The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
WEDNES DAY, MAY 10. 1896.
AT ST. LOUIS.


Touching the state convention held
day before yesterday in Butte, the
Helena Independent says: The re-
publican party has stampeded into the
Mckinley camp and the cause OF the
white metal is to be surrendered at st.
Louis"
That is not faithful report Of what
happened in the Montana republican
state convention as far as candidates
are concerned. One or two efforts were
made TO fly the Mckinley banner In
Butte. but they were fat failures. The
intention of a handful of delegates
was to start a hurrah over the men
ton of McISinley's name. but the
scheme did not work. The Inter
Mountain tells the truth when, in COM
ment on what happened In Mondays
convention. 1t says: There was only
one distinct reference to Mckinley in
the convention and II froze in the air."
This being the situation, the public
in Montana is curious to know what
the states republican delegation at st.
Louis will do when the time arrives
for conclusions. UP to date, fifteen
states have instructed their delegates
20 vote for Mckinley. The number of
delegates for these states is PSF. Then
we have, according to forecasts that
are no longer disputed, eighteen states
whose delegates. in whole or in part,
are known to be for Mckinley without
instructions. These uninstructed dele
gates number 1874. The total is con-
servative-it includes. for instance,
only seven delegates from New York.
four from Pennsylvania and six from
Texas.
There are 203 delegates instructed for
other candidate. Those whom the
question interests may care to read
the list which is:
Iowa, Allison. ........... IS votes
Maine, Reed....... ............ II votes
Massachusetts,. Reed .... 80. 30 votes
New Hampshire, Reed o.. votes
New York. Morton. .......... IS votes
Pennsylvania, Quay. 80. Sc votes
Rhode Island. Reed. .......... votes
203 votes
In addition, there are. up to date.
seven states and the District Of Column
bia. with delegates known to be divid-
ed: these account for about 70 votes.
the list including the votes OF about
a dozen Illinois delegates who declare
that they never will vote for Mckinley.
no matter what the instructions of the
Springfield convention. Then, too.
there is the list of delegates known TO
be doubtful. The latest figures mark
them at a total Of Il; this list includes,
for instance. four delegates from Con-
necticut, two from New Jersey. two or
three from New York four from Penn
sylvania, two from North Carolina. and
50 on through a scattering list. To this
should be added six votes from Mon
tana.
These figures leave log votes TO be
heard from. representing states or dis
tricts where the election OF delegates
has not yet occurred. A summary
would approach these totals:
Mckinley. instructed .......... 267
Mckinney, not instructed. ........... 1Si
Others. instructed. say.............. 2O3
Others. not instructed. 70
Doubtful ...................... n
To be elected ................ LOG
l"tais. ''..'..-s.' ....'......-.. sOy
These figures give Mckinley as good
as 45l votes. leaving him within about
half a dozen of a majority when the
first ballot is taken. Idaho. II its con-
vention turns down Senator Dubois.
wiz furnish the necessary six. or.
Idaho failing. the managers OF the
Mckinley campaign have twenty odd
states on which TO draw. The conclu-
sion is that Mckinley will be nominal
ted on the first ballot; the query is.