as previously explained, Mckinley will gain
80 of the seats in contest, making his col
umn 1854. When it is remembered that 152
delegates are yet to be chosen, it is not
claiming too much to say that the Ohio
man is reasonably certain of securing
more than the 63 votes necessary to give
him clear majority. Indeed, it is quite
probable that, of the delegates already
elected, a sufficient number of those not
credited to Mckinley will be prepared, be-
fore the convention assemblies at st. Louis,
to cast their votes for him on the first bal
lot to secure his nomination.
MIR. Manley Says the Contest Will End
at st. Louis.
j. II. Manley of Augusta, Me-, the man
ager of Mr. Reed candidacy, says: "Since
my statement of week ago there have
been elected 46 delegates. The elections
have occurred in Michigan, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Arizona, Indian Territory, Vermont,
Alabama and Georgia. They can be as
signed as follows: In Alabama and Ari-
iona two sets of delegates have been elect
ed, and they are, therefore, placed, as they
ought to be, in the contested column. In
dian Territory, Michigan, Missouri and IL
linois are placed in the column for Gov.
Mckinley. The convention in Vermont
was a surprise to the friends of Mr.. Reed.
They had right to expect that Vermont
would Join with the rest of New England
and send delegation pledged to the sup
port of the New England candidate. The
delegates selected unquestionably prefer
the nomination of Mr.. Reed. How far
they will feel bound by the declaration of
preference for Gov. Mckinley by their con-
vention time will alone determine. 1t must
be remembered that the convention did
not instruct their delegates and left them
free to exercise their own judgment.
Preferences and even instructions in the
past have not uniformly governed the del
egates, because the conditions under which
- ney were passed did not exist at the time
the delegates were called upon to discharge
the duties entrusted to them. The situa-
ton today is as follows: For Mr. Reed,
1852; for Gov. Mckinley, 275 for all 9TH
er candidates, 217; contested and doubt
full So; Vermont, s. This makes 751
delegates elected and leaves 161 yet to be
chosen. The contest is not yet settled,
and can alone be determined by the dele
gates when they meet in convention at st.
put Vermont in separate column after the
emphatic statement of preference by the
state and district conventions to the dele
gates.
Must Fight the Field.
j, S. Clarkson, who looks out for the in
terests of Senator Allison, says Mckinley
will be shorter of a majority on the first
ballot at St. Louis than Blaine was in the
emotional year of '76, Grant in so or Sher-
man in 'SS, when the latter in field of IA
candidates voted for on the first ballot, had
800 votes. He will not be nominated by
reclamation, because l can say positively
that Allison, Quay and Morton will remain
in the contest, and so surely will Reed
and, l Judge, so will Bradley and Cul
lon. Allison has not the least idea Of
withdrawing, nor Iowa any idea of giving
up the fight. believe this is true of the
other candidates and their states. McKin
ley will fall from 80 to 100 votes short Of
enough to nominate at the start, and the
field will represent from 525 to $50 votes
BY the field l mean Allison, Reed, Quay
Bradley Morton and Cullom, already sug
gested, and such other available men as
Harrison, Lincoln, Foraker, Hobart, Da
Wis and Gen. Tracy of New York.
Harrison as a Candidate.
Referring to his allusion to Gen. Harri
son being in the available field of candi
dates, Mr.. Clarkson said: SIN one respect
Harrison would give the earliest certainty
of any one who could be nominated, fol
the day he should be nominated the whole
country would know exactly what his
policy as president would be on finance
and this would quickly bring confidence
and good times behind it," He considers
Gen. Grosvenor's tables as "grossly mac
curate," and further says:
1.-The result in Illinois has been eXag
gerated to McKinley's benefit, and Gros.
venor claims it as practically solid, where
as it will take the first ballot at st. Louis
to show whether it will be a majority
for Mckinley or a majority against him
Many more mistakes could be pointed
out, but these are samples of the rest"
Mr.. Clarksons approximate table of thu
first ballot, divided between Mckinley anC
the field, and the unsettled contests, so fal
as delegates have yet been elected, figures
up from total of 91S delegates: POS TO
Mckinley, 403 for the field, 81 contested
and 1876 not elected.