The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-19
elected, the Tribune gives 4 Ito Allison,
- to Reed, 2 to Mckinley, and uncer-

10 to Reed, 2 to Mckinley, and uncer-
Jain.
ooh! it's wonderful, this confidence
in McKinley's nomination, which the
Democratic press of the country is mani
Testing just now. / wonder why it is
(reflectively). The numbersof Mckinley
delegates grows SO fast that l cannot
keep up with it, says Grosvenor. Now,
this is truly pitiable. Grosvenor ought
to hire another secretary. / don't blame
the friends of the other candidates fol-
losing their heads; they are already de-
feated, says Grosvenor. How patroniz-
ing. / wonder if GrOsvenor will permit
vention at all? There is no way in
which the nomination of Mckinley on
the first ballot can be prevented, except
by the disfranchisement of his votes
through baseless contests says Grosve-
nor. Then he begins to whine. This is
already being attempted. You will see
in this list of delegates in one of today's
paper that all of the contestants are for
some other candidate than Mckinley,
who has all of the straight delegations
says Grosvenor
"Stutf Why, here's what the New
York Tribune says, turning to the table:
Ninth Georgia district-contestants for
Mckinley. All the Mississippi districts
contestants for Mckinley. First Texas
Fifth Texas district-oontestant for Nc
Kinley. Sixth Texas district-contest-
ants for Mckinley. Seventh Texas dis
trict-one contestant for Mckinley.
Ninth Texas district-one contestant for
Mckinley. Elevnth Texas district-con-
testants for Mckinley"
"The trouble with these boomers"
continued Mr.. Aldrioh, sis that while
they succeed in making good deal of
noise, they don't sing in tune. They are
attempting to create a stampede three
months ahead of the convention by
mere noise. 1t won't work. National
conventions are not so easily moved as
they seem TO think.
"Oh, yes, Grosvenor can figure up the
delegates in half dozen Western and
Southern States, and show that they
equal the total Of the New England VOTE
but Ohio, Arkansas. Kansas, Georgia,
Florida and Missouri can no more nomi-
nate the next President than can New
England, and there's quite little patch
in Uncle Sans tract outside of these
sections left which will have something
to say on this matter before the oonyen
tion adjourns, and it will be done in a
deliberate manner, too, regardless of
noise and the Democrntio press Of the
country. 1t is quite true, as Grosvenor
| says, that it is not SO much the man
(McKinley) personally they are contend
ing for, but the great principle Of protec-
ton which he so evidently stands for,
but surely Grosvenor does not question
the soundness of Allison, Quay, Gull
lom, Morton, Davis or Reed on this prin-
oiple of Republicans, does hep
"Grosvenor's slurs at Morton, Quay,
Davis and some of the other candidates
will not strike the average Republican
as welI-timed or discreet, and are not
calculated to promote that feeling which
is essential for the success of his candi-
date.
"Tribune gives 106 delegates to Nc
Kinley, 80 to Allison, 2S to Heed, IS to
Quay, and 10 each to Morton and Gull
lom. The more nearly correct estimate
will give Mckinley less than 70 of the
the balance are divided among the re-
mainder."