The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-01
VIEWS or THE DOOMRR9.
Garrison. Manley, Carter and Hahn
EypreSS Themselves.


g. Louis, March 3l-"Ths situation In Q
nutshell Is this: Nobody Will enter the
convention with votes enough by about 10
or l5o 10 nominate him on the FIRST. Sec
one. third, fourth. ffth. sixth. seventh.
eighth. ninth or tenth ballot. The nomi-
nes therefore will be a second choice man.
Mckinley leads today in the matter OF In
structions. and viii hold this lead. Allison
Is the strongest second choice. and viii
gain In strength right along. therefore
predict Aliison's nomination" The
speaker was James g. Clarkson, Of Iowa,
member OF the Republican national COM
mittee. who 10 here with other members
or the subcommittee looking after con-
vention matters Referring again to Nc
kinley. Mr.. Ciarkson said: His cam
paign has been SO conducted as to ALLEVIATE
all the second choice states. and for that
reason he II today the weakest man In
the race. conceding that he cannot be
nominated on the first ballot. I don'e-
know single delegation that will 60 10
him when Its candidate IL dropped. On
the other hand. Senator Allison Is the
second choice OF nearly every state or dis
trtct mat has elected It's delegates. Mr..
Reed will have as much strength in the
Il have Just returned from a trip
through the West" continued Mr.. Clark
son. in all the region west OF Nebraska
the sentiment 10 yet uniformed as to men.
The people OF the Pacific coast and
mountain states are discussing a great
Issue. that OF money, and not men. They
Will send TO st. Louis in June eighty or
100 delegates Instructed solidly for silver.
without reference 10 the views Of any
man on this great question That a vote
80 niassed will have to be reckoned with,
and that seriously. nobody with preten-
South as Mckinley.
s.ons 10 political foresight viii deny. Il
ke Int Ifah he rA
Utah will send delegations 10 the conven-
ton instructed for some pronounced free
silver advocate. such as Teller or Cam
cron- In fact, l have been assured that
these states win DO So"
Secretary ]. H. Manley was more reti-
cent When his attention was called to
the latest estimate OF McKinleys strength
made at Washington City by Gen. Gros-
venor, and published IN morning papers.
In which the Ohioan was given 355 votes
on the first ballot out OF the total OF 372
delegates elected up 10 Saturday night, he
studied the figures closely for long
while and then said: This only shows
that they ara still claiming. They can
claim all they want. What We want. and
what we are going to have. are votes"
Senator Thomas H Carter. chairman Of
the Republican national committee. was
asked: us II true that you have discerned
the premonitory rumblins Of boom for
Don Cameron IN the NorthwestT' He re-
piled:
IT'S moro than q premon1tory rumbiing.
us roaring. I believe We will get the
votes not only Of Montana ana o.her
Northwestern states. but that the votes Of
the West generally will como 70 him nat
uraily."
Then you apprehend some trouble over
tho silver question at tip ST. Louis con-
vention?"
Now that Is an entirely different mat
ter. and one about which I will cay moth
ting"
Col. William H. Hahn. OF Ohio. professed
to be unable to see how tho opposition 10
to head on Mckinley.