Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-08

gossip and speculation was enhFened 10
night BY the knowledge that J. g. Clark
son. Fesseuden OF Connecticut, Senator
Allison and Senator Quay held con-
ference at the latter's residence today.
MIR. Glarkson was seen at the Shore
ham hotel this evening. ard said.
Mckinley has not nearly majority
of the delegates yet"
Clarkson presented table to SHOW
that out Of 9rs delegates, Mckinley has
only 7qs. while athe field" against Me
Kinley has 4o3 OF the delegates already
elected.
Mr.. Clarkson continued: mckinley
will be shorter of majority on the first
ballot at St. Louis than Blaine was in
the emotional year 1876; Grant in 1880
or Sherman in 1888, when the latter in
= field of favorite candidates, voted for
on the first ballot, had SAG votes
ole will not be nominated by aeela
nation. because I can say positively that
Allison, Quay and Morton will remain
IN the contest, and so surely viii Reed,
and Judge so win Bradley and Cuiiom.
The states Of the first four named gen
.lemen have instructed their delegates to
90 TO St. Louis to present these gentle
mems names to the national convention
and there is no doubt that this will be
done Allison has not the least idea Of
,v;tbdrawing-nor Iowa any idea Of Civ
inc ID the fight. 1 believe this is true
~ the other candidates and their states.
Mckinley will fall from SO to 100 votes
short Of enough to nominate at the start
and the field will represent from SIS to
$50 votes.
nBv the field, mean Allison, Reed
QUAY. Bradley, Morton and Cull0m- al
ready suggested. and such other availa-
HE men as Harrison, Lincoln, Foraker,
Hobart. Davis and General Tracy Of New
York. and others who might dtly be
mentioned"
you think the field as you call il,
will hold him'" asked an Associated
Press agent
Il do: it knows that Mckinley cannot
be nominated without its help, and many
Of AIcKinley's delegates know it, TOO.
There are more Mckinley delegates
likely TO break than among the delegates
in the field.
Enthusiasm and emotion do not STAN
pede delegates Besides, enthusiasm is
as often a warning as an insurance. For
instance, the enthusiasm for Mckinley
among republicans and in republican
papers is good enough. but the enthusi-
asu1 for him in the democratic papers is
not so good in itself nor 50 reassuring 70
our PARTY"
you mentioned General HarrisOn's
name as being in the available field of
candidates.
ayes, every man fit to be president.
and who is good republican, is AWAY
available 10 his party; and Harrison IS
good republican and responsive TO party
call. Whasthe people demand this year
in republican candidates and platform is
certainty. In one respect, Harrison
would give the earliest certainty of any
one who could be nominated, for the day
he should be nominated, the country
would know exactly what his policy as
president would BE-"
aYou have seen General GrOsvenor's
tabless"
eyes, and they are grossly inaccurate
He claimed far zoo many votes for Nc
Kinle, and appropriate practically all
the contested votes, of which there viii
be 100 or more
Mr. Manley, Of Maine also gave his
regular Sunday night statement The
is mis- table:
aFor Mr. Reed 81; for Governor Nc
Kinley, as; for all other candidates, sI7,
contested and doubtful. 9s; Vermont, S.
This makes 757 delegates elected and
leaves I6I yet 10 be chosen. The contest
L not vet settled and can alone De de-
ermined BY the delegates when they
meet in convention at ST. Louis
Manley admits that the result in Yer
mont was a great surprise and disap-
continent TO Reed men.
General Crosvenor Of Ohio gave ont
statement claiming 49s votes for Nc
Sinley. He says the New York Tribune
md Chicago Times-Herald eoncede him