The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-11
CANVASS FOR PRESIDENT
NOTHING CAN PREVENT M'KIN-
LEY'S NOMINATION,

The Friends of Speaker Reed Are Yet
Hopeful and Confident of the Success of
Their Favorite for the Nomination
Statement by Thomas G. PIatt on the
Situation.
Washington, May 1O-General Gros-
venor, in his weekly bulletin relating to
the republican presidential nomination,
issued tonight, says it is all right. Il
do not deem 1t vitality important" he
said, "to issue this bulletin. Everybody
who has knowledge enough to be sig
nificant and candor enough to be plain
ly knows that this contest is over.
mo earthly power can prevent the
nomination Of Mckinley on the first
ballot. l insist in placing in the table
the men who have been elected beyond
doubt and who are either instructed,
pledged or known to be supporters of
Mckinley. If / should doubt the in
tegrity of men who had accepted cleo
tions as national delegates with in
structions attached to their elections,
the public would infer either, first, that
l had knowledge that there were scoun-
drels elected as delegates, or that long
contact with vicious men in politics had
polluted my mind to such an extent
that that I believed other men were
dishonest. In this connection it may
be stated that there is great interest
being taken by the masses of the re-
publican party in the nomination of
president this year, more so than has
been taken by the people, than since l
have known anything of politics.
General Grosvenors table of votes for
Mckinley by states and territories
shows an aggregate of 54S, in addition
to which he asserts that at least twen-
ty votes east of the Alleghanies are not
enumerated by him. Included within
1 his table are sixty contested seats, some
\ Of which, he says, will be surrendered
! to the Mckinley delegates without fur
/ ther contest, but allowing that all
/ should be decided against Mckinley
General Grosvenor figures out for him
h 48S uncontested instructed and pledged
votes on the first ballot. Out of the
I seventy two delegates to the elected he
counts upon fifty, which, added to the
4 4S8, make 53S beyond all controversy
Thus it will be seen, he says, that al
A lowing the politicians are superior to
us in the management of all these al
q fairs to have their own way upon every
ii one of these contests and unseat every
"a one Of the Mckinley delegates, still
then Mckinley will have sweeping
Nmajority.
H Coming in conclusion, to the ques-
Htion of the committee on credentials
Habout which there has been anxiety in
|4certain quarters General Grosyenor
Asays: mckinley has either the solid
Adelegation or majority thereof in
|1thirty-thre states. 1t may well be
understood that Mckinley has 81
#sweeping majority Of the states uncon-
dtested. He has a national committee
Ahonest and incorruptible and will have
Sitwo-t thirds of the states and territories,
(which will insure him fair committee
lon credentials, which is all he asks"
\ Congressman Aldrich made tonight
1.-THE following statement:
a 1.-THE friends of Speaker Reed, fully
#conscious of the gains by Governor Nc
4 |IkinIey in the pending national contest
|3during the past week, but with full in
|lformation concerning the position and
|istanding of the delegates thus far elect
He'd are yet hopeful, if not confident of
|lthe ultimate success of their candidate
Elbefore the convention. Up to date
Elthere have been elected 1872 out of a
|Itotal of 91S delegates, of which number
Hit is reasonable to say that Governor
|lMcKinley has, excluding the contested
|lcases 361 votes. Concerning the latter
1--WE will not prejudge the action of the
The number Of delegates
|lyet to be elected is Sc. Should he sue
|ceed in capturing all and he will not
&get one -half-he will still fall short Of
|the necessary majority and must rely
Iupon the contested cases to give him
1.-THE nomination. All republicans favor
Iprotection, but it is quite evident that
1.-The tariff will not be the sole issue of
the campaign, for new and more i'm
portant element now commands pub
lie attention--the money question.
1.-THE straddling platform will never
do nor can any candidate who was
lever on it gain the full confidence of
1.-THE people. 1t is for this reason and
because we believe that sentiment is
Undergoing a rapid and radical change
In that particular that we are con-
WINGED that the candid, sober judg-
nent of the delegates after the deliber-
htion which will be had between now
hnd the 18th of June will nominate Mr..
Reed because he best represents the
great business interests of the people. :"
EX- SENATOR T. C. PLATT WAS IN
TERvIEWED YESTERDAY.
New York, May 11,-Mr. Platt said:
1.-THE republican convention will con-
tain 91S delegates. 1t will require 46O
o nominate. According to the figures
printed in the Tribune to-day, which
hre not in all respects in accord with
the facts as ] understand them, the
delegates for Mckinley number 80.
rhis is $40 short of a number, and only
bS delegates remain to be chosen. When
he time comes to vote in the convention
Mr. McKinley's support will be little
n excess of the number who consider
themselves bound by an instruction.
My opposition to Mckinley proceeds
Utmost entirely from my belief that he
will get the republican party into tur-
noil and trouble. He is not well bal
tnced man of affairs as Governor Nor
on is. He is a great man, as Reed is.
lie is not a trained and educated pub
ic man as Senator Allison is. He is
bOt an aStute political leader as Sena-