The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-04
MIR. CLARK SONS OPINION.
he Thinks That General GrosvenOr's
Tables Have Been Grossly Exaggerated.
Glance ut Mr.. Harrison.

Washington, May 3-Among Re-
publicans in Washington today are Mr.
Fessenden, member of the Republican
national committee for Connecticut,
and Mr. Clarkson. member for Iowa.
The gentlemen had conferences with
Senators Quay and Anison and other
friends. This evening Mr.. Clarkson
was asked:
Has Mckinley majority of the
delegates already. and what of the
claim that he will be nominated by ac-
clamation?"
He has not nearly majority yet.
nor will he, in my judgment" said Mr.
Clarkson. enter the convention with
a majority. He will not be nominated
by acclamation. because / can say
positively that Allison, Quay and Nor
ton will remain in the contest, and so
surely will Reed. and I judge SO will
Bradley and Cullom. Mckinley will
fall from 50 to 100 votes short of enough
to nominate at the start. and the field
will represent from 525 to $50 votes. BY
the field ! mean, Allison. Reed. Quay
Bradley, Morton and Cullom. already
suggested,and such other available men
as Harrison, Lincoln. Foraker. Hobart,
Davis and General Tracy, of New
New York.
Referring to his allusion to General
pViHS III tuc dNdlidpIe uelu
candidates, Mr.. Clarkson said: IN
one respect Harrison would give the
earliest certainty of any one who could
he nominated. for the day he should be
nominated the country would know eX-
actly what his policy, as president.
would be on tariff and exactly what II
would be on finances. and this would
quickly bring confidence and good
times behind IT," He considers General
Grosvenor's tables as grossly mac
curate." and further says: THE result
IN Illinois has been exaggerated to Nc
kinley's benefit and Grosvenor claims
1t as practically solid. whereby it will
take the first ballot at st. Louis to
show whether II will be a majority for
Mckinley or majority against him.
Many more mistakes could be pointed
out. but these are samples of the rest "
Mr.. Clarkson's approximate table of
the first ballot divided between McKin-
ley and the field and the unsettled con-
test go far as :he delegates have been
elected, figures w from a total Of 9lS
delegates, 29S for Mckinley 4O3. the
field; 81, contested, and 1856 not elected
REGARDING CONTESTS.
Regarding .he contests Mr.. Clarkson
remarked
by the rules of the party all these
contests will first be heard by the ma :
tional committee, which makes up the
temporary roll of the national conven-
tion. Each state in the temporary con-
vention elects member CT the commit
tee on credentials and the contestants
are heard again before this committee.
! The convention itself will also hear the
contests through the report Of the COM
mittee on credentials. So there will be
three careful examinations Of all these
contests, insuring the fairest decision at
last
What abou: the reports as to the
national committee and how II stands,
and how these contests are going to be
decided"
The national committee Is made up
of good and trained Republicans the
most Of them Of long service and all of
them careful of the party's interest
and honor. and all representative men
| In their respective states. While a ma =
jority of the national committee doubt
! less prefers some other candidate from
personal choice and party interest. IL is
safe to say that they will give as fair
hearing to every contest as will the
committee on credentials or the conven-
tion itself Four -fifths OF the contests
/ are represented by the Mckinley pc ople
| who bolted from the regular state OF
district conventions Of the party. The
! convention at ST. Louis, which Is going
to be very serious affair, will result I'm
: showing that the sober judgment of a
majority of the delegates In that body
will from party interest be in favor of
some other candidate than Mckinley. -