New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
ILLINOIS, WANTS MKINLEY
OBSERVATIONS OF ALEXANDER H. REV
ELL, OF CHICAGO.
vr11~KNowN BUSINESS MAN AND POLL
.,.v SAYS THE EX GOvERNOR WILL GER
calmly BE NOMINATED AND ELECTED
v,cr-RES WHICH HE CITES.


r.1S1.Y BE NOMINATED AND ELECTED
FIGURES WHICH HE CITES.
.,.x.raer H. Revell. Of Chicago. was at the
A Yesterday Mr. Revell is prominent
.s,ness man. as we'll as Republican politician IN
~,aso He was chairman OF the Republican Couh-
ma civ Committee which did such yeoman
'..,,ce in the recent campaign when Mayor s"ilt
49, elected by an almost unprecedented Repuo-
80 majority. Mr. Revell. while admitting the
,,,,y and worth of Senator Cullom. who has an
.o,nced his candidacy for the Republican nomina-
IAN nj St Louis, says that Major Mckinney VIII
I've almost the entire support Of Illinois. Speaking
:. the country generally and McKinley's chances'
", Revell said: Il have studied the SITUATION
,ossv and believe sincerely that Mckinley VIII
:. nominated on the first formal ballot or course
"a all know that the Formally OF an election mas
- no gone through 10 elect the next Republican
president but the Republican nominee IS sure 10 DC
elected and without any serious Heh' nave
.uded the States and the delegations that Will 20
"a the convention, and. with an accurate kho"ieosc
~ conditions it is only a matter Of mathematics.
rbere are 455 votes necessary to choice IN the
,,sntion I have figured out that Mckinley Is
.r,an Of ass SO far and the list is growing. That
rves him a great deal Of leeway. ana ne now seems
- he m. sure nominee find that business men
ohio believe in protection. the workingmen whose
GALAXY or wages have been reduced owing to the
arn
r.uv are for Mckinley. When the people want
.h,no thew usually gain it, They are for Mckinley,
and he stands the best chance now. The machine
no,.cians OF the country cannot oppose his nominal
tim when they the tide that has set IN Tor him.
sneakng more particularly Of Illinois and the
situation in his State. Mr. Reve ventured the pre-
a;c,,on that Senator Cullom. once realizing the
conditions would withdraw. and that Illinois would
almost solidly support Mckinley.
o1.Iinois is overwhelmingly In favor OF Mckinley,
ba added "In ten days Mckinley will have ma
thrifty of the delegates to the State Convention
n,edged OF the 1885 delegates to be selected there
ore az already instructed for McKinley-Cullom has
40 There are z3S unnstructed Of which fair esti-
mate will be lis for Mckinley. There are S7S COOK
county deIeeates Of which a conservative estimate
,u no 40 for Mckinley and of those to be elected.
which are a0 we are confident Mckinley will have
Ia. making -. ior Mckinley. which figures can be
discounted considerably and still show handsome
majority for the Ohio man.
1T is absolutely safe tc say that fully Is per cent
n the people Of Illinois favor William Mckinley for
president To SHOW you how this'works in Illinois:
A wei-known business man OF the city. Jonn Z.
Scales thought he would canvsss the commission
merchants Of South Water-st., in the city OF Chi
cago He secured 22 names. OF which 20 were TOT
Mckinley 8 for Reed. for Allison and for Gull
lom He found several Democrats who said they
would be found voting the Republican ticket II they
had chance to vote for Mckinley. This Is test
that anv one could try all ever Illinois and find the
same result You see that 1t Is pretty hard Tor
sny one TO go against such a sentiment
"Another example Of the general feeling was shown
IN the conventions which were held by the College
League last week In Steinway Hall. Chicago Some
one Of the young delegates to that convention oody
announced his preference for Mckinley. ana the
DELEGATES stood up en- masse and yelled for several
minutes for the Ohio man.. poll OF votes was
aferward taken and 1t was found that all out three
for Mckinley. 1880 1,.u ~. 7 -,or,d
rather not speak that but you can be sure OF one
thing. and that is that Uncle DICK Og,esDy Wi1
OF Mckinley. and it can be said Of him that PTo6a
bly, no man is more loved in the State OF limos
Most OF the conventions that are still TO be held
central and northern portions where the majorities
are Republican . and We END all these counties
ton as o the State Of illinois, MCKINLEY VIII 3D., be
has come about TOO. without contest purely IRON
Ms Ne 81 He hoSs In os Of unus
ton Many Of the other Presidential canaid dates
hold almost the same views as he that Is resardlns
perity The people somehow or ether have come pine
m have ,sas sy think IN Of
favorably as they may feel toward them At other
times. 40. =.
does good work where he is as Senator from
nO ws M cuS TO haV U sna
for President. II we make cuSm President; II Is
pretty hard to tell whom we VIII put IN MS place.
and Ii might be a loss to Illinois
"Of the fourteen unnterested delegates who have
been elected to the ST. Louis Convention thus iar:
1t is only fair to say that they are ndustriousiy
ascera,ning the feeling Of the people OF their DIS
trlcts and there s not much trouble obtaining 1t.
/ believe you will find every one OF the delegates
who are anxious to serve the will OF tho people.
voting for Mckinley in the convention for certainly
the people will understand that they will not have
much TO thank their elected delegates for II they
only vote the way they wish them to. after being
forced 10 DO II by a large majority OF delegates
from other portions OF the country. 1t Is evident
that the party leaders all over the country vii not
attempt 10 stand up against this tide OF popular
sentiment az by doing so they will certainly lose
their prestige"
DEMOCRATIC SPLIT LIKELY IN IOWA.
Ottumwa Iowa, April u-At the city primaries