The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-04
MAY NOT NOMINATE M'KINLEY.
GROsVENOR SAYS HE WILL WHY.
But OTHERS SAY HE WONT.

The Ohio Congressman Figures Ouf
That the Republican Napoleon is
Already sure of over 800 Votes on
the First BaIIot-NntfonnI Commits
teeman CIarksOn BfdicuIes the
Claim and Puts the Mckinley Vote
at 2Os.
Washington, May Congressman Gross
venor gave out his usual weekly statement
% Mckinley delegates selected tonight.
he claims the election Of 495 who are in
structed or pledged to the Ohio candidate.
Re points out that there are 11s votes un-
elected. and claims that Mt Mckinley
Nin have more than one hundred OF that
number. He Furthermore states that there
are % unnamed and unclaimed delegates
ea't of the Allegheny mountains among
the delegates counted for other candidates
who viii support Mckinley.
Among republicans in Washington to-
day aye Mr. Fessender. member of the re-
publict national committee for Connects
cut and Mr.. Ciarkson. member from Iowa.
The gentlemen had conferences with Sem
ators Quay and Allison and other friends.
This evening. Mr.. Clarkson was askeds
HAS. Mckinley q majority of the dele-
gates already, and what IL the claim that
.'te has not nearly a majority yet, nor
will he, ia my Judgment" said Mr.. Clark
son, "entor the convention with ma
iorlty. Indeed, he viii be shorter of ma
tority on the tirst ballot at ST. Louis than
Blaine was IN the emotional year Of '76;
Grant Ia 20 or sherman IN 'Ss, when the
voted for oa the first ballet had 829 votes.
He will not De nominated by acclamation,
because pee ! can sly positively that ALI
contest, and SO surely win Reed. and,
| judge, so Will bradley. and Cullom. Alli-
son has not the least idea OF Withdrawing.
nor Iowa any idea ~ giving up the fight.
| / believe that is true of the other cand-
dates and their states Mckinley Will fall
! from eighty to one hundred votes Short
or enough TO nominate az the start, and
the Held VIII represent from o25 20 900
votes BY the field, I mean Allison Reed
Quay Bradley, Morton and cullom, al
ready suggested, and such other availa-
| BILE men as Harrison, LincOln. Foraker
Hobart. Davis and Gen. Tracy Of New
Mr.. Clarson further expressed the opin-
ion that ''tho field" would hold irm.
Referring TO his allusion TO Gen. Har-
rson being in the available field Of cam
didates, Mr. ClarksOn said; In one re-
spect, Harrison would give the earliest
certainty Of any one who could be nomi-
mated, for the day he should be nominated
the country would knew exactly what his
policy as President would be on the tarift
and exactly what IL would be on finance,
and this would quickly bring c0nfidenca
| and good times behind It,"
He considers Gen. Grosvenor's tables
as grossly inaccurate and further soysc
THE result in Illinois has been exas-
| gerated to Mckinley's bene ands Gen.
| Grosvenor claims 1t as practically solid.
| whereas It will take the first ballot ( ST.
| Louis TO show whether IL will be a bsa-
! lority for Mckinley or ma jority against
| him. Many more mistakes could lie polnt-
rest"
Mr., clarkson's approximate table Of TIM
! hrst ballot divided between Mckinley ana
| the field and the unsettled contests SO
far as the delegates have yet been elected
mngures up from total of 9lS delegates.
| tested and 1856 not elected
Regqrding the contests Mr.. Clarkson
remarked by the rules Of the party
all these contests win first be heard by
| the national committee, which makes ID
the temporary roll of the national con-
vention. Each state in the temporary
convention elects member of the cons
mittee on credentials and the contestants
are heard again before this COMMITTEES.
Inc convention itself Will ALSO hear tho
contestants through the report of the com-
mlttee on credentials. So there will ba
tnree careful hearings Of these contests,
insnring the fairest decision at last.''
What about the reports as to the M
uonal committee as to how 1t stands and
now the contests are going to be de-
cided.
"The national committee Is made IN OF
good and true republicans, most of them
ot long service and all OF them careful OF
the partys interest and honor, and an are
representative men in their respectivs
states. While a majority of the national
committee doubtless prefers some other
candidate from personal choice and party
interest. y Is safe to say that they wifi
give as fair hearing to every contest n =
VIII the committee on credentials or the
convention itself Four-hfths Of the con-
tests are represented by Mckinley peoDIa
VINO DOTTED from the regular state or dis
trict conventions OF the party. The con-
vention at st. Louis. which is going to be
q very serious affair, will result in shoW-
ing that the sober judgment Of a majority
or the delegates in that body will from
party interest be In favor of some othen
candidate than Mckinley"
Chicago, May AT Crawfordsville-
Ind, the republican county convention
named e. A. McRae for Representatives
and adopted a resolution indorsing Nc
ISinley.
At kansas City, Mo-, the republican
county convention Instructed for McKin-
ley
Des Moines, Ia, May 3.-Anison's iowa
managers left Des Moines last night for
st. Louis. The party will make arrange-
ments for building capable Of accomrno-
dating 1000 Iowans for the convention
The reports from the smaller towns show
Deen formed and that Iowa viii be rep-
resented as 1t never has been before at a
national convention. The fact that Me-
Kinley carried the Springfield convention
Is deterring the arrangements in no way.
and Allison's Iowa friends are workine
just as hard as ever to make him the next
President.
USED HIS TEETH IN THE RING,