The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
Morton and Allison Looked
Upon as Winners.
Wisconsin is for Mckinley
From First to Last.
Gr0syenor Adds More Figures to
Ohio Mans Column.

WASHINGTON, March ia dispatch
from Albany announces that Morton and
Allison have made combination. Nego-
tiations looking toward this result have
been under way several weeks, and yester-
day, IL was said, a conclusion was reached.
This Is the most important move against
Mckinley that has yet been made. The
combination is expected TO prove OF great
strength, and the ticket that it will en-
deayor TO nominate will be Morton for
president and Allison for vice president.
The result of tho reception OF the news
was that the governors friends are feeling
quite cheerful, and predicting McKiniey's
utter rout at the convention.
The caiculators, in making their esti-
mates, acknowledge that Mckinley Is in
the lead; that Reed has the next highest
number of delegates; that Allison Is third,
and that Morton brings up in the rear
with l2O delegates behind him. Allison,
his friends say, has about l3o votes, with a
great leaning toward him on the part of
western states, among them Illinois and
Minnesota Assuming that Mckinley
will have see votes On the first ballot, and
Morton and Allison have ESQ votes be-
tween them, McKinley's strength would
not be so excessive.
The belief is that Mckinley will have
all his strength on the first ballot. The
combination expects that several ballots
will be taken, and that Mckinley, having
the greatest number Of delegates, will be
the first to lose some. The theory Is that
any break in the Mckinley ranks will be
followed by n stampede, and that the
Morton and Allison combination will
sweep the deck
Mckinley Invaded Morton's Field.
Political plans OF this kind frequently
fail, but the Morton people count for sue
cess on the great antagonism felt toward
Mckinley by all his rivals. When the
canvass for delegates began several months
ago, the tscit understanding was that
candidates would not invade the state Of
either respective rivals
Mr. Mckinley and his friends have ig-
nored this arrangement They have
broken into New York; they are indus
trious In Maine; they are active in Penn
sylyania, and they have invaded Iowa.
The Mckinley f5sht has been aggressive
and, his competitors think, discourteous.
Because of the eninity felt toward Nc
Kiniey by all the other asplrants Of the
presidential Ronors, the parties to the
Morton-Allison combination are confident
that when convention time arrives Mo
Kinley will not be able to get any of the
delegates pledged TO either Reed, Morton
or Allison.
They also think that as soon rs McKin-
ley begins to lose delegates there will DO
found some candidate, who, feeling ne
cannot be nominated, will consent TO any
arrangement which has for its purpose the
defeat Of Mckinley.
Tho Mo:'ton-Allison managers estimate
that they will control the largest numbe-
Of votes next to Mckinley. and think that
II break should come they would be able
90 swing q majority of the delegates.
Mr.. Morton's friends think that Allison
would make strong running mate be-
cause Of his geographical location and his
popularity In certain quarters In the west.
They call attention to the fact that Sena-
osr Allison drew tariff himself
Mckinley Men Ultra-Confident
The Chandler Grosvenor debate on the
methods employed I'm securing Mckinley
delegates goes merrily on, although some
what decreased in volume. Chandler's
reply to Grosyenor's last declaration is
brief and to the point. He says: "Mr.
6rosvenor has uttered column, but no
body seems 10 remember what he denies"
The Ohio congressman has been forced
to open crossfre against Representative
Aldrich OF Chicago, who has challenged
the statistics of the Mckinley managers.
"The trouble with Aldrich," said Mr..
Grosvenor, sis that his figures are not
facts
He then proceeded to exceed anything
heretofore attempted by issuing state
ment showing McKiney's strength to be
b6 votes greater than that set down In the
New York Worlds compendium of ex.
trayagant claims. According TO the ex-
c.tant enthusiasm of General Grosvenor,
tho ST. Louis convention is to be nothing
but mechanical meeting