Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-01
Votes he May Get on the First
Ballot.
His STRENGTH and BOIEg COMPARED
A Lively Fight Expected in the
Texas Delegation.
EFFECT OF THE UNIT RULE

OF the instructed votes in the Chicago
convention Bland has long lead over all
the other candidates. This gives him
winning appearance, and there are many
who believe trat he will be the nominee.
The latest Information from Kansas is that
fourteen Of the twenty delegates from that
state have decided for him. AS the dele
cation is under the unit rule this would
give the Missourian the whole vote of the
state. The belief is that the majority of
the Illinois delegation, as heretofore told
in The Star, will go to him. Three states
and three territories have instructed for
Bland. They have a total Of ninety-eight
votes. as follows: Missouri 81; Texas, 30;
Arkansas 49, Arizona, 6; New Mexico, 6;
Indian Territory g.
Other Instructed Votes.
OF the other silver candidates Boies has
received the Instructions of Iowa, 20 votes;
Blackburn. of Kentucky, 26 votes; Tillman,
of South Carolina, is votes; Matthews. of
Indiana, 80 votes. OF the gold candidates,
Pattison has the sixty-four votes Of Penn
sylvania and Russell the thirty votes of
Massachusetts. While the conventions Of
Connecticut and Rhode Island did not for
mally instruct for Russell, there was an
| understanding that If his name was pre-
sented at Chicago he would be supported
ny those states, WHICH WOulu give Russell
twent more votes, or a total of fifty
This, as stated. is Of what is known as in
stIucted votes. Gov. Russelrs name may
| not be presented, and the votes may go to
some other man.
The Texas Delegation.
The thirty votes of the Texas dele
cation are placed in the Bland list
because by an almost unanimous vote,
the convention indorsed Bland. Ex-
Governor Hogg. who leads the delega-
ton, announced on the floor of the
convention, however, that he and other
delegates would not respect the indorse-
ment. Representative Culberson Of Texas
who is still in the city, believes that Gov.
Hogg will vote as he pleases. There is
going to be pretty fight in the Texas del
egation, it Is thought, over the matter and
the Bland people will probably get the
vote. Representative Bailey, of the
egates-at-large, led the fight for the
Bland resolutions, and will lead the future
fights. The Texas delegation is governed
| by the unit rule. 1t is thought by we'll
posted Texans here that the majority of
the delegation will follow the instructions
given. This will force the anti-Bland men
to give in.
On the First Ballot.
Various estimates of the Bland vote on
the first ballot range from 100 to 225, the
latter figure claimed by the managers Of
Silver Dick" From the Individual ex-
pressions Of delegates, published
throughout the country, the best judg-
ment gives Bland scattering votes from
nearly all the western states. He Is more
popular in the silver-producing states than
any of the other candidates. 1t is pre-
dicted that he will not get many votes
from the southern states on the first bal
lot. Few are expected by his managers out
CT Virginia. Congressman Otey and Jones
are for Boies, and Senator Daniel Is be-
lfeved also to be for the Iowa man. West
Virginia is not credited with having much
Bland sentiment. North Carolina is said
to have a soft SPOT for Stevenson and
Boies South Carolina will show up with
1.llman, and afterward will give Boies the
majority of its votes. Evan Howell and
other Georgia leaders are tenderly disposed
to Boies. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and
Mississippi are claimed as against Bland
The Bland fever is said to have broken
out in Tennessee. Various stories of the
position of kentucky have been told, but
Blands friends figure that he will get the
vote of that state when Blackburn is out
of the race. They say this because Cover
nor Stone of Missouri is a popular man in
Kentucky. He stumped the state for silver
before the Kentucky state convention and
did Bland missionary work at the same
time. Senator Vest also put in some fine
work fol Bland in Kentucky.
The difficulty about figuring intelligently
in advance on the strength of the various
candidates is that the unit rule governs
nearly all the state delegations. The ex-
pressions of preference of q few members
of delegation. therefore, give no correct
indication of how the full vote of the state
will be cast
Other support for Bland.
Among impartial politicians here 1t is re-
garded as highly probable that, besides his
instructed vote. Bland will get the support
of Illinois. Nebraska and Kansas, having a
total of IS votes. This would give Bland a
certain vote to begin with of 176. Scatter
| ing votes from other states where the unit
| rule was not adopted may run his total on
| the first ballot to close around 200. Ex-
Congressman Bryan of Nebraska is said to
| be ardently supporting Teller for the nom
| ination and will try and wheel the Ne
braska delegation into the Teller column
when the right time comes. Next to Teller
| he is for Bland. The growing belief that
| Teller will not be seriously considered
| leaves Bland with the Nebraska vote.