The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-04
USUAL STATEMENTS
Regarding Presidential Candidates
Make Their Appearance.
MR.. MANLEY STILL CLAIMS OPPO.
SITION Is In LEAD.

Gen. Grosvenor Sure of 600 Votes for His
Candidate-Declares That He Doesn't
Count All He Will Get Either-Mr.P1at
and Mr.. CIarkson Have q Word.
Washington. May 3.-Mr. Manley Of
Maine tonight gave out the following
staten ent:
Since my statement Of a week ago there
has been elected 40 delegates. Elections
occurred in Michigan, Illinois, Missouri,
Arizona, Indian territory Vermont,
assigned as follows: In Alabama and
Arizona two sets of delegates were
elected. They are placed as they ought to
be in the contested columns. Indian
territory, Michigan, Missouri and Illinois
are placed in the column for Mckinley.
The convention in Vermont was sur
prise to the friends of Mr.. Reed.
! They had right to expect that Ver-
mont would join with the rest of New
England and send delegation pledged
to the support of the New En- gland can
didate. The delegates selected IN
questionably prefer the nomination Of
Mr.. Reed. How far they will feel bound
by the declaration of preference for Nc
Kinley by the convention, time alone
will tell. 1t must be remem bered that
the convention did not instruct the dele
gates but left them fire., to exercise their
own Judgment. Preferences and instruo-
tions of the past have not uniformly
rnyapnp6 dplou.tiOnc 10
ditions under which they were passed
| did not exist as the time delegates whore
called upon to discharge the duties en-
| trusted to them.
| The situation today is as follows: For
Mr. Reed, 1862; Mckinley, 275; all other
candidates, 217, contested and doubtful,
-; Vermont, s. This makes ISL delegates
elected, and leaves 161 to he chosen. The
contest is not yet settled and can only
be determined by the delegates when
they meet ii. convention at ST.. Louis.
Gen. Groyesnor gave out the usual
statement Of Mckinley delegates. He
claims the election of 495 instructed or
pledged to Mckinley. aia, points out that
| there are 118 votes unsolicited and claims
that MoKiuley will have more than l0O
of that number. He further Gf2l1lls 6hat
| there are Of unnamed and unclaimed dele
gates ~ eaSb OF tn0 AHeghany noun ts=3sfs
| among those counted for the other candi-
dates, who will support Mckinley.
| Grosvenor says In the last week there
| came into the campaign some very re-
| markable, and to many minds, unexpected
| results. The endorsement of Mckinley
| marked a location of active Mckinley
sentiment, which had for q long time
been manifest to the intelligent obsery-
erssin all the states of New England. The
| outbreak ofspopular sentiment in Illinois,
which overwhelmed the party organiza-
tion Of that state, indicated that the tide
which was fondly hoped by many would
| be arrested and possibly turned back, is
rising higher anu higher. There are still
| to be elected in Ohio and Indiana eight
votes which / have constantly counted
for McKinley.E I have added three votes
In Illinois ibeoause OF a telegram received
last night stating that Richmond, Stew
art and Knapp of the Chicago delegation
had announced themselves for Mckinley
| and all the balance Of differences between
my high water figures Of today, and the
conservative figures Of other gentlemen
grow out Of the fact that 1 will not per-
NIT myself to disparage the election of
our friends in Mississippi, Louisiana,
| Texas and Florida because contests have
been fled. Last week l omitted Connec-
ticut, becanse I did not see fit to raise
any questions that would irritate any
| body. ] have received letters and telo-
grams from Connecticut this week, that
make 1t imperative to place six, and in
my Judgment | ought to place eight of
the Connecticut votes for Mckinley.